Title: Jetpack processes shortcodes twice? Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Jetpack processes shortcodes twice? * Resolved [zingiri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zingiri/) * (@zingiri) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/) * It seems that after activating Jetpack, WP shortcodes are processed twice. Once as part of the wp_head() execution (unexpected) and once in the loop (as expected). I suspect this is because of an additional do_shortcode() call in one of the Jetpack actions. Can this be resolved or is there a way to avoid shortcodes to be triggered inside the header? * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jetpack/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jetpack/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 32 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/page/2/?output_format=md) * Plugin Contributor [Tim Moore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tmoorewp/) * (@tmoorewp) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/#post-3362140) * Can you provide an example of where this is happening? * Also, is there a specific plugin that this happens with? * Thread Starter [zingiri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zingiri/) * (@zingiri) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/#post-3362167) * It’s been happening with one of our plugins, the Bookings plugin and reported by a couple of our users. It can be replicated with the following code: * ``` add_shortcode( 'bookings', 'bookings_shortcode' ); function bookings_shortcode( $atts, $content=null, $code="" ) { return 'test'; } ``` * In this case ‘test’ will be output in the header and on the page. Note that the above is an abreviated version of the code used in the Bookings plugin. * Plugin Contributor [Tim Moore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tmoorewp/) * (@tmoorewp) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/#post-3362175) * Thanks for the info; we are looking into this issue. * Plugin Contributor [Tim Moore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tmoorewp/) * (@tmoorewp) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/#post-3362182) * I’m unable to reproduce this using Jetpack 2.1.1 and latest WordPress. * Are you by chance using `get_the_excerpt` or `get_the_content` or `the_excerpt` or `the_content` actions in your plugin? * Thread Starter [zingiri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zingiri/) * (@zingiri) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/#post-3362188) * No, not using any of those. Maybe it’s caused by a combination of Jetpack with another plugin. The person who reported the issue managed to resolve it by disabling Jetpack. * Plugin Contributor [Tim Moore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tmoorewp/) * (@tmoorewp) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/#post-3362193) * It’s possible. If you want to have the person who reported the issue contact us directly, our email address is [support@jetpack.me](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/support@jetpack.me?output_format=md). We’d be happy to help resolve this and get whatever fix in place that is necessary. I just need some more debugging info to go in first 🙂 * Thanks! * Thread Starter [zingiri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zingiri/) * (@zingiri) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/#post-3362194) * OK, thanks for your help so far. I will let the person know. * [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/) * (@davidanderson) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/#post-3362375) * I have this problem too. I placed a PHP warning and got a stack trace. Here’s how JetPack is calling the shortcode: * PHP Stack trace: PHP 1. {main}() /mywebsite/index.php:0 PHP 2. require() /mywebsite/ index.php:17 PHP 3. require_once() /mywebsite/wp-blog-header.php:16 PHP 4. include()/ mywebsite/wp-includes/template-loader.php:43 PHP 5. get_header() /mywebsite/wp- content/themes/cloudhost-parent/page.php:4 PHP 6. locate_template() /mywebsite/ wp-includes/general-template.php:34 PHP 7. load_template() /mywebsite/wp-includes/ template.php:366 PHP 8. require_once() /mywebsite/wp-includes/template.php:390 PHP 9. wp_head() /mywebsite/wp-content/themes/cloudhost-child/header.php:33 PHP 10. do_action() /mywebsite/wp-includes/general-template.php:1576 PHP 11. call_user_func_array()/ mywebsite/wp-includes/plugin.php:403 PHP 12. jetpack_og_tags() /mywebsite/wp- includes/plugin.php:403 PHP 13. jetpack_og_get_image() /mywebsite/wp-content/ plugins/jetpack/functions.opengraph.php:71 PHP 14. Jetpack_PostImages::get_images()/ mywebsite/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/functions.opengraph.php:109 PHP 15. Jetpack_PostImages:: from_html() /mywebsite/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/class.jetpack-post-images.php: 407 PHP 16. apply_filters() /mywebsite/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/class.jetpack- post-images.php:254 PHP 17. call_user_func_array() /mywebsite/wp-includes/plugin. php:170 PHP 18. do_shortcode() /mywebsite/wp-includes/plugin.php:170 * The shortcode then gets called a second time in the ordinary way: * PHP Stack trace: PHP 1. {main}() /mywebsite/index.php:0 PHP 2. require() /mywebsite/ index.php:17 PHP 3. require_once() /mywebsite/wp-blog-header.php:16 PHP 4. include()/ mywebsite/wp-includes/template-loader.php:43 PHP 2. require() /mywebsite/index. php:17 PHP 3. require_once() /mywebsite/wp-blog-header.php:16 PHP 4. include()/ mywebsite/wp-includes/template-loader.php:43 PHP 5. the_content() /mywebsite/ wp-content/themes/cloudhost-parent/page.php:26 PHP 6. apply_filters() /mywebsite/ wp-includes/post-template.php:166 PHP 6. apply_filters() /mywebsite/wp-includes/ post-template.php:166 PHP 7. call_user_func_array() /mywebsite/wp-includes/plugin. php:170 PHP 8. do_shortcode() /mywebsite/wp-includes/plugin.php:170 * This caused me a big problem, as the shortcode was processing _POST parameters– twice. * [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/) * (@davidanderson) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/#post-3362377) * P.S. Disabling Photonic only (not the rest of JetPack) removed the double-call. * [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/) * (@davidanderson) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/#post-3362378) * I spoke too soon – the error has returned, even whilst Photonic is off. * Thread Starter [zingiri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zingiri/) * (@zingiri) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/#post-3362380) * Thanks David, hopefully this gives Tim more info in order to resolve the issue. * [Manoj Chacko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mjc82in/) * (@mjc82in) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/#post-3362393) * Is there any updates on this. I have this problem on my live site. Is their a temporary work around, other than disabling it? * Plugin Contributor [Tim Moore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tmoorewp/) * (@tmoorewp) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/#post-3362398) * I’ll take a look at this and get a fix out as soon as I can. * [bobbyl76](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobbyl76/) * (@bobbyl76) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/#post-3362406) * This is also happening to a theme forest theme I’m using called Natural. The galleria shortcode is broken by this same issue. I hope you guys find a workaround quickly. I want to use both Jetpack and galleria. * [http://www.bobbylopezcreative.com/port/](http://www.bobbylopezcreative.com/port/) * [smartypants](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smartypants/) * (@smartypants) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/jetpack-processes-shortcodes-twice/#post-3362407) * Confirmed this happening with my plugin sp client document manager plugin as well. It seems to be running the shortcode once before the document and once again in the document. 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