Title: Message Format Hashtag Help/Bug
Last modified: August 24, 2017

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# Message Format Hashtag Help/Bug

 *  [jsnowbusiness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jsnowbusiness/)
 * (@jsnowbusiness)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/message-format-hashtag-helpbug/)
 * I’m configuring the Message Format for my Facebook auto-poster, which I’ve done
   dozens of times, and I’m having an issue!
 * This is my format:
 *     ```
       %TITLE%:
       RAM: %CT-pa_guaranteed-ram% || CPU: %CT-pa_cpu%
       Disk: %CT-pa_disk% || Traffic: %CT-pa_traffic%
       Price: $%CF-_regular_price%/mo
   
       Compare %HCT-product_cat% #VPS at %SITENAME%
   
       %URL%
       ```
   
 * and this is what I’m getting on facebook:
 *     ```
       AMinServe - USA Basic:
       RAM: 512MB || CPU: 1
       Disk: 10GB || Traffic: #Unmetered
       Price: $13.95/mo
   
       Compare AMinServe #VPS at GetFastVPS
   
       http://getfastvps.com/shop/aminserve/aminserve-usa-basic/
       ```
   
 * Notice how “#Unmetered” on the 3rd line IS NOT supposed to be a hashtag, and 
   how “AMinServer” on the 6th line IS supposed to be a hashtag. Is this perhaps
   a bug, or have I missed something?
 * Any help appreciated, thanks!
 * -John Snow
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by [jsnowbusiness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jsnowbusiness/).

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 *  Thread Starter [jsnowbusiness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jsnowbusiness/)
 * (@jsnowbusiness)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/message-format-hashtag-helpbug/#post-9439306)
 * It seems where ever I put the first %HCT-% it always makes the %CT-% variable
   before it the hashtag! It’s just not evident in my example because it was skipping
   the %CT-% directly before it because of the $ sign.
 * This Message Format:
 *     ```
       %TITLE% #VPS:
       RAM: %CT-pa_guaranteed-ram% || CPU: %CT-pa_cpu%
       Disk: %CT-pa_disk% || Traffic: %CT-pa_traffic%
       Price: $%CF-_regular_price%/mo || Platform: %CT-pa_platform%
   
       Compare %HCT-product_cat% plans at %SITENAME%
   
       %URL%
       ```
   
 * Yields:
 *     ```
       AMinServe - USA Basic #VPS:
       RAM: 512MB || CPU: 1
       Disk: 10GB || Traffic: Unmetered
       Price: $13.95/mo || Platform: #VMWare
   
       Compare AMinServe plans at GetFastVPS
   
       http://getfastvps.com/shop/aminserve/aminserve-usa-basic/
       ```
   
 * I assume this is a bug?
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by [jsnowbusiness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jsnowbusiness/).
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by [jsnowbusiness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jsnowbusiness/).
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by [jsnowbusiness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jsnowbusiness/).
 *  [dostigator](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dostigator/)
 * (@dostigator)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/message-format-hashtag-helpbug/#post-9450188)
 * In the first case you use the tag %CT-pa_traffic%, and in the second case you
   use the tag %HCT-product_cat%.
 * The beginning “CT” means that there will be inserted the list of custom taxonomies
   associated with the post, and the beginning “HCT” means that there will be inserted
   the list of custom taxonomies associated with the post as hashtags.
 * Please see here more information: [https://www.nextscripts.com/snap-features/message-formatting-tags/](https://www.nextscripts.com/snap-features/message-formatting-tags/)
 *  Thread Starter [jsnowbusiness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jsnowbusiness/)
 * (@jsnowbusiness)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/message-format-hashtag-helpbug/#post-9451641)
 * Yes [@dostigator](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dostigator/) I’m using 
   the variables correctly, the output that is being sent to social media posts 
   is incorrect though and not what is desired.
 * Look at _Platform: #VMWare_ – I used CT not HCT
    Look at _Compare AMinServe_ –
   I used HCT, not CT
 * There is some sort of bug/glitch.
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by [jsnowbusiness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jsnowbusiness/).
 *  Thread Starter [jsnowbusiness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jsnowbusiness/)
 * (@jsnowbusiness)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/message-format-hashtag-helpbug/#post-9507185)
 * Nothing?

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