Title: Meta shortcode
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Meta shortcode

 *  [gholm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gholm/)
 * (@gholm)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/meta-shortcode/)
 * Hi there.
    Wanting some more info on the [meta] shortcode but can’t seem to find
   any. It isn’t working as expected and it’s entirely possible I’m not using it
   as intended.
 * In a widget, I want to show the username of whoever is currently logged-in
    so
   in the Shortcodes Ultimate widget, I have put `[su_meta key="username" before
   ="Your username is : "]`
 * The widget appears but nothing is showing inside it.
 * What is correct use? Where can I find out how to use the [meta] shortcode properly?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes-ultimate/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes-ultimate/)

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