Title: Missing do_shortcode() on shortcode content
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Missing do_shortcode() on shortcode content

 *  [adalsanto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adalsanto/)
 * (@adalsanto)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-the-do_shortcode/)
 * I like this plugin. What I missed about it is that it lacks a do_shortcode() 
   on the shortcode content. Do_shortcode(), allows a DB query output to be formatted
   as a table and sent to the browser at run-time. I have hardcoded the do_shortcode
   myself in your plugin, it was an easy one. Something to keep in mind for the 
   next update? 😉
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-table/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-table/)

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 *  Plugin Author [takien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takien/)
 * (@takien)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-the-do_shortcode/#post-6626191)
 * Hello adalsanto,
    Easy Table supports shortcode inside table cell by default.
   But, be careful if your shortcode contains any commas ( or any delimiter character
   set by current table). So, make sure the shortcode doesn’t contain character 
   that can break the table or use another character for delimiter, etc.
 *  Thread Starter [adalsanto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adalsanto/)
 * (@adalsanto)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-the-do_shortcode/#post-6626192)
 * Takien, thank you for your answer, I did not know that Easy Table supports shortcode
   inside table cell. What I am proposing is to make Easy Table able to support 
   shortcode for the whole table. In order to do so, I have edited line 172:
 *  `$content = do_shortcode($content);`
 * This way, I can insert a shortcode instead of a table with shortcodes which allows
   me a flexibility that I could not have otherwise.
 * I hope this helps.
 *  Plugin Author [takien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takien/)
 * (@takien)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-the-do_shortcode/#post-6626193)
 * Sorry if I’m missing something here.
    Did you mean you would like to create shortcode
   for displaying Easy Table shortcode? In which case it will be useful? Actually
   I’m interested with your words, but stil not get it. `DB query output to be formatted
   as a table and sent to the browser at run-time.` thank you.

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-the-do_shortcode/#post-6626193)
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