Title: Placing a shortcode into the code
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Placing a shortcode into the code

 *  [HorrorUK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/horroruk/)
 * (@horroruk)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/placing-a-shortcode-into-the-code/)
 * Is there a way to take a shortcode and place it into the actual theme code?
 * This is an example of the shortcode:
    `[nivo category="horror" number=5]`
 * It is for this plugin:
    [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/easy-nivo-slider](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/easy-nivo-slider)
 * Thanks

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 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/placing-a-shortcode-into-the-code/#post-2018717)
 * do shortcode…
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/do_shortcode](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/do_shortcode)
 *  [Moonworks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moonworks/)
 * (@moonworks)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/placing-a-shortcode-into-the-code/#post-2018875)
 * Thanks, that sorted that out perfectly 🙂 (different username I know)

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