Title: short code does not work in widget
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# short code does not work in widget

 *  Resolved [newbee_sue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newbee_sue/)
 * (@newbee_sue)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-does-not-work-in-widget/)
 * Love your plugin. I was using it in the widget on the top toolbar of my website
   [http://www.davidsconsultants.com](http://www.davidsconsultants.com) which is
   using the karma theme.
    It worked fine until I upgraded wp to 4.3 and then it
   disappeared. Now I need to add the shortcode into a text widget in order for 
   the plugin to appear on the top toolbar.
 * Originally I thought it was a template issue – and wrote to truethemes and here
   is their reply:
 * This is not an actual issue with the Theme but instead an issue with the WP Accessibility
   Plugin you are using.
    In the Top Toolbar you added the WP Accessibility and 
   that is what’s not showing. If you add any other Widget such as a Text Widget,
   you will see it displays nicely. If you disable Karma Theme all together and 
   enable one of WordPress core Themes such as Twenty Fourteen and add that same
   Widget to a Sidebar, you will see that it doesn’t display either.
 * You will have to contact the Plugin support for help with the Plugin.
 * thanks for your help
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-accessibility/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-accessibility/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Joe Dolson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joedolson/)
 * (@joedolson)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-does-not-work-in-widget/#post-6454345)
 * It’s normal for shortcodes not to render inside text widgets; is there a reason
   you can’t use the WP Accessibility widget itself, since that’s also available?
 *  Thread Starter [newbee_sue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newbee_sue/)
 * (@newbee_sue)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-does-not-work-in-widget/#post-6454358)
 * sorry perhaps I was unclear
    it appears fine in the text widget but not as its
   own WP accessibility widget thanks
 *  [DFranzwa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dfranzwa/)
 * (@dfranzwa)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-does-not-work-in-widget/#post-6454474)
 * Having the same issue. WP accessibility widget is available in widgets area, 
   but a no-show when placed from there. It DOES show up when using the customiser.
 * Just my 2 cents.
 *  Plugin Author [Joe Dolson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joedolson/)
 * (@joedolson)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-does-not-work-in-widget/#post-6454514)
 * This should be fixed now. It seems like WordPress 4.3 doesn’t display a widget
   if it doesn’t have any settings saved. This widget really doesn’t require any
   settings, but as a result, it didn’t render. I added a title setting in the latest
   release.
 * Note that WordPress doesn’t require there to be a *value* in the setting; you
   can still use a blank title, it just requires the setting to be present.
 *  [DFranzwa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dfranzwa/)
 * (@dfranzwa)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-does-not-work-in-widget/#post-6454515)
 * [@joe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joe/) Dolson
    Thanks for the getback,
   Joe
 *  Thread Starter [newbee_sue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newbee_sue/)
 * (@newbee_sue)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-does-not-work-in-widget/#post-6454516)
 * Thanks Joe

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 * [Short Code](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/short-code/)
 * [widget](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/widget/)

 * 6 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [newbee_sue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newbee_sue/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-does-not-work-in-widget/#post-6454516)
 * Status: resolved