Title: shortcode in a custom sidebar
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# shortcode in a custom sidebar

 *  Resolved [carlytx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carlytx/)
 * (@carlytx)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-a-custom-sidebar/)
 * we are using custom sidebars, not widgets. Is there code available (equivalent
   to the shortcode) to insert into a custom sidebar? or is there a way to make 
   the shortcode work in the sidebar? thanks
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 *  Plugin Author [itdoug](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itdoug/)
 * (@itdoug)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-a-custom-sidebar/#post-3195902)
 * Try this…
 * [http://sendpress.com/support/knowledgebase/how-to-use-the-sign-up-shortcode/](http://sendpress.com/support/knowledgebase/how-to-use-the-sign-up-shortcode/)
 *  Thread Starter [carlytx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carlytx/)
 * (@carlytx)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-a-custom-sidebar/#post-3195904)
 * thanks but I don’t think that you can place a shortcode into a custom sidebar.
   I think you need the actual code behind the shortcode. This morning I viewed 
   the source of the code generated by the shortcode (source view in browser) and
   will try to paste that code into the custom sidebar and see if that works.
 *  Plugin Author [Josh Lyford](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joshl/)
 * (@joshl)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-a-custom-sidebar/#post-3195906)
 * You should be able to use this:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/do_shortcode](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/do_shortcode)
 * if you are trying to use the shortcode in php it would be something like:
 * `echo do_shortcode('[sendpress-signup listids="1"]');`
 * best,
    Josh
 *  Thread Starter [carlytx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carlytx/)
 * (@carlytx)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-a-custom-sidebar/#post-3195907)
 * thanks Josh that worked

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 * Last reply from: [carlytx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carlytx/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-a-custom-sidebar/#post-3195907)
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