Title: Shortcode Not working
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Shortcode Not working

 *  Resolved [Sebastian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sebacar/)
 * (@sebacar)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-71/)
 * The shortcode [short_url_redirect] is not working un the “redirect” page.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/shorten-url/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shorten-url/)

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 *  [Sed Lex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sedlex/)
 * (@sedlex)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-71/#post-5113628)
 * Errr …. There is not such short code … Thus this is normal
 *  Thread Starter [Sebastian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sebacar/)
 * (@sebacar)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-71/#post-5113635)
 * Oh,
    then why did you wrote I can use it??! 😀 😀
 * [http://screencast.com/t/zm9CZ5ZSbr8](http://screencast.com/t/zm9CZ5ZSbr8)
 *  [Sed Lex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sedlex/)
 * (@sedlex)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-71/#post-5113636)
 * Oh … you are right … sorry I forgot that feature 🙁
    This is a bug if it does
   not work …
 * I will have a look
 *  [Sed Lex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sedlex/)
 * (@sedlex)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-71/#post-5113637)
 * Try short_url_url ?
 *  Thread Starter [Sebastian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sebacar/)
 * (@sebacar)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-71/#post-5113717)
 * Nope! 🙂 None of this variations works.
 * I tried [short_url_url] and [short_url] too.
 * [http://screencast.com/t/sOGPa2Ow1SD6](http://screencast.com/t/sOGPa2Ow1SD6)
 *  [Sed Lex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sedlex/)
 * (@sedlex)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-71/#post-5113731)
 * Very strange
    It is a bug as short_url_url should work I will have a look
 *  [Sed Lex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sedlex/)
 * (@sedlex)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-71/#post-5113778)
 * I have retest on my website and it appears that [short_url_url] works… may I 
   have an account on your dev server so that I can test ?
 *  Thread Starter [Sebastian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sebacar/)
 * (@sebacar)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-71/#post-5113779)
 * Hi, it’s incredible. My hand written IDENTICAL short code wasn’t working.
    I 
   made copy/paste from this page of [short_url_url] and it works….
 * WordPress misterys…
 * Thanks
 *  [Sed Lex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sedlex/)
 * (@sedlex)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-71/#post-5113780)
 * ptobably, there were a hidden character that prevent wordpress detecting the 
   shortcode as a string to be replaced …
 * Glad you find the problem…
 * The How-To will be updated to correct the true shortcode

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 * Last reply from: [Sed Lex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sedlex/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-71/#post-5113780)
 * Status: resolved