Title: shortcode not working
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# shortcode not working

 *  Resolved [Ruriko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ruriko/)
 * (@ruriko)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-95/)
 * I’m trying to use the shortcode in my template file but it doesn’t work. It just
   shows up as text instead of buttons. In my template I used this
    `<?php echo 
   do_shortcode('[sharexy]'); ?>`
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/sharexy/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sharexy/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Zettalab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zettalab/)
 * (@zettalab)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-95/#post-5623860)
 * Hi, thank you for the bug report. This bug will bi fixed in 4.2.1 version.
 *  Thread Starter [Ruriko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ruriko/)
 * (@ruriko)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-95/#post-5623877)
 * when is version 4.2.1 coming?
 *  Plugin Author [Zettalab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zettalab/)
 * (@zettalab)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-95/#post-5623893)
 * Fixed. Please, download version 4.2.1

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 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Zettalab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zettalab/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-95/#post-5623893)
 * Status: resolved