Title: Shortcode use in php echo section
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Shortcode use in php echo section

 *  Resolved [andyharvey661](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andyharvey661/)
 * (@andyharvey661)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-use-in-php-echo-section/)
 * Hi
 * Any help gratefully received, I’d like to use the shortcode `[cm_ad_changer campaign_id
   ="1"]` in a echo section in my header.php file.
 * I’ve tried all sorts of combinations but can’t get it to work
    <?php echo do_shortcode(‘[
   cm_ad_changer campaign_id=”1″]’); ?> ‘<?php echo do_shortcode(‘[cm_ad_changer
   campaign_id=”1″]’); ?>’ <?php echo do_shortcode(“[cm_ad_changer campaign_id=”
   1″]”); ?> ‘echo do_shortcode(‘[cm_ad_changer campaign_id=”1″]’)’;
 * Here is the code snippet with the shortcode insertion attempt.
 *     ```
       if ( is_home() or is_front_page()) {echo '<div class="section group">
       				<div class="col span_1_of_2">
                           <a href="http://www.ptmagazine.co.uk/testsite/"><img src="http://www.ptmagazine.co.uk/testsite/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/PT-Magazine-Web-Logo.jpg"></a>
       				</div>
       				<div class="col span_1_of_2">
                                          '<?php echo do_shortcode("[cm_ad_changer campaign_id="1"]");?>'
       				</div>
       			</div>
       </div>
       </div>' ; }
       ```
   
 * Thanks in advance

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 *  Anonymous User 7658014
 * (@anonymized_7658014)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-use-in-php-echo-section/#post-5086279)
 *     ```
       <?php if ( is_home() or is_front_page()) : ?>
       	<div class="section group">
       		<div class="col span_1_of_2">
       			<a href="http://www.ptmagazine.co.uk/testsite/"><img src="http://www.ptmagazine.co.uk/testsite/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/PT-Magazine-Web-Logo.jpg"></a>
       		</div>
       		<div class="col span_1_of_2">
       			<?php echo do_shortcode( '[cm_ad_changer campaign_id="1"]' ); ?>
       		</div>
       	</div>
       </div>
       </div>
       <?php endif; ?>
       ```
   
 *  Anonymous User 7658014
 * (@anonymized_7658014)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-use-in-php-echo-section/#post-5086280)
 * If you want the `echo`, you would need to chain the strings like:
 *     ```
       <?php if ( is_home() or is_front_page()) {
       	echo '<div>' . do_shortcode( '[cm_ad_changer campaign_id="1"]' ) . '</div>';
       }
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [andyharvey661](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andyharvey661/)
 * (@andyharvey661)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-use-in-php-echo-section/#post-5086322)
 * Awesome, thanks very much Caspar the below code works a treat.
 *     ```
       <?php
       if ( is_home() or is_front_page()) {echo '<div class="section group">
       				<div class="col span_1_of_2">
                           <a href="http://www.ptmagazine.co.uk/testsite/"><img src="http://www.ptmagazine.co.uk/testsite/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/PT-Magazine-Web-Logo.jpg"></a>
       				</div>
       				<div class="col span_1_of_2">
                                          ' . do_shortcode( '[cm_ad_changer campaign_id="1"]' ) . '
       				</div>
       			</div>
       </div>
       </div>' ; } ?>
       ```
   
 *  Anonymous User 7658014
 * (@anonymized_7658014)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-use-in-php-echo-section/#post-5086390)
 * Glad it does, have fun!

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