Title: shortcode won't work
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# shortcode won't work

 *  [Jairo Mejia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deusnoname/)
 * (@deusnoname)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-wont-work-1/)
 * hi, i have a problem with the plugin, i’m using the shortcode to generate the
   form but all i get is the shortcode text it self not the form.
    i try using it
   in the content, the widget and the template and neither of those work always 
   get the shortcode text.
 * any idea why is this happening.
    i use ajax to get the content and use the global
   $post so i can use the the_content() function im not sure if it not filtering
   the content right or should i use a special filter hook for the form to generate.
 * thanks
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-wont-work-1/#post-3714907)
 * What version of WP and Contact Form 7 do you use? Can you share the site URL?
 *  Thread Starter [Jairo Mejia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deusnoname/)
 * (@deusnoname)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-wont-work-1/#post-3714977)
 * my wp version is 3.5.1 and CF7 is 3.4 and the site url is [http://dev.eivos.com/soliplast/oficina/](http://dev.eivos.com/soliplast/oficina/)
   
   the contact form should appear under contacto > descrubra +
 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-wont-work-1/#post-3715026)
 * Not sure what you mean. In which page do you use the contact form?
 *  Thread Starter [Jairo Mejia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deusnoname/)
 * (@deusnoname)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-wont-work-1/#post-3715055)
 * under the circle call contacto, a popup will showup there you click on descubra
   + that will open a window where the contact form should appear, for now i use
   the html code generated on a normal page and paste it and its working, but still
   is kinda weird why the shortcode doesn’t convert.

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 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Jairo Mejia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deusnoname/)
 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-wont-work-1/#post-3715055)
 * Status: not resolved