Title: Shortcodes no working
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Shortcodes no working

 *  Resolved [Middrel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/middrel/)
 * (@middrel)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcodes-no-working/)
 * Hi,
 * I try to use the shortcodes but it not working.
 * For example, i use:
 * [rotatingtweets screen_name=’renefranco’ include_rts=’1′ tweet_count=’7′ timeout
   =’3000′]
 * The settings is correct, i can use widget without problems, only in shortcode
   i have a problems.
 * Can you help me?
 * Regards.
    Antonio
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/rotatingtweets/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/rotatingtweets/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Martin Tod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpntod/)
 * (@mpntod)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcodes-no-working/#post-6479997)
 * What error messages are you seeing on screen or in the HTML source for the page?
 * Is the shortcode at the start of the line?
 * Try it like this:
 *     ```
       [rotatingtweets screen_name='renefranco' include_rts=1 tweet_count=7 timeout=3000]
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [Middrel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/middrel/)
 * (@middrel)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcodes-no-working/#post-6480009)
 * Still not working 🙁
 * You can see it, here: [http://98.142.100.178/~renefranco/](http://98.142.100.178/~renefranco/)(
   Test Site)
 * And no see error messages, only don’t show the widget correctly, only show the
   code.
 * Regards!
 *  Plugin Author [Martin Tod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpntod/)
 * (@mpntod)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcodes-no-working/#post-6480012)
 * Is that in a standard post or page content section?
 * It looks as if the HTML content in that section is not being processed through
   [the `do_shortcode()` function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/do_shortcode/)?
 * Martin
 *  Thread Starter [Middrel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/middrel/)
 * (@middrel)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcodes-no-working/#post-6480013)
 * Is a page set as index page (Pages secction).
 * In this page I create a HTML widget with it shortcode.
 * I’m work with a themeforest theme, named Sense and i use a HTML widget from this
   theme.
 * It’s probably the widget settings of this theme(Sense) that is not working with
   your plugin?
 *  Thread Starter [Middrel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/middrel/)
 * (@middrel)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcodes-no-working/#post-6480019)
 * I see the error,
 * The problem is not your plugin Martin, the problem is the theme installed. I 
   can fix this with a shortcode widget from this theme.
 * It plugin is working now.
 * Regards!!
 *  Plugin Author [Martin Tod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpntod/)
 * (@mpntod)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcodes-no-working/#post-6480029)
 * If you create a HTML widget with a shortcode in it, you need to add some code
   like
 *     ```
       add_filter( 'widget_text', 'do_shortcode' );
       ```
   
 * to your `functions.php` file.
 * Alternatively, use the Rotating Tweets widget instead! It doesn’t (yet) do everything
   that the shortcode does, but it does most things!

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 * Last reply from: [Martin Tod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpntod/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcodes-no-working/#post-6480029)
 * Status: resolved