Title: Where's the Shortcode?
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Where's the Shortcode?

 *  Resolved [Randy King](https://wordpress.org/support/users/randyking/)
 * (@randyking)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wheres-the-shortcode-1/)
 * I am trying to put a form I created many months ago on a form. However, nowhere
   in the form management area do I see the shortcode for placing the form in the
   page! I see a discussion on github for embedding using PHP, and even there it
   references a “Form ID” that I have no way of knowing. Since I am putting this
   in a widget, there’s no page editor that lets me just insert the form.
 * Ugh – when I try to insert the form into a dummy page to get the shortcode using
   the “Insert Form” button – nothing happens.
 * Sorry, I need a contact form working. I have to delete this plugin.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-contact-forms/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-contact-forms/)

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 *  [WillBox](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willbox/)
 * (@willbox)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wheres-the-shortcode-1/#post-5849357)
 * > Ugh – when I try to insert the form into a dummy page to get the shortcode 
   > using the “Insert Form” button – nothing happens.
 * I’m having this problem too. Taylor, what’s the shortcode?
 *  [nikolette](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nikolette/)
 * (@nikolette)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wheres-the-shortcode-1/#post-5849359)
 * Hey guys,
 * There’s no shortcode but there is a “add form” button next to the media button
   on the page you want to add the form.
 * -good luck
 *  Plugin Author [Taylor Lovett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tlovett1/)
 * (@tlovett1)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wheres-the-shortcode-1/#post-5849362)
 * CCF has it’s own widget. Does that help you?
 *  [kileytoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kileytoo/)
 * (@kileytoo)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wheres-the-shortcode-1/#post-5849421)
 * If nothing happens when you click on “Add Form” or “Insert into post,” you may
   have selected “Disable the visual editor when writing” in your profile. Uncheck
   this option and switch to “Visual” before to try again. When the form comes up,
   switching back to “Text” will reveal the shortcode (though at this point you 
   may no longer need it). Mine looked like this:
 * [ccf_form id=”1234″]
 * Took me a little while to figure out so I hope this helps.
 *  [kileytoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kileytoo/)
 * (@kileytoo)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wheres-the-shortcode-1/#post-5849422)
 * By the way, awesome plugin, thanks!

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