Enable Shortcodes in WordPress

Add the codes in functions.php of your main or child theme.

• Enable shortcodes in any text widget area.

  add_filter( 'widget_text', 'shortcode_unautop');
  add_filter( 'widget_text', 'do_shortcode');

• Enable shortcodes in excerpts.

  add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'shortcode_unautop');
  add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'do_shortcode');

• Enable shortcodes in description field for archive pages.

  add_filter( 'term_description', 'shortcode_unautop');
  add_filter( 'term_description', 'do_shortcode' );

• Enable shortcodes in comments.

  add_filter( 'comment_text', 'shortcode_unautop');
  add_filter( 'comment_text', 'do_shortcode' );

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