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Show shortcodes as text without executing them

Shortcode example: [mytab] my content [/mytab].

But when the plugin is active, it shows the content of shortcode, not show the shortcode as text. I do not want to show the content, I want to show only the shortcode like this. [mytab] my content [/mytab]

Solution

  • Using the answer from Wordpress Stackexchange:

    3 solutions to show your shortcode as text ( not execute it ):

    1. Use second [] for your shortcodes. Such as:

      [[my-shortcode]]

      For your case this solution will work so:

      [[mytab] my content [/mytab]]

    2. Break the shortcode with some HTML tag, like <span>, <p>, <code>, <div> and etc. Such as:

      [<code>my-shortcode</code>]

      Your case:

      [<code>mytab</code>] my content [<code>/mytab</code>]

    3. Escape [ with &#91; and ] with &#93;:

      &#91;my-shortcode&#93;

      Your code:

      &#91;mytab&#93; my content &#91;/mytab&#93;

      NOTE: if you'll add the 3-rd solution into Text Editor of WordPress and after will switch to Visual editor, then your escapes will converted to []