php-wordpressHow to echo a shortcode in WordPress using PHP?

Echoing a shortcode in WordPress using PHP is a simple process. To do this, you can use the do_shortcode() function. This function takes a single parameter, which is the shortcode you want to echo.

For example, if you wanted to echo the shortcode [my_shortcode], you would use the following code:

echo do_shortcode('[my_shortcode]');

The code above will output the shortcode [my_shortcode].

The parts of the code are as follows:

• echo: This is a PHP command that prints out the result of the following expression.
• do_shortcode(): This is a WordPress function that takes a single parameter, which is the shortcode you want to echo.
• '[my_shortcode]': This is the shortcode you want to echo.

Helpful links

• WordPress Codex - do_shortcode()

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