WordPress Short Codes in Templates

How do you put shortcodes in your template files?

I came across a problem the other day.  I found a plugin I wanted to use but it didn’t have any php calls to invoke it, only WordPress shortcodes.  I scanned the forums and found a very good alternative from Dukessa.  By using a WordPress call to the short code  I could add the call to the header.php file.

Here is the call format:

<?php echo do_shortcode(’[shortcode]‘); ?>

Here is an example of how to embed a short code in a header.php file for NextGEN Gallery plugin.

<?php echo do_shortcode(’[slideshow id=1]‘); ?>

Give it a try, it works great.

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