Shortcode/ buttons in widgets?

[webmktgco]

I noticed that shortcodes don’t work in widgets. Is this correct?

http://www.screencast.com/t/X7xcG5ffG65

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[Jason Bobich]

Hello,

WordPress doesn’t natively support shortcodes in widgets. It is possible to add this functionality though through your Child theme’s functions.php, however that would be a customization you’d need to make to the theme.

http://digwp.com/2010/03/shortcodes-in-widgets/

Or you can do this with a plugin, as well:

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/shortcodes-in-sidebar-widgets/

Keep in mind that shortcodes are not styled for widgets and sidebars. So it’s possible that not all of the theme’s shortcodes will look right when placed in a widget.

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