Message shortcodes break after the 4.2.6 update
Shortcodes inside smart messages stop showing text or throw PHP errors after the 4.2.6 update.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 7 March 2024 · last reported 23 February 2026
What's going wrong
Store owners who rely on message shortcodes say that after the 4.2.6 update, shortcodes inside messages stop displaying text, and some trigger PHP errors pointing to plugin files.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
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