Shortcodes fail in builders and theme fields
Shortcodes placed in page builders or theme settings fields are printed as raw text instead of the current value.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
4 public reports · first reported 26 July 2022 · last reported 24 February 2026
What's going wrong
Site owners using page builders such as Bricks and WPBakery, and themes with footer copyright settings, report that the shortcode appears as literal text in those fields.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 4 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.