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Asked: 2026-06-07T17:52:34+00:00

I just noticed when I was trying to print on the page how to

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I just noticed when I was trying to print on the page how to execute a certain shortcode, that the shortcode is executed even within the < code > tags.

I am trying to get it to where I can display EVERYTHING inside the code tags and not have wordpress do anything to it, ie:

<code>[shortcode]</code>

Exactly as you see the above line here on stackoverflow, I want it to display on my wordpress blog, even if [shortcode] is a shortcode (do not execute shortcodes).

I tried using strip_shortcodes() http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/strip_shortcodes

However, this actually takes the entire text out of the content, not just prevents it from being executed.

Any idea how to do this?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I just found the answer and I thought instead of deleting my question I would answer it myself. I have been working with WordPress for years and have never heard of this issue.

    To get wordpress to display shortcodes and not execute them, you must use double brackets, ie:

    [[shortcode]]

    WordPress will display it in single brackets, unexecuted.

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