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WordPress How to Build a WordPress Plugin Building WordPress Widgets, and Shortcodes How to Create a WordPress Shortcode

suyash patankar
suyash patankar
2,310 Points
Posted by suyash patankar
suyash patankar
2,310 Points

Notice : Notice: do_shortcode_tag was called incorrectly.

I copy+paste code from project files attached here.

I get following notice and my shortcode do not work at all.

Notice: do_shortcode_tag was called incorrectly. Attempting to parse a shortcode without a valid callback: wptreehouse_badges Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 4.3.0.) in D:\xampp\htdocs\wordpress\wp-includes\functions.php on line 3622

Please help

1 Answer

Steven Stanton
Steven Stanton
59,998 Points
Steven Stanton
Steven Stanton
59,998 Points

I just had the same issue. In my case my mistake was that I had made the function that I reference in add_shortcode () private, so WordPress was unable to find it. I don't know if that is of any help.