Im trying to add a plugin shortcode into an HTML document so that when you clickthe "Music" icon on the site a popup appears with the plugin widget in it.

This is the shortcode in the HTML file (using the plugin "Custom CSS & JS), ive wrapped it in a div, it works with an iframe but I cant get a shortcode to appear.

   [lbg_audio3_html5 settings_id='1']

This is the page - /

Im trying to add a plugin shortcode into an HTML document so that when you clickthe "Music" icon on the site a popup appears with the plugin widget in it.

This is the shortcode in the HTML file (using the plugin "Custom CSS & JS), ive wrapped it in a div, it works with an iframe but I cant get a shortcode to appear.

   [lbg_audio3_html5 settings_id='1']

This is the page - https://ellislanding.garywestjr/

• shortcode
• html

1 Answer 1

Shortcodes work because WordPress is set up to parse them when it outputs content. Including a shortcode in any plain HTML file won't work because there's nothing but the web browser to parse the code.

It's possible to include some WP methods - such as in this question What is the correct way to use WordPress functions outside WordPress files? - but you'd likely be better off just taking the full HTML the shortcode outputs and pasting that into your file, rather than trying to bootstrap WP into HTML.