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i want to show the syntaxis in some posts about how to run a shortcode, I mean, something like this [myshortcode] but without running it, is that possible?

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If you use double brackets, WordPress will not execute the shortcode but just display it with single brackets. So [[gallery]] becomes [gallery] in your post.

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Didn't know that! Excellent tip – MZAweb May 11 '11 at 20:13
+1 Great tip! Now works like a charm. – greenbandit May 11 '11 at 20:25
+1 I didn't know that either – Ashfame May 11 '11 at 20:29
You learn something new every day +1 – Bainternet♦ May 11 '11 at 20:31
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If you really like this answer, don't forget to upvote the question too! – Jan Fabry May 12 '11 at 9:46
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Try replacing the first [ with [ in the Source editor tab instead of the Visual tab

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Thanks but does't works, any new idea? – greenbandit May 11 '11 at 20:06
Sorry, I'm a moron. The html entity for that char is [ Put that in the Source tab. – MZAweb May 11 '11 at 20:12
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I had to use triple brackets [[[gallery]]] but I do not kwow why

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Can you explain this? Looks more like a comment than an answer. – s_ha_dum Jan 15 at 14:54

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