How to execute a shortcode?

Question

I have a WordPress option that stores some data, like:

<h1>Header</h1>
<p>Paragraph</p>
[shortcodesomething/]
[shortcode]Contents[/shortcode]

I'm displaying this option's value using echo get_option('my_option'));.

Of course the shortcodes doesn't work, and I'm wondering how to force them to do what they are supposed to do?

echo do_shortcode(get_option('my_option')); doesn't work either (I know this is an absolutely wrong approach, but I don't know any other way of displaying them).

Answer 1

Well, as Christopher Davis mentioned - do_shortcode works fine with extra stuff included, so I decided to reset my server and echo do_shortcode(get_option('my_option')); started to work perfectly.

So I guess the answer has always been here, execute shortcodes with do_shortcode.

Answer 2

Store only the Contents (or whatever you want the shortcode to be applied to), don't store the shortcode tags in the option. Then use get_option to fetch these contents and apply the shortcode to it:

<?php
//suppose you're storing content as $op = 'Lorem Ipsum', add_option('cont', $op).
$cont = get_option('cont');
echo do_shortcode('[my_shortcode]'.$cont.'[/my_shortcode]');
?>

Try this. I think this'll do.

Answer 3

This is how you embed a shortcode in your theme:

<?php echo do_shortcode('[shortcode option1="value1" option2="value2"]'); ?>

Hope this helps :)