# Shortcodes using shortcodes

**URL:** <https://zola.discourse.group/t/shortcodes-using-shortcodes/322>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [February 15, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/shortcodes-using-shortcodes/322 "2020-02-15T12:14:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![HugoTrentesaux](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/zola.discourse.group/hugotrentesaux/32/105_2.png) [@HugoTrentesaux](https://zola.discourse.group/u/HugoTrentesaux)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/shortcodes-using-shortcodes/322/1 "2020-02-15T12:14:40Z")

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Shortcodes are only able to use functions. This would be good to let them use shortcodes (similar to [Include shortcode in template](https://zola.discourse.group/t/include-shortcode-in-template/273))

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**Author:** ![keats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/34f0e0/32.png) [@keats](https://zola.discourse.group/u/keats)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/shortcodes-using-shortcodes/322/2 "2020-02-15T19:24:48Z")

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I’ll take a PR for it: [https://github.com/getzola/zola/issues/515](https://github.com/getzola/zola/issues/515)

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**Author:** ![HugoTrentesaux](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/zola.discourse.group/hugotrentesaux/32/105_2.png) [@HugoTrentesaux](https://zola.discourse.group/u/HugoTrentesaux)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/shortcodes-using-shortcodes/322/3 "2022-10-19T11:10:03Z")

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I find again the need to use a shortcode within a shortcode, but this time on the definition side. If someone wishes to implement this…