get_results($wpdb->prepare( "SELECT * FROM ".$wpdb->prefix."xyz_ihs_short_code WHERE title=%s" ,$snippet_name)); if(count($query)>0){ foreach ($query as $sippetdetails){ // return stripslashes($sippetdetails->content); if($sippetdetails->status==1) return do_shortcode($sippetdetails->content) ; else return ''; break; } }else{ return ''; /* return "

Please use a valid short code to call snippet.

"; */ } } } add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode'); // to run shortcodes in text widgets