How To Add Wordpress Shortcode to PHP Template File

If you're trying to add a Wordpress Shortcode to your custom theme page template you will find that outputting the shortcode in HTML won't work like this:

<p>[shortcode here]</p>

You will need to use the Wordpress function do_shortcode.

This will work

<?php echo do_shortcode('[shortcode_here]'); ?>

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