use shortcode in php code example

Example 1: do_shortcode

echo do_shortcode('[name_of_shortcode]');

Example 2: wordpress embed shortcode in php

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

Example 3: with variable

$childrens = do_shortcode( '[products ids="'. $string . '"]' );

Example 4: how to create shortcode with php

// function that runs when shortcode is called
function wpb_demo_shortcode() { 
 
// Things that you want to do. 
$message = 'Hello world!'; 
 
// Output needs to be return
return $message;
} 
// register shortcode
add_shortcode('greeting', 'wpb_demo_shortcode');