# Questions about .RenderString

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/questions-about-renderstring/22448>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [December 23, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/questions-about-renderstring/22448 "2019-12-23T14:00:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/questions-about-renderstring/22448/4 "2019-12-23T15:45:48Z")

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It took me a little tinkering until I learned that `.RenderString` must be called on the actual Page object and not the string itself, i.e. switching my shortcodes from `{{ .Text | markdownify }}` to `{{ $.Page.RenderString .Text }}`.

Haven’t used it on a template but it should be something similar, like `{{ .Page.RenderString .Content }}`? Trial and error always gets me there eventually 😉

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