Using Hugo shortcodes in readfile

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readFile does not parse shortcodes

@Weru I have the same issue as @vit.pankin. Here is my shortcode: {{$file := printf "embeds/%s" (.Get 0)}} {{- $file | readFile | markdownify -}} All content within the file being output are rendered correctly except the shortcode. It renders out as plain text. Do you have any suggestions?

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readFile does not parse shortcodes

@Harun, @vit.pankin @Weru Does this still work for you in 0.55.6? No it doesn’t, the child-file shortcodes are not processed. In fact, I observed that the readFile function reads the child files as plain text. I tried an alternative approach using the GetPage function: <!-- file shortcode --> {{ $file := .Get 0 }} {{ $page := .Site.GetPage $file }} {{ with $page }} {{ .Content }} {{ end }} <!-- call the shortcode from content files --> {{< file "about.md" >}} It works well; all the sh…