Show shortcodes as text without executing them

Question

Shortcode example: [mytab] my content [/mytab].

But when the plugin is active, it shows the content of shortcode, not show the shortcode as text. I do not want to show the content, I want to show only the shortcode like this. [mytab] my content [/mytab]

Answer 1

Using the answer from Wordpress Stackexchange:

3 solutions to show your shortcode as text ( not execute it ):

1. Use second [] for your shortcodes. Such as:

   [[my-shortcode]]
   

   For your case this solution will work so:

   [[mytab] my content [/mytab]]
   

2. Break the shortcode with some HTML tag, like <span>, <p>, <code>, <div> and etc. Such as:

   [<code>my-shortcode</code>]
   

   Your case:

   [<code>mytab</code>] my content [<code>/mytab</code>]
   

3. Escape [ with [ and ] with ]:

   [my-shortcode]
   

   Your code:

   [mytab] my content [/mytab]
   

   NOTE: if you'll add the 3-rd solution into Text Editor of WordPress and after will switch to Visual editor, then your escapes will converted to []