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Shortcodes are content files specific.

This fixes spf13/hugo#440.

--- a/docs/content/extras/shortcodes.md

+++ b/docs/content/extras/shortcodes.md

@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@

 To avoid both of these limitations Hugo created shortcodes.

-A shortcode is a simple snippet inside a markdown file that Hugo will render

-using a predefined template.

+A shortcode is a simple snippet inside a content file that Hugo will render

+using a predefined template. Note that shortcodes will not work in template 

+files - if you need a functionality like that in a template, you most likely

+want a [partial template](/templates/partial) instead.

 ## Using a shortcode