---
title: "Why can’t I insert the same chart twice on the same page?"
description: "wpDataCharts requires each chart instance to have a unique ID — duplicating the chart solves the issue."
url: https://help.wpdatatables.com/en/articles/56-why-can-t-i-insert-the-same-chart-twice-on-the-same-page
collection: "Charts"
updated: 2026-03-11
language: en
---

# Why can’t I insert the same chart twice on the same page?

wpDataCharts requires each chart instance to have a unique ID — duplicating the chart solves the issue.

Due to technical limitations, you **cannot use the same chart ID more than once on a single page**.

For example, this will not work:

```javascript
[wpdatachart id=33]  
[wpdatachart id=33]
```

To display the same chart more than once on a page, you’ll need to **duplicate the chart** first.  
Each chart must have a unique ID so the plugin can treat it as a separate instance:

```javascript
[wpdatachart id=33]  
[wpdatachart id=35]
```

As a workaround, you can duplicate the wpDataCharts and insert the new shortcode.

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