For a final recap here is the final code that worked for me. (I replaced angle brackets with square ones.)

/* Custom Email Collection Box
——————————————————–*/
function custom_optin() {
/* check to see if homepage. has to happen inside the function */
if (is_page(‘test’) || is_page(’125′)) {
echo ‘[div id="email-collect"]‘;
echo insert_cform(’2′);
echo ‘[/div]‘;
}
}
add_action(‘thesis_hook_before_html’,'custom_optin’);

Thank you soo much again!

Seeing as how you’re close already, though, I do have a suggestion: why don’t you drop the shortcode approach entirely? Cforms allows you to call forms directly in PHP:

Alternatively, you can specifically insert a form (into the sidebar for instance etc.) per the PHP function call insert_cform(‘XYZ’);, or alternatively insert_cform(); for the default/first form and/or insert_cform(‘X’); for any other form.

I’m not having much luck getting the do_shortcode to run. Below is the code I ended up with and I am seeing the proper cformsII shortcode get populated in the html but it doesnt seem to be translating the shortcode.

I’ve added the test page where I’m trying to make this happen. The content area contains the raw form as intended just so I know the form is configured correctly. What do you think?

[* Custom Email Collection Box
--------------------------------------------------------*]
function custom_optin() {

[* check to see if homepage. has to happen inside the function *]
if (is_page(‘test’) || is_page(’125′)) {
?]
[?php
$myfunction= '[!--cforms name="email collect"--]‘;
$myfunction_parsed = do_shortcode($myfunction);
echo ‘[div id="email-collect"]‘;
echo $myfunction_parsed;
echo ‘[/div]‘;
} }
add_action(‘thesis_hook_before_html’,'custom_optin’);?]
[?php

I added an example to the end of post with code. You have the right idea, but need to remember you’re working in PHP so you have to echo the HTML part of your code to get it to work. Hope that helps!

/* Custom Div Box
——————————————————————–*/
function custom_divs() {
?]
[div id="email-collect"]
[?php echo do_shortcode("[!--cforms name='email collect'--]“); ?]
[/div]

[?php
}

add_action(‘thesis_hook_before_html’, ‘custom_divs’);

/* Custom Div Box
——————————————————————–*/
function custom_divs() {
?>

<?php echo do_shortcode(" “); ?>

<?php
}
add_action('thesis_hook_before_html', 'custom_divs');

Here’s the closest I can get, but I feel like I’m missing something.

* Custom Div Box
——————————————————————–*/
function custom_divs() {
?>

<?php echo do_shortcode("“); ?>

<?php
}
add_action('thesis_hook_before_html', 'custom_divs');

To have different shortcodes parsed on different pages, you’d need a uniquely named function set up for each specific shortcode and use conditionals to call the proper bit of code. See the link in gray box above for WP conditionals to use; you can select by just about any combination of conditions you can imagine. Use the examples on the conditionals page to piece together the scenario you want.

For OpenHook, add your if/then statements around each function and, of course, be sure to check the “Execute PHP” checkbox.

For custom_functions.php, you need your if/then statements surrounding the add_action line, as this is the one that executes the code in custom functions.

Does that help, or just muddying the water for ya?