Title: Shortcode Empty Paragraph Fix
Author: Johann Heyne
Published: July 10, 2011
Last modified: January 22, 2016
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# Shortcode Empty Paragraph Fix
By [Johann Heyne](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jonua/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/shortcode-empty-paragraph-fix.zip)
* [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-empty-paragraph-fix/#description)
* [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-empty-paragraph-fix/#reviews)
* [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-empty-paragraph-fix/#installation)
* [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-empty-paragraph-fix/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shortcode-empty-paragraph-fix/)
## Description
Fix [known issues](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12061) when shortcodes
are embedded in a block of content that is filtered by wpautop.
#### for Theme Developers
If you are developing a theme to provide this on a marketplace, you better embed
the following code in your functions.php. This code filters only the shortcodes
you defined. Otherwise you risk a failed review because the code in the plugin filters
content in general which may is not acceptet.
```
function shortcode_empty_paragraph_fix( $content ) {
// define your shortcodes to filter, '' filters all shortcodes
$shortcodes = array( 'your_shortcode_1', 'your_shortcode_2' );
foreach ( $shortcodes as $shortcode ) {
$array = array (
'[' . $shortcode => '[' .$shortcode,
'
[/' . $shortcode => '[/' .$shortcode,
$shortcode . ']
' => $shortcode . ']',
$shortcode . ']
' => $shortcode . ']'
);
$content = strtr( $content, $array );
}
return $content;
}
add_filter( 'the_content', 'shortcode_empty_paragraph_fix' );
```
Another solution that is acceptet at the envato (themeforest) marketplace comes
from [bitfade](https://gist.github.com/bitfade/4555047).
## Installation
1. Upload folder `shortcode-empty-paragraph-fix` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
or
If you dont want to use a whole plugin to solve that bug, you can copy the code
of the plugin file shortcode-empty-paragraph-fix.php into your theme function.php
## FAQ
Installation Instructions
1. Upload folder `shortcode-empty-paragraph-fix` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
or
If you dont want to use a whole plugin to solve that bug, you can copy the code
of the plugin file shortcode-empty-paragraph-fix.php into your theme function.php
## Reviews
### [Just what I needed.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/just-what-i-needed-646/)
[](https://profiles.wordpress.org/truetone/) October 5, 2017
Thanks for this fix. Worked great for me!
### [Thanks! It solves my issue](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thanks-it-solves-my-issue/)
[Elisabeth Pointal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/epointal/) July 14, 2017
This simply plugin resolve the issue in mine. I added the function and filter to
my own plugin if it did not already exist.
### [It’s work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/its-work-11/)
[studio-jt](https://profiles.wordpress.org/studiojt/) February 2, 2017
The standalone function work great , thank you
[ Read all 21 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shortcode-empty-paragraph-fix/reviews/)
## Contributors & Developers
“Shortcode Empty Paragraph Fix” is open source software. The following people have
contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Johann Heyne ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jonua/)
[Translate “Shortcode Empty Paragraph Fix” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/shortcode-empty-paragraph-fix)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcode-empty-paragraph-fix/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/shortcode-empty-paragraph-fix/),
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## Changelog
#### 0.1
* Initial Release
#### 0.2
* nicer code writing style
## Meta
* Version **0.2**
* Last updated **10 years ago**
* Active installations **900+**
* WordPress version ** 2.5 or higher **
* Tested up to **4.8.28**
* Language
* [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-empty-paragraph-fix/)
* Tags
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* [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-empty-paragraph-fix/advanced/)
## Ratings
4.8 out of 5 stars.
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## Contributors
* [ Johann Heyne ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jonua/)
## Support
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