Title: HTML code showing in comments
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# HTML code showing in comments

 *  [vinic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vinic/)
 * (@vinic)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-code-showing-in-comments/)
 * Looking around at some other’s wp sites, I’m seeing the same thing.
    It doesn’t
   appear to effect the functioning, but is a bit confusing not to mention annoying.
 * On the comment page, after the following line:
 * “Line and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed:“
 * This line of code appears:
 * `<a href="" title="" rel=""> <b>
    <blockquote cite=""> <em> <i> <strike> <strong
   >
 * Surely it”s not suppose to be there?
 * TIA,
 * vinic
 * (after posting above, I notice some code appearing on the support page just below
   the “Send Post” button:
 * ” Allowed tags: a em strong code ul ol li blockquote.
    Put code in between `backticks`.”
 * I’m running WindowsXP with SP2 if that helps.)

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 *  Thread Starter [vinic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vinic/)
 * (@vinic)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-code-showing-in-comments/#post-134298)
 * Ooops,
 * Here’s the site in question:
 * [http://peacefulbend.com/wordpress/](http://peacefulbend.com/wordpress/)
 * Looks like the code I put in my post was partially read!
 * vinic
    [Moderator: Post fixed so code displays properly]
 *  [NuclearMoose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nuclearmoose/)
 * (@nuclearmoose)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-code-showing-in-comments/#post-134320)
 * Vinic,
    That code is supposed to show up. It tells your site visitors what HTML
   code they are allowed to use when they post a comment.
 *  Thread Starter [vinic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vinic/)
 * (@vinic)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-code-showing-in-comments/#post-134324)
 * Thanx for the timely response (and the fixed post).
 * Most of my readers will not know what this is. Would it be difficult to edit 
   this out?
 * BTW, this might read better if it said something to the effect, “The following
   is the HTML code allowed”. I orginally read this as all “HTML allowed:”
 *  [NuclearMoose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nuclearmoose/)
 * (@nuclearmoose)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-code-showing-in-comments/#post-134327)
 * Vinic,
 * You can edit this by going in to the `wp-comments.php` file, at around line 51.
 *  Thread Starter [vinic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vinic/)
 * (@vinic)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-code-showing-in-comments/#post-134334)
 * excellent!
 * thanx a bunch
 * now to style the page!!
 *  [NuclearMoose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nuclearmoose/)
 * (@nuclearmoose)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-code-showing-in-comments/#post-134335)
 * You’re welcome. Have fun!

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