Lesson Comments Do Not Support Code Block Rendering

  • Resolved Wijerama

    (@wijerama)


    3 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hi Team,

    We are using Tutor LMS to deliver multiple courses related to programming languages and software development.

    In our courses, students frequently use the Lesson Comment section to ask questions related to code snippets. However, we have noticed a major limitation with the current comment system:

    *Lesson comments do not support code block rendering

    *Any code entered by students is displayed as plain single-line text

    *HTML tags such as <pre> and <code> are stripped or escapedd

    *Line breaks, indentation, and formatting are lost

    As a result, code-related questions become hard to read and understand, which is very inappropriate for programming-focused courses.

    We tested:

    *WordPress comment filters (comment_text, get_comment_text)

    *CSS-based solutions

    *Safe HTML wrapping

    But it appears that Tutor LMS sanitizes and outputs comment content in a way that prevents proper code block rendering, even when using the default WordPress comment engine.

    So, is there an official or recommended way to enable code-block or monospace formatting, like <pre><code>, or Markdown-style code blocks, in Tutor LMS lesson comments, since this feature is essential for programming courses and the current plain-text rendering significantly affects the learning experience?

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  • Maizul

    (@maizul)

    3 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hey @wijerama ,

    Thank you for reaching out. The Lesson Comment system in Tutor LMS was not designed for code formatting. For security reasons, any HTML or code-like input is sanitized following WordPress guidelines, which results in stripped or plain-text output.

    We understand how this affects programming-focused courses, and we’ve noted your feedback.

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