Title: No Formatting
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# No Formatting

 *  Resolved [findlay62](https://wordpress.org/support/users/findlay62/)
 * (@findlay62)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-formatting-1/)
 * Hi,
 * I’ve raised this issue before and was told to go back to the developers of my
   theme but they are denying anything is wrong so here we go again.
 * When I create paragraphs in the authors’ bio they don’t show so I end up with
   one long bio with no paragraphs.
 * You can see what I mean [here.](http://howdoidate.com/relationships/trust/rebuilding-trust-part-2/)
   
   Any idea how to fix this.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-biographia/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-biographia/)

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 *  Plugin Author [vicchi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vicchi/)
 * (@vicchi)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-formatting-1/#post-3628910)
 * OK, let’s start at the start. Please read [this sticky post](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-biographia-problem-or-question-please-read-this-first?replies=1)
   on the plugin’s forums (it’s sticky for a reason) and then post back with the
   information it asks for.
 * Also, how are you creating paragraphs in the biography … as plain text with blank
   lines, as HTML enclosed in paragraph tags, as HTML with break tags, or something
   else?
 * -Gary
 *  Thread Starter [findlay62](https://wordpress.org/support/users/findlay62/)
 * (@findlay62)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-formatting-1/#post-3628915)
 * Gary,
 * Thanks – have tried everything including adding php as prescribed to function.
   php file, entering plain text and text with <p></p> for the paragraphs plus deactivating
   all plugins but still no paragraphs!
 * Any other ideas?
 * Regards
 * Derek
 *  Plugin Author [vicchi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vicchi/)
 * (@vicchi)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-formatting-1/#post-3628917)
 * I’ll do what I can to help but I still need the information I asked for in my
   previous post and which is detailed in this forum’s sticky post … there’s just
   not enough information here for me to start to work out what the problem is.
 * If you can let me have that information I can start to look into this and to 
   hopefully find a solution.
 * -Gary
 *  Thread Starter [findlay62](https://wordpress.org/support/users/findlay62/)
 * (@findlay62)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-formatting-1/#post-3628918)
 * Array
    ( [wp_biographia_installed] => on [wp_biographia_version] => 330 [wp_biographia_style_bg]
   => #E5E2DC [wp_biographia_style_border] => around [wp_biographia_display_front_posts]
   => on [wp_biographia_display_archives_posts] => on [wp_biographia_display_author_archives_posts]
   => on [wp_biographia_display_category_archives_posts] => on [wp_biographia_display_date_archives_posts]
   => on [wp_biographia_display_tag_archives_posts] => on [wp_biographia_display_posts]
   => on [wp_biographia_display_pages] => [wp_biographia_display_feed] => on [wp_biographia_display_location]
   => bottom [wp_biographia_content_prefix] => About [wp_biographia_content_name]
   => first-last-name [wp_biographia_content_authorpage] => on [wp_biographia_content_image]
   => on [wp_biographia_content_image_size] => 100 [wp_biographia_content_bio] =
   > on [wp_biographia_content_icons] => on [wp_biographia_content_alt_icons] =>[
   wp_biographia_content_icon_url] => [wp_biographia_content_email] => on [wp_biographia_content_web]
   => on [wp_biographia_content_twitter] => on [wp_biographia_content_facebook] 
   => on [wp_biographia_content_linkedin] => on [wp_biographia_content_googleplus]
   => on [wp_biographia_content_delicious] => [wp_biographia_content_flickr] => [
   wp_biographia_content_picasa] => [wp_biographia_content_vimeo] => [wp_biographia_content_youtube]
   => [wp_biographia_content_reddit] => [wp_biographia_content_posts] => extended[
   wp_biographia_content_link_target] => _self [wp_biographia_content_link_nofollow]
   => [wp_biographia_admin_new_users] => subscriber [wp_biographia_admin_hide_profiles]
   => [wp_biographia_category_exclusions] => [wp_biographia_post_exclusions] => [
   wp_biographia_global_post_exclusions] => [wp_biographia_page_exclusions] => [
   wp_biographia_admin_content_priority] => 10 [wp_biographia_admin_excerpt_priority]
   => 10 [wp_biographia_sync_content_wpautop] => on [wp_biographia_sync_excerpt_wpautop]
   => on [wp_biographia_admin_post_overrides] => [wp_biographia_admin_links] => 
   Array ( [twitter] => on [facebook] => on [linkedin] => on [googleplus] => on [
   delicious] => on [flickr] => on [picasa] => on [vimeo] => on [youtube] => on [
   reddit] => on [yim] => on [aim] => on [msn] => on [jabber] => on )
 *  [wp_biographia_display_front_bio_posts] => full
    [wp_biographia_display_archives_bio_posts]
   => full [wp_biographia_display_author_archives_bio_posts] => full [wp_biographia_display_category_archives_bio_posts]
   => full [wp_biographia_display_date_archives_bio_posts] => full [wp_biographia_display_tag_archives_bio_posts]
   => full [wp_biographia_display_bio_posts] => full [wp_biographia_display_bio_pages]
   => full [wp_biographia_display_bio_feed] => full [wp_biographia_admin_lock_to_loop]
   => [wp_biographia_style_border_color] => #DCD6D6 [wp_biographia_display_evolve]
   => [wp_biographia_display_bio_evolve] => excerpt [wp_biographia_display_archives_evolve]
   => [wp_biographia_display_archives_bio_evolve] => excerpt [wp_biographia_tml_page_exclusions]
   => [wp_biographia_global_tml_page_exclusions] => [wp_biographia_tribe_widget_builder_exclusions]
   => [wp_biographia_global_tribe_widget_builder_exclusions] => [wp_biographia_display_wysijap]
   => on [wp_biographia_display_bio_wysijap] => excerpt [wp_biographia_display_archives_wysijap]
   => on [wp_biographia_display_archives_bio_wysijap] => excerpt )
 * Array
    ( [9] => Array ( [ID] => 9 [user_login] => Angela [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => )
 *  [29] => Array
    ( [ID] => 29 [user_login] => Carlin Flora [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => )
 *  [25] => Array
    ( [ID] => 25 [user_login] => Christine Meinecke [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => )
 *  [11] => Array
    ( [ID] => 11 [user_login] => Darlene Lancer [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => )
 *  [17] => Array
    ( [ID] => 17 [user_login] => Deborah Anapol [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => )
 *  [3] => Array
    ( [ID] => 3 [user_login] => findlay [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => )
 *  [23] => Array
    ( [ID] => 23 [user_login] => jackman0022 [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => )
 *  [24] => Array
    ( [ID] => 24 [user_login] => Jill Weber [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => )
 *  [28] => Array
    ( [ID] => 28 [user_login] => Karyl McBride [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => )
 *  [15] => Array
    ( [ID] => 15 [user_login] => Kelly Campbell [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => )
 *  [13] => Array
    ( [ID] => 13 [user_login] => Linda and Charlie Bloom [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => )
 *  [14] => Array
    ( [ID] => 14 [user_login] => Mary Lamia [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => )
 *  [12] => Array
    ( [ID] => 12 [user_login] => Miranda Conner [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => )
 *  [21] => Array
    ( [ID] => 21 [user_login] => Peg Streep [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => )
 *  [16] => Array
    ( [ID] => 16 [user_login] => Rachel Clark [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => )
 *  [22] => Array
    ( [ID] => 22 [user_login] => Shauna Springer [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => )
 *  [19] => Array
    ( [ID] => 19 [user_login] => Slash Coleman [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => )
 *  [20] => Array
    ( [ID] => 20 [user_login] => Stephen Betchen [wp_biographia_suppress_posts]
   => on [wp_biographia_suppress_pages] => on )
 * )
 *  Plugin Author [vicchi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vicchi/)
 * (@vicchi)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-formatting-1/#post-3628919)
 * Thanks … and plugin version, WordPress version, theme name, download link and
   version, publicly viewable URL too?
 * -Gary
 *  Thread Starter [findlay62](https://wordpress.org/support/users/findlay62/)
 * (@findlay62)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-formatting-1/#post-3628922)
 * Gary,
 * Thank you. Here’s the info except the download link. This is a Premium WordPress
   theme called Evolve Pro so can’t give you download link. However here’s the download
   link for the free version (Evolve) [.](http://theme4press.com/evolve/)
 * WPBiographia = 3.3.1
    Wordpress = 3.5.1 Theme (Evolve Pro) = 2.4.3 Website url
   = [](http://www.howdoidate.com)
 * Regards
 * Derek
 *  Thread Starter [findlay62](https://wordpress.org/support/users/findlay62/)
 * (@findlay62)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-formatting-1/#post-3628923)
 * Gary something went wrong there so here we go again:
    Here’s the info except 
   the download link. This is a Premium WordPress theme called Evolve Pro so can’t
   give you download link. However here’s the download link for the free version(
   Evolve) [http://theme4press.com/evolve/](http://theme4press.com/evolve/).
 * WPBiographia = 3.3.1
    Wordpress = 3.5.1 Theme (Evolve Pro) = 2.4.3 Website url
   = [http://www.howdoidate.com](http://www.howdoidate.com)
 * Regards
 * Derek
 *  Plugin Author [vicchi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vicchi/)
 * (@vicchi)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-formatting-1/#post-3628933)
 * OK. I’ve managed to replicate this using the free version of Evolve. As an aside,
   that free download link isn’t _really_ free (at least to my mind, sharing a social
   media link to unlock doesn’t count as free but maybe I’m being picky) but the
   theme is also in the [WordPress Themes Directory](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/evolve)
   so I was able to download and install it.
 * Firstly, you’ll need to add the following code to your theme’s `functions.php`;
   place this at the end of this file, just before the closing `?>` PHP tag.
 * This file will probably be somewhere like `/wp-content/themes/evolve-pro/function.
   php`.
 * Secondly, go into your user’s profile and mark up the biography text to use the
   HTML paragraph text, so something along the lines of this …
 *     ```
       <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aenean ornare bibendum massa, sed tristique nulla sollicitudin ornare. Curabitur et nisi ut est suscipit sodales et sed nisl. Cras mi orci, volutpat ac euismod a, placerat commodo quam. Nunc ac justo sem, vel posuere libero. Ut pulvinar dui posuere enim dictum gravida. Nunc nisl nibh, pretium quis ullamcorper semper, pretium eget purus.</p>
   
       <p>Sed aliquet eros sit amet dui facilisis nec iaculis ante viverra. Morbi auctor ullamcorper leo, nec placerat metus tincidunt in. Curabitur sed orci eget libero convallis pretium. Proin nec dignissim nunc.</p>
       ```
   
 * … will be split into two paragraphs. Save your user profile changes and navigate
   in your browser to a post which has a Biography Box on it from WP Biographia;
   say this post for example – [http://howdoidate.com/relationships/friendship/how-hbos-girls-gets-frienship-right/](http://howdoidate.com/relationships/friendship/how-hbos-girls-gets-frienship-right/).
 * You should now have paragraphs in your biography text.
 * -Gary
 *  Thread Starter [findlay62](https://wordpress.org/support/users/findlay62/)
 * (@findlay62)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-formatting-1/#post-3628937)
 * Gary, you said add the following code just before the closing ?>PHP tag at the
   end of the functions.php file but you haven’t provided the code.
 * Regards
 * Derek
 *  Plugin Author [vicchi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vicchi/)
 * (@vicchi)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-formatting-1/#post-3628940)
 * It’s not even noon here yet it feels like it’s been a long day. _Here’s_ the 
   code you need to add to your `functions.php`.
 *     ```
       remove_filter('pre_user_description', 'wp_filter_kses');
       add_filter('pre_user_description', 'wp_filter_post_kses');
       add_filter('pre_user_description', 'wptexturize');
       add_filter('pre_user_description', 'wpautop');
       add_filter('pre_user_description', 'convert_chars');
       add_filter('pre_user_description', 'balanceTags', 50);
       ```
   
 * Sorry about that. I read and re-read that post before hitting submit and _still_
   didn’t spot the lack of code.
 * -Gary
 *  Thread Starter [findlay62](https://wordpress.org/support/users/findlay62/)
 * (@findlay62)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-formatting-1/#post-3628948)
 * Gary,
 * Thank you very much – works perfectly now! Hope the day gets better for you!
 * Regards,
 * Derek
 *  Plugin Author [vicchi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vicchi/)
 * (@vicchi)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-formatting-1/#post-3628972)
 * Great! Glad it all works for you.
 * -Gary

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 * Last activity: [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-formatting-1/#post-3628972)
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