Title: Optional wpautop functionality for better formatting?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Optional wpautop functionality for better formatting?

 *  Resolved [kangchenjunga](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kangchenjunga/)
 * (@kangchenjunga)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optional-wpautop-functionality-for-better-formatting/)
 * “Widgets display content sans wpautop formatting” since version 2.2.8.
 * This means the basic output is a continuous block of testimonial text which is
   quite often difficult to read and not pleasant to look at.
 * Inserting p tags into the testimonials’ code does not work for me; for some reason
   they are not rendered visually in the widget. Alternatively, br tags do the trick
   but they are deleted every time the editing screen is switched from “HTML” to“
   Visual”.
 * This process is ultimately manageable for a proficient user but one with relatively
   basic skills would find it too complicated.
 * Therefore I propose an optional wpautop functionality that would be turned off
   by default, but those who need it could turn it on.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/testimonials-widget/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/testimonials-widget/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Michael Cannon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/comprock/)
 * (@comprock)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optional-wpautop-functionality-for-better-formatting/#post-3252416)
 * Added to TODO. Not sure when I’ll have a chance to get to it.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Michael Cannon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/comprock/)
 * (@comprock)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optional-wpautop-functionality-for-better-formatting/#post-3252457)
 * It’s now available in trunk.
 * The next version will have this feature. See screenshot 3 & 16.
 *  Thread Starter [kangchenjunga](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kangchenjunga/)
 * (@kangchenjunga)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optional-wpautop-functionality-for-better-formatting/#post-3252458)
 * Thank you! Screenshots look promising 🙂

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## Tags

 * [formatting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/formatting/)
 * [wpautop](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wpautop/)

 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [kangchenjunga](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kangchenjunga/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optional-wpautop-functionality-for-better-formatting/#post-3252458)
 * Status: resolved