Title: Post Content HTML not TEXT
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Post Content HTML not TEXT

 *  [Connor Miles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/connor15/)
 * (@connor15)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-content-html-not-text/)
 * hi,
 * basicaly i want to add posts from the frontend,
    when i write <b>hello</b> it
   shows like this <b>hello</b> instead of this **hello** can anyone help please
   ive tryed adding the tag exceptions but its still not working heres my template
 *     ```
       <?php /* Template Name: Insert Posts */
   
       $postTitleError = '';
   
       if(isset($_POST['submitted']) && isset($_POST['post_nonce_field']) && wp_verify_nonce($_POST['post_nonce_field'], 'post_nonce')) {
   
       	if(trim($_POST['postTitle']) === '') {
       		$postTitleError = '<div class="notice error"><span data-icon="X" class="icon medium" style="display: inline-block;"></span>Please enter a title. <a data-icon="x" class="icon close" href="#close" style="display: inline-block;"></a></div>';
       		$hasError = true;
       	} else {
       		$postTitle = trim($_POST['postTitle']);
       	}
   
       	$post_information = array(
       		'post_title' => esc_attr(strip_tags($_POST['postTitle'] )),
       		'post_content' => esc_attr(strip_tags($_POST['postContent'],'<p><a><b><br /><input><form><img><textarea><li><ol><ul><table>')),
       		'post-type' => 'post',
       		'post_status' => 'pending'
       	);
   
       	$post_id = wp_insert_post($post_information);
   
       	if($post_id)
       	{
   
       		// Update Custom Meta
       		update_post_meta($post_id, 'vsip_custom_one', esc_attr(strip_tags($_POST['customMetaOne'])));
       		update_post_meta($post_id, 'vsip_custom_two', esc_attr(strip_tags($_POST['customMetaTwo'])));
   
       		// Redirect
       		wp_redirect( home_url() ); exit;
       	}
   
       } ?>
   
       <?php get_header(); ?>
   
       	<!-- #primary BEGIN -->
       	<div id="primary">
   
       		<form action="" id="primaryPostForm" method="POST">
   
       			<fieldset>
       <?php if($postTitleError != '') { ?>
       				<span class="error"><?php echo $postTitleError; ?></span>
       				<div class="clearfix"></div>
       			<?php } ?>
   
       				<input type="text" placeholder="Article Title" name="postTitle" id="postTitle" value="<?php if(isset($_POST['postTitle'])) echo $_POST['postTitle'];?>" class="required col_10" />
   
       			</fieldset>
   
       			<fieldset>
   
       				<textarea  class="editable" placeholder="Detailed Article Content" name="postContent"  ><?php if(isset($_POST['postContent'])) { if(function_exists('stripslashes')) { echo stripslashes($_POST['postContent']); } else { echo $_POST['postContent']; } } ?></textarea>
   
       			</fieldset>
   
       			<fieldset>
   
       				<input type="text" placeholder="Custom Meta Two" name="customMetaOne" class="col_10" id="customMetaOne" value="<?php if(isset($_POST['customMetaOne'])) echo $_POST['customMetaOne'];?>" />
   
       			</fieldset>
   
       			<fieldset>
   
       				<input type="text" placeholder="Custom Meta One" name="customMetaTwo" class="col_10" id="customMetaTwo" value="<?php if(isset($_POST['customMetaTwo'])) echo $_POST['customMetaTwo'];?>" />
   
       			</fieldset>
   
       			<fieldset>
   
       				<?php wp_nonce_field('post_nonce', 'post_nonce_field'); ?>
   
       				<input type="hidden" name="submitted" id="submitted" value="true" />
       				<button type="submit"><?php _e('Add Post', 'framework') ?></button>
   
       			</fieldset>
   
       		</form>
   
       	</div><!-- #primary END -->
   
       <?php get_footer(); ?>
       ```
   

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 *  [martinjharvey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martinjohnharvey/)
 * (@martinjohnharvey)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-content-html-not-text/#post-3287097)
 * Maybe this could be the problem –
    [Strip Tags](http://php.net/manual/en/function.strip-tags.php)
 * By not sanitizing any data you intend to store in the database though, you are
   creating a security issue for yourself by allowing people to potentially submit
   and store malicious code in your database.
 *  Thread Starter [Connor Miles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/connor15/)
 * (@connor15)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-content-html-not-text/#post-3287138)
 * hi,
 * thanks i know that was causing it but as you can see i have tried adding these`
   <p><a><b><br /><input><form><img><textarea><li><ol><ul><table>` as exceptions
   but its not working

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 * Last activity: [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-content-html-not-text/#post-3287138)
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