Title: shortcode block and line breaks
Last modified: May 5, 2026
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# shortcode block and line breaks
* Resolved [hupe13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hupe13/)
* (@hupe13)
* [1 week, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-block-and-line-breaks/)
* If you write multiple shortcodes in a shortcode block, each on a new line, line
breaks `
` and paragraphs `` `
` are inserted during rendering. This
can result in large gaps.
* Is this a feature or a bug?
* There is an shortcode_unautop function for removing `` `
`, but that didn’t
help in my case. I solved this in my plugin with some [code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/extensions-leaflet-map/tags/5.0/php/enqueue-leafletplugins.php#L657).
* Or is there another solution that works for everyone?
- This topic was modified 1 week, 2 days ago by [hupe13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hupe13/).
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* Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
* (@threadi)
* [1 week, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-block-and-line-breaks/#post-18900039)
* I can’t reproduce the issue you described. Here’s what I did to test it:
* A completely new WordPress installation (version 6.9.4).
* The default TwentyTwentyFive theme.
* Two custom shortcodes:
* ```wp-block-code
add_shortcode( 'example1', function( $atts ) { return 'example1out';} );add_shortcode( 'example2', function( $atts ) { return 'example2out';} );
```
* I inserted this shortcode block into a page:
* ```wp-block-code
[example1][example2]
```
* This is how it appears on the front end:
* ```wp-block-code
```
* In which environment and with which theme did you encounter this issue?
* Thread Starter [hupe13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hupe13/)
* (@hupe13)
* [1 week, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-block-and-line-breaks/#post-18900355)
* The problem is the `
`:
* ```wp-block-code
example1out
```
* Maybe it is a [special case](https://de.wordpress.org/support/topic/riesiger-freiraum-nach-leaflet-map/#post-176014):
* > If you enter the shortcodes individually, one per shortcode block, no `
>` tags are generated. If you enter the shortcodes in a single shortcode block,
> one per line, the `
` tags are inserted.
* The shortcodes in the Leaflet Map plugins create mostly Javascript, the concrete
shortcode creates no output, WordPress renders the shortcode block and adds the`
`.
* Is that the intention?
* Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
* (@threadi)
* [1 week, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-block-and-line-breaks/#post-18900478)
* Am I understanding this correctly that in your case, one of the two shortcodes
isn’t displaying anything at all? It might be helpful if you could provide a
specific example, like the one I demonstrated above. Which shortcodes are you
using. What do they look like in the Block Editor, and how do they appear on
the front end.
* Thread Starter [hupe13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hupe13/)
* (@hupe13)
* [1 week, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-block-and-line-breaks/#post-18900553)
* No, no, it is correct, that the specific shortcode has no output.
* Example: ids is the id of a picture in media gallery
* ```wp-block-code
[gallery ids=10518][gallery ids=10518][gallery ids=10518]*****
[gallery ids=10518][gallery ids=10518][gallery ids=10518]
```
* creates
* ```wp-block-code
*****
```
* You can see the `
` . These generate a greater space between the pictures.
* Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
* (@threadi)
* [1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-block-and-line-breaks/#post-18900992)
* Yes, this HTML line break is correct here as well. In the shortcode block, you
enter the individual shortcodes with a line break – which is then also applied
in the output.
* If you want to omit it, enter the shortcodes without a line break:
* ```wp-block-code
[gallery ids=10518][gallery ids=10518][gallery ids=10518]
```
* Alternatively, you could also choose not to use shortcodes and use blocks instead.
These ultimately offer the user more options as well.
* Thread Starter [hupe13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hupe13/)
* (@hupe13)
* [1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-block-and-line-breaks/#post-18901028)
* > Alternatively, you could also choose not to use shortcodes and use blocks instead.
* That’s a big disadvantage of (my) Leaflet Map plugins, and it’s on the wish list.
I’m not able to do that.
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