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WP PlugIndex currently records Code and Core Remove Empty P Tags version 2.1.3 as active, updated 2mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
The Code and Core Remove Empty P Tags is a powerful yet lightweight plugin that helps you eliminate unwanted spacing in your WordPress content. 0, we’ve introduced complete flexibility with two cleanup modes:
Frontend Cleanup (Recommended): Automatically cleans content as it’s displayed on your site. This is non-destructive, meaning your database remains untouched while your visitors see perfectly clean content.
Backend Cleanup (Editor-based): Adds a checkbox to your post/page editor. When checked, content is cleaned and saved directly to the database.
What it removes:
Empty paragraph tags.
Paragraphs containing only non-breaking spaces.
Empty paragraphs with line breaks.
Multiple consecutive line breaks (collapses them into one).
Key Features
Frontend & Backend modes: Choose between site-wide display cleanup or permanent database cleanup.
Block Editor (Gutenberg) Support: Fully compatible with the modern WordPress editor.
Classic Editor Support: Continued support for the traditional TinyMCE editor.
ACF Support: Clean up content in Advanced Custom Fields (WYSIWYG and Textarea).
Custom Post Types: Enable cleanup for any public post type on your site.
Exclude Post IDs: Easily skip cleanup on specific pages or posts.
Lightweight: Minimal impact on site performance.
Privacy Policy
This plugin does not collect, store, or process any personal or user-identifiable information without the site administrator’s explicit consent.
Telemetry Consent
To help improve plugin stability and ensure safe updates, you can opt-in to send minimal anonymous technical information (WordPress version, PHP version, theme locales) to our server.
No personal data, user emails, or IP addresses are collected. Opting in is 100% voluntary and can be disabled at any time from the settings page.
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Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
acf
cleanup
content
formatting
gutenberg
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested with WP 7.1
Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity3 Sept 20262mo ago
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