Title: Remove empty p tag
Author: dev02ali
Published: <strong>Me 30, 2017</strong>
Last modified: Me 30, 2017

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Remove empty p tag

 By [dev02ali](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dev02ali/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/remove-empty-p-tag.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-empty-p-tag/#installation)
 * [Development](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-empty-p-tag/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-empty-p-tag/)

## Description

This plugin remove extra p and br tags from the_content.

## Installation

To install “Remove empty p tag” using the built-in plugin installer:

    ```
    1. Go to Plugins > Add New.
    2. Type in "Remove empty p tag" in Search Plugins box or click a tag link below the screen.
    3. find the "Remove empty p tag Plugin" in the list.
    4. Click Install Now to install the WordPress Plugin.
    ```

To install Remove empty p tag manually:

 1. Download your WordPress Plugin to your desktop.
 2. If downloaded as a zip archive, extract the Plugin folder to your desktop.
 3. With your FTP program, upload the Plugin folder to the wp-content/plugins folder
    in your WordPress directory online.
 4. Go to Plugins screen and find the “Remove empty p tag Plugin” in the list.
 5. Click Activate to activate it.

## FAQ

  Installation Instructions

To install “Remove empty p tag” using the built-in plugin installer:

    ```
    1. Go to Plugins > Add New.
    2. Type in "Remove empty p tag" in Search Plugins box or click a tag link below the screen.
    3. find the "Remove empty p tag Plugin" in the list.
    4. Click Install Now to install the WordPress Plugin.
    ```

To install Remove empty p tag manually:

 1. Download your WordPress Plugin to your desktop.
 2. If downloaded as a zip archive, extract the Plugin folder to your desktop.
 3. With your FTP program, upload the Plugin folder to the wp-content/plugins folder
    in your WordPress directory online.
 4. Go to Plugins screen and find the “Remove empty p tag Plugin” in the list.
 5. Click Activate to activate it.

  How do Plugin turn off automatic p, br for a post?

After plugin activation, WordPress will no longer attempt to add `<p>` and `<br>`
tags to your posts (so you’ll be responsible for adding these yourself).

  I upgraded the plugin and it lost my default settings!

No, it didn’t. Disable and re-enable the plugin and the setting should be updated
to the new setting.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Remove empty p tag” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ dev02ali ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dev02ali/)

[Translate “Remove empty p tag” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/remove-empty-p-tag)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-empty-p-tag/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/remove-empty-p-tag/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/remove-empty-p-tag/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/remove-empty-p-tag/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * First release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **9 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.7.33**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/remove-empty-p-tag/)
 * Tags
 * [editor](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/editor/)[excerpt](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/excerpt/)
   [filter](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/filter/)[formatting](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/formatting/)
   [wpautop](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wpautop/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-empty-p-tag/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ dev02ali ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dev02ali/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-empty-p-tag/)