Code and Core

<p>The <strong>Code and Core Remove Empty P Tags</strong> plugin helps keep your WordPress content clean by removing:</p>
<ul>
<li>Empty <code><p></code> tags  </li>
<li><code><p></code> tags that contain only <code>&nbsp;</code></li>
</ul>
<p>A checkbox is added in the default WordPress editor for posts and pages.<br />
When the box is checked, the plugin cleans your content <strong>during save</strong>.</p>
<p>This plugin does <em>not</em> work automatically — it only runs when the user chooses to clean the content.</p>
<p><strong>Important Limitations:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>✔️ Only works with <strong>Posts and Pages</strong>  </li>
<li>✔️ Works only with the <strong>default WordPress editor</strong>  </li>
<li>✔️ Cleaning happens only when the checkbox is selected  </li>
<li>❌ Does <em>not</em> work with Custom Post Types  </li>
<li>❌ Does <em>not</em> work with Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, or other page builders</li>
</ul>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>✔️ Removes empty <code><p></code> tags  </li>
<li>✔️ Removes <code><p>&nbsp;</p></code>  </li>
<li>✔️ Checkbox inside the editor allows manual cleanup  </li>
<li>✔️ Lightweight and simple  </li>
<li>❌ Not automatic — cleaning happens only if enabled  </li>
<li>❌ No effect on custom post types or page builders</li>
</ul>
<h3>How It Works</h3>
<ol>
<li>Edit a post or page using the WordPress default editor.</li>
<li>A checkbox will appear labeled: <strong>“Remove empty paragraphs and non-breaking spaces”</strong></li>
<li>When the checkbox is checked, the plugin scans your content and removes:
<ul>
<li><code><p></p></code></li>
<li><code><p>&nbsp;</p></code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>The cleaned content is saved; the original content remains unchanged unless you choose cleanup.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Why Use This Plugin?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Avoid unwanted spacing caused by blank paragraphs  </li>
<li>Keep HTML cleaner for better readability  </li>
<li>Great for bloggers, editors, and developers  </li>
<li>No configuration required  </li>
<li>Provides manual control instead of automatic cleanup</li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is released under the GPL v2 or later license.<br />
You are free to use, modify, and distribute this plugin under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later.</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy (With User Allow/Consent Button)</h3>
<p>This plugin does not collect, store, or process any personal or user-identifiable information without the site administrator’s explicit consent.</p>
<h3>Data Collected</h3>
<p>To help improve plugin stability and ensure safe updates, the plugin sends a small amount of <strong>anonymous technical information</strong> to our server when certain events occur (activation, update, or deactivation).<br />
The following data may be collected:</p>
<ul>
<li>Site URL</li>
<li>WordPress version</li>
<li>PHP version</li>
<li>Plugin version</li>
<li>Theme name and version</li>
<li>Multisite status</li>
<li>Site language</li>
<li>Plugin event type (activation, deactivation, update)</li>
<li>Event timestamp</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>No personal data, user information, email addresses, login details, or IP addresses are collected or transmitted.</strong></p>
<h3>How the Data Is Used</h3>
<p>This anonymous technical data is used <strong>solely</strong> for:</p>
<ul>
<li>Compatibility tracking</li>
<li>Update testing</li>
<li>Debugging issues</li>
<li>Ensuring future plugin versions work reliably</li>
</ul>
<p>We do not use the data for marketing or profiling, and we do not share or sell any data.</p>
<h3>Data Retention</h3>
<p>Anonymous diagnostic data is retained only as long as necessary for debugging and compatibility analysis, and is then removed.</p>
<h3>User Control</h3>
<p>Because no personal or identifiable data is collected, no user action or consent is required.<br />
If desired, site administrators may request that all diagnostic reporting be disabled by contacting us.</p>


Code and Core Remove Empty P Tags

Removes empty  tags and   from post or page content when saving, only if the user enables the cleaning option in the editor.

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<p>There’s nothing more frustrating than embedding images or flash video players into a post and then WordPress automatically adds p html tag that screws up the embed code. This plugin disable this behavior of wordpress and remove the filter that adds paragraph tags automatically in posts.</p>
<p>Use this plugin if you have problem with wordpress adding extra white space between objects ( or texts )</p>
<p>You are allowed to enable this feature individualy for each post or page.</p>
<p>It also allow you to replace p tags with double br tags.</p>
<p>This plugin make use of wordpress wpautop and disable this filter.</p>


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