[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29219: A figure tag gets an injected ghost p tag

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#29219: A figure tag gets an injected ghost p tag
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 Reporter:  grayghostvisuals   |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Posts, Post Types  |    Version:  3.9.2
 Severity:  normal             |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                     |
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 It seems in the WordPress 3.9.2 release anything wrapped in a figure tag
 gets a ghost p and br tag injected. Seems a similar ticket was closed, but
 I'm not seeing a status on the release of this fix.

 Author Input

 {{{
 <figure>
 <pre><code>code sample</code></pre>
 <figcaption>a small note about the figure above</figcaption>
 </figure>
 }}}

 WordPress Output:
 {{{
 <figure>
 <pre><code>code sample</code></pre>
 <p></p>
 <figcaption>a small note about the figure above</figcaption>
 </figure>
 <br>
 }}}

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