[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #4857: More issues with wpautop()

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#4857: More issues with wpautop()
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 Reporter:  Viper007Bond                          |       Owner:  pento
     Type:  defect (bug)                          |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  low                                   |   Milestone:  4.7
Component:  Formatting                            |     Version:  2.3
 Severity:  normal                                |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  wpautop needs-patch needs-unit-tests  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by azaozz):

 > Interestingly, this change isn't necessary for the functionality to work

 Yes, because the closing `</p>` is optional in HTML4 and HTML5. It is
 "good to have" the closing tags, but post_content is valid HTML even
 without this.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4857#comment:23>
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