[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #42578: PHP functions inside <p> tags creates new <p> tag, breaking the parent tag into two.

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#42578: PHP functions inside <p> tags creates new <p> tag, breaking the parent tag
into two.
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 Reporter:  karthikeyankc                    |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)                     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                           |   Milestone:  4.9.2
Component:  Formatting                       |     Version:  4.9
 Severity:  normal                           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  revert good-first-bug has-patch  |     Focuses:  template
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Comment (by dd32):

 I have to kind-of agree with not reverting this.

 1. The damage is done, and we didn't fix it within a reasonable timeframe
 (IMHO 8 weeks is not reasonable) which has caused themes to update for it.
 2. The user expectation of being able to add line breaks, and in the
 future, rich-text is made harder by reverting
 3. Reverting this in 4.9.x, and adding it back in 5.0~5.5 isn't a viable
 method forward IMHO, all it does is delay breakages, which have already
 been broken for weeks.

 So while I agree reverting was the best method forward 6-8 weeks ago, I'm
 not sure it's still the best way forward.

 I'd be interested in seeing more data about how many themes are actually
 broken by this now - have the majority of WordPress.org-hosted themes
 updated? Did they break in the first place?
 Does anyone have a copy of all themes locally they could scan through?

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