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Last edited Apr 7, 2020
Created on Apr 7, 2020
This example demonstrates a WordPress content filter that cleans up post output by removing empty paragraph tags. It shows the difference between raw content with superfluous `<p></p>` elements and the sanitized version after processing. The code uses the `add_filter` and `the_content` hooks from the WordPress API, along with the `force_balance_tags` function to ensure HTML tag balance, and a regular expression with `preg_replace` to strip any empty paragraphs containing only whitespace or non-breaking spaces. The visualization likely contrasts these before-and-after states.
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