Title: Fix Auto Shortcode Block Conversion
Last modified: November 20, 2023

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# Fix Auto Shortcode Block Conversion

 *  [Atharvan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/atharvan/)
 * (@atharvan)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fix-auto-shortcode-block-conversion/)
 * When I paste any text content That contains [] in the block editor, then it automatically
   converts to a Shortcode block.
 * How to stop this behavior or fix this bug?
 * Example: when i paste below content in block editor.
 * [code]sudo apt install cmake[/code]
 * It automatically convert to shortcode block like below image.
 * > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/Adu2WmM)

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 *  [George Appiah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gappiah/)
 * (@gappiah)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fix-auto-shortcode-block-conversion/#post-17215706)
 * > How to stop this behavior or fix this bug?
 * This is not happening for me on a fresh 6.4.1 test site with the default **Twenty
   Twenty-Four** theme and NO plugin active.
 * Perhaps the issue is coming from whatever you have installed that’s processing
   your `[code]` custom shortcode. In my test, WordPress treated it as raw text 
   in a paragraph block, since I don't have anything processing this shortcode.
 *  [Robert Fortaleza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robfrtlz/)
 * (@robfrtlz)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fix-auto-shortcode-block-conversion/#post-17215829)
 * Hi [@atharvan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/atharvan/),
 * I understand that you are having a problem with the block editor that keeps converting
   any content to a Shortcode block.
 * By default, WordPress interprets any content that is placed in the block editor
   as plain text within a paragraph block, as long that you haven’t specified what
   type of block you are going to use.
 * Normally, such behavior comes from a 3rd-party plugin. Therefore, isolation is
   your best approach in this case.
 * You can deactivate each of your active plugins and check if the issue still happening
   in between deactivation.
 * If the suggestion above does not resolve the problem, then try switching your
   theme to the default WordPress theme (**Twenty Twenty-Four**).
 * Best regards,
   Robert
 *  [Greg Ziółkowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gziolo/)
 * (@gziolo)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fix-auto-shortcode-block-conversion/#post-17222011)
 * I can also confirm that both the post editor and site editor on the fresh WP 
   6.4 install don’t convert `[code]sudo apt install cmake[/code]` automatically
   into the Shortcode block.

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 * [shortcode](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/shortcode/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [Greg Ziółkowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gziolo/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fix-auto-shortcode-block-conversion/#post-17222011)
 * Status: not resolved

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