Title: Plugins using “<!–command–>” Syntax Not Working
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Plugins using “<!–command–>” Syntax Not Working

 *  [cspothitt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cspothitt/)
 * (@cspothitt)
 * [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-using-lt-command-gt-syntax-not-working/)
 * Hello,
 * Ever since I upgraded to WordPress 2.3+ all the plugins that use a “<!–command–
   > syntax don’t work. This includes cforms (requires <!–cforms–> to show contact
   form), blogroll-page.php (requires <!–blogroll–> to work), WP-Ads (requires <!–
   ad block code–> to work) and others.
 * All of these worked before, but now they don’t. Is anyone working on a fix for
   this? It causing some issues with not only my own websites, but now a client’s.
 * Thanks!
 * – Carma

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 *  [gfindlay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gfindlay/)
 * (@gfindlay)
 * [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-using-lt-command-gt-syntax-not-working/#post-645416)
 * I would say that its something in your install that’s clashing ‘cos cforms works
   for me and always has and I’ve just installed another one that uses the same 
   syntax that works too.
 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-using-lt-command-gt-syntax-not-working/#post-645433)
 * Make sure that your plugins are actually activated.
 *  [kellrandy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kellrandy/)
 * (@kellrandy)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-using-lt-command-gt-syntax-not-working/#post-645839)
 * Believe me this guy isn’t full of it. I’m having the same issue w/ cforms. When
   I click the MCE button, it pops up, then freezes in a loading loop, no options
   show up for the form, then the “old fashion” way doesn’t work either. I’ve checked
   everything, reinstalled/activated plugins, etc. nothing works.

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 * Last activity: [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-using-lt-command-gt-syntax-not-working/#post-645839)
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