Title: Shortcode function breaks ob stack
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Shortcode function breaks ob stack

 *  [m_i_n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/m_i_n/)
 * (@m_i_n)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-function-breaks-ob-stack/)
 * There is a wrong use of ob_clean() function in line 423 of the `wp-google-map-
   plugin.php` file. Instead of `ob_clean()` there should be `ob_end_clean()` used.
   The first one doesn’t destroy output buffer, so for example if a theme also uses
   output buffering, it brakes ob stack. Also, if the function ends earlier (return
   in lines 415 and 418), the same error happens. It’s a common mistake.
 * Thanks.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-google-map-plugin/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-google-map-plugin/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Flipper Code – WordPress Development Company](https://wordpress.org/support/users/flippercode/)
 * (@flippercode)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-function-breaks-ob-stack/#post-5121369)
 * Thanks for your notice. We’re looking at it very closely to make it more managed.
 *  Thread Starter [m_i_n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/m_i_n/)
 * (@m_i_n)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-function-breaks-ob-stack/#post-5121505)
 * Please reconsider fixing this. I’ve recently reported similar issue in the WordPress
   core (one of widgets), and it was fixed.
    [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28009](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28009)

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## Tags

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

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 * Last reply from: [m_i_n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/m_i_n/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-function-breaks-ob-stack/#post-5121505)
 * Status: not resolved