Title: Shortcode parsing issue
Last modified: May 25, 2018

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# Shortcode parsing issue

 *  Resolved [bug9324](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bug9324/)
 * (@bug9324)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-parsing-issue/)
 * Hello, it seems every shortcode I write around expressions containing the symbols
   “
   <” and/or “>” are not parsed correctly. In the link I have the following code
 *     ```
       [expand title="Proof"]   $ \epsilon_1 ttt   \epsilon_2$.[/expand]
   
       [expand title="Proof"]   $ \epsilon_1 <  \epsilon_2$.[/expand]
   
       [expand title="Proof"]   $ \epsilon_1 ttt   \epsilon_2$.[/expand]
       ```
   
 * using the collapse-o-matic plugin, but I have the same issue with every plugin
   I have installed so far, even without the matjax $…$. The first line is parsed
   correctly, while the second is not, and the third, which is a copy of the first,
   is also not parsed correctly. The issue persists across themes twenty-fifteen–
   sixteen and – seventeen which came with my wordpress install, and across multiple
   browsers (Firefox and Chrome).
    I’m completely out of workarounds here, so I’m
   happy for any suggestions.
    -  This topic was modified 8 years ago by [bug9324](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bug9324/).
    -  This topic was modified 8 years ago by [bug9324](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bug9324/).
    -  This topic was modified 8 years ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/).
    -  This topic was modified 8 years ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/).
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fshortcode-parsing-issue%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Thread Starter [bug9324](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bug9324/)
 * (@bug9324)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-parsing-issue/#post-10326567)
 * The issue is not really resolved, but I found viable a workaround, by replacing
   all < with &lt. This is done automatically if I switch to visual mode.
 * Not sure what is going on…

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 * Last activity: [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-parsing-issue/#post-10326567)
 * Status: resolved

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