Title: Why does wpautop wrap html comments?
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Why does wpautop wrap html comments?

 *  [Simba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simbalion/)
 * (@simbalion)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-does-wpautop-wrap-html-comments/)
 * If I put an html comment on a blank line in the text editor, wpautop wraps it
   in paragraph tags. Is this intentional? If so, is there a good explanation? If
   not, can it be fixed in a way that doesn’t get over-written with every update?

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 *  [Metallicarosetail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/metallicarosetail/)
 * (@metallicarosetail)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-does-wpautop-wrap-html-comments/#post-7593288)
 * Hi SimbaLion,
 * You may try it. Add below code inside functions.php anywhere
 *     ```
       remove_filter( 'the_content', 'wpautop' );
       remove_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'wpautop' );
       ```
   
 * Visit codex link which will help you.
    [https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wpautop#Disabling_the_filter](https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wpautop#Disabling_the_filter)
 * Thank you
 *  Thread Starter [Simba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simbalion/)
 * (@simbalion)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-does-wpautop-wrap-html-comments/#post-7593292)
 * I know how to get rid of wpautop, I should have been clear in my question. Is
   there a way to preserve wpautop functionality, but eliminate the broken behavior
   of wrapping invisible HTML comments in paragraph tags?

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 * Last reply from: [Simba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simbalion/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-does-wpautop-wrap-html-comments/#post-7593292)
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