https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/default-value-html-encoding-issue-in-paragraph-text-field Gravity Support Forums Topic: Default Value HTML Encoding Issue in Paragraph Text Field en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:35:16 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/default-value-html-encoding-issue-in-paragraph-text-field#post-30565 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:13:20 +0000 Carl Hancock 30565@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>We highly recommend NOT using the RAW shortcode. It's detrimental to your WordPress site as a whole because it changes how shortcodes function and are executed. It "fixes" one issue but introduces an even bigger issue in the process. It's a hack and causes problems with plugins. It seems to be very popular with ThemeForest theme developers. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/default-value-html-encoding-issue-in-paragraph-text-field#post-30564 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:58:50 +0000 razorfrog 30564@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Enclosing the form shortcode inside the raw shortcode fixed it. Thanks! </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/default-value-html-encoding-issue-in-paragraph-text-field#post-30368 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:32:26 +0000 Chris Hajer 30368@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I believe this theme uses the <strong>[ raw ]</strong> shortcode, which has been known to cause problems with &lt; br /&gt; and &lt; p&gt;.</p> <p><a href="http://themeforest.net/item/traject-wordpress-portfolio-and-business-theme/116671" rel="nofollow">http://themeforest.net/item/traject-wordpress-portfolio-and-business-theme/116671</a></p> <p>It's been discussed here before, mostly regarding validation:<br /> <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/form-worked-for-a-while-and-then-disappeared" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/form-worked-for-a-while-and-then-disappeared</a><br /> <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/page-will-not-validate-with-form-in-it-unless-i-remove-filters" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/page-will-not-validate-with-form-in-it-unless-i-remove-filters</a></p> <p>and I see in the source of your page that you have the same issues with line breaks and paragraphs being added. You may have to <strong>disable that shortcode</strong> or wrap the form shortcode INSIDE the raw shortcode to make it work. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/default-value-html-encoding-issue-in-paragraph-text-field#post-30319 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:20:41 +0000 Carl Hancock 30319@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>It could be something in your theme... or a plugin conflict of some sort that is causing this issue.</p> <p>Before we can even suggest how to fix it we need to determine what is causing the problem to occur. Follow the steps here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Testing_for_a_Theme/Plugin_Conflict" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Testing_for_a_Theme/Plugin_Conflict</a> </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/default-value-html-encoding-issue-in-paragraph-text-field#post-30313 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:11:21 +0000 razorfrog 30313@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>No, it's plain text in the backend. </p> <p>Interestingly, when I preview the form it appears as it should. So I guess it's a conflict with the theme? Any idea how it could be affected like that? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/default-value-html-encoding-issue-in-paragraph-text-field#post-30303 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:59:23 +0000 Carl Hancock 30303@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I'm unable to reproduce this. I have setup a Paragraph field and used the default value you included above. See: <a href="http://i.imgur.com/ld7u0.png" rel="nofollow">http://i.imgur.com/ld7u0.png</a></p> <p>When I view the form I see: <a href="http://i.imgur.com/GHltb.png" rel="nofollow">http://i.imgur.com/GHltb.png</a></p> <p>I don't see any line breaks. Are you copy-n-pasting the value of the Default Field from something like Microsoft Word? If so it could be carrying over those line breaks as hidden text. Try typing in the values right in the Default Value field instead. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/default-value-html-encoding-issue-in-paragraph-text-field#post-30284 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:01:19 +0000 razorfrog 30284@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I'm having an issue where default value text adds HTML line breaks. Something is changing this:<br /> <pre><code>a. b. c. d.</code></pre> <p>into this:<br /> <pre><code>a.&lt;br /&gt; b.&lt;br /&gt; c.&lt;br /&gt; d.</code></pre> <p>Screenshots:<br /> <a href="http://cl.ly/8X87" rel="nofollow">http://cl.ly/8X87</a> &amp; <a href="http://cl.ly/8XvI" rel="nofollow">http://cl.ly/8XvI</a></p> <p>Live form:<br /> <a href="http://kennethrobersonphd.com/kids/forms/child-developmental-history-questionnaire/" rel="nofollow">http://kennethrobersonphd.com/kids/forms/child-developmental-history-questionnaire/</a></p> <p>Thanks for any help! </p>