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Answered How to remove paragraph tags before and after MODX tags

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    Henrik Nielsen Reply #1, 12 years, 8 months ago
    When you use the content area and edit it with TinyMCE, it's add the p tags around MODX tags.

    And if I remember correctly, I saw a plugin that could delete them on save in these forums - but I forgot to bookmark it.

    Is there anyone who knows where it is?

    This question has been answered by cyclissmo. See the first response.

    [ed. note: Henrik Nielsen last edited this post 12 years, 8 months ago.]
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      jaredloman Reply #2, 12 years, 7 months ago
      I'm not sure about a plugin, but you could change the setting "Forced Root Block" under System Settings in the TinyMCE namespace.

      You could change it to "<div>" which would be much less intrusive than a paragraph tag with inherit styling or just shut it off.

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        cyclissmo Reply #3, 12 years, 7 months ago
        Turning off Fored Root Blocks does have some drawbacks, so if you wish to use a plugin to remove the tags, you can use something like the following:

        $search = array('<p>[[', ']]</p>');
$replace = array('[[', ']]');
$modx->documentOutput = str_replace($search, $replace, $modx->documentOutput);


        set it to fire on OnParseDocument.
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          BobRay Reply #4, 12 years, 7 months ago
          Or just turn off rich-text editing. wink
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            Henrik Nielsen Reply #5, 12 years, 7 months ago
            I apologize for the late reply - but your posts disappeared for me in the new forum...

            @cyclissmo: I had just tried your solution, and I go for that!
            @jaredloman and @BobRay: Although your suggestions would work for me, I'm afraid they are "no go" for the daily users.

            But many thanks for your suggestions!
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