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Empty P Tag

by Husain Ahmed · WordPress.org page · Website

v5.0.0 Tested up to WP 6.8.8 PHP 7.2+

Empty P Tag has 800+ active installs on WordPress.org and 8,562 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 12, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Empty P Tag at a glance

Active installs
800+
Total downloads
8,562
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Empty P Tag well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.8.8, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Removes empty paragraph tags (including whitespace-only and   paragraphs)
  • Optionally disables WordPress wpautop on content, excerpts, and text widgets
  • Gives you a Settings screen so you can choose exactly where cleanup runs
  • Stays lightweight: front-end cleaning runs only where you enable it

Empty P Tag reviews and ratings

7 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

7 reviews

5★
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  • Does the trick

    Works perfectly on 5.5.1. Thanks!

    garrongray

  • Saved my commenting system!

    I tried this as a last resort to try to improve the formatting of my commenting system, wpDiscuz (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/), which by the way is great! Unfortunately in my case (because I need to select only one or two words sometimes) it kept adding <p> tags to the text, which added line breaks and unwanted spacing. This plugin solved that problem!

    alexcz

  • It is simple and amazing plugin

    I use the plugin its help me for removing empty tag

    meenakshi1995

  • Awesome...

    Good plugin for remove empty space in editor.

    kundanfortest

  • Great Plugin

    Best for remove blank tags

    alexmartelli97

  • Great

    I love this plugin. It really work fine.

    nidhibarve

Details

Remove empty paragraph and break tags, and optionally disable WordPress automatic formatting (wpautop).

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • editor
  • excerpt
  • filter
  • formatting
  • wpautop

More from Husain Ahmed

Version
5.0.0
Last updated
Aug 12, 2026
First published
Oct 11, 2017
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
6.8.8
Requires PHP
7.2
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Empty P Tag FAQ

What does Empty P Tag do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Empty P Tag offers Removes empty paragraph tags (including whitespace-only and &nbsp; paragraphs), Optionally disables WordPress wpautop on content, excerpts, and text widgets, Gives you a Settings screen so you can choose exactly where cleanup runs and Stays lightweight: front-end cleaning runs only where you enable it.

How many active installs does Empty P Tag have?

WordPress.org reports 800+ active installs for Empty P Tag as of September 7, 2026.

Is Empty P Tag still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 12, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Is Empty P Tag free?

Empty P Tag is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.