[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #48196: The Code Editor generates tag soup with empty paragraphs in td elements

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#48196: The Code Editor generates tag soup with empty paragraphs in td elements
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 Reporter:  vinc17        |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Editor        |    Version:  5.2.3
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 When using the Code Editor with WordPress 5.2.3, the opening `<p>` and
 closing `</p>` tags do not appear in the editor and are automatically
 handled by the editor. If I try to add them to fix things, they are
 automatically removed. So, now the problem with this automatic handling:
 The Code Editor generates tag soup with empty paragraphs in td elements.
 For instance, the generated HTML code looks like this:

 {{{
 <td>text<br />
 text</p>
 <p>text<br />
 text</p>
 <p>text</td>
 }}}

 There are two issues (maybe related). First, this is tag soup. For various
 reasons (parsing with XML tools, better HTML code understanding and
 maintenance...), the Code Editor should not omit opening and closing tags.
 Here, the first `</p>` does not have a matching opening tag and the last
 `<p>` does not have a matching closing tag. Moreover, in HTML5 parsing,
 the first `</p>` is parsed as if it were `<p></p>`, i.e. an empty
 paragraph; and the text before it should really be in a paragraph for
 consistency. If the Code Editor thought that the `<td>` implied an opening
 `<p>` just after it, it is wrong! In short, the generated code should be:

 {{{
 <td><p>text<br />
 text</p>
 <p>text<br />
 text</p>
 <p>text</p></td>
 }}}

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