I’m running forums at Renewable Heating Hub using wpfofo, and I’ve come across a strange formatting issue. When I enclose text with two pairs of triple asterisks (e.g., *\*\*some text*\*\* (without the \\\)), the result is bold red text with the asterisks removed.
The same issue occurs on the forums here too. *\*\*some text*\*\* = some text
The issue only happens occasionally. For example, yesterday it occurred with some R output that unintentionally used two pairs of triple asterisks.
Does anyone know:
1. What might be causing this behaviour?
2. Is there an escape character or method I can use to stop the asterisks from being processed this way?
Hi,
This is designed by the plugin. However, you can disable it using the hook code below:
add_filter( 'wpforo_allow_replace_3asterisk', '__return_false' );
This article should be helpful for you: https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-easily-add-custom-code-in-wordpress-without-breaking-your-site/
@sofy thank you!