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RE: Triple Asterisks Causing Bold Red Text

marsm — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:40:16 +0000

@sofy thank you!

RE: Triple Asterisks Causing Bold Red Text

Sofy — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:07:12 +0000

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/

Triple Asterisks Causing Bold Red Text

marsm — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:50:24 +0000

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?