Disable WordPress Formatting with Raw HTML Plugin

About Raw HTML

The Raw HTML plugin allows you to disable automatic formatting in WordPress posts, such as smart quotes and automatic paragraph creation. It also lets you use raw HTML/JS/CSS code in your posts without WordPress altering it. However, the free version only supports editing posts in the Text tab, so you'll need the Pro version to switch between Text and Visual editors without any issues.

Frequently asked questions

What does the RawHTML plugin do?

The RawHTML plugin allows you to disable automatic formatting and use raw HTML/JS/CSS code in your posts without WordPress messing it up.

What features does the RawHTML plugin have?

The RawHTML plugin allows you to wrap any part of your post in [raw]...[/raw] tags to prevent WordPress from converting newlines to HTML paragraphs, replacing apostrophes with typographic quotes, and more. It also adds new checkboxes to the 'Edit Post' screen that let you disable certain WP filters on a per-post basis.

Does the RawHTML plugin support the Gutenberg editor?

The RawHTML plugin doesn't fully support the Gutenberg editor. Some features will only work if you use the Classic Editor plugin.

How do I use the RawHTML plugin?

To prevent a part of your post or page from being filtered by WordPress, switch to the Text/HTML editor and wrap it in [raw]...[/raw] or ... tags. The plugin also supports combining shortcodes and preserving [raw] code in excerpts.

Who can use the RawHTML plugin?

Some features of Raw HTML will only work for users who have the 'unfiltered_html' capability. This includes the Editor and Administrator roles in a normal WordPress install, and only the Super Admin in a Multisite install.

Changelog

1.6.4

Improved compatibility with plugins that change or hide the WordPress version number.
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.1 and 6.2-alpha.

1.6.3

Fixed a potential PHP warning about an expression being passed by reference.
Tested up to WordPress 5.5-alpha.

1.6.2

Fixed a conflict with Jetpack that could cause the plugin to trigger a fatal error during certain cron jobs.
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.

1.6.1

Fixed a conflict with the “AMP Stories” plugin. This fix may also help with current or future conflicts with other plugins that remove the default post filters.

1.6

Added a way to preserve [raw] blocks in post excerpts.
Enabled the “Raw HTML” metabox for custom post types.
Tested up to WP 5.2 (only with the Classic Editor).

1.5.1

Added limited support for the page builder included with GoodLayers themes (e.g. Mediso).
Tested with WP 4.8.2 and 4.9-beta1.

1.5

Added a way to run shortcodes inside [raw] tags. To enable shortcodes, add the shortcodes=1 attribute to the tag. Example: [raw shortcodes=1]some code ... [my-shortcode] ... other code[/raw].
Fixed a conflict with Events Calendar Pro (+ Community Events add-on). This should also fix conflicts with other plugins that remove default post filters like wpautop.
Tested with WP 4.6-beta2.

1.4.16

Tested with WP 4.5.

1.4.15

Tested with WP 4.2.
Fixed a rare “trying to get property of non-object” notice.

1.4.14

Tested with WP 4.1 and 4.2-alpha.

1.4.13

Tested with WP 4.0.

1.4.12

Tested with the release version of WP 3.9.

1.4.11

Tested up to WP 3.9-alpha.
Fixed a minor conflict with plugins/themes that run custom queries and then manually apply “the_content” filter to post content.

1.4.10

Fixed a rare bug where all [raw]…[/raw] blocks in a post would be replaced with the content of the first block.

1.4.9

Fixed a new conflict with WP-Syntax 1.0.
Tested with WP 3.5.1 and WP 3.6-beta1.

1.4.8

Fixed a conflict with WP-Syntax.
Fixed: Prevent WordPress from wrapping each [raw]…[/raw] block in a paragraph. Doesn’t affect inline [raw] blocks.
Tested with WP 3.5-beta2.

1.4.7

Tested with WP 3.4.1
Fixed the Author URI (was 404).
Updated the plugin description. Now it also includes short usage instructions.
Fixed the link to the Pro version (new site).

1.4.6

Tested on WP 3.4 (final release).

1.4.5

Tested on WP 3.4-alpha
Store per-post disable_* flags in a single post meta key instead of one key per flag.

1.4.4

Fixed a minor conflict with the “Really simple Facebook Twitter share buttons” plugin.

1.4.3

Changed the name to just “Raw HTML”.
Fixed incompatibility with SyntaxHighlighter Evolved.
Tested on WordPress 3.3 (beta).

1.4.2

Tested on WordPress 3.2.1
Improved the checkbox layout in the plugin’s post editor widget (extra whitespace).

1.4.1

Tested on the latest Beta version of WordPress (3.2-beta2).
Prefer ... over .... The old syntax will continue to work, but you’re encouraged to use either [raw] or  in the future as they’re more internally consistent (and shorter).

1.4

To decrease UI clutter, post-level settings now use hidden custom fields.

1.3

Added a new panel to the “Screen Options” box that lest you auto-enable specific RawHTML settings (e.g. “Disable automatic paragraphs”) for all new or updated posts.

1.2.5

Fixed a conflict with the Intypo plugin
Fixed example code formatting in readme.txt

1.2.4

Added an autogenerated changelog.

1.2.3

Fix a problem where very long posts would be displayed as blank. This was caused by a regexp input size limitation/bug in newer versions of PHP.

1.2.2

Fix a glitch when one [RAW]/RAW block is immediately followed by another (cause : greedy regexp).

1.2.1

Change filter priorities again to make it compatible with Exec-PHP (hopefully).

1.2

Improved compatibility with other plugins (e.g. cforms II).
Gave the “maybe_” filters a higher priority to prevent conflicts with some plugins that want to insert untexturized HTML.

1.1

New feature : disable wptexturize() and other filters on a per-post level.
“Official” WP 2.7 compatibility.
Fixed some readme.txt text

1.0.5

Fix : regexp failing for very long posts, leading to blank pages.

1.0.4

A tiny bugfix – changed one regexp to make quicktags perform as expected.

1.0.3

WP 2.5.1 compatibility

1.0.2

There are no release notes for this version