Limit HTML Tags Overrides Convert Breaks Text Formatting
Question
The Limit HTML Tags setting (and/or the GlobalSanitizeSpec directive) is applied before the Convert Breaks Text Formatting option, instead of the other way around as documented.
Answer
Update (06.26.06)
The status of this behavior has now been changed to "intended by design". Text Formatting options (whether native or introduced by the use of a plugin) should not be allowed to introduce tags which have been explicitly banned by the weblog administrator. So, sanitize settings must be applied last in order to maintain the protection they are meant to provide.
The documentation noted in the original text below has now been updated to reflect the correct behavior of the system.
Original Text of This Article The documentation for Comment Text Formatting states:
"Note that Text Formatting is executed after unwanted HTML tags are removed, if they are allowed at all."
However, this isn't correct (as of version 3.2 of Movable Type); Text Formatting is being executed first. This behavior is observable under both static and dynamic publishing.
The solution until this issue is resolved is to make sure you've allowed p and br tags in your settings, either globally or on a per weblog basis. More information on how to designate which HTML tags are allowed for comments is outlined in the Knowledge Base article Allow HTML in Comments.
