WordPress Filters

Filters specific to WordPress content processing.

Content Processing

Filter	Arguments	Description
wpautop	br	Add paragraph tags
wptexturize	—	Apply smart quotes and dashes
shortcodes	—	Process shortcodes
stripshortcodes	—	Remove shortcodes
antispambot	hex_encoding	Obfuscate email address
kses_post	—	Output HTML (overrides default escaping)

wpautop

Converts double line breaks to paragraph tags.

Arguments:

• br — Convert single line breaks to <br> (default: true)

{{ post.content|wpautop }}
{{ text|wpautop(false) }}                      <!-- No <br> tags -->

wptexturize

Applies typographic replacements (smart quotes, em dashes, etc.).

{{ post.title|wptexturize }}
{{ "He said \"Hello\" -- it's nice"|wptexturize }}

shortcodes

Processes WordPress shortcodes in content.

{{ post.content|shortcodes }}

stripshortcodes

Removes WordPress shortcodes from content.

{{ post.content|stripshortcodes }}

antispambot

Obfuscates email addresses to prevent harvesting.

Arguments:

• hex_encoding — Use hex encoding (default: 0)

{{ user.user_email|antispambot }}
{{ user.user_email|antispambot(1) }}                <!-- Hex encoding -->

Common Patterns

Safe content output

{{ post.content|wpautop }}

Clean excerpt without shortcodes

{{ post.content|stripshortcodes|striptags|excerpt(25) }}

Protected email link

<a href="mailto:{{ user.user_email|antispambot }}">Contact</a>

Safe HTML from custom fields

{{ post.meta('html_field')|kses_post }}