Ticket #1170: bug1170_functions-formatting2.diff

wp-includes/functions-formatting.php

@@ -392 +392 @@
         }
 
         $tagstack = array(); $stacksize = 0; $tagqueue = ''; $newtext = '';
+        $single_tags = array('br', 'hr', 'img', 'input'); //Known single-entity/self-closing tags
+        $nestable_tags = array('blockquote', 'div', 'span'); //Tags that can be immediately nested within themselves
 
         # WP bug fix for comments - in case you REALLY meant to type '< !--'
         $text = str_replace('< !--', '<    !--', $text);
@@ -442 +444 @@
                         if((substr($regex[2],-1) == '/') || ($tag == '')) {
                         }
                         // ElseIf it's a known single-entity tag but it doesn't close itself, do so
-                        elseif ($tag == 'br' || $tag == 'img' || $tag == 'hr' || $tag == 'input') {
+                        elseif ( in_array($tag, $single_tags) ) {
                                 $regex[2] .= '/';
                         } else {        // Push the tag onto the stack
                                 // If the top of the stack is the same as the tag we want to push, close previous tag
-                                if (($stacksize > 0) && ($tag != 'div') && ($tagstack[$stacksize - 1] == $tag)) {
+                                if (($stacksize > 0) && !in_array($tag, $nestable_tags) && ($tagstack[$stacksize - 1] == $tag)) {
                                         $tagqueue = '</' . array_pop ($tagstack) . '>';
                                         $stacksize--;
                                 }