How to post Code in your WordPress Comments

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Published on January 25, 2011 1:20:06 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy0A7Ymln-g

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In this workshop I'll show you how you can make source code show up in your comments. I'll also show you how to format it so it looks different to ordinairy text.

By default, WordPress strips out most HTML tags for security reasons. That's a good thing, however if you'd like to share some HTML or PHP source code with someone it won't show up. The workaround is to paste the code into an empty post via the visual editor, then switch to the HTML editor and copy the resulting transcoded characters.

This works because single characters are not executable by the web browser and hence do not pose a security risk. It's a bit tedious if you deal with code a lot, but it's a safe solution and does not require any plugins.

Enjoy!