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When you copy content from Google Docs and paste it into WordPress, you get messy HTML like this:<\/p>\n\n

<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your perfectly normal text.<\/span>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n
And list items end up looking like this:<\/p>\n\n
<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">A simple bullet point.<\/li>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n
None of this formatting does anything visible on your site. It just clutters your markup and can cause issues with themes and page builders.<\/p>\n\n
This plugin automatically strips that junk every time you save a post or page.<\/p>\n\n
What it cleans:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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  • <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/code> wrappers (keeps the text inside, removes the span)<\/li>\n
  • style=\"font-weight: 400;\"<\/code> on list items<\/li>\n
  • aria-level<\/code> attributes on list items (Google Docs nesting markers that WordPress doesn't need)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
    What it does NOT touch:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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    • Bold, italic, links, headings, images, or any other meaningful formatting<\/li>\n
    • Content inside <code><\/code> or <pre><\/code> blocks (safe for tutorial sites that show HTML examples)<\/li>\n
    • Custom fields, widgets, menus, or anything outside the post editor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
      No settings. No admin page. No JavaScript. Just one lightweight filter that runs on save.<\/p>\n\n
      Trademark notice:<\/strong> This plugin is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google LLC. \"Google Docs\" is a trademark of Google LLC and is used here only to describe the source of the formatting this plugin cleans up.<\/p>\n\n\n
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      1. Upload the tooltester-clean-paste-for-google-docs<\/code> folder to \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code><\/li>\n
      2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress<\/li>\n
      3. That's it. Paste from Google Docs and save as usual.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
        \n
        Does this clean up posts I already published?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
        It cleans content when you save. So if you open an older post and hit Update, it will clean that post. It does not automatically batch-process existing posts.<\/p><\/dd>\n
        Will it break my formatting?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
        No. font-weight: 400<\/code> means \"normal weight,\" which is the browser default. Removing it changes nothing visually. The plugin only removes formatting that has zero visible effect on your site.<\/p><\/dd>\n
        Does it work with the block editor (Gutenberg)?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
        Yes. The cleanup runs server-side on save, so it works with both the block editor and the classic editor.<\/p><\/dd>\n
        Does it work with code blocks?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
        Yes. Content inside <pre><\/code> and <code><\/code> tags is left completely untouched. If you write tutorials that include HTML examples, those examples are safe.<\/p><\/dd>\n
        Can I use this with other paste-cleanup plugins?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
        Yes. This plugin uses a standard WordPress filter and plays nicely with others.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n
        1.0.3<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • Added a one-time, dismissible admin notice with a link to the Tooltester newsletter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
          1.0.2<\/h4>\n\n
            \n
          • Moved trademark notice to the end of the description for better readability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
            1.0.1<\/h4>\n\n
              \n
            • Added cleanup of style=\"font-weight: 400;\"<\/code> on list items<\/li>\n
            • Added cleanup of aria-level<\/code> attributes on list items<\/li>\n
            • Protected <pre><\/code> and <code><\/code> blocks from being modified<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
              1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
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              • Initial release<\/li>\n
              • Strips <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/code> wrappers from post content on save<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Removes the messy inline formatting Google Docs leaves behind when you paste into the WordPress editor.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/es-uy.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/301843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/es-uy.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/es-uy.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/es-uy.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301843"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/es-uy.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/tooltester"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/es-uy.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/es-uy.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=301843"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/es-uy.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=301843"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/es-uy.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=301843"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/es-uy.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=301843"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/es-uy.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=301843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}