Custom fields strip HTML shortcodes and embeds
Custom fields strip or refuse HTML, shortcodes, iframes, and YouTube embeds, so content renders as plain text on the front end.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 12 January 2023 · last reported 9 January 2026
What's going wrong
Site owners who use WCK wysiwyg and text-based custom fields find that shortcodes, iframes, YouTube embeds, and some HTML tags do not survive saving.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 3 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
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