Consider the following code

<?php

// The new line separated string
$section_string = <<<EOL
Sentence A1. Sentence A2. Sentence A3.

Sentence B1. Sentence B2. Sentence B3.

Sentence C1. Sentence C2. Sentence C3.
EOL;

// Is there a function you can call like so:
$html_markup = unknown_awesome_function( $section_string );

echo $html_markup;

?>

Expected output

<p>Sentence A1. Sentence A2. Sentence A3.</p><p>Sentence B1. Sentence B2. Sentence B3.</p><p>Sentence C1. Sentence C2. Sentence C3.</p>

Instead of the example fictional unknown_awesome_function(), is there a built-in function you can call to generate multiple <p> tags based on a string with new line separators?

Consider the following code

<?php

// The new line separated string
$section_string = <<<EOL
Sentence A1. Sentence A2. Sentence A3.

Sentence B1. Sentence B2. Sentence B3.

Sentence C1. Sentence C2. Sentence C3.
EOL;

// Is there a function you can call like so:
$html_markup = unknown_awesome_function( $section_string );

echo $html_markup;

?>

Expected output

<p>Sentence A1. Sentence A2. Sentence A3.</p><p>Sentence B1. Sentence B2. Sentence B3.</p><p>Sentence C1. Sentence C2. Sentence C3.</p>

Instead of the example fictional unknown_awesome_function(), is there a built-in function you can call to generate multiple <p> tags based on a string with new line separators?

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• 1 Have you tried apply_filters('the_content', $section_string)? That should apply wp_autop which would add either <p> tags or <br>s. – WebElaine Commented Jan 28, 2020 at 22:48
• @WebElaine that worked like a charm! Exactly what was needed. It added the <p> tag, not the <br>. Would you mind posting it as an answer? I'd like to give you some bounty for the awesome response. Thanks – Abel Melquiades Callejo Commented Jan 31, 2020 at 21:49

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Have you tried apply_filters('the_content', $section_string)? That should apply wp_autop which would add either <p> tags or <br>s.