Crssp

# April 18, 2013 at 2:22 pm

I can’t figure out what’s creating the padding at the top of the main content area above the Latest News Ticker.

http://tinyurl.com/bv45hdu

Wordpress Twenty Twelve theme has a bit of Class-itis me thinks, but it’s the theme plugged in at the moment (not a fan).
Trying to eliminate the space above and below the ticker, besides the ticker itself having padding properties, etc. I think it’s the theme attributes giving me troubles though.

I’ve tried 20 or more smackdown methods, nothings working. :(

wolfcry911

# April 18, 2013 at 2:42 pm

line 579

.site-content {
margin: 1.71429rem 0 0;
}

ChrisP

# April 18, 2013 at 2:43 pm

@Crssp, my first guess is the empty `p` tags and line breaks you have in the page.

TheDoc

# April 18, 2013 at 2:46 pm

@ChrisP hit the nail on the head. There’s an empty `

` tag sitting there: http://cl.ly/image/0q2B3h0J2r2W

ChrisP

# April 18, 2013 at 2:50 pm

@Crssp, giving your `

` tags a `display: none;` value will leave you with 0 content..aside from that, @TheDoc‘s screenshot shows that the problem is your ticker is _inside_ a `

` tag, which would make your ticker disappear completely.

> It could be the ditty news scroll plugin tossing in the p tags, if it’s even that tough. Thanks again.

It’s someone getting “return happy” in the visual editor of WP..just switch it to HTML and delete excess `p` and `br` tags.

ChrisP

# April 18, 2013 at 2:59 pm

> Aware of the p display none it was a joke.

Glad to hear it..lol sarcasm is hard to read

Crssp

# April 18, 2013 at 3:03 pm

Anybody have a suggested fix for WordPress adding P tags, especially when it’s the first thing in the editor?
First google brought me to this functions file snippet:

http://sww.co.nz/solution-to-wordpress-adding-br-and-p-tags-around-shortcodes/

Really not sure now.

Crssp

# April 18, 2013 at 3:16 pm

Never had a use for:

p:first-child rule
…but that’s a thought, even though the p tag shouldn’t be there.

Crssp

# April 18, 2013 at 3:30 pm

@ChrisP> It’s someone getting “return happy” in the visual editor of WP..just switch it to HTML and delete excess p and br tags.
The P tags are not there, in the html view, they are getting parsed in some how, whether it’s js of the plugin or just WP auto P’s….

ChrisP

# April 18, 2013 at 3:36 pm

@Crssp, I think the link you had earlier is the ticket.

> http://sww.co.nz/solution-to-wordpress-adding-br-and-p-tags-around-shortcodes/

I don’t really make much use of shortcodes so I don’t have much experience..

I think your `:first-child` option could be a possibility too. The only problem is the pages that _don’t_ have a shortcode would be affected too. You could always add a body class..like `.home` for this page, then target the shortcode using `.home .entry-content p:first-child { margin: 0 }`

That would definitely be a hack-y solution though..

Crssp

# April 18, 2013 at 3:51 pm

Thanks again ChrisP, I’m hesitant to do anything with the functions.php on this one, not entirely understanding the overall results.
Attempting the hack-y CSS still no love. :(

Crssp

# April 25, 2013 at 1:00 pm

This problem reared it’s ugly head on another project… found a fix this time via a Functions file php body blow to the mid-section:http://www.simonbattersby.com/blog/2011/02/wordpress-wrapping-shortcodes-with-p-tags/

Setting up Post Snippets for Grid Columns in the venerable Skelton Theme from simplethemes, and this worked a charm!

function simonbattersby_shortcode_format($content){
$content = preg_replace(‘/(

)s*(

$content = preg_replace(‘/()s*(

)/’, ‘‘, $content);
return $content;
}

add_filter(‘the_content’,’simonbattersby_shortcode_format’,11);

Crssp

# April 25, 2013 at 1:06 pm

Wait a minute, now I’m getting break tags instead of the p opening tag, and a break for the P closing tag. :(
So I’m still rattling on here… :(