Custom importer – inline html tags cause new paragraph

I’m trying to import recipes but having difficulty with the instructions. Inline html tags li <a>, <strong>, or <em> cause a new paragraph.

For example, “Thoroughly combine all the ingredients in a small bowl”

becomes:

“Thoroughly combine

all the ingredients in a small bowl.”

My code is below. I would appreciate any insight or guidance.

        $acf_instructions = get_post_meta( $id, 'directions_sections_1_direction_list', true );
        preg_match_all( '!<li>(.*?)</li>!', $acf_instructions, $instruction_matches );

        foreach ( $instruction_matches[1] as $instruction_match ) {
            $instruction_match = trim( $this->derichify( $instruction_match ) );

            $group['instructions'][] = array(
                'text' => $instruction_match,
            );
        }

        $instructions[] = $group;
        $recipe['instructions'] = $instructions;

• This topic was modified 6 months, 2 weeks ago by joshkern.
• This topic was modified 6 months, 2 weeks ago by joshkern.