Extra Sentence Space
Force browsers to display two spaces (when present) between sentences.
3(2 reviews)
·50 active installs·Updated 6 years agoAs of April 2026, Extra Sentence Space is a WordPress post plugin with 50 active installations and a 3/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 1.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Header and Footer Scripts.
3/52 reviews
50active installs
10K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
Even though you may add two spaces after each sentence when writing a post (assuming you subscribe to a writing style that suggests such spacing) web browsers will collapse consecutive blank spaces into a single space when viewed. This plugin adds a (non-breaking space) after sentence-ending punctuation to retain the appearance of your two-space intent.
NOTE: The plugin will only enforce the two-space gap in places where two or more spaces actually separate sentences in your posts. It will NOT insert a second space if only one space is present.
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Hooks
The plugin is further customizable via two filters. Typically, these customizations would be put into your active theme’s functions.php file, or used b…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 1.5+ requiredTested up to 5.3.21 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.3.9 (2019-12-31)
- Fix: Use full path to CHANGELOG.md in the Changelog section of readme.txt
- Change: Note compatibility through WP 5.3+
- Change: Update copyright date (2020)
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