Title: Bold To Strong
Author: zingming
Published: <strong>August 18, 2010</strong>
Last modified: August 18, 2010

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Bold To Strong

 By [zingming](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zingming/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/boldtostrong.1.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://brx.wordpress.org/plugins/boldtostrong/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://brx.wordpress.org/plugins/boldtostrong/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://brx.wordpress.org/plugins/boldtostrong/#installation)
 * [Development](https://brx.wordpress.org/plugins/boldtostrong/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/boldtostrong/)

## Description

Converts `<b>` and `</b>` to `<strong>` and `</strong>`, and `<i>` and `</i>` to`
<em>` and `</em>`. It works in the non-editor view (normal view) of the posts, pages,
and comments.

[HTML Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0](http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-WCAG20-HTML-TECHS-20050630/#em)
recommends that `strong` and `em` should be used to denote emphasis instead of `
b` and `i`. This is because screen readers (used by blind people, etc. to browse
the web) process only `strong` and `em`, not `b` and `i`.

Additionally, the `b` and `i` elements were deprecated in HTML 4.01 and XHTML. This
plugin corrects these deprecated tags without modifying your data. (If you uninstall
the plugin, your blog works as if this plugin was never installed.)

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Some posts, pages, and comments still use `b` and `i` tags, unfortunately.
 * [[
 * When viewed in a web browser like Firefox, it looks the same.
 * [[
 * However, the HTML source shows that the tags have been converted. E.g., if you
   are using Firefox, you can go to View > Page Source and see the changes.

## Installation

Unzip the zip file into the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. Activate the plugin
through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.

## FAQ

  Can I still use SyntaxHighlighter to post source code with ‘b’ and ‘i’ elements?

Yes. I have tested this plugin, and it is compatible with the [SyntaxHighlighter Evolved](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/syntaxhighlighter/)
plugin. If you install the SyntaxHighlighter plugin and you are purposely trying
to post HTML code snippets, for example, then `b` and `i` tags will not be converted
into `strong` and `em` tags.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Bold To Strong” is open source software. The following people have contributed 
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ zingming ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zingming/)

[Translate “Bold To Strong” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/boldtostrong)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/boldtostrong/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/boldtostrong/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/boldtostrong/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/boldtostrong/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.1

 * Handles uppercase `B` and `I` elements

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1**
 *  Last updated **16 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.0.5**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/boldtostrong/)
 * Tags
 * [accessibility](https://brx.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/accessibility/)[bold](https://brx.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bold/)
   [em](https://brx.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/em/)[html](https://brx.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/html/)
   [strong](https://brx.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/strong/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://brx.wordpress.org/plugins/boldtostrong/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ zingming ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zingming/)

## Support

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