Extra <div> tags added when using "Edit as New" on HTML emails
Author: gala514Created Jul 3, 2025Updated Sep 3, 2026
LabelsbugC: Mail composing
Prerequisites
- I have searched for duplicate or closed issues
- I can recreate the issue with all plugins disabled
Describe the issue
When composing new HTML emails using the "Edit as New" function in RoundCube, extra
tags are added to the message body each time the email is re-edited and re-sent.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Go to the "Sent" folder and select an HTML email.
- From the "More" menu, choose "Edit as New".
- Edit the message and send it.
- Repeat steps 1–3 several times with the newly sent email.
Actual Result: Each time the message is re-edited and sent, additional nested
tags are appended to the email content. This results in unnecessary HTML nesting in the message source.
Expected Result: The content structure should remain clean and unchanged between re-edits. No additional
tags should be introduced.
Notes: This issue only occurs with HTML format emails.
It does not occur if:
- A new email is created and the content is copied in manually.
- The email is edited using "Edit as New" but in Plain Text mode.
Attachments:
Two .txt files with HTML source from emails sent on June 25 and December 24. The December version shows significantly fewer tags, indicating the buildup over repeated edits.
HTML- june 2025.txt
HTML-december 2024.txt
What browser(s) are you seeing the problem on?
Chrome
What version of PHP are you using?
8.3
What version of Roundcube are you using?
1.6.11
JavaScript errors
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PHP errors
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Source: roundcube/roundcubemail