hi,

this seems like it should be so obvious/easy to do, but i can't seem to add space between paragraphs. for example by adding extra "returns" or adding <p></p> is there some other trick? thanks for any tips!

I think that typically WP ignores extra lines but I was just testing this on my install and found my editor put an non breaking space when I want an extra line. This may be because of my particular configuration though. Are you just trying to hit enter a couple of time to create an extra space?

i just want to add a space/return between each paragraph... but when i hit return a couple times and/or add html, i.e. <p></p> nothing changes/adds with the spacing and not sure why not...

Are you in the visual editor when trying this? If not put a non breaking space to add more space. For example

First Line

 

 

Second Line

thanks! i was/am in the HTML editor, but that worked perfectly...

not sure why <p></p> didn't work as well, but i have spaces now and that's what matters! thanks again

WordPress editor has it's own special quirks. Glad this worked for you.