I originally inserted the code after hitting an extra return (space) after the final php and ended up with a white screen whenever I tried to do execute an action in wordpress.

The other solutions adversely affected all previously created pages that relied on the automatic tags. I only needed to fix certain sections where wordpress would enter a one sided or and throw off my validation.

Using this solution allows me to fix just the areas where automated tags were not opened or closed properly.

Thank you very much.