diff --git a/templates/page.tpl.php b/templates/page.tpl.php
index d7566ac6419943093f13f856dbf229233ed75f54..b25895294029f7382d3ddb7744acabd2e461efff 100644
--- a/templates/page.tpl.php
+++ b/templates/page.tpl.php
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@
       <?php if (theme_get_setting('slideshow_display', 'professional_theme')): ?>
         <!-- Slides -->
   <?php
-  $slide1_head = theme_get_setting('slide1_head','professional_theme');   $slide1_desc = theme_get_setting('slide1_desc','professional_theme'); $slide1_url = theme_get_setting('slide1_url','professional_theme');
-  $slide2_head = theme_get_setting('slide2_head','professional_theme');   $slide2_desc = theme_get_setting('slide2_desc','professional_theme'); $slide2_url = theme_get_setting('slide2_url','professional_theme');
-  $slide3_head = theme_get_setting('slide3_head','professional_theme');   $slide3_desc = theme_get_setting('slide3_desc','professional_theme'); $slide3_url = theme_get_setting('slide3_url','professional_theme');
+  $slide1_head = check_plain(theme_get_setting('slide1_head','professional_theme'));   $slide1_desc = check_markup(theme_get_setting('slide1_desc','professional_theme')); $slide1_url = check_plain(theme_get_setting('slide1_url','professional_theme'));
+  $slide2_head = check_plain(theme_get_setting('slide2_head','professional_theme'));   $slide2_desc = check_markup(theme_get_setting('slide2_desc','professional_theme')); $slide2_url = check_plain(theme_get_setting('slide2_url','professional_theme'));
+  $slide3_head = check_plain(theme_get_setting('slide3_head','professional_theme'));   $slide3_desc = check_markup(theme_get_setting('slide3_desc','professional_theme')); $slide3_url = check_plain(theme_get_setting('slide3_url','professional_theme'));
   ?>
     <section id="slider">
     <ul class="slides">
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
             <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="<?php print url($slide1_url); ?>"><?php print $slide1_head; ?></a></h2>
           </header><!-- .entry-header -->
           <div class="entry-summary">
-                <p><?php print $slide1_desc; ?></p>
+                <?php print $slide1_desc; ?>
           </div><!-- .entry-summary -->
           <div class="clear"></div>
         </div><!-- .entry-container -->
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
             <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="<?php print url($slide2_url); ?>"><?php print $slide2_head; ?></a></h2>
           </header><!-- .entry-header -->
           <div class="entry-summary">
-                <p><?php print $slide2_desc; ?></p>
+                <?php print $slide2_desc; ?>
           </div><!-- .entry-summary -->
           <div class="clear"></div>
         </div><!-- .entry-container -->
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
             <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="<?php print url($slide3_url); ?>"><?php print $slide3_head; ?></a></h2>
           </header><!-- .entry-header -->
           <div class="entry-summary">
-                <p><?php print $slide3_desc; ?></p>
+                <?php print $slide3_desc; ?>
           </div><!-- .entry-summary -->
           <div class="clear"></div>
         </div><!-- .entry-container -->