diff --git a/.monorepo-source.json b/.monorepo-source.json
index 35f4216..5852bda 100644
--- a/.monorepo-source.json
+++ b/.monorepo-source.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "productId": "funkycommerce-headless",
   "repository": "coded-letter/superfunky-theme",
-  "source": "coded-letter/coded-letter-monorepo@86177b0c8ca2c1e1d68cb68f3809a5b9fb0a5d67",
+  "source": "coded-letter/coded-letter-monorepo@b321c043c982e26fc7975a54026e44285961962d",
   "sourcePath": "workspace/backend/wordpress/themes/free/funkycommerce-headless",
   "installSlug": "funkycommerce-headless",
   "kind": "theme",
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 7c1e24e..a57f589 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	exit;
 }
 
-define( 'FUNKYCOMMERCE_HEADLESS_VERSION', '1.2.12' );
+define( 'FUNKYCOMMERCE_HEADLESS_VERSION', '1.2.13' );
 
 /**
  * Whether Superfunky Pro is active and licensed.
@@ -968,44 +968,21 @@ function funkycommerce_graphql_content_database_id( $node ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Remove blocks implemented by the React application while retaining editor content.
+ * Render content while omitting blocks implemented by the React application.
  */
-function funkycommerce_filter_headless_blocks( $blocks ) {
-	$filtered = array();
-	$mapped   = funkycommerce_headless_component_blocks();
-
-	foreach ( $blocks as $block ) {
-		if ( in_array( $block['blockName'], $mapped, true ) ) {
-			continue;
-		}
-		if ( ! empty( $block['innerBlocks'] ) ) {
-			$inner_blocks  = array();
-			$inner_content = array();
-			$child_index   = 0;
-
-			foreach ( $block['innerContent'] as $content_part ) {
-				if ( null !== $content_part ) {
-					$inner_content[] = $content_part;
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				$child          = $block['innerBlocks'][ $child_index ] ?? null;
-				$filtered_child = $child ? funkycommerce_filter_headless_blocks( array( $child ) ) : array();
-				++$child_index;
-
-				if ( $filtered_child ) {
-					$inner_blocks[]  = $filtered_child[0];
-					$inner_content[] = null;
-				}
-			}
-
-			$block['innerBlocks']  = $inner_blocks;
-			$block['innerContent'] = $inner_content;
-		}
-		$filtered[] = $block;
+function funkycommerce_without_headless_component_blocks( $callback ) {
+	$mapped = funkycommerce_headless_component_blocks();
+	$filter = static function ( $block_content, $block ) use ( $mapped ) {
+		$block_name = is_array( $block ) ? ( $block['blockName'] ?? null ) : null;
+		return in_array( $block_name, $mapped, true ) ? '' : $block_content;
+	};
+
+	add_filter( 'pre_render_block', $filter, PHP_INT_MAX, 2 );
+	try {
+		return call_user_func( $callback );
+	} finally {
+		remove_filter( 'pre_render_block', $filter, PHP_INT_MAX );
 	}
-
-	return $filtered;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1174,8 +1151,11 @@ static function () use ( $filter, $protected ) {
  */
 function funkycommerce_render_headless_page_content( $page_id ) {
 	$content = (string) get_post_field( 'post_content', $page_id );
-	$content = serialize_blocks( funkycommerce_filter_headless_blocks( parse_blocks( $content ) ) );
-	$content = funkycommerce_filter_headless_content( $content );
+	$content = funkycommerce_without_headless_component_blocks(
+		static function () use ( $content ) {
+			return funkycommerce_filter_headless_content( $content );
+		}
+	);
 	$content = funkycommerce_security_mark_content_scripts( $content, 'page' );
 
 	/*
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2d5fdb4..3e558d1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "funkycommerce-headless-theme",
-  "version": "1.2.12",
+  "version": "1.2.13",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "funkycommerce-headless-theme",
-      "version": "1.2.12",
+      "version": "1.2.13",
       "devDependencies": {
         "autoprefixer": "^10.4.20",
         "esbuild": "^0.28.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 92ee3c8..3fb4955 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "funkycommerce-headless-theme",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.2.12",
+  "version": "1.2.13",
   "description": "Tailwind/build tooling for the FunkyCommerce Headless WordPress theme's native frontend assets (block templates, template parts, loader, and Spotify slot).",
   "scripts": {
     "build:css": "tailwindcss -i ./assets/css/theme-source.css -o ./assets/dist/theme.css --minify",
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 4458d0e..8ea93c2 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Tags: headless, woocommerce, wpgraphql, full-site-editing
 Requires at least: 6.7
 Tested up to: 6.8
 Requires PHP: 7.4
-Stable tag: 1.2.12
+Stable tag: 1.2.13
 License: GPL-2.0-or-later
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ Control Center, the theme also ships a complete native WordPress rendering path
 "Native frontend theme" below) with accessible header/footer/navigation templates and
 core front/home/singular/archive/search/404 routes styled to match the storefront.
 
+== 1.2.13 highlights ==
+
+* Preserves Custom HTML element structure while omitting blocks rendered by the headless application.
+* Prevents generated paragraphs and line breaks from separating interactive HTML controls from their content.
+
 == 1.2.12 highlights ==
 
 * Repairs legacy paragraph and line-break markup injected into Custom HTML CSS blocks.
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 27a54f9..0a09b34 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Description: A minimal, content-first block theme for polished WordPress preview
 Requires at least: 6.7
 Tested up to: 6.8
 Requires PHP: 7.4
-Version: 1.2.12
+Version: 1.2.13
 Update URI: https://github.com/coded-letter/superfunky-theme
 License: GPL-2.0-or-later
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html