Title: Classic Editor plugin- Visual Editor bug
Last modified: March 1, 2020

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# Classic Editor plugin- Visual Editor bug

 *  [leesvillelake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leesvillelake/)
 * (@leesvillelake)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/classic-editor-plugin-visual-editor-bug/)
 * I am running WP 5.2.4 and Classic Editor 1.5. If you add html in text mode as
   follows and then switch to Visual editor to see how it looks, all the html directives
   get translated to some substitution, not saved as written. If you stay away from
   the Visual Editor, just preview, then publish and come back into the editor so
   it sees this as part of an existing published page, visual editor correctly treats
   these directives as html. This is just an example, it does this to all <html 
   directives> even though it was entered in text mode, not visual editor mode. 
   This didn’t happen with TinyMice.
    Not a major problem, just have to ignore Visual
   Editor, do all development in Text Editor and use Preview, not VE, to make sure
   you got it right. Example:
 *     ```
       <div style="width: 45%; float: right;">
       <h3 style="color: #3534ba;">Upcoming Events</h3>
       <i>Prevent invasive plants. Wash boat, motors, fishing nets & trailer before entering all lakes.</i>
       <dl>
       <dt style="font-weight: bold;">June</dt>
       </dl>
       <dl>
       <dd><strong>13</strong> - Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Altavista Library</dd>
       <dd><strong>15</strong> - Vessel Safety Checks #1, 9 a.m. - Noon, Leesville Lake Marina</dd>
       <dd><strong>15</strong> - Re Scheduled Beautification Day #1 with drop off point at Runaway Bay boat ramp from 9:00 to 3:00</dd>
       <dd><strong>22</strong> - Re Scheduled Beautification Day #2 with drop off points at Leesville Lake Marina and TriCounty Marinas from 9:00 to 3:00</dd>
       <dt>July</dt>
       <dd><strong>13</strong> - Annual Members' Meeting and and Volunteer Appreciation Day Picnic, 1:00 PM, Leesville Lake Marina</dd>
       </dl>
       </div>
       ```
   
    -  This topic was modified 6 years, 3 months ago by [Yui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fierevere/).
      Reason: please use CODE button for code formatting

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 *  [Joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joyously/)
 * (@joyously)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/classic-editor-plugin-visual-editor-bug/#post-12496282)
 * I copied your HTML and tried it, but had no problems with any of it getting removed
   when switching to Visual Editor. Perhaps you have some other plugin or theme 
   that is affecting the HTML?
 *  Thread Starter [leesvillelake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leesvillelake/)
 * (@leesvillelake)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/classic-editor-plugin-visual-editor-bug/#post-12499664)
 * This is the list of plugins and the release levels I have active. None of them‘
   should’ be getting involved in page edit/creation, the ones that affect page 
   output do it via imbedded short codes. I’m guessing you aren’t doing exactly 
   what I do because the behaviour is quite consistent on my site. However, it also
   isn’t worth spending a lot of time on it since using preview is an adequate work
   around. Thanks for looking into it.
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 *  [Joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joyously/)
 * (@joyously)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/classic-editor-plugin-visual-editor-bug/#post-12500980)
 * Yeah, I don’t see any of those plugins as causing the problem. One thing you 
   have said which doesn’t make sense: “This didn’t happen with TinyMice.” First,
   it’s TinyMCE, and second, Classic Editor doesn’t change anything. It’s still 
   TinyMCE. The Classic Editor plugin simply allows you to choose which editor to
   use. The classic editor remains in core, just as always.
    You might be able to
   figure it out using the [Health Check](https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/)
   plugin’s Troubleshoot mode, which disables plugins **for your user only**, without
   affecting visitors.

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 * Last reply from: [Joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joyously/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/classic-editor-plugin-visual-editor-bug/#post-12500980)
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