Title: Code auto-generating in code editor after 5.7 Update Last modified: April 2, 2021 --- # Code auto-generating in code editor after 5.7 Update * [kjwebct](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjwebct/) * (@kjwebct) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-auto-generating-in-code-editor-after-5-7-update/) * After I upgraded to WP 5.7, when I go to edit a page, the first `` tag in the page starts auto generating. * The code I wrote was: `a href="/form778379350/index.html" target="_blank">
Enroll
` * Wordpress, before the update, changed it to this: * ```

Enroll in Investigative Programs

``` * And after the update, when I click on the code editor, you can watch it just auto-generate line after line of `` On other pages it’s throwing in line after line of `

` when I click on the editor. I can’t edit any of my pages. Any suggestions? - This topic was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by [kjwebct](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjwebct/). - This topic was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by [kjwebct](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjwebct/). Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-auto-generating-in-code-editor-after-5-7-update/#post-14273582) * Try using the browser on incognito mode. See if it happens there. * If not, then it’s some extension adding spam to your browser. * Thread Starter [kjwebct](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjwebct/) * (@kjwebct) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-auto-generating-in-code-editor-after-5-7-update/#post-14278447) * [@otto42](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/), happened in incognito mode too. I have a video showing what happens when I try to edit a page. [https://youtu.be/iEkmQPZiyPM](https://youtu.be/iEkmQPZiyPM)( This was in incognito mode). * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-auto-generating-in-code-editor-after-5-7-update/#post-14278536) * Yeah, try using a different browser entirely. I’d say that you have some kind of spam software on your PC adding those. * Thread Starter [kjwebct](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjwebct/) * (@kjwebct) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-auto-generating-in-code-editor-after-5-7-update/#post-14278621) * [@otto42](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/), Still happens in Edge and Firefox. * Thread Starter [kjwebct](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjwebct/) * (@kjwebct) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-auto-generating-in-code-editor-after-5-7-update/#post-14278710) * Also switched themes and disabled all the plugins. Still same problem. * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-auto-generating-in-code-editor-after-5-7-update/#post-14278825) * Try using a different computer entirely then. Malware on your machine can do all sorts of stuff. * But basically, you need to find the malware and deal with it directly. The problem is not in WordPress, it’s in whatever you have adding that spam. * Thread Starter [kjwebct](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjwebct/) * (@kjwebct) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-auto-generating-in-code-editor-after-5-7-update/#post-14279081) * [@otto42](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/), It’s still happening when I use a different computer. - This reply was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by [kjwebct](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjwebct/). * Anonymous User 17160716 * (@anonymized-17160716) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-auto-generating-in-code-editor-after-5-7-update/#post-14280255) * **kjwebct**, hi there. * Try this, step-by-step: 0 – disable all plugins; 1 – temporarily change the current theme to any of Twenty*; 2 – delete the whole /cache/* directory; 3 – try to re-install WordPress 5.7 (go to [https://spectortraining.org/wp-admin/update-core.php](https://spectortraining.org/wp-admin/update-core.php) page and click on “Re-install version 5.7” button) or do it manual; 4 – check your website. * After that, check the developer console in the browser when you view the problematic page with the auto-generated code (like in the video). I’m sure some errors will be displayed in the console. * [Joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joyously/) * (@joyously) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-auto-generating-in-code-editor-after-5-7-update/#post-14280352) * This topic is mentioned in a Gutenberg issue: [https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/29988#issuecomment-813612076](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/29988#issuecomment-813612076) Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) The topic ‘Code auto-generating in code editor after 5.7 Update’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 9 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [Joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joyously/) * Last activity: [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-auto-generating-in-code-editor-after-5-7-update/#post-14280352) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics