Title: HTML artifacts
Last modified: August 24, 2016
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# HTML artifacts
* Resolved [Patrick Steil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/patrickchurchbuzzorg/)
* (@patrickchurchbuzzorg)
* [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-artifacts/)
* In the HTML Filter tab, depending on which HTML blocks I choose for my “Main
HTML Block” and “Start of HTML to scrape” I often see HTML artifacts being left
behind in the imported HTML.
* See this screenshot: [http://screencast.com/t/XyKPvhgFHIuX](http://screencast.com/t/XyKPvhgFHIuX)
* I am not understanding how to best use the “Main HTML” and “Start HTML” – not
sure why there needs to be both of these options.
* If you want I can record a video of my whole setup and show you or I an give
you access to login to my WP to see it. Just email me directly at [patrick@churchbuzz.org](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-artifacts/patrick@churchbuzz.org?output_format=md)–
thanks.
* Thanks,
Patrick
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* Plugin Author [awfowler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awfowler/)
* (@awfowler)
* [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-artifacts/#post-6178108)
* Hi,
* Yes you are correct “Start HTML” should be all you need for most sites.
The “
Main HTML” option is to allow novice users the ability to quickly find a section
of HTML code and scrape the site in easily. For some sites this may be all they
need to do.
* If you can give me an example of an HTMl artifact left behind I will look in
to this.
* Email me on [alex@werejuicy.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-artifacts/alex@werejuicy.com?output_format=md)
* Alex
* Thread Starter [Patrick Steil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/patrickchurchbuzzorg/)
* (@patrickchurchbuzzorg)
* [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-artifacts/#post-6178112)
* Now that I am only using the “Main HTML” option I no longer see the artifacts.
That seemed to only happen when using both Main and Start HTML options.
* Thanks!
Patrick
* Plugin Author [awfowler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awfowler/)
* (@awfowler)
* [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-artifacts/#post-6178153)
* Hi Patrick,
* I have uploaded a new version which is a bit more robust. The only thing which
might help you though is the ability to remove strings from the post/page name.
* Sorry the rest will take some more time to develop.
* Alex.
* Thread Starter [Patrick Steil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/patrickchurchbuzzorg/)
* (@patrickchurchbuzzorg)
* [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-artifacts/#post-6178162)
* Thanks Alex… look forward to more changes!
* By the way in my previous work on a solution for this, one thing I had to track
was the changing of any URLs from the old site to the new one. And then from
that I would make sure to output a 301 csv file that contained the old and new
URLs. That is something else that will probably be needed.
* Are you planning on such a feature?
* Thanks
Patrick
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