Title: html editor changes my html
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# html editor changes my html

 *  [eworley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eworley/)
 * (@eworley)
 * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-editor-changes-my-html/)
 * First let me say that I am sorry if this question has been already presented 
   and answered — but I searched and could not find any references.
 * I am trying to insert a table, using xhtml, into one of the pages in my blog.
   Everytime that I try to insert html into the editor it deletes some of it and
   only returns part of it. I have even pasted direct xhtml for w3 and the html 
   editor decided to delete part of it — some of the formating that I wanted to 
   include such as alignment and such.
 * Can anyone help me? Do you need more information?
 * thanks for your time.

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 *  [phil2006](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phil2006/)
 * (@phil2006)
 * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-editor-changes-my-html/#post-429999)
 * try using full links, try using a better HTML editor, ” Example : Frontpage ”
   and try to be a little more descriptive of what your problem is, I have a database
   problem, Im just waiting for a reply, Damn . . . 1 hour of waiting and still 
   no reply!
 *  Thread Starter [eworley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eworley/)
 * (@eworley)
 * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-editor-changes-my-html/#post-430004)
 * OK, I obviously did not phrase my question properly. Let me try again.
 * Specifically when I try to enter a formatted table into a page post and I save
   it part of the xhtml that I entered is deleted. Also sometimes a tag <pre> is
   inserted. For instance if I try to enter the following
 * <caption>This is a caption</caption>
 * it will be removed from my post after a save.
 * Also in I try to add the <tbody> </tbody> pair they will also be removed.
 * In short WordPress is making some decisions about my code and deciding to delete
   over which I have no apparent control.
 * What I am asking is how do I prevent this from taking place.
 * Also I do not understand your recommendations re Frontpage.
 * Eugene
 *  [yosemite](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yosemite/)
 * (@yosemite)
 * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-editor-changes-my-html/#post-430005)
 * Try turning off visual rich editing in Users:Your Profile. May have more luck…
 *  [DJ Rg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/caferg/)
 * (@caferg)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-editor-changes-my-html/#post-430281)
 * I am having a similar problem BUT it is happening to my Authors not me as admin..
 * EXAMPLE:
 * `<img style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" width="" src="http://www.
   bzoo.org/bzoo/citygypsyx.jpg" />'
    that codes changes to this after you save 
   and/or publish.. <img width=”” src=”[http://www.bzoo.org/bzoo/citygypsyx.jpg&#8221](http://www.bzoo.org/bzoo/citygypsyx.jpg&#8221);/
   >’
 * Notice img “style” as is gone as is the values
 * Rich editor is off as is xhtml validating correction check box.
 * How do I fix this? I am using 2.0.3 (hoping 2.1 comes out for xmas ;-))
 * Thank you.
 * Rg
 * ps..strange is happens to Authors and not Admins??
 *  [katgirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katgirl/)
 * (@katgirl)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-editor-changes-my-html/#post-430282)
 * Its a pain in the… isn’t it?
 * I had a similiar problem – wordpress was deleting all my <`br /`> tags and wantonly
   inserting empty <`p`> tags left, right and center!
 * I had to edit the core files wp_texturize to force wordpress not to do this, 
   even though I never use RTE. 🙁
 *  [DJ Rg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/caferg/)
 * (@caferg)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-editor-changes-my-html/#post-430283)
 * I even tried to use `<div class=”storyimg”>’ ..
 * it lets me do as Admin but not as Author.. What gives??
 * Katgirl ..Thank you! I’ll try that but where do i find that file ..been looking
   no find yet?
 *  [katgirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katgirl/)
 * (@katgirl)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-editor-changes-my-html/#post-430284)
 * Here’s the post for info on fixing the tag stripping.
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/90218?replies=11#post-457434](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/90218?replies=11#post-457434)
 * Sorry I can’t help you with your other problem. I’m assuming that you’ve created
   a dummy user and assigned it to “AUTHOR” and now when you write a post your html
   is being stripped from the Write >> Post page?
 * Have you double checked that you’ve unclicked the RTE editor from your user accounts?
 * Options >> Writing >>
    * Users should use the visual rich editor by default *
   Convert emoticons like 🙂 and 😛 to graphics on display * WordPress should correct
   invalidly nested XHTML automatically
 *  [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/)
 * (@vkaryl)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-editor-changes-my-html/#post-430285)
 * And don’t EVER use FrontPage to try to edit anything in WP – in fact, don’t EVER
   use FrontPage for anything period…. unless you print the entire excuse for a 
   program out and use if for kindling in the fireplace….
 *  [katgirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katgirl/)
 * (@katgirl)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-editor-changes-my-html/#post-430286)
 * Ah…. can I ask what problems does FP produce?
 * I use FrontPage 2003 when I design on my laptop – not their ridiculous HTML input(
   I code myself) but I use the program for visible purposes only.
 * I Copy and Paste the HTML elements from Source View in my demo site and then 
   paste that info into a blank FP page and go about designing things to suit myself.
 * When I’m done, I use NotePad to code the design based on what FrontPage 2003 
   displayed. I open my style.css via NotePad too, and make whatever alterations
   I need.
 * Just curious, really.
    Thanks
 *  [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/)
 * (@vkaryl)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-editor-changes-my-html/#post-430287)
 * I have a couple of clients who use FP – for everything. Then they pay me to fix
   their sites so they A: display; B: display “sort of right” in browsers besides
   IE; C: come anywhere CLOSE to valid code.
 * I make about $300 a month on these clients. I’ve tried (for 3+ years now) to 
   show them how to code without accessing FP at all. They refuse to bother – it’s“
   too hard”, “I can’t SEE what I’m doing”…. (in other words, if it’s not wysiwyg,
   they’re not willing to “get it”)
 * *shrug* Fine, if they’d rather pay me to clean up the shit after using one of
   microsoft’s totally useless programs, I’m okay with it….
 * [Well, I’m not, but the money’s nice. Sorry, FP is a total BALLS UP of a program….
   And if you’re cleaning up after it in notepad, you’d be better off time-wise 
   to buy TopStyle Pro from [http://bradsoft.com/](http://bradsoft.com/) – there’s
   a trial version…. and unlike things like dw, it’s only $80 US.]
 *  [DJ Rg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/caferg/)
 * (@caferg)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-editor-changes-my-html/#post-430288)
 * No i dont use any editor but meta pad, kinda like wordpad but better.
 * i should all 3 of these unchecked?
 * * Users should use the visual rich editor by default
    * Convert emoticons like
   🙂 and 😛 to graphics on display * WordPress should correct invalidly nested 
   XHTML automatically
 *  [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/)
 * (@vkaryl)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-editor-changes-my-html/#post-430289)
 * Well, cafeRG, unchecked is good on all those, but you also need to make sure 
   you’ve unchecked the RTE on all users – through your wp-admin/Users screen in
   the backend. Scroll to the bottom on each user screen (click edit to far right
   of each name) and uncheck the box….
 * [Oh…. notepad2 is way better than metapad or anything else – it’s VANILLA…. it
   never throws any extraneous anything into your code, it edits html, css, php,
   js etc. equally “vanilla-y”…. get it from [http://www.flos-freeware.ch]](http://www.flos-freeware.ch])
 *  [katgirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katgirl/)
 * (@katgirl)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-editor-changes-my-html/#post-430290)
 * Thanks vkaryl – I checked out TopStyle & TopLite, but its only for IE?
 * I can intergrate it into my FP editor, but I like my editor the way it is. Its
   very familiar to me after 3years of playing.
 * I agree with you that using FP for everything is very much like using Word and
   copy&pasting it into WordPress.
 * Not good.
 * I have NotePad 2 installed, but I’ve yet to use it. For some reason it never 
   shows up in my Start Menu. I followed the instructions to the letter, placing
   NP2 in the same system folders and such like NP original, but I still can find
   it.
 * Not to worry. I trudge along fine. Thanks again for your info. 🙂
 *  [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/)
 * (@vkaryl)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-editor-changes-my-html/#post-430291)
 * Nope. I run ONLY Firefox, have used TSP for the last oh, maybe, 3 years. (I have
   standalone IEs from 5.0 forward, which I NEVER allow to access the ‘net – I use
   them for viewing sites locally only….)
 * There’s a little “plugin” called Mozilla Control that you download/install to
   enable preview with FF.
 * But yes, you’re not letting FP run the show. You, however, are one in a trillion
   or so….
 *  [DJ Rg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/caferg/)
 * (@caferg)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-editor-changes-my-html/#post-430292)
 * Thanks vKaryl ..i unchecked everything and that still didnt work..
 * btw you have an extra character in the notepad2 url “]” ..i’m giving it a try..
   thanks..
 * KatLady ..i am still checkin on your info ..thank you..
 * is this editing/posting bug in 2.0.5 also?

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