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elements I had just entered had disappeared, leaving only the text with a blank line between paragraphs. Other elements like h2 and a were not altered. * Another problem is that the “new” code editor replaces option-space characters( which I use to add extra spaces between some items) with which not only takes up more room in the editor, it makes it impossible to visually align those items correctly. * Please do not fiddle with the HTML elements. I rely on them for formatting, and to see my code suddenly altered while I am still typing it in is disconcerting to say the least. * (And as mentioned in a previous post, the Add Media button which was a useful feature of the old code editor, is still missing from the “new” code editor.) - This topic was modified 7 years, 5 months ago by [donshirer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donshirer/). Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-editor-removes-html-elements/#post-11034307) * If you want to insert raw HTML, either use a custom HTML block, or convert any existing block to HTML by selecting Edit as HTML in the three dots menu. * Also, option spaces aren’t needed. Multiple spaces in a paragraph get converted to alternating sets of spaces and nbsp’s, to maintain the horizontal distance. Just hit space a bunch. It’ll work. * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-editor-removes-html-elements/#post-11034309) * Oh, and to add media, just add a block for that media. Image block, video block, whatever you need, it’s there in block form. * Thread Starter [donshirer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donshirer/) * (@donshirer) * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-editor-removes-html-elements/#post-11034374) * Thanks for the tip, but my “three dots” menu does not have an “Edit as HTML” option. It only has: Editor Visual editor Code editor Plugins Yoast SEo Tools Manage All Reusable Blocks keyboard Sortcuts Copy all Content Options (and the Options tag does not have it either, nor does the Settings icon). I’m using Safari on a Mac. * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-editor-removes-html-elements/#post-11035077) * Wrong menu. Look at the three dot menu above the specific block that you are editing. Not the three dot menu for the whole page. * See [https://imgur.com/5kIXC2T](https://imgur.com/5kIXC2T) Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) The topic ‘“New” editor removes HTML elements!’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 4 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * Last activity: [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-editor-removes-html-elements/#post-11035077) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics