Title: Scroll Bug? Last modified: March 26, 2024 --- # Scroll Bug? * [dloomis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dloomis/) * (@dloomis) * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scroll-bug-2/) * Hi there! I noticed that the drop down scroll doesn’t seem to be working correctly. I have a Table of Contents on the left side of all of my posts and instead of it taking you to the correct section it just scrolls you to the top. I deactivated the plugin and the links are working correctly (it just jumps instead of scrolling). Anyone else experiencing this? The WordPress Support requested I post something here to see if anyone else is experiencing the same thing. * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fscroll-bug-2%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) * Plugin Author [malihu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/malihu/) * (@malihu) * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scroll-bug-2/#post-17530626) * Hello, * The issue you’re having is because your HTML document begins with an invalid tag (` ``` * It should start with the `` as the very first element, otherwise you’ll have issues with a lot of things including scrolling: * ```wp-block-code ``` * Fix this, activate the plugin and everything should work. Let me know 🙂 * Thread Starter [dloomis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dloomis/) * (@dloomis) * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scroll-bug-2/#post-17532768) * Thank you Malihu! HTML is kind of new to me, so thank you for pointing that out. So I just added “” to the top of my HTML, and reactivated the plugin, but it still scrolls to the top. I have then again deactivated the plugin so the Table of Contents still works, but left “” at the top. Any other ideas?? Thank you! * Plugin Author [malihu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/malihu/) * (@malihu) * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scroll-bug-2/#post-17532982) * No problem! It seems that the changes you made have not been applied on the frontend. Maybe you need to flush/clear your site’s cache? * Thread Starter [dloomis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dloomis/) * (@dloomis) * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scroll-bug-2/#post-17538493) * Hmmm still doesn’t seem to be working… I tried clearing the website’s cache. Any other ideas? * Plugin Author [malihu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/malihu/) * (@malihu) * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scroll-bug-2/#post-17538888) * Can’t really say as I don’t know your backend or what plugins/theme you use. Can you tell me how exactly you’re adding the ``? Where do you edit the template(s)? * Also do you know who or which script adds the custom CSS in the top of your template? It seems that the CSS is for the “Ivory Search” or “Ajax Search” plugin(?) * Thread Starter [dloomis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dloomis/) * (@dloomis) * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scroll-bug-2/#post-17545411) * Hi Malihu, * It’s added as a “HTML” block ([https://imgur.com/a/7CbYB3q](https://imgur.com/a/7CbYB3q)). I edit this by going directly into the post. And no I don’t know who or which script adds the custom CSS at the top… I use Ivory Search which is the search bar, so I’m assuming that! Is that what is messing it up? * Plugin Author [malihu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/malihu/) * (@malihu) * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scroll-bug-2/#post-17545571) * Adding an HTML block in the post is not correct. You need to edit the actual theme template. This can be done by going in “Appearance” > “Theme File Editor” and editing the head.php or header.php template (and delete anything that is before the `` tag). * You could also temporarily deactivate Ivory Search plugin and check if it fixes the issue. * If you need me to do this for you or you want to provide me with more details we can continue via email: * [https://manos.malihu.gr/contact](https://manos.malihu.gr/contact) * I’d be happy to assist 🙂 * Thread Starter [dloomis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dloomis/) * (@dloomis) * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scroll-bug-2/#post-17546092) * Got it! But editing the theme template, will I be adding this to every page? I’m only using this HTML on a certain page. If it’s easier I can send you a message through that link? * Plugin Author [malihu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/malihu/) * (@malihu) * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scroll-bug-2/#post-17546478) * Yes, [send me a message via email](https://manos.malihu.gr/contact). Editing the theme template will apply to every page in your site and this is what you need. Nothing should be before the `` tag. Your template(s) already have the tag, so you simply need to delete anything that is before/above it ( like the `style` tag I posted in my original reply to this thread). * Thread Starter [dloomis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dloomis/) * (@dloomis) * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scroll-bug-2/#post-17556551) * Great, I just sent you an email! * [cholasimmons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cholasimmons/) * (@cholasimmons) * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scroll-bug-2/#post-17911324) * Hahahaha omg the number of weeks I’ve struggled with this, going back and fourth with my client simply because their original Developer left out the DOCTYPE. Jeez 😂 Thanks! * Plugin Author [malihu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/malihu/) * (@malihu) * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scroll-bug-2/#post-17915922) * [@cholasimmons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cholasimmons/) Yes, this is an issue I check frequently as it creates problems not only with smooth scrolling but with other plugins, scripts, APIs etc. Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) The topic ‘Scroll Bug?’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/page-scroll-to-id/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1401043) * [Page scroll to id](https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-scroll-to-id/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-scroll-to-id/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/page-scroll-to-id/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/page-scroll-to-id/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/page-scroll-to-id/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/page-scroll-to-id/reviews/) ## Tags * [doctype](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/doctype/) * [fragment](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/fragment/) * 12 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [malihu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/malihu/) * Last activity: [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scroll-bug-2/#post-17915922) * Status: not resolved