Title: Text doesn't appear
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Text doesn't appear

 *  Resolved [syoder2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/syoder2/)
 * (@syoder2)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-doesnt-appear/)
 * Hi: I have text that should appear on my site that won’t show up no matter what
   I try. My site is [http://www.stevenyoder.net](http://www.stevenyoder.net), and
   the missing text is “The Fiscal Times, 4/2/12” (see coding below)–should appear
   in the first entry on the home page of the site. Below is the coding from the
   Edit Page. Note that the syntax exactly the same as the entry that follows it—
   and that second entry is fine. Any help most appreciated.
 * **Selected Articles**
    <table width=”700″ border=”0″ cellspacing=”3″ cellpadding
   =”0″> <tbody> <tr> <td valign=”top” width=”30%”><img class=”aligncenter size-
   full wp-image-1405″ title=”” src=”wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rental-scams-photo-
   e1333511505683.jpg” alt=”keys”/></td> <td valign=”middle” width=”70%”><span style
   =”color: #<111111;”>[The 5 Worst Rental Scams to Watch Out For](http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2012/04/02/The-5-Worst-Rental-Scams-to-Watch-Out-For.aspx#page1)
   test _The Fiscal Times_, 4/2/12</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=”top” width
   =”30%”><img class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-1405″ title=”ex-cons” src=”
   wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ex-cons-e1332963950187.jpg” alt=”ex-offenders”/></
   td> <td valign=”middle” width=”70%”><span style=”color: #111111;”>[Meet America’s New Small Business Owners: Ex-Cons](http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2012/03/27/Meet-Americas-New-Small-Business-Owners-Ex-Cons.aspx#page1)
   _The Fiscal Times_, 3/27/12</span></td> </tr>

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 *  [kostas123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kostas123/)
 * (@kostas123)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-doesnt-appear/#post-2669530)
 * _Is your HTML-code well formatted ? _
    The code that you copy-pasted is missing
   HTML “closing tags ” . This link (randomly chosen from Google) shows an good 
   HTML-table example . _Have you written the HTML-code in the proper fields ? _
   It should be written into the “HTML” tab of the code editor (not into the visual
   tab) .
 *  [kostas123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kostas123/)
 * (@kostas123)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-doesnt-appear/#post-2669542)
 * Oops , [this is the link](http://htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/tables/tbody.html).
 *  Thread Starter [syoder2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/syoder2/)
 * (@syoder2)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-doesnt-appear/#post-2669667)
 * Thanks a lot–I’ve read that and checked that all of my codes are paired–still
   no luck. And what’s oddest is that I have identically formatted table entries
   on that page (www.stevenyoder.net), all of which work, except this one. I’ve 
   pasted my code below in easier-to-read format this time (between backticks), 
   in case anyone wants to take a crack at solving the mystery. I appreciate it.
 *     ```
       <strong>Selected Articles</strong>
       <table width="700" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0">
       <tbody>
       <tr>
       <td valign="top" width="30%"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1405" title="" src="wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rental-scams-photo-e1333511505683.jpg" alt="keys"/></td>
       <td valign="middle" width="70%"><span style="color: #<111111;"><a href="http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2012/04/02/The-5-Worst-Rental-Scams-to-Watch-Out-For.aspx#page1">The 5 Worst Rental Scams to Watch Out For</a>
       <em>The Fiscal Times</em>, 4/2/12</span></td>
       </tr>
       </tbody>
       </table>
       ```
   
 *  [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/)
 * (@kmessinger)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-doesnt-appear/#post-2669670)
 * Text is correct and shows up fine in IE7, 8, 9 and FF.
 *  Thread Starter [syoder2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/syoder2/)
 * (@syoder2)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-doesnt-appear/#post-2669671)
 * Thanks–I just took one of the entries below it that worked and copied in the 
   substantive text–and now it works–no idea why, but happy it is fixed. Thanks 
   for taking a look.

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