Title: Visual Text Editor
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Visual Text Editor

 *  [ethanbodnar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ethanbodnar/)
 * (@ethanbodnar)
 * [18 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-text-editor/)
 * I need to get rid of the visual text editro when I write posts and pages. I work
   in the CODE tab and save the page and when I got back to edit it the visual editor
   shows first and when I click the CODE tab, it is only text without any of the
   code. And the text is all in one flowing paragraph.
 * Thanks.

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 *  Thread Starter [ethanbodnar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ethanbodnar/)
 * (@ethanbodnar)
 * [18 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-text-editor/#post-701305)
 * So when I have returned down to another paragraph, i click back and forth between
   the visual and code tabs and the two paragraphs become one all put together.
 *  [mconahan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mconahan/)
 * (@mconahan)
 * [18 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-text-editor/#post-701521)
 * Yes this is very annoying. When the the page opens, I get a quick glimpse of 
   the code with <p> tags in place. Then it switches to the visual editor view and
   blows away all paragraph tags. and I get one big block of text.
 * I would like the visual editor gone but making the code editor the default might
   help. This has been an ongoing problem with 2.3.
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-text-editor/#post-701522)
 * _i click back and forth between the visual and code_
    NEVER do that! If you know
   code – kill that wysiwyg animal. For good. Turn it OFF. admin > Users > Your 
   profile.
 *  [mikeatvillage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikeatvillage/)
 * (@mikeatvillage)
 * [18 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-text-editor/#post-701523)
 * OK, but if I don’t know code and want to use it… why does it not work ?
 * ATB
 * Mike
 *  [johnhouston](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnhouston/)
 * (@johnhouston)
 * [18 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-text-editor/#post-701524)
 * I am in the process of configuring a new install for a client and “MikeAtVillage”
   brings up a very good point!
 * Personally, I don’t use the “visual” but, my client WILL use the “Visual”.
 * I found this thread in search of a solution to a problem I’m having with the `
   <!--more-->` tag not creating valid code… I’m still searching.
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-text-editor/#post-701525)
 * jh,
    If your client doesn’t know html, and they just type text (content) they
   should NOT have any issues. Don’t you think?
 * As for the “more”… I think it creates problems when you insert it in a way that
   breaks paragraphs.
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-text-editor/#post-701526)
 * mike,
    _OK, but if I don’t know code and want to use it… why does it not work?_
 * If you don’t know code, don’t put code into your content.
 *  [mikeatvillage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikeatvillage/)
 * (@mikeatvillage)
 * [18 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-text-editor/#post-701529)
 * Yes, but what about inserting pictures, selecting fonts, smileys etc !

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 8 replies
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 * Last reply from: [mikeatvillage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikeatvillage/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-text-editor/#post-701529)
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