Title: Weird code issues in old posts Last modified: May 11, 2025 --- # Weird code issues in old posts * Resolved [dalelyles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dalelyles/) * (@dalelyles) * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-code-issues-in-old-posts/) * I’ve been reading back through some 20 years of blog posts and I’ve found some very odd glitches in the matrix: the underlying code might be scrambled, or a photo missing, that kind of thing. This one, though, was so odd I had to share with you. * Near the bottom of the linked post, the word ‘_jongleur_‘ was very strange: * ![](https://i0.wp.com/dalelyles.com/images//public_html/images/1_front_appearing_text. png?ssl=1) * I check under the hood: * ![](https://i0.wp.com/dalelyles.com/images//public_html/images/2_the_visual_backstage. png?ssl=1) * Everything fine. I check the code, which I have found squirrelly things in here and there, presumably from updates of WP or the theme: * ![](https://i0.wp.com/dalelyles.com/images/3_the_code.png?ssl=1) * I hope you’re able to see the first two images; your form sniped that something was wrong but provided no feedback on how to fix it. * Anyway, it was bizarre enough for me to bring it to your attention in case there was something y’all need to fix or advise me about. * Dale - This topic was modified 1 year ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/). * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fweird-code-issues-in-old-posts%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-code-issues-in-old-posts/#post-18459879) * What exactly was weird about it? * The em, means emphasis. Basically, the word was in italics. Presumably you used a weird editor on the post at some point? * Thread Starter [dalelyles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dalelyles/) * (@dalelyles) * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-code-issues-in-old-posts/#post-18459880) * The problem has shown up in other posts; it seems to be an italicized ‘_o_‘ that’s causing the problem. Hope that’s a clue. I do notice that the first two images have not appeared. I will try again. * ![](https://dalelyles.com/images/1_front_appearing_text) * It’s not working. Don’t know why—it’s the same file format as the third image. * Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/) * (@threadi) * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-code-issues-in-old-posts/#post-18459968) * I assume you have included screenshots in your forums postings. Unfortunately, you can’t see them to recognize the context of your description. Please proceed as described here to insert screenshots: [https://wordpress.org/support/forum-user-guide/block-editor/#adding-screenshots](https://wordpress.org/support/forum-user-guide/block-editor/#adding-screenshots) * Thread Starter [dalelyles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dalelyles/) * (@dalelyles) * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-code-issues-in-old-posts/#post-18460218) * I appreciate the assistance, everyone. Just to save us some time, I’m so old that I taught students how to code html sites, so I know what ’em’ means. 🙂 * Here are the first two examples: * [https://dalelyles.com/images/1_front_appearing_text.png](https://dalelyles.com/images/1_front_appearing_text.png) * [https://dalelyles.com/images/2_the_visual_backstage.png](https://dalelyles.com/images/2_the_visual_backstage.png) * Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/) * (@threadi) * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-code-issues-in-old-posts/#post-18460304) * That looks like a style problem to me. Does it only occur in the editor? Which one are you using? The classic editor or the block editor? * To rule this out as the cause, I would recommend deactivating all plugins. If it still looks like this, it could also be caused by the theme. You are using an extremely outdated theme with Philips ([https://wordpress.org/themes/philips/](https://wordpress.org/themes/philips/)). This may not be compatible with the current WordPress. You might want to change it. * Thread Starter [dalelyles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dalelyles/) * (@dalelyles) * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-code-issues-in-old-posts/#post-18460378) * The problem — of garbled font — presents only on the front end. Both the editor and code are absolutely as they should be, as illustrated in the second and third images. * I’m using the classic editor; I prefer it. * I’ll your suggestions a shot and report back. * Thread Starter [dalelyles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dalelyles/) * (@dalelyles) * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-code-issues-in-old-posts/#post-18460383) * And without my doing a single thing — it’s fixed. * [https://dalelyles.com/images/4_front_appearing_text_redux.png](https://dalelyles.com/images/4_front_appearing_text_redux.png) * Technology is weird. Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) The topic ‘Weird code issues in old posts’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 7 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [dalelyles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dalelyles/) * Last activity: [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-code-issues-in-old-posts/#post-18460383) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics