Title: WordPress automatically deletes all HTML image map code
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WordPress automatically deletes all HTML image map code

 *  [webbkevin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webbkevin/)
 * (@webbkevin)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-automatically-deletes-all-html-image-map-code/)
 * Hi,
 * I run robberbaronscomedy.com, and am currently developing a new version using
   wordpress MU 2.8.4 and Buddypress 1.03.
 * Right now, I am trying to develop a cast page that uses an image map to overlay
   Facebook-like rectangles over castmembers’ faces, which when clicked would lead
   to their profile pages.
 * Unfortunately, anytime I enter in mapping code, WordPress deletes all the map
   and area tags automatically. I have disabled the WYSIWYG editor, and I have tried
   deactivating all plugins and changing themes. So for example, this
 * > <map name=”myMap” id=”myMap”>
   >  <area href=”[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectangle&#8221](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectangle&#8221);
   > shape=”rect” coords=â”x1, y1, x2, y2″ alt=”rectangle” /> <area href=”[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle&#8221](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle&#8221);
   > shape=”circle” coords=”x3, y3, r” alt=”circle” /> <area href=”[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon&#8221](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon&#8221);
   > shape=”poly” coords=”x4, y4, x5, y5, x6, y6″ alt=”polygon” /> </map> <img alt
   > =”map” src=”[http://www.nietoperzka.com/wptraining/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/img.png&#8221](http://www.nietoperzka.com/wptraining/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/img.png&#8221);
   > width=”420″ height=”185″ usemap=”#myMap” />
 * becomes:
 * > <img alt=”map” src=”[http://www.nietoperzka.com/wptraining/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/img.png&#8221](http://www.nietoperzka.com/wptraining/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/img.png&#8221);
   > width=”420″ height=”185″ />
 * Any suggestions? I also am open to other methods of making the facebook tagged
   photo function work, though I would prefer not to use CSS for the one page.
 * Thanks!

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 *  [alintx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alintx/)
 * (@alintx)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-automatically-deletes-all-html-image-map-code/#post-1215661)
 * Did you get any response to this, or figure it out?
 *  [mukaumedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mukaumedia/)
 * (@mukaumedia)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-automatically-deletes-all-html-image-map-code/#post-1215664)
 * I don’t know how WordPress MU works or what Buddypress is but here are two things
   I have found out:
 * 1) When editing a **wordpress.org** page / post, if you add HTML imagemap code
   into the Text editor (rather than switching to the HTML editor) it will disappear
   as you’ve shown. Solution: always switch to HTML editor to add HTML (sorry if
   it sounds obvious)
 * 2) If you’re using a **wordpress.com** hosted site you can’t use any additional
   HTML code (or javascript etc). This is to keep THEIR servers safe and working.
 *  [alism](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alism/)
 * (@alism)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-automatically-deletes-all-html-image-map-code/#post-1215665)
 * Yep, as mukaumedia says, don’t use the visual editor **at all** once you’ve pasted
   your html code in. Not even for a quick nanosecond sneaky peek of how it might
   look, as when you switch back, you will find the code has been stripped out.
 *  [beradmin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beradmin/)
 * (@beradmin)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-automatically-deletes-all-html-image-map-code/#post-1215669)
 * Hi guys, I am editing a wordpress.org page/post and I always switch to HTML mode
   to edit my code. And I am having the same problem. Is it for the same reason 
   as .com, keep their servers safe and working?
 * I am inserting a embedded media (Flash) that is aligned to the right. It works
   fine in Firefox but it doesn’t in Explorer. The media stays on the left side 
   and all the text shows up underneath it. I even set up the publishing setting
   in Flash to align to the right but Explorer just ignores it.
 * Then I tryed to change the <object… code in HTML mode but when I change back 
   to VIEW mode or publish it WordPress keeps changing my code back, or modifying
   to a weird code. I even tryed to put the <object.. in beteween <div align=center
   ></div> but them WordPress change <div align=center> to <div> and put a <p></
   p> after </div>…
 *  [beradmin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beradmin/)
 * (@beradmin)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-automatically-deletes-all-html-image-map-code/#post-1215670)
 * Me again… I kind of solved the problem. I “cheated”. I create a table aligned
   to the right I put the embedded media inside the table. Since Explore didn’t 
   read the cell-padding I added a column to the left of the table. 🙂

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