Title: WordPress editor changing my CSS
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# WordPress editor changing my CSS

 *  [Lou Sparx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roulettered/)
 * (@roulettered)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-changing-my-css/)
 * Hi all,
 * I’ve just coded (CSS and HTML) some simple lists but when I paste these into 
   WordPress text editor and save, it turns my code into a complete mess.
 * Is there a way to enter code and have it be output how it should?
 * Thanks,
    Lou

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-changing-my-css/#post-3401297)
 * >  it turns my code into a complete mess
 * Can you elaborate?
 *  Thread Starter [Lou Sparx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roulettered/)
 * (@roulettered)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-changing-my-css/#post-3401408)
 * If I have:
 *     ```
       <div>
       <p>
       ```
   
 * it will turn it to:
 *     ```
       <div></ br>
       <p></ br>
       ```
   
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-changing-my-css/#post-3401410)
 * Which editor are you using?.
 *  Thread Starter [Lou Sparx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roulettered/)
 * (@roulettered)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-changing-my-css/#post-3401497)
 * Both
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-changing-my-css/#post-3401498)
 * No. Never switch editing tabs. Pick a tab and stick to it for the life of that
   Post or Page.
 *  Thread Starter [Lou Sparx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roulettered/)
 * (@roulettered)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-changing-my-css/#post-3401499)
 * I’ve tried both. Both mess up the code. Can you offer any help to the problem?
 *  Thread Starter [Lou Sparx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roulettered/)
 * (@roulettered)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-changing-my-css/#post-3401500)
 * Surely it can’t just be me that WordPress adds `</ br>` tags to.
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-changing-my-css/#post-3401501)
 * One of the tabs is meant for plain text and formatting that, so when you press
   enter, it adds a `<br />` element (behind the scenes).
 * The other tab is for the behind the scenes code, so that’s where you should be
   putting your HTML.
 *  Thread Starter [Lou Sparx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roulettered/)
 * (@roulettered)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-changing-my-css/#post-3401503)
 * Guys I understand the difference between editors. I’m using the text editor, 
   not visual. Although I’ve tried visual.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-changing-my-css/#post-3401504)
 * Are you, at any point, switching between editing tabs? Are you pasting content
   in the the Text tab from elsewhere? Can you replicate the problem using the default
   theme with **all** plugins deactivated?
 *  Thread Starter [Lou Sparx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roulettered/)
 * (@roulettered)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-changing-my-css/#post-3401505)
 * No. I wouldn’t dare switch between editors as we all know WordPress hates that.
   Before I try to replicate.. should/will WordPress output html/css exactly how
   it is written in the text editor or will it always add it’s own code?

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