Have you tried:
– deactivating all plugins to see if this resolves the problem. If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).
– switching to the default theme to rule out any theme-specific problems.
– resetting the plugins folder by FTP or PhpMyAdmin. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems.
– re-uploading all files & folders – except the wp-content folder – from a fresh download of WordPress. Make sure that you delete the old copies of files & folder before uploading the new ones.
thankyou esme I deactivated all plugins then reactivated them all and yes symbol gone…but now side bar widgets are not appearing on home page only…any ideas?? many thNKA
ps I have tried changing theme and strangely the whole site except home page changes theme..its like the home page is now disconnected in a way sincee doing the plug in thing….
and just noticed that the symbol is still there on all pages except home page
okay i have sorted the page thing butunwanted code still there so will go back and try your other suggestions many thx
hi the page thing is weird..you can see if you look at the site http://www.theboatshedkarapiro.co.nz…symbols still on all pages except home…all pages except home have sidebar widgets…i am lost!