start attribute on ordered lists

  • Resolved thewatcheruatu

    (@thewatcheruatu)


    12 years, 11 months ago

    First time I ever attempted this, actually, but I wanted to insert some information between the list items in an ordered list and pick up the numbering where I left off. The problem, however, is that WordPress strips out the “start” attribute on the ol tag, so this doesn’t appear to be possible.

    Now, I know that this attribute was deprecated (for some bizarre reason I never understood) in HTML 4.01, but in HTML 5, it’s back. So I humbly suggest WordPress leave this attribute alone when it finds it.

    For reference, I’m blogging on my university’s installation of WordPress Mu.

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  • Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

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    12 years, 11 months ago

    The problem, however, is that WordPress strips out the “start” attribute on the ol tag, so this doesn’t appear to be possible.

    You’re talking about via the visual GUI editor, right, not the HTML editor?

    Thread Starter thewatcheruatu

    (@thewatcheruatu)

    12 years, 11 months ago

    Well, even though I’m comfortable with HTML, I do like to use the visual editor. So what I did was add the attribute in the HTML editor, and then switched back to the GUI editor, at which point it stripped the attribute off.

    I did just discover, however, that if you switch to the HTML editor, add the attribute, save it, and then never again look at the post in the GUI editor, it will actually retain your start attribute. So I guess there’s a workaround–you can just do this when you’re finished working on the post.

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    12 years, 11 months ago

    Yeah, if that’s the case, then it’s a TinyMCE setting probably, more than a WordPress setting. There’s an Advanced TinyMCE plugin that may be able to help you set things like that.

    Thread Starter thewatcheruatu

    (@thewatcheruatu)

    12 years, 11 months ago

    Ah, good point. Thanks.

    Jason Adams

    (@jason_the_adams)

    12 years, 3 months ago

    I thought TinyMCE is a part of WordPress — at least, it’s released with it. If the bug can’t be reported here, then where ought it to be? :/

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