Title: Disabling the code editor
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Disabling the code editor

 *  [marketappeal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marketappeal/)
 * (@marketappeal)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-the-code-editor/)
 * I often find the code editor a real pain, as it deletes my deliberate line breaks,
   spaces and the like.
 * It mangles JavaScript and other code too, which I also don’t appreciate.
 * Is there an easy way to turn it off please?
 * Thanks
 * Anthony

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 *  [shane-g](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g/)
 * (@shane-g)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-the-code-editor/#post-1179197)
 * Hi,
 * Do you want to turn off the visual editor from the wordpress admin area?
 * Thanks,
 * Shane G.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [shane-g](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-the-code-editor/#post-1179197)
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