verified this on a test page with no clutter (other code).
1. created a new page in WP
2. pasted this code straight from amp by example page:
<amp-carousel class="carousel2"
layout="responsive"
height="400"
width="500"
type="slides">
<div class="slide">
<amp-img src="/img/Border_Collie.jpg"
layout="fill"
alt="Border Collie"></amp-img>
<div class="caption">
The Border Collie is a working and herding dog breed developed in the Anglo-Scottish border region for herding livestock, especially sheep. It was specifically bred for intelligence and obedience.
</div>
</div>
<div class="slide">
<amp-img src="/img/Shetland_Sheepdog.jpg"
layout="fill"
alt="Shetland Sheepdog"></amp-img>
<div class="caption">
The Shetland Sheepdog, often known as the Sheltie, is a breed of herding dog. Less favored nicknames are the Toy Collie and the Miniature Collie. They are small dogs, and come in a variety of colors, such as sable, tri-color, and blue merle. They are
very intelligent, vocal, excitable, energetic dogs who are always willing to please and work hard.
</div>
</div>
<div class="slide">
<amp-img src="/img/Hovawart.jpg"
layout="fill"
alt="Hovawart"></amp-img>
<div class="caption">
The Hovawart is a medium to large size German dog breed. The name of the breed means "an estate guard dog", which is the original use for the breed. The breed originated in the Black Forest region and was first described in text and paintings in medieval
times.
</div>
</div>
</amp-carousel>
3. switched to visual editor
4. amp html tags are gone, only <divs> remain
what helped was using Site Origin editor and the HTML widget – this one keeps all the code.
Still – it’s a workaround involving a 3rd party plugin but it feels that WP editor should allow AMP code by default.
works fine here (using the site origin HTML widget): https://affordablewebdesign.website/amp-test/
Andrew Nevins
(@anevins)
WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
WordPress will muck with the markup if you’re switching between the Text editor and Visual editor to preview things. This isn’t how it was intended, the editors were meant to be used individually. Pick one and use it for the duration of the page edit. Switching between editors is the way to lose changes. If you want to preview your work you need to use the “Preview” button.
Hey Andrew,
tried that too – preview strips it out too, without switching between editor modes.
1. I created a new page
2. copied above amp-html and pasted it into HTML editor
3. clicked preview button
4. result is just text (the divs, without amp-html tags)
would this be considered a bug?
