Title: image code appears beneath images
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# image code appears beneath images

 *  [Kjetil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjetilgf/)
 * (@kjetilgf)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-code-appears-beneath-images/)
 * **I have a weird problem with image attributes appearing beneath my images. The
   weirdest is that it varies where the code appears when I view the post/page.**
   
   This happens on posts where I’ve picked the contents from a html site (which 
   I’m converting to WP). So of course I checked the code, but it seems to be the
   same as when I insert the images in WP – using the upload/insert feature. Now,
   the attributes first appear under the first image, nowhere else. Then I edit 
   the code, removing all attributes, and it looks fine – except that now attributes
   show up under the second image. Cleaning that one, I get code under the third
   image and so on. The code showing is just a part of the image’s attributes, like‘
   Basilicata Diana ” width=”180″ height=”270″ />’ while the image’s complete code
   would be ‘<img src=”[http://www.dolcevita.no/fig/bilder/italia/basilicata/maratea_acquafredda/DSC_8593_270.jpg&#8221](http://www.dolcevita.no/fig/bilder/italia/basilicata/maratea_acquafredda/DSC_8593_270.jpg&#8221);
   alt=”Maratea Basilicata Diana ” width=”180″ height=”270″ />’ If I wipe all attributes,
   and save, I MIGHT reinsert new attributes using the [Advanced TinyMCE](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tinymce-advanced/)
   s Edit image feature – without any code showing up when I view the page afterwards.
   Maybe. **So what’s the difference? Something I’ve missed? Does it matter if I
   paste the code or if I insert it using WP? Does it matter for instance how many
   letters I use in the alt text? And how can I avoid having to clean about 1400
   images in the site? Thanks a lot for any hints, Kjetil PS: [A typical page is here](http://www.dolcevita.no/wp/basilicata/maratea/)–
   the first little image with wiped code, the next with pasted code intact.

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 *  [scribblerguy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scribblerguy/)
 * (@scribblerguy)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-code-appears-beneath-images/#post-767609)
 * For your typical page example, the problem seems to be broken html: An `<a>` 
   tag is inside of an `<image>` tag.
 *     ```
       <td><img src="http://www.dolcevita.no/fig/bilder/italia/basilicata/maratea_acquafredda/DSC_8593_270.jpg" alt="Maratea <a href="http://www.dolcevita.no/wp/basilicata/basilicata/" class="kblinker" title="More about Basilicata &raquo;">Basilicata</a> Italia” width=”180″ height=”270″ /></td>
       ```
   
 * Note how the quote-marks in the code have been converted to `”` and `″` — This
   means that either WordPress is treating that section as normal text or the code
   was entered in the normal TinyMCE window.
 * > So what’s the difference? Something I’ve missed? Does it matter if I paste 
   > the code or if I insert it using WP? Does it matter for instance how many letters
   > I use in the alt text?
 * If you’re talking about the <img> code, then I don’t think it matters, as long
   as you are inputting the code using the code view of TinyMCE and not the WYSIWYG
   version. (I have the visual editor turned off, so I don’t have any real experience
   switching between the visual and code editors).
 * I’m not sure what is going on, but here’s my suggestions (if they don’t fix the
   problem, they’ll at least help narrow down the potential causes):
    1. Download
   a plug-in that disables WP’s automatic formatting, such as the [TextControl](http://dev.wp-plugins.org/wiki/TextControl)
   plug-in. Install it and activate it. Then see if the extra code goes away. 2.
   Follow your normal steps to add images on a new, blank page and see what happens(
   perhaps the old code, if any, is conflicting with the code WP/TinyMCE is adding).
   3. If the problem is still not resolved, please post here the list of steps you
   are taking to add these images to your posts, so we can have a better idea what’s
   causing the broken code.
 *  Thread Starter [Kjetil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjetilgf/)
 * (@kjetilgf)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-code-appears-beneath-images/#post-767811)
 * Thanks for bringing me in the right direction.
    It turns out that the [KB linker plugin](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/kb-linker/)(
   which automatically generates links from a list of keywords) also generates links
   from words inside the images’ attributes (alt and title). I’ve posted [a warning with more details here](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/176986?replies=1#post-761917).
   Now looking for an alternative plugin… Kjetil

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 * Last activity: [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-code-appears-beneath-images/#post-767811)
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