Title: Numbered List
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Numbered List

 *  [imsuzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imsuzy/)
 * (@imsuzy)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-list/)
 * After upgrading to 4.3.1, when I use numbered list everything looks good in WordPress
   until I publish. The numbers are not on the first line of the paragraph but rather
   the bottom line of the paragraph. Also after adding some content to another post,
   my numbered lists no longer shows numbers, but rather as bullets. Is this a glitch
   in WordPress or with my Tesseract theme?
 * Here is the page the numbered list is not working on:
    [http://www.suzym.com/why-are-lemons-good-for-you/](http://www.suzym.com/why-are-lemons-good-for-you/)…
   under Health Benefits
 * After trying to update the post, “1” is still at the bottom and “2” is in the
   correct spot.
 * Thank you in advance.
    Susan

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 *  [intimez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intimez/)
 * (@intimez)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-list/#post-6561796)
 * I wasn’t able to duplicate the issue using the default theme. If possible, try
   switching to the default theme and test.
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-list/#post-6561882)
 * the first section of the list (the one starting with ‘Lemons..’) is wrapped into
   a html span tag (possibly via formatting in the editor) which gets formatted 
   that way in your theme.
 * edit the post/page using the ‘text’ setting of the editor, and remove the span
   tag.
 *  [David_G](https://wordpress.org/support/users/questas_admin/)
 * (@questas_admin)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-list/#post-6561892)
 * Check in your text editor and see where your
    `<li>` tags are located in your
   post.
 *  [David_G](https://wordpress.org/support/users/questas_admin/)
 * (@questas_admin)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-list/#post-6561893)
 * It should be something like this:
    Numbered list:
 *     ```
       <ol>
       <li>First Paragraph </li>
       <li>second Paragraph </li>
       </ol>
       ```
   
 * Bulleted lists use `<ul></ul>` instead of `<ol></ol>`
 * This is easy to fix in the text editor.
 *  Thread Starter [imsuzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imsuzy/)
 * (@imsuzy)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-list/#post-6561968)
 * Michael, it was the span! Thanks so kindly for everyone’s help! You all are truly
   awesome!!
 *  Thread Starter [imsuzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imsuzy/)
 * (@imsuzy)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-list/#post-6561970)
 * On another one of my pages:
    [http://www.suzym.com/what-is-the-law-of-attraction](http://www.suzym.com/what-is-the-law-of-attraction)
   under, _“There is a creative three step process…”_, bullets are showing up instead
   of numbers. Everything in the text looks good, any ideas?
 * Thanks again!
 *  [David_G](https://wordpress.org/support/users/questas_admin/)
 * (@questas_admin)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-list/#post-6561975)
 * Look at the post in your TEXT editor and change the `<ul>` to `<ol>`
    Don’t forget
   the closing tags. You won’t see it in the visual editor. Refer to my previous
   post.
 *  [David_G](https://wordpress.org/support/users/questas_admin/)
 * (@questas_admin)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-list/#post-6561976)
 * The following uses the `<ol>` Tag.
    1. First Paragraph
    2. second Paragraph
 * This uses the `<ul>` Tag.
    - First Paragraph
    - second Paragraph
 *  Thread Starter [imsuzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imsuzy/)
 * (@imsuzy)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-list/#post-6562059)
 * Hello [@questas_admin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/questas_admin/). The
   text is already in <ol > format and not <ul >. This is why it’s so strange to
   me. I’m no expert, but everything seems to be correct. The article was showing
   as numbers before, so I cannot figure it out. Here is what it reads in the text
   maybe you can see what is wrong?:
 * <ol >
    <li >The first step is to ask. You must know deep down what you want out
   of life. You must truly and fully know exactly what you want. There can be no
   deliverance into your life without knowing that first. [What is it that you want](http://www.suzym.com/7-habits-to-happy-thinking-using-the-law-of-attraction/)?
   A new car, love, a raise, or possibly to pay off all of your debt? You cannot
   receive what you do not know.</li > <li >Secondly, you must be able to believe
   that what you want can and will become yours. This means getting rid of your 
   fear and doubts. The idea of failure must take a backseat. That idea of failure
   can mess up the chances of receiving what it is in life that you want.</li > 
   <li >Lastly, you must be willing to receive. It is very important to be determined
   in reaching your goals. When an opportunity presents itself, you must be willing
   to take action without hesitation. The future of your life lies in the opportunities
   that the universe present to you.</li > </ol >
 * When I enter it here it works just fine:
    1. The first step is to ask. You must know deep down what you want out of life.
       You must truly and fully know exactly what you want. There can be no deliverance
       into your life without knowing that first. [What is it that you want](http://www.suzym.com/7-habits-to-happy-thinking-using-the-law-of-attraction/)?
       A new car, love, a raise, or possibly to pay off all of your debt? You cannot
       receive what you do not know.
    2. Secondly, you must be able to believe that what you want can and will become
       yours. This means getting rid of your fear and doubts. The idea of failure must
       take a backseat. That idea of failure can mess up the chances of receiving what
       it is in life that you want.
    3. Lastly, you must be willing to receive. It is very important to be determined
       in reaching your goals. When an opportunity presents itself, you must be willing
       to take action without hesitation. The future of your life lies in the opportunities
       that the universe present to you.
 *  Thread Starter [imsuzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imsuzy/)
 * (@imsuzy)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-list/#post-6562060)
 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-list/#post-6562061)
 * How to fix the problem: If your theme has a built-in custom CSS option, use it;
   otherwise, get a [custom CSS plugin](http://wordpress.org/plugins/search.php?q=custom+css)
   and put:
 *     ```
       .widget ol {
       list-style-position: inside;
       }
       ```
   
 * The technical details, which you can ignore, or read if you’re interested: Your
   theme uses the shorthand `list-style: inside` on `<ol>` within a widget. But 
   that doesn’t work for `<ol>` because using the shorthand implicitly sets `list-
   style-type` to `disc` if nothing else explicitly sets it beforehand. Doing so“
   breaks” the numbering on `<ol>`, and that’s what you get. Explicitly setting `
   list-style-position` instead of using the shorthand keeps `list-style-type` set
   correctly for `<ol>`.
 *  Thread Starter [imsuzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imsuzy/)
 * (@imsuzy)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-list/#post-6562063)
 * Thanks kindly for your help! I did edit the file and if you check the page again,
   you will see that there are numbers now.. yay! However the numbers are not as
   they display on this page so it’s still not exactly what I’m trying to do. Any
   more suggestions?
 * Thanks kindly for all your help. I really do appreciate it.
 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-list/#post-6562064)
 * Does it look correct if you use this code instead:
 *     ```
       .widget ol {
       list-style-position: outside;
       }
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [imsuzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imsuzy/)
 * (@imsuzy)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-list/#post-6562065)
 * Perrrrfect! That worked. Thanks a BUNCH!! 🙂
 *  [David_G](https://wordpress.org/support/users/questas_admin/)
 * (@questas_admin)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/numbered-list/#post-6562066)
 * #stephencottontail,
 * > Your theme uses the shorthand list-style: inside on `<ol>` within a widget.
   > But that doesn’t work for `<ol>` because using the shorthand implicitly sets
   > list-style-type to disc if nothing else explicitly sets it beforehand. Doing
   > so “breaks” the numbering on `<ol>`, and that’s what you get. Explicitly setting
   > list-style-position instead of using the shorthand keeps list-style-type set
   > correctly for `<ol>`.
 * The `<ol>` is and was working on the first post she listed in this thread. Why
   wouldn’t it work on the other in the same WP Site? Take a look at the top of 
   this thread for the link.

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