WordPress visual editor breaking HTML code

Hi guys,

When are we going to get a fixed VE that doesn’t decimate user created HTML code?

I’ve read many, many mean threads on this topic now and the solutions are always the same.

1. Install a plugin that switches off wpautop… Great, but this doesn’t stop WordPress from removing tags such as <p> and css ID’s which are critical for on page layout.

2. Disable the visual editor… Great, except that I sell my customers a website which is content managed, so telling them to edit in the HTML view, completely defeats the point of content management.

3. Just deal with it, because that the way it is. That’s not a constructive or useful answer, so if it’s the point of view you’re prophesying; rather just keep it to yourself.

Firstly, let me clarify that I’m not going to town on in page HTML and using divs to do all my layup. However, for almost every site we’ve done there’s a certain visual aesthetic or site component that needs very specific HTML syntax to work correctly and maintain its visual style. We’re careful to insert these components with the minimum amount of HTML code.

Secondly, I am well aware that there may be workarounds for a number of these instances, such as writing our own short codes or plugins. Most of our projects don’t have sufficient budget to justify the additional development to do such things, especially since this would be a non issue if WordPress would just leave my HTML code intact when editing the page with the visual editor.

Any advice or guidance on this issue would be appreciated.

/Carl