wordpress problem has me fed up

[HomerJ]

I recently decided to build the first wordpress site, but i'm getting frustrated because i cant seem to figure out how wordpress handles code inside the the posts. basically, i'm trying to embed videos, and sometimes wordpress will rearrange the code on me!

i paste it like this:

<p align="center"><object height="355" width="425">
<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/abcdefghijklmnop"></param>
<param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/abcdefghijklmnop" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object></p>

... and then when i view the site i notice it is either not centered, or some other formatting is wrong, so i go back to edit it and i notice that it does not save the way i pasted it but gets altered to look sometimes like this:

<p align="center"><object height="355" width="425"></object></p>

<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/abcdefghijklmnop"></param>
<param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/abcdefghijklmnop" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed>

... i'm not clear on why this happens

also, i thought for a while i must wrap everything in code tags ( <code> .... </code> ) but then wordpress will also take those tags out and place them above the rest, which then looks like this:

<code></code>

<p align="center"><object height="355" width="425"></object></p>

<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/abcdefghijklmnop"></param>
<param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/abcdefghijklmnop" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed>

i'm not positive but there seems to be many permutations to the way wordpress decides that the code needs to be rearranged for some reason and i'm having trouble making heads or tales of it. it is also not very consistent on when it wants to do this.. i post a vid and it is fine, then working on the site a few days later and refresh and notice then that it looks off again.

also, when are the <code> tags necessary?


please help this wordpress noob...

[bhartzer]

Make sure that the wsywig editor is turned OFF when you make posts.

In the user profile, make sure "Use the visual editor when writing" is UNCHECKED. It should be off.

Then make your post, the <code> tag is NOT necessary.

[fab]

Yes bHartzer is right, I've had the same problems before.

[HomerJ]

it does not seem to have helped. i dont think it addresses the issue. by unchecking that box it just takes away the one option for writing posts.

edit: wait, i think i have it. because now it is recognizing the <div> element where before it wasn't which is why i was using <p align="center"> which was not right.

[stock_post]

Try help at wordpress.org or their forum

[tonyfloyd]

Make sure that the wsywig editor is turned OFF when you make posts.

In the user profile, make sure "Use the visual editor when writing" is UNCHECKED. It should be off.

Then make your post, the <code> tag is NOT necessary.

does it need to be UNCHECKED?......i've always left it checked and have never had any problems.....

[DDC_Cyn]

This is a common wordpress glitch. I deal with it everyday. The work around is easy. Once you embed your video you must post directly and DO NOT go back into the post for any reason. Editing the post breaks the Div tags - no one knows why, but it does.

You can also use an offline editor such as Windows Live Writer and it will solve the issue.

Write your post, embed last, publish.

[HomerJ]

This is a common wordpress glitch. I deal with it everyday.

what a relief to hear that i am not crazy after all.

[MobileDesigner]

why not switching over to Movable Type?

[tractor]

I have had this as well and sorted it our by putting<center> before the code and </center> after the code. Centers them for me.

<center><object height="373" width="425">
<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hVQXrKDt_Dk&amp;rel=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;colo r2=0x4e9e00&amp;border=1"></param>
<param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hVQXrKDt_Dk&amp;rel=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;colo r2=0x4e9e00&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="373" width="425"></embed></object></center>


Just anther tip for those having problems aligning images left or right I found it easier just to add align="left" into the image code to wrap the text.

eg: <img src="http://uploads.co.za/files/g1shis5gzkgm5k7bm3b9.jpg" alt="cummins power solutions" align="left" />

[dcristo]

bhartzer is correct, it should solve the problem.