We’ve all had occasion to edit or create a new page only to find that there is some warped weirdness in the way that it looks when it is published.  Here are some of the reasons for this:

1. Forgetting to close a tag in your HTML.  HTML tags need an opener like < > and a closer like </> . If your page doesn’t display a side bar or looks funky in some way – check for this error in your html view.
2. Forgetting to select a page parent from the drop down list on the left side of your editing screen called Attributes: Parent. Select the drop down and scroll to choose the page that is one level above yours (the page that yours fits directly under in the navigation).
3. Including comment code. For example—if there is any “comment code” in your post  <—something like this—>, it can create a problem.  If you see a comment like this, just delete it or ask us to have a look.
4. Importing heading tags from another source like <h2> </h2>. These heading specifications will be different for our CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) and may display too large and ugly. Just remove them if your text looks weird.
5. No line breaks <br> </br>. WordPress tends to strip out the line breaks. This can be problematic when you need space between an image and text.  If you are having a problem with this. Please post a message in Basecamp and we’ll come up with a fix.

Posted: 06|4|09 at 3:32 pm. Filed under: 3. Quality Asssurance.
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