Comments on: Displaying HTML Source Code in Your Blog Posts http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/ WordPress news and updates from around the web. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:10:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: run your car on water review http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-153237 run your car on water review Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:17:42 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-153237 Hello, It Would be nice if apostrophes and quotes were encoded as well, to prevent WordPress from changing them to fancy curly quotes, which is nice for text but not so nice for code. Hello,
It Would be nice if apostrophes and quotes were encoded as well, to prevent WordPress from changing them to fancy curly quotes, which is nice for text but not so nice for code.

]]> By: Mr Am http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-153213 Mr Am Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:14:11 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-153213 @owner : how method that u used to fix the problem? care to share? i hope u will.. just give me an email about it.. tq.. @owner : how method that u used to fix the problem? care to share? i hope u will.. just give me an email about it.. tq..

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]]> By: accountancy jobs http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-152798 accountancy jobs Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:06:25 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-152798 Elliot Swan’s Postable works well for encoding HTML entities as well. Elliot Swan’s Postable works well for encoding HTML entities as well.

]]> By: jobs online http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-152786 jobs online Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:52:42 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-152786 I have found that it still changes singlequotes into ‘ and ’, invalidating everything and making copy/paste a complete pain as well. I have found that it still changes singlequotes into ‘ and ’, invalidating everything and making copy/paste a complete pain as well.

]]> By: Be A Super Dad http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-152659 Be A Super Dad Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:22:05 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-152659 Sweet article. I hope you'll comment my site.. Thank You Again Sweet article.
I hope you’ll comment my site..
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]]> By: Steve http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-152655 Steve Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:00:07 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-152655 You could enclose the code with in a textarea tag, like this: HTML here! Not sure what your system will do with this, but the idea is simple You could enclose the code with in a textarea tag, like this:

HTML here!

Not sure what your system will do with this, but the idea is simple

]]> By: trk’s weblog / Online Spell Checker... http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151991 trk’s weblog / Online Spell Checker... Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:23:57 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151991 [...] Cool. P.S. Should have known that, to display code in wordress, should have used htmlentities.Thanks. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...] […] Cool. P.S. Should have known that, to display code in wordress, should have used htmlentities.Thanks. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and […]

]]> By: Azmeen http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151258 Azmeen Wed, 16 May 2007 13:34:48 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151258 Just use a combination of both <code> and &lt; &gt; For example: <code><link rel='archives' title='May 2007' href='http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/' /></code> Praying this works as I press the Submit Comment button ;) Just use a combination of both <code> and &lt; &gt;

For example:

<link rel='archives' title='May 2007' href='http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/' />

Praying this works as I press the Submit Comment button ;)

]]> By: OmegaMan http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151245 OmegaMan Tue, 15 May 2007 16:51:24 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151245 I am a developer that has to publish code snippets constantly in my blog. I have begun to use the tool Microsoft's Windows Live Writer (in beta at this time) which actually interfaces with WordPress! Its basic function as a blogging tool is excellent and I can post my blogs from it to WordPress and extract from the server to my local machine. But when I combine it with a Code Snippet addin tool, I can blog about HTML, XML, and C#. It handles other languages as well. It also allows one to embed styles, alternate lines, enclose in a box...really a nice addin which makes using WLW to blog tech topics no longer a chore. Here are the links. Microsoft plans to keep the WLW free after beta. Note the belows are all PC installs programs, so no need to figure out PHP commands or wordpress blog nuances. WLW: http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/ Code Snippet Add in: http://lvildosola.blogspot.com/2007/02/code-snippet-plugin-for-windows-live.html I am a developer that has to publish code snippets constantly in my blog. I have begun to use the tool Microsoft’s Windows Live Writer (in beta at this time) which actually interfaces with WordPress! Its basic function as a blogging tool is excellent and I can post my blogs from it to WordPress and extract from the server to my local machine.

But when I combine it with a Code Snippet addin tool, I can blog about HTML, XML, and C#. It handles other languages as well. It also allows one to embed styles, alternate lines, enclose in a box…really a nice addin which makes using WLW to blog tech topics no longer a chore.

Here are the links. Microsoft plans to keep the WLW free after beta. Note the belows are all PC installs programs, so no need to figure out PHP commands or wordpress blog nuances.

WLW: http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/
Code Snippet Add in: http://lvildosola.blogspot.com/2007/02/code-snippet-plugin-for-windows-live.html

]]> By: engtech http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151231 engtech Mon, 14 May 2007 18:55:31 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151231 @schuen: You still hit the smartquotes issue with using the visual editor. @schuen: You still hit the smartquotes issue with using the visual editor.

]]> By: engtech http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151230 engtech Mon, 14 May 2007 18:52:37 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151230 One thing you *have* to watch out for is those !@#@#!$ing smartquotes. All code samples need to be: - entity encoded - put in a PRE tag or all of your quotations will be turned into smartquotes (which are anything but) and will break for people who try to use their code samples. Whoever thought converting quotes to smartquotes was a good idea should be raked over the coals. One thing you *have* to watch out for is those !@#@#!$ing smartquotes.

All code samples need to be:

- entity encoded
- put in a PRE tag

or all of your quotations will be turned into smartquotes (which are anything but) and will break for people who try to use their code samples.

Whoever thought converting quotes to smartquotes was a good idea should be raked over the coals.

]]> By: schuen http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151229 schuen Mon, 14 May 2007 18:50:45 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151229 Just write html code in the "Visual" editor in WordPress and you will get the encoded code automatically. Just write html code in the “Visual” editor in WordPress and you will get the encoded code automatically.

]]> By: Lorelle http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151227 Lorelle Mon, 14 May 2007 15:46:46 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151227 Little problem with your example, Carthik. You forgot to encode the apostrophes and quote marks. This is really common and if the code is copied will break upon use. I wrote about this and included converters and the actual code in <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/02/04/wordpresscom-blog-bling-signatures-and-writing-code/" title="Signatures and Writing Code" rel="nofollow">Blog Bling: Signatures and Writing Code</a>, and did a bit of a review and listing of <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/wordpress-plugins-that-help-you-write-code/" title="WordPress Plugins That Help You Write Code" rel="nofollow">WordPress Plugins That Help You Write Code</a> for those who do this all the time. Little problem with your example, Carthik. You forgot to encode the apostrophes and quote marks. This is really common and if the code is copied will break upon use.

I wrote about this and included converters and the actual code in Blog Bling: Signatures and Writing Code, and did a bit of a review and listing of WordPress Plugins That Help You Write Code for those who do this all the time.

]]> By: Ajay http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151225 Ajay Mon, 14 May 2007 13:40:47 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151225 I use Notepad++ for encoding the HTML code before I display it on my blog. I use Notepad++ for encoding the HTML code before I display it on my blog.

]]> By: WP_CodeShield :: Dammit Jim! http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151223 WP_CodeShield :: Dammit Jim! Mon, 14 May 2007 13:31:14 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151223 [...] the plugin most of the way done and then got distracted with other things. But after reading about another person having the same annoyance, I decided I should finish the [...] […] the plugin most of the way done and then got distracted with other things. But after reading about another person having the same annoyance, I decided I should finish the […]

]]> By: Serge K. Keller http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151217 Serge K. Keller Mon, 14 May 2007 07:28:58 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151217 Don't take my word 100% on this, but if I remember well Markdown (and Textile) is 'parallel-compatible' with HTML. If you activate Markdown, new posts written with it will show up fine and old posts written in HTML will show as they were before. But if you want to come back to HTML, you should leave Markdown activated or risk to see your markdown-written posts scrambled. Can anyone confirm (or infirm) this? Don’t take my word 100% on this, but if I remember well Markdown (and Textile) is ‘parallel-compatible’ with HTML. If you activate Markdown, new posts written with it will show up fine and old posts written in HTML will show as they were before. But if you want to come back to HTML, you should leave Markdown activated or risk to see your markdown-written posts scrambled.

Can anyone confirm (or infirm) this?

]]> By: Ozh http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151216 Ozh Mon, 14 May 2007 06:33:50 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151216 If you want to post code, be it HTML PHP or anything, your <b>just can't live</b> with a plugin to do so. WP's formatting functions are uber annoying when you're dealing with code, and workaround like encoding entities, using markdown etc... are all but futureproof. Recommended: http://blog.igeek.info/wp-plugins/igsyntax-hiliter/ or http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins/Syntax_Highlighting If you want to post code, be it HTML PHP or anything, your just can’t live with a plugin to do so. WP’s formatting functions are uber annoying when you’re dealing with code, and workaround like encoding entities, using markdown etc… are all but futureproof.

Recommended: http://blog.igeek.info/wp-plugins/igsyntax-hiliter/ or http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins/Syntax_Highlighting

]]> By: Carthik http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151215 Carthik Mon, 14 May 2007 05:44:53 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151215 Good point about the apostrophes and the quotes. Don't you have to start using Markdown from the very beginning to use it? Could I start using it now, say - what sense will it make of the older posts, and would it scramble stuff up by processing things that weren't written with Markdown in mind? Good point about the apostrophes and the quotes.

Don’t you have to start using Markdown from the very beginning to use it? Could I start using it now, say - what sense will it make of the older posts, and would it scramble stuff up by processing things that weren’t written with Markdown in mind?

]]> By: Joe Clark http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151214 Joe Clark Mon, 14 May 2007 04:35:28 +0000 http://wordlog.com/archives/2007/05/13/displaying-html-source-code-in-your-blog-posts/#comment-151214 You can somewhat laboriously use ampersand 39 semicolon for neutral apostrophe and ampersand quot semicolon for neutral quote (or look up the numeric value thereof if you are concerned about XHTML purity). Your text editor can do a search-and-replace. You can somewhat laboriously use ampersand 39 semicolon for neutral apostrophe and ampersand quot semicolon for neutral quote (or look up the numeric value thereof if you are concerned about XHTML purity). Your text editor can do a search-and-replace.

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