Ordered lists with paragraphs

  • Resolved c-m

    (@c-m)


    9 years, 1 month ago

    I’m posting a guide on my wordpress site, but finding that the editor doesn’t play nice with what I’m trying to achieve.

    I want to layout my guide as follows:

    1. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

    Consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam id interdum nunc, nec varius felis. Sed rutrum, ante eget vulputate rhoncus, risus dui rhoncus elit.

    2. Consectetur adipiscing elit

    Nullam id interdum nunc, nec varius felis. Sed rutrum, ante eget vulputate rhoncus, risus dui rhoncus elit.

    Sed rutrum, ante eget vulputate rhoncus, risus dui rhoncus elit.

    I want to use a list feature to take advantage of automatic numbering and easy styling of numbers.

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  • lisa

    (@contentiskey)

    Please share the html that you are using that you feel is not working.

    <ol>

<p>please show what you are using in this area</p>

</ol>
    Thread Starter c-m

    (@c-m)

    I’m trying to do this in the editor. But as soon as you hit return it thinks the next line is line number 2 of the ordered list.

    If I manually enter the html like:

    <ol><li>Title number one</li>
<p>My first paragraph that talks about something related to the point number</p>
<li>Title number two</li>
<p>My second paragraph that talks about something related to the point number</p>
</ol>

    Then when I click back into the visual editor is changes my manually entered HTML to:

    <ol>
<ol>
	<li>Title number one</li>
</ol>
</ol>
My first paragraph that talks about something related to the point number
<ol>
<ol>
	<li>Title number two</li>
</ol>
</ol>
My second paragraph that talks about something related to the point number

    I can work in the text editor but if I accidentally click over the visual editor my post is screwed up and I’d need to manually fix it each time.

    lisa

    (@contentiskey)

    1 will test out your methods. some of the html tags don’t seem correct.

    2 for what you are trying to accomplish, i think the text editor will be the best area to get it done. i recommend that you do not switch in the middle of your work.

    Thread Starter c-m

    (@c-m)

    Thanks. I know ordered lists aren’t really supposed to be used this way.

    lisa

    (@contentiskey)

    Try something organized like this…..use text editor only.
    don’t switch between visual and text editor.

    <ol>
<li>
<h3>Title number one</h3>
<p>My first paragraph that talks about something related to the point number</p>
</li>
<li>
<h3>Title number two</h3>
<p>My second paragraph that talks about something related to the point number</p>
</li>
</ol>
    Thread Starter c-m

    (@c-m)

    Ah yes. that does work.

    I’m not sure I’ll be able to stay out of the visual editor though as this is a post I edit often. I suppose I can roll back a revision if I make a mistake.

    Thanks

    lisa

    (@contentiskey)

    you can work in the visual editor on other areas of post.
    if the html tags get messed up, you can fix as needed.
    just save the sample I provided as a general guide.

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