HTML links not working properly

  • I post to my website https://www.vweisfeld.com 5x per week. As of today, I am having trouble inserting html links in my post. A few worked properly, then the link persisted in the insertion box, and I can’t get rid of it. Thus, I cannot finish adding my links. Also, WP converted one text link (“trailer”) to the URL (now fixed). The post is vweisfeld.com/?p=5823.
    As a test, I deleted all my plug-ins, and reactivated them one at a time, and in the test copy (vweisfeld.com/?p=5830), all the links could be inserted as normal.
    I returned to my post (5823), inserted two links with no problem (“trailer”) and The Man Who Knew Infinity (a link to another post on this site), but when I tried a third link, again the html persisted. On my admin screen, it looks as if the 3d link was successful, but it does not show up in the published post.

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  • Can you replicate the problem using the default theme with all plugins deactivated?

    Thread Starter Vicki Weisfeld

    (@vicki-weisfeld)

    I deactivated them all, went to the post (not the test), and successfully put in the remaining URLs. However, this is just a repeat of the test I ran, in which I added each back individually, testing each one, and there was no problem. But then, when I tried to amend the post (not the test copy), with all the plugins activated, it didn’t work.

    In that case, you either have a problem plugin or a problem theme.

    Try:

    – deactivating all plugins to see if this resolves the problem. If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one (testing after each re-activation) until you find the problematic plugin(s).

    – switching to the default theme to rule out any theme-specific problems.

    – resetting the plugins folder by FTP or PhpMyAdmin. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems.

    Thread Starter Vicki Weisfeld

    (@vicki-weisfeld)

    As noted above, deactivating all/reactivating one-by-one is exactly what I did in my own test. I tested after each reactivation and did not uncover the problem.

    I don’t have any inactive plugins.

    How do I switch to the default theme? I’m running 2011, with no problems of this type since 10/12, and no recent updates that I see on my dashboard.

    How do I switch to the default theme?

    Navigate to Appearance -> Themes and activate the Twenty Sixteen theme.

    Thread Starter Vicki Weisfeld

    (@vicki-weisfeld)

    OK I did that and my test worked with all the plugins activated. I don’t like the look of 2016, so switched back to 2011, and the test again appeared to work.
    The real test will be tomorrow when I try to post new content, I guess.
    I don’t know why switching themes may have jolted the system into working, but I have my fingers crossed. Thanks for your help.

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