We have seen examples of this type of tag throughout this article. we have text in bolditalics, strikethrough, code, and with a .
Previously, it was also used for bold, as well as for italics, but according to the international standard this is no longer recommended, because although they seem to have the same function, these old tags were not designed for the accessibility of new platforms. That is, a code in a browser for the blind will not highlight the text as it would a .
HTML standards
Since we are talking about accessibility and international standards, it is impossible not to talk about a very useful documentation tool, which although it is not the official one of the it almost looks like it: .
I have to warn you that both sites are in English, but with the bases you already have, they should help you find what you need 🙂 . In the case of the W3C, they have their version in Spanish, but the documentation redirects to the Anglo-Saxon version of the web.
Let’s talk quickly about the official entity, which is the W3C. This international organization, which to date heads the Tim Berners-Lee, defines the standards and their evolution over time. There is documentation where certain rules for web design and architecture, applications, etc. are defined.
On the other hand, it is W3Schools, which over time has endeared itself to developers for concentrating a lot of information regarding the tags we’ve already talked about and how they’re used. It is definitely a very useful repository that you should know if you are interested in entering these digital paths.
HTML in WordPress
In the early days of the internet, HTML was the main language for developing entire web pages. Even today it is still the basis of web development. Most likely, you have already heard that it is also used in conjunction with two other languages: CSS for styles and javascript for logical functionalities. Don’t worry, we’ll talk about them another time 😉
Now, knowing that, it is very likely that you are wondering: Do WordPress and HTML get along? How can you take advantage of this markup language in this content manager?
Within the functionalities of , it is possible to add custom HTML code in posts, pages and widgets. You can also edit themes directly, but the latter is not recommended unless you have a theme to work on. In any case, there are several places where you can use HTML in WordPress.
I would also like to tell you about the option of html editors, which will help you work on the html code of your website, as well as allowing you to check code errors more quickly and thus save you work.
Here we recommend some of the and . As well as a quite interesting post about the .
Posts and pages with custom HTML
You can use HTML language in posts and pages where you need it. For example, to give a certain structure to the text or if you prefer to have more control of the content you are generating.
In the case of tickets with the TinyMCE classic editor, you will see that you have two tabs: “Visual” and “Text”. In the second section is where you can see the pure HTML of your blog post or page.
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