HTML jump tags are deleted after saving

[Andreas_Hopf]

First level list element jump tags remain after saving, and work. Jump tags on second level list elements are deleted after saving. What gives?

<ul style="list-style-type: circle;">
    <li>
        <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;"><a style="color: #000000;" href="#section_1">First</a></span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;"><a style="color: #000000;" href="#section_2">Second</a></span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;"><a style="color: #000000;" href="#section_3">Third</a></span>
    </li>
    <ul style="list-style-type: circle;">
        <li>
            <strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;" href="#section_3A">Third A </span></strong>
        </li>
        <li>
            <strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;" href="#section_3B">Third B </span></strong>
        </li>
        <li>
            <strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;" href="#section_3C">Third D </span></strong>
        </li>
    </ul>
</ul>

[chriscas · Accepted solution]

Hi @Andreas_Hopf,

I think this is perhaps just a difference in html that you may have overlooked.  IN your first-level elements, you have the href as part of the "a" tag, which I believe is the correct syntax.  In your second level, you have the href as part of a span tag, which I don't think is proper code and is likely why Canvas is stripping it out.  If you format the second level like the first with an a tag, I think everything should work.

Let us know if this fixes the issue!

-Chris

[Andreas_Hopf]

Thanks, yes, I overlooked the "a" tag thing.

Futzing around in the HTML I noticed that Canvas creates fairly bloated HTML code compared to our university's own Wordpress site.