While working on another post and attempting to insert code, I came across the problem of not being able to insert single lines of code on one line within WordPress. This ends up displaying a confusing, multiple line display of what should only be one line of code. The solution for this was to first install the WP-Syntax plugin. Then, when typing out lines of code that need to retain formatting, wrap your text in <pre lang=”text”> (or whatever language you want; the WP page for that plugin lists all of the available options) and </pre> tags (in HTML view). This will output your text just as you entered it, meaning if you’ve been working in the Visual Editor, and your quotes are now displayed as ", you need to change them back to “”.
An example of incorrect display is:
sadfkl;sdagjkl;fs;lhasdgl;ajkl;sdgajkl;sdgajkl;sdgajkl;sdgajkl;sdgsdahl;sdfjhsdkl;gjkl;sdghsdkl;agjl;sdfjklsdfjksd;l
And corrected:
sadfkl;sdagjkl;fs;lhasdgl;ajkl;sdgajkl;sdgajkl;sdgajkl;sdgajkl;sdgsdahl;sdfjhsdkl;gjkl;sdghsdkl;agjl;sdfjklsdfjksd;l