How do I remove <a> tags that Dreamweaver has added on its own?

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September 26, 2020
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After updating Dreamweaver, my paragraphs in my html files are now surrounded by an <a> that connects to the linked image above the text. This tag isn't written into the code, but when you hover over the text in Live View, it shows as a gray box. The extra code is showing up on my live website, creating links where they shouldn't be, and it has to go. Please help!

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juledurAuthor

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Nancy OShea

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DW doesn't like bad code. Use the built-in W3C validation service to check your code and then fix all reported errors. Window > Results > Validation. Click the white triangle to check document. Repeat often (see screenshot).

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

I'll give that a try. Thanks.

What's so frustrating is that this code was working fine until recently. It's the same problem on both Firefox and Chrome, too. That's why I thought it was an issue with Dreamweaver.

You're probably looking at a cached version of your page.

Clear your browser's cache memory and use F5 or Ctrl+R to refresh the page.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Switch to code view and close the <a> tag.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="eng">
<head>
<title>Page Title</title>
</head>
<body>

<h1>This is a Heading</h1>

<a href="https://example.com">This is a hyperlink</a>

<p>This is a paragraph.</p>

</body>
</html>

HTML Tutorials:

https://www.w3schools.com/

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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