The Anqi CMS has fully considered the convenience and neatness of content publishing during the design process, providing a variety of functions to help users solve this problem.

Understanding the problem: Why does a Word document bring redundant HTML?

The Word document generates a complex set of internal tags to control the style, layout, and image position when formatting. When this content is directly copied into a web-based rich text editor, these internal tags are often converted into a large number of inline styles (style="..."）、不规范的语言标签（如<font>）Even some Word-specific XML namespace tags.This code is redundant for web display, as it increases the size of the HTML file, makes the code difficult to maintain, and may cause the website style to be confused.

AnQi CMS内置的清理方案

AnQi CMS强大的内容编辑功能，为我们提供了直接解决冗余HTML的工具：

1. English text editor's “Clear Format” function.

When we paste the Word content into the rich text editor of the Anqi CMS, even if these redundant codes already exist, we still have the opportunity to perform an initial cleanup.In the toolbar of the editor, there is usually a "Clear Formatting" or similar button (usually an eraser icon or an icon with "Tx").

The operation method is very simple:

  • First, paste the content copied from Word into the editor.
  • Then, select all the content you want to format, or select the entire article directly.
  • Click the 'Clear Format' button on the editor toolbar.

This feature can remove most inline styles, font tags, color settings, etc., restoring the text to the editor's default style, thereby greatly reducing redundant HTML.However, for some complex, deeply nested Word-specific tags, multiple cleanings or the use of other methods may be required.

2. Using Markdown editor to avoid from the source

The advantage of this method is:

  • Code tidiness:Markdown generated HTML code is very clean, containing only the necessary structural tags and avoiding all redundancy brought by Word.
  • Focus on content: drafting does not require attention to layout, allowing you to focus more on the content itself.
  • high consistency:The style of the website is unifiedly controlled by CSS files, no matter the source of the content, it can maintain a unified visual style.

If you frequently post long articles and have a basic understanding of or are willing to learn Markdown syntax, I strongly recommend using a Markdown editor.Even if you paste Word content, it is recommended to paste it as plain text first, and then manually use Markdown syntax for formatting.

Advanced Techniques and **Practice**

In addition to the above direct functions, there are some strategies that can help us better manage content and avoid or clean up redundant HTML:

1. Always paste as plain text.

This is a universal good habit, regardless of which CMS is used.Before pasting Word content into the editor, you can first paste it into a plain text editor (such as Notepad on Windows, TextEdit on macOS, or a code editor).This will strip off all the format information, leaving only the text content.Then, copy it from the plain text editor to the rich text editor of the AnQi CMS and reformat it.

Another shortcut is to use the shortcut key when pastingCtrl+Shift+V(Windows) orCmd+Shift+Option+V(macOS), which will usually paste directly as plain text.

2. Good use of the "Content Materials" feature of Safe CMS

The "Content Module" feature provided by "AnQi CMS" means that we can pre-create some commonly used content modules or layout styles.If your article contains many repeated paragraphs, lists, or special blocks, you can make them into materials and directly call them while editing the article.These materials, once created, have clean and tidy HTML code, thus avoiding the problems caused by repeated pasting of Word content.

3. Use "Site-wide Content Replacement" for batch cleanup

For the common redundant HTML issues existing in the large amount of content that has been published, the "Full Site Content Replacement" feature of Anqi CMS can play a huge role.Although this feature is mainly used for keyword replacement, it supports regular expressions, which makes it usable for cleaning complex HTML structures.

  • Recognition mode:Firstly, you need to carefully check the pages on the website that contain redundant HTML, and identify the common patterns of these redundant codes, such as some specific<span>tags,data-cke-fillerSuch properties, or specific class names generated by Word.
  • Build regular expressions:Build the corresponding regular expressions for these patterns. For example, to remove all<span>Label but retain its content, you can try to match it with regular expressions<span>(.*?)</span>and replace it with$1.
  • Handle with care:When performing a full-site replacement using regular expressions, be extra careful and thoroughly verify in the test environment, as incorrect regular expressions can lead to irreversible damage to page content.

This way, you can automate the cleaning of existing content on a large scale, enhancing the overall quality of the website's content.

The importance of cleaning content

Maintain the clean HTML code of the website, which not only concerns the visual beauty and user experience, but also has a profound impact on the performance and SEO performance of the website.Clean code means a smaller page size, faster loading speed, which is crucial for improving user satisfaction and search engine rankings.These tools and strategies provided by Anqi CMS are exactly what we need to help us easily achieve this goal.

Common Questions (FAQ)

Q1：I enabled the Markdown editor, but I still want to paste content directly from Word occasionally, will this produce redundant HTML?A1：If you have enabled the Markdown editor, when you paste Word content directly, the editor usually treats it as plain text and does not bring in redundant HTML that is specific to Word.This means you need to manually use Markdown syntax to format.If you want to preserve some formatting from Word, it is recommended to paste it into the rich text editor first, perform the 'Clear Format' operation, and then consider converting or copying it to the Markdown editor.

Q2: 'Clear Format' button did not completely clean up all redundant HTML, what should I do?A2：For particularly stubborn or complex redundant code, a single 'clear format' may not be completely effective.This is the most secure method at this time: paste the Word content into a plain text editor (such as Notepad), remove all formatting, and then copy it into the editing tool of Anqi CMS for formatting.Additionally, if you find that a particular type of redundant tag appears repeatedly, you can consider using the "Full Site Content Replacement" feature in conjunction with regular expressions for batch cleaning.

Q3: Can the all-site content replacement feature be used to delete empty tags or empty lines next to images?A3：Yes, the full site content replacement feature combined with regular expressions can be used to handle such issues. For example, when copying content from Word, it often leaves some empty<p>Tag or with a specific class name<span>Label.You can write regular expressions to match these specific empty tags or tags containing useless content, and then replace them with an empty string to achieve cleaning.Similarly, be sure to validate in the test environment before use.