This is cloned from an archived ticket SOURCE-109

Issue Summary

Adding in HTML/CSS code to the source editor on a page does not always provide the desired result. With tables for example it is possible to alter the table appearance using the source editor and it appears in the editing window. As soon as the changes are saved and the page is displayed these customisations are wiped. Going back into the edit view and then the source editor reveals that all the added HTML/CSS has been removed.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a page, save it and then go back to edit to get access to the Source Editor code button.
2. Add some customisations to a table or section of text, such as colour change using HTML. Preview the page to see the changes in effect.
3. Save page

Expected Results

The change is reflected properly.

Actual Results

Once the page is displayed, all previewed changes are lost. And if you go back in to edit the page and open up the source editor, all added in changes wiped.

Note

This is understandable if it breaks the underlying code of Confluence, but it is happening when adding in simple features such as a colour change or specifying the width of a table.
This has proved problematic when displaying large amounts of documentation information for reference, most of which needs to be in a consistent custom format.

Workaround

Currently there is no known workaround for this behavior. A workaround will be added here when available