I want to create a test page for my site with some simple html (and later some css) but it is not showing as expected

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Question:
On my site I have create a page https://www.themagnatorana.com/blank using the Wix editor, but when published, it is not showing as expected.

Product:
Wix Editor

What are you trying to achieve:
I am trying to display some really basic code on my site using html such as game scores and a line of text:


Vipercall Technologies | Luck: <<print $luckScore>> | Skill: <<print $skillScore>> | Stamina: <<print $staminaScore>>

The highest street video game market has gone.

What have you already tried:
Tried using the editor, but when published it shows a blank page with a black background

Additional information:
Everything should be listed above.

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Hi, Ollie_Percy !!

By the way, could you tell me what kind of HTML you wrote and where you wrote it? In Wix, you cannot write plain HTML directly in the Velo code panel. If you want to write plain HTML as is, you’ll need to add an HTML Component (iframe) element to the page and write the HTML within that element. :raised_hands:

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Hi there, and thanks for the reply
It was just a few lines of code to see how my WIx page would look.
I created the page and wrote it in the Wix editor. Can you advise how I add the HTML component?
thanks

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On the left side of the editor, select “Add Elements” and then choose “Embed Code”. Within that, you should find an option like “HTML Embed”. Click on it and add it to the editor.

Once the element is added, you can choose between “Website” and “Code” as the input type. For this case, select “Code”, and input your HTML into the code panel below.

By the way, if you select “Website”, you can embed and display an external website within your site. :wink:

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Hi onemoretime, I’ve just put a Query related with a issue, and honestly I need help !!!

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Thanks, but I don’t want to add an element to a page, I want the whole new page to contain my HTML and CSS code, if that makes sense?

cheers

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Hi, Ollie_Percy !!

The reasons for using Wix vary from person to person, but fundamentally, Wix is a service designed for building pages by placing elements via drag-and-drop. Therefore, plain HTML is not positioned as the core method for building an entire system. For this reason, the idea of creating an entire page solely with HTML is essentially not part of Wix’s design philosophy. :thinking:

One way to incorporate something close to plain HTML is by using the previously mentioned iframe embedding element or custom elements. Custom elements may be closer to what you have in mind, but even these are just embedding custom-tag elements within the overall Wix page structure. It doesn’t equate to building the entire page with HTML. (However, be cautious when writing CSS within such elements without using Shadow DOM, as it might interfere with the design of Wix’s built-in elements.)

That said, in most cases, combining these two approaches with Wix Studio’s global.css should suffice for accomplishing what you need. The fact that these tools alone are sufficient is arguably Wix’s biggest advantage. For those accustomed to plain HTML, Wix’s approach might be surprising, but that’s just how Wix works.

In summary, it’s not feasible to construct an entire page with plain HTML in Wix. :raised_hands: