Elements like Google Map embeds get stripped out. Here’s the Fix.

[tweetmeme] If you have ever tried to enter a Google Map embed into a WordPress page or post, you’ve noticed that switching between “Visual” and “HTML” view in the page or post edit window strips the iFrame out–leaving you with broken code that displays nothing. Luckily, there is a fix.

You’ll need to find the functions.php file in your active theme folder. It’s a standard WordPress file, so it’ll be there. Next, we are going to add two short functions that change the way the WordPress editor handles iFrame code. You’ll want to insert the following lines of code before the closing “?>”  of your functions.php file.

// this function initializes the iframe elements 

function add_iframe($initArray) {
$initArray['extended_valid_elements'] = "iframe[id|class|title|style|align|frameborder|height|longdesc|marginheight|marginwidth|name|scrolling|src|width]";
return $initArray;
}

// this function alters the way the WordPress editor filters your code
add_filter('tiny_mce_before_init', 'add_iframe');

That’s it. You can test your mod by entering some iFrame code in the editor window and switching between  the visual and HTML editor.

I am sure somewhere that someone will find this useful.

Simply replace "dbo_vwPRVDR" with your table name, and "State" with the column name, and you’ll be in business.

update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'AL','Alabama');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'AK','Alaska');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'AZ','Arizona');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'AR','Arkansas');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'CA','California');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'CO','Colorado');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'CT','Connecticut');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'DC','Washington DC');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'DE','Delaware');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'FL','Florida');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'GA','Georgia');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'HI','Hawaii');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'IA','Iowa');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'ID','Idaho');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'IL','Illinois');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'IN','Indiana');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'KS','Kansas');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'KY','Kentucky');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'LA','Louisiana');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'MA','Massachusetts');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'MD','Maryland');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'ME','Maine');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'MI','Michigan');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'MN','Minnesota');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'MO','Missouri');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'MS','Mississippi');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'NC','North Carolina');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'ND','North Dakota');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'NE','Nebraska');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'NH','New Hampshire');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'NJ','New Jersey');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'NM','New Mexico');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'NV','Nevada');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'NY','New York');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'OH','Ohio');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'OK','Oklahoma');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'OR','Oregon');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'PA','Pennsylvania');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'PR','Puerto Rico');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'RI','Rhode Island');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'SC','South Carolina');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'SD','South Dakota');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'TN','Tennessee');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'TX','Texas');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'UT','Utah');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'VA','Virginia');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'VT','Vermont');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'WA','Washington');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'WI','Wisconsin');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'WV','West Virginia');
update dbo_vwPRVDR set State = replace(State,'WY','Wyoming');