Problems with Pages After Adding Code to a CEWP

Sometimes, I’ve found that adding certain code to a CEWP in SharePoint 2010 causes issues, such as JavaScript exceptions. For instance, I found that adding the code snippet shown in Listing 6.1 to a CEWP on a Wiki or Web part page caused issues when attempting to add text and interact with the ribbon text formatting commands; none of the ribbon’s text formatting commands would function.

Listing 6.1 Problematic Code in a CEWP

<p align="center"><!--BEGIN LINK CODE!--><linkhref="https://www.somesite.com/styles/ClientButton.css" rel="stylesheet"type="text/css"/>&#160;</p><table class="classname"><tbody><tr><td><div class="classname"><divclass="ROLbtn"><ul><li><a title="Title of Link" href="http://www.websiteURL.com" ...

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