Ckeditor 4.5.7 Strips Html Tags Despite Config.allowedcontent = True

I am using ckeditor 4.5.7 and I want the user to insert arbitrary HTML code into the page. For now the users cannot even insert tags like

test

- the

Solution 1:

My first thought was to check the CKEDITOR.filter.disallowedContentRules. As noted here, "They have precedence over allowed content rules." However, the Disallowed Content Guide notes: "It is not possible to disallow content when the Advanced Content Filter is disabled by setting CKEDITOR.config.allowedContent to true."

Without knowing more about your config, my recommendation is to use Comandeer's jsfiddle for discovering what your allowed content is.