More discussion on the broken CUSTOM CODE block

[scottw12]

So I am still trying to find a way to get certain dynamic things display on a page....

I have a BRAND NEW fresh install with several pages with only a global header and a global footer.

my steps to reproduce error:

1. Create a new BLANK page.
2. Drag a Custom Code Block.
3. Add this code to the block :

   © Copyright 2017 <script>new Date().getFullYear()>2017&&document.write("- "+new Date().getFullYear());</script> Company Name – All rights reserved.

as soon the page refreshes on publish I get this:

Live site looks like this after I refresh (which is correct):

So some one tell my why CUSTOM CODE always give me these problems.... Last time I tried an inline Java it destroyed an entire beta site until I figured out how to get into the database itself to remove it. BEWARE using "Custom Code" in a Global Block...

I made the page into a template and exported it:
test.zip

[meetmandeep]

So some one tell my why CUSTOM CODE always give me these problems....

In this particular case, it's the JavaScript itself.

document.write("- "+new Date().getFullYear()); is replacing the entire page.

See this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19941866/document-write-overwriting-the-document

I've tested the following code in RC 2 Nightly Build in Custom Block and it works great (within global block as well).

© Copyright 2017 - 
<span id="currentYear">2017</span> Company Name – All rights reserved.
<script>
  document.getElementById("currentYear").innerHTML=new Date().getFullYear();
</script> 

[scottw12]

You have my permission to just bitch slap me LOL...
I am really not that dumb, but boy ohh boy this was plain ole dumb wasn't it.

Anyway no more custom code blocks until RC2 comes out :-) ... I