Bug/formatting issue when switching back and forth between tables in rich text editor and markdown

Problem

Sometimes when creating a table in the Rich Text Editor, and then switching to Markdown, the formatting renders in HTML. While this isn't a show stopper, as you can switch back to Rich Text Editor to view the table in correct format, it can cause some confusion.

Reproducing this Bug

Go to ML Blog Post Series (gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com#31664 - closed) and switch back and forth between Rich Text Editor and Markdown. In Rich Text Editor the tables appear as expected, in Markdown they render in HTML.

Additional Issues Potentially Stemming from Rendering Bug

• Bug in which you are unable to edit the text in a table in the Rich Text Editor: https://gitlab.slack.com/archives/C04R571QF5E/p1686340548874229. To reproduce switch to Markdown in the main body of the Epic, then switch to Rich Text Editor. An error message will populate at the top of the table.

Solution

• Update documentation around the user experience in this workflow. More context is available in this comment thread.