Title: 2.8.1 Edit Post Not Functioning
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# 2.8.1 Edit Post Not Functioning

 *  [simonwells](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonwells/)
 * (@simonwells)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/281-edit-post-not-functioning/)
 * A little while back, I did and auto upgrade from 2.7.1 to 2.8.
    From that time
   I had the following issue but could not downgrade and decided to wait to see 
   if others had the same problem, as yet, I don’t see it.
 * When I start a new post or edit an exisiting post, some of the functions are 
   not working.
    Functions that d not work include:
    1.  Status: Published Edit, points to /wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=1196#
       post_status but nothing happens when clicked
    2. Visibility: Public Edit, points to /wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=1196#
       visibility but nothing happens when clicked
    3. Published on: Date Edit points to /wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=1196#edit_timestampto
       but nothing happens when clicked
    4. NONE of the function boxes expands or contracts
    5. The MOST USED tab in Catergories can not be selected, it points to /wp-admin/
       post.php?action=edit&post=1196#categories-pop
    6. Add new Catergory does not work
    7. Post New Tags does not work, if I enter text and press ADD, nothing happens.
 * I have disabled ALL plugins and still it does not work.
 * I checked another site I run which is built on 2.7.1 and all these functions 
   work.
    There are a large number of files in the /wp-admin which have changed 
   bwteen versions, I even backup the 2.8.1 version and copied over a working 2.7.1
   version, but that did not help.
 * Does anyone have any ideas?

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 *  Thread Starter [simonwells](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonwells/)
 * (@simonwells)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/281-edit-post-not-functioning/#post-1138780)
 * I forgot to mention, I have tested this in both Flock (default), Firfox and IE
   7
 *  [knion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knion/)
 * (@knion)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/281-edit-post-not-functioning/#post-1139078)
 * I get the “edit error” when trying to edit bigger posts.
 *  [Pranav Rastogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ulgaming/)
 * (@ulgaming)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/281-edit-post-not-functioning/#post-1139081)
 * Try replacing the wp-admin and wp-includes files with the fresh ones.
 *  [nathair](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nathair/)
 * (@nathair)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/281-edit-post-not-functioning/#post-1139270)
 * Hi, having the same problem as Simonwells, at least with these links:
    wp-admin/
   post.php?action=edit&post=999#visibility wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=999#
   edit_timestamp wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=999#post_status
 * Did replacing the wp-admin and wp-include files with the fresh ones help you 
   Simonwells? I thought I actually did throw out all the old wp-admin and wp-include
   files as suggested
    Updated to 2.8.4 and having this problem now thnks Nathair
 *  [vmc230](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmc230/)
 * (@vmc230)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/281-edit-post-not-functioning/#post-1139288)
 * Same problem in FireFox 3.5.4 on Windows 7. The links work in IE8, but not in
   FF or Chrome. Using WP 2.8.5.

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 * Last reply from: [vmc230](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmc230/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/281-edit-post-not-functioning/#post-1139288)
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