Title: Cannot write or edit posts Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Cannot write or edit posts * Resolved [thegameison](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thegameison/) * (@thegameison) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/) * My wordpress blog will not allow me to edit or write posts. Everytime I go to the edit post page I am defaulted to the HTML tab (even though the visual tab is highlighted). I try to click on visual to change things up and that doesn’t work. All text in the HTML box is white and can only be seen if highlighted. I also can’t add tags or change the categories section to “most used” and when I click the “add photo” button it replaces the page with the upload screen rather than giving me the usual pop up window. * This issue popped up on my Macbook Pro with google chrome, firefox and safari. This is also an issue on my school computers that have XP and Internet Explorer. * The only computer I have been able to work with is my Windows 7 computer using Firefox. * Anyone have some way to fix this issue. It’s an issue not being able to post, haha. * Here is a picture of what I see when I try to edit the post: * [http://butthegameison.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/site1.png](http://butthegameison.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/site1.png) * Notice the white columns on the side and the top of the page (arrows pointing to it). I’ve never seen that before I had this issue. Does that have something to do with this. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 19 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/page/2/?output_format=md) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/#post-2084328) * Have you tried: * – deactivating **all** plugins to see if this resolves the problem. If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s). * – switching to the Twenty Ten theme to rule out any theme-specific problems. * – [resetting the plugins folder](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F) by FTP or PhpMyAdmin. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems. * Thread Starter [thegameison](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thegameison/) * (@thegameison) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/#post-2084337) * Yes. This appears to be an issue unrelated to my theme or plug-ins. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/#post-2084339) * Then it must be your computer(s) and/or your local network. * Thread Starter [thegameison](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thegameison/) * (@thegameison) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/#post-2084343) * I just don’t see how that’s possible given the fact that I’ve tried a Mac, Windows 7 and XP. One at my home and one at my school, which is not on the same network as my home computer. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/#post-2084346) * Well, if it’s not WordPress, what else would you suggest? FWIW, it is common for school networks to run fairly strict filters which may strip out javascript– thus rendering the admin area unusable. So that leaves one machine where it does work and one where it doesn’t. My money is still on this being an issue outside of WordPress. * Thread Starter [thegameison](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thegameison/) * (@thegameison) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/#post-2084347) * I know that schools often have strict systems but I could make posts on all three computers before 5 PM yesterday. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/#post-2084474) * Then perhaps something on the server changed? * Thread Starter [thegameison](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thegameison/) * (@thegameison) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/#post-2084486) * I didn’t make any specific changes. What could it be? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/#post-2084488) * Perhaps your hosts changed something? have you tried re-uploading the wp-admin and wp-includes folders from a **fresh** download of WordPress? * Thread Starter [thegameison](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thegameison/) * (@thegameison) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/#post-2084494) * How do I do that without losing my posts and pictures? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/#post-2084502) * Uploading those folders will not affect your posts (which are stored in your database) or your images (which are usually stored in the wp-content/uploads folder). * Thread Starter [thegameison](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thegameison/) * (@thegameison) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/#post-2084624) * That did not work either. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/#post-2084625) * Try checking the user permissions on your WordPress database. * Thread Starter [thegameison](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thegameison/) * (@thegameison) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/#post-2084638) * How do I do that? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/#post-2084649) * Using Phpmyadmin or whatever database management tool your hosts provide. If you’re not sure what to use, ask your hosts for help. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 19 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Cannot write or edit posts’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [posts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/posts/) * [text editor](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/text-editor/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 19 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [minaday1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minaday1/) * Last activity: [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-write-or-edit-posts/page/2/#post-2084794) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics