Title: can’t write/edit posts
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# can’t write/edit posts

 *  Resolved [conservativepup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/conservativepup/)
 * (@conservativepup)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-writeedit-posts/)
 * Really hoping someone can help me with this. Everything has been fine; upgraded
   to 2.8.4 a few weeks ago without problems.
 * I’ve been working on a post off and on throughout the day; saving the draft each
   time I leave it. A couple of hours ago I upgraded some unrelated software, which
   did a computer restart. I’d forgotten I had my blog open.
 * Now, I can’t write a post, nor edit a previous one. The one I was working on 
   shows up on my ‘drafts’ page, but when I click on it all I get is the title. 
   If I try to ‘add new’ I can type in the ‘title’ area, but can’t even get my cursor
   to show up in the post body. Also, I always work in ‘visual’ mode; I’ve lost 
   all my little buttons up top. Also can’t switch over to HTML mode.
 * Looking at the blog it looks fine. I can move around the dashboard, edit links,
   do some other things like that, so it’s not totally dead.
 * I am not savvy at computers/software stuff at all. I know just enough to maintain,
   but not to fix problems. I’m at a loss here; don’t know if the iTunes update 
   I did caused this or not. The timing is coincidental though.
 * ANY help appreciated. Thanks.
 * Annie

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 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-writeedit-posts/#post-1233014)
 * Start by clearing your cache, cookies and and history in your web browser, and
   then quit and restart the browser and get into WP and see if it works again.
 *  Thread Starter [conservativepup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/conservativepup/)
 * (@conservativepup)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-writeedit-posts/#post-1233036)
 * Songdogtech,
 * I tried your suggestion, and did it twice without any luck. Was really hoping
   that would fix it. But I do have more information.
 * I thought to check another blog, that is basically inactive, though I also updated
   WordPress on it a few weeks ago. But it has only a couple of old posts, no comments,
   I’m just not working on it right now.
 * It too has the same problem. Could it be some compatibility issue with the iTunes/
   Safari update I did? I use Firefox, but wanted to do the iTunes update, and the
   Safari update was required for that too.
 * Any other suggestions appreciated. Thanks.
 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-writeedit-posts/#post-1233043)
 * A few more things: Restarted the Mac? Check for Firefox updates under Help?
 * In Firefox, sure you “Cleared Recent History” under Tools? And Cookies under 
   Preferences/Privacy?
 * Try your site in Safari, too. I doubt the iTunes update broke anything.
 *  Thread Starter [conservativepup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/conservativepup/)
 * (@conservativepup)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-writeedit-posts/#post-1233081)
 * songdogtech,
 * SUCCESS! Thank you so much. I wasn’t able to work on it till a few minutes ago,
   but I had not cleared ‘recent history’ under Tools, and I don’t know if that 
   is what did it or not, but it must have, because now all is back to normal.
 * I thank you for your help; it really stresses me when something this big (to 
   me) goes wrong. I appreciate the help. Hope I can pass it on someday.
 * Thanks,
    Annie
 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-writeedit-posts/#post-1233164)
 * Good that works…. It’s a good idea to clear history when any problems come up.
   It’s a common fix for many browser problems.

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