Title: [ERROR] TABLE IS CORRUPTED (JSON_ERROR_SYNTAX)! DO NOT EDIT THIS TABLE NOW!
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# [ERROR] TABLE IS CORRUPTED (JSON_ERROR_SYNTAX)! DO NOT EDIT THIS TABLE NOW!

 *  Resolved [JohnBD](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbd/)
 * (@johnbd)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-table-is-corrupted-json_error_syntax-do-not-edit-this-table-now/)
 * I followed your instructions and deactivated plug ins. The one causing the problem
   was Ultimate TinyMCE.
    Now I’m wanting to fix the tables on my site and await
   your instructions on what to do. The tables have too much information to redo
   from scratch if it can be avoided. Please let me know what the procedure needs
   to be. My site is [http://www.myheartandmyhome.com.au](http://www.myheartandmyhome.com.au)
   You can contact me on [john@myheartandmyhome.com.au](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-table-is-corrupted-json_error_syntax-do-not-edit-this-table-now/john@myheartandmyhome.com.au?output_format=md)
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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-table-is-corrupted-json_error_syntax-do-not-edit-this-table-now/#post-4615220)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.
 * If possible, I’d like to take a direct look at this on your site. Could you therefore
   please create a temporary admin account for me and send me the details via email(
   the address is in the main plugin file “tablepress.php”)? That way, I can investigate
   this directly. Thanks!
 * (Oh, and if you still can, I suggest to remove your email address from your post,
   to not trigger spam emails.)
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [JohnBD](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbd/)
 * (@johnbd)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-table-is-corrupted-json_error_syntax-do-not-edit-this-table-now/#post-4615271)
 * Thanks Tobias
    I’ve emailed a password for you. Regards John
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-table-is-corrupted-json_error_syntax-do-not-edit-this-table-now/#post-4615292)
 * Hi John,
 * unfortunately, I haven’t received an email yet 🙁 Can you maybe resend it to 
   the address from which I already sent you an email yesterday?
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-table-is-corrupted-json_error_syntax-do-not-edit-this-table-now/#post-4615312)
 * Hi,
 * just for everybody following this thread: I’ve been working on this directly 
   with John, and here’s what we found:
    It wasn’t actually “Advanced TinyMCE” that
   caused this, but a multilanguage plugin (qTranslate, I think).
 * We were able to fix the broken tables by reverting the changes to the internal
   data format that qTranslate added. All tables are working again 🙂
 * Regards,
    Tobias

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