Title: Missing Visual editor and short code editor Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # Missing Visual editor and short code editor * Resolved [sirspence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sirspence/) * (@sirspence) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-visual-editor-and-short-code-editor/) * Hi, we’ve just installed your plugin, however the Visual editor does not pop up, even though we have pop ups switched on in safari, chrome and firefox. * Also there is no short code generator/editor in the dashboard * please help, the plugin looks promising! * with thanks in advance * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-upload/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-upload/) Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) * [LVRuss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lvruss/) * (@lvruss) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-visual-editor-and-short-code-editor/#post-6212030) * Same issues here. * Plugin Author [nickboss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nickboss/) * (@nickboss) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-visual-editor-and-short-code-editor/#post-6212178) * Hi, * Press F12 in your browser to open the Developer’s tools. Go to Console. Then try to open the Shortcode Composer from the yellow button on the top-left corner of the plugin. Are there any messages or errors appearing on the console? * Nickolas * Thread Starter [sirspence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sirspence/) * (@sirspence) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-visual-editor-and-short-code-editor/#post-6212180) * No, none * Plugin Author [nickboss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nickboss/) * (@nickboss) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-visual-editor-and-short-code-editor/#post-6212183) * Have you added the shortcode [wordpress_file_upload] to any of your pages? * Thread Starter [sirspence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sirspence/) * (@sirspence) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-visual-editor-and-short-code-editor/#post-6212198) * Yes, that is how the upload widget is showing on our page, it has the pencil icon in the corner on hover – says loading visual editor when clicked – then nothing happens. * [ray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryoung-1/) * (@ryoung-1) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-visual-editor-and-short-code-editor/#post-6212225) * I have the same and more issues with version 2.7.4 – see my posting posting below. * I have just tried the F12 trick as per the above (I use chrome) and can’t see a yellow button anywhere. My ‘console’ tab window is totally empty. I assume you mean to do this when the admin settings page is open in chrome. * my instances of [wordpress_file_upload] shortcode have lots of parameters as generated by the shortcode composer in the previous version (which work – as per my post) * Plugin Author [nickboss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nickboss/) * (@nickboss) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-visual-editor-and-short-code-editor/#post-6212235) * Hi, * please update to the latest version 2.7.6. It addresses the issues with the shortcode composer. * Nickolas * [wordlas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordlas/) * (@wordlas) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-visual-editor-and-short-code-editor/#post-6212239) * Hi, * I installed the pro version of File Uploader and edited the basic shortcode to suit my needs. I got this far: * `[wordpress_file_upload captcha="true" captchatype="RecaptchaV2 (no account)" uploadpatterns="*.m4a,*.mp3,*.ogg,*.wav,*.wma" maxsize="500" placements="title/ filename/selectbutton/uploadbutton/subfolders/captcha/userdata/filelist/progressbar/ message" uploadtitle="" captchaprompt="Kirjoita merkkisarja alla olevaan kenttään." successmessage="File %filename% uploaded successfully!" warningmessage="File % filename% uploaded successfully but with warnings." errormessage="File %filename% not uploaded." waitmessage="File %filename% is being uploaded." notify="true" notifyrecipients="lasse@brilliance.fi" notifymessage="Dear Recipient,%n%%n%This is an automatic delivery message to notify you that a new file has been uploaded." widths="filename:275px, selectbutton:60px, uploadbutton:60px"]` * My intention was to continue with CSS customization but at this point I cannot edit the shortcode at all. I tried to access it via Dashboard (logged out two times and back again) and via the browser editor (the yellow button on the top- left corner of the plugin) but clicking edit just opens up the WordPress File Upload Control Panel main view. * Plugin Author [nickboss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nickboss/) * (@nickboss) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-visual-editor-and-short-code-editor/#post-6212247) * Please go to the main settings page of the plugin in Dashboard and send me a screenshot of what you see (version, php version etc…) * Send it to my email info at iptanus.com * [Nora McDougall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nora-mcdougall/) * (@nora-mcdougall) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-visual-editor-and-short-code-editor/#post-6212248) * I have 3.0 with the same problem – no shortcode editor visible anywhere. Just a list of the shortcodes available would be fine. I can write them as needed. * [ray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryoung-1/) * (@ryoung-1) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-visual-editor-and-short-code-editor/#post-6212249) * Hi Nora have a look in “v2.7.4 problems” posting that I created. Nick describes where the composer has gone too in his replies to my upgrade problems. * Plugin Author [nickboss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nickboss/) * (@nickboss) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-visual-editor-and-short-code-editor/#post-6212250) * I consider as closed. Thanks r.young for the help. * Nickolas Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) The topic ‘Missing Visual editor and short code editor’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-file-upload/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3252590) * [Iptanus File Upload](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-upload/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-upload/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-file-upload/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-file-upload/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-file-upload/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-file-upload/reviews/) * 12 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [nickboss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nickboss/) * Last activity: [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-visual-editor-and-short-code-editor/#post-6212250) * Status: resolved