Title: Plugin breaks Visual Editor
Last modified: December 7, 2016

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# Plugin breaks Visual Editor

 *  Resolved [requincreative](https://wordpress.org/support/users/requincreative/)
 * (@requincreative)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-breaks-visual-editor-3/)
 * I am using version 3.6 of the UA plugin (unable to upgrade it because of client
   customizations) with WP 4.7 and it is breaking the native WP Visual Editor. When
   I click to edit a page/post the Visual Editor is blank (white) and I have to 
   click back and forth on the Text tab and Visual tab to get the visual editor 
   to load content. However the controls are broken afterwards.
 * Here are the associated google developer console errors when attempting to view
   the Visual Editor:
 *     ```
       JQMIGRATE: Migrate is installed, version 1.4.1
       Uncaught Error: no such method 'instance' for menu widget instance
           at Function.error (http://www.khsprojectgrad.org/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=1&load%5B%5D=jque…jquery-ui-core,jquery-ui-widget,jquery-ui-position,plupload&ver=4.7:2:1814)
           at HTMLUListElement.<anonymous> (http://www.khsprojectgrad.org/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-auction/js/jquery-ui.min.js?ver=4.7:5:6062)
           at Function.each (http://www.khsprojectgrad.org/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=1&load%5B%5D=jque…jquery-ui-core,jquery-ui-widget,jquery-ui-position,plupload&ver=4.7:2:2881)
           at a.fn.init.each (http://www.khsprojectgrad.org/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=1&load%5B%5D=jque…,jquery-ui-core,jquery-ui-widget,jquery-ui-position,plupload&ver=4.7:2:846)
           at a.fn.init.t.fn.(anonymous function) [as menu] (http://www.khsprojectgrad.org/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-auction/js/jquery-ui.min.js?ver=4.7:5:5897)
           at t.(anonymous function).(anonymous function)._create (http://www.khsprojectgrad.org/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=1&load%5B%5D=hove…ry-touch-punch,iris,wp-color-picker,editor,wplink,wp-embed&ver=4.7:72:2191)
           at t.(anonymous function).(anonymous function)._create (http://www.khsprojectgrad.org/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-auction/js/jquery-ui.min.js?ver=4.7:5:5028)
           at t.(anonymous function).(anonymous function)._createWidget (http://www.khsprojectgrad.org/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-auction/js/jquery-ui.min.js?ver=4.7:5:7032)
           at new t.(anonymous function).(anonymous function) (http://www.khsprojectgrad.org/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-auction/js/jquery-ui.min.js?ver=4.7:5:4591)
           at HTMLInputElement.<anonymous> (http://www.khsprojectgrad.org/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-auction/js/jquery-ui.min.js?ver=4.7:5:6305)
       Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'refreshContentEditable' of undefined(…)
       ```
   

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 *  Plugin Author [Nitesh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitesh_singh/)
 * (@nitesh_singh)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-breaks-visual-editor-3/#post-8544433)
 * Hi,
 * I think we fixed this in newer versions. Could you try latest separately? As 
   far as your limitation of not upgrading is concerned, this would then need to
   be looked into separately and not here. Write to nitesh[at]auctionplugin[dot]
   net.
 * Regards,
    Nitesh
 *  Thread Starter [requincreative](https://wordpress.org/support/users/requincreative/)
 * (@requincreative)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-breaks-visual-editor-3/#post-8544577)
 * Thank you, I can confirm that this is not an issue in newer versions of the plugin.
 * I was able to solve this myself when I looked into the version of the plugin 
   that the client was using.
 *  [rupamdcpl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rupamdcpl/)
 * (@rupamdcpl)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-breaks-visual-editor-3/#post-8916960)
 * From last few days when I am trying to open “Text Block” using Visual Composer
   from the backend then it is not opening and gives the below error in the chrome
   console.
    All plugins are updated in the site. Current WordPress version: 4.7.3
   Error:: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property ‘refreshContentEditable’ of 
   undefined at B.<anonymous> (plugin.min.js?wp-mce-4403-20160901:1) at t.i [as 
   fire] (tinymce.min.js?ver=4403-20160901:8) at B.fire (tinymce.min.js?ver=4403-
   20160901:8) at B.setContent (tinymce.min.js?ver=4403-20160901:11) at B.load (
   tinymce.min.js?ver=4403-20160901:11) at B.show (tinymce.min.js?ver=4403-20160901:
   11) at Object.d [as go] (editor.min.js?ver=4.7.3:1) at vc.Storage.setContent (
   backend.min.js?ver=5.1:6) at vc.Storage.save (backend.min.js?ver=5.1:6) at vc.
   Storage.update (backend.min.js?ver=5.1:6) (anonymous) @ plugin.min.js?wp-mce-
   4403-20160901:1 i @ tinymce.min.js?ver=4403-20160901:8 fire @ tinymce.min.js?
   ver=4403-20160901:8 setContent @ tinymce.min.js?ver=4403-20160901:11 load @ tinymce.
   min.js?ver=4403-20160901:11 show @ tinymce.min.js?ver=4403-20160901:11 d @ editor.
   min.js?ver=4.7.3:1 setContent @ backend.min.js?ver=5.1:6 save @ backend.min.js?
   ver=5.1:6 update @ backend.min.js?ver=5.1:6 sync @ backend.min.js?ver=5.1:6 save
   @ backbone.min.js?ver=1.2.3:1 create @ backbone.min.js?ver=1.2.3:1 createElement
   @ backend.min.js?ver=5.1:3 dispatch @ jquery.js?ver=1.12.4:3 r.handle @ jquery.
   js?ver=1.12.4:3
 * **How to fix the issue? **

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 * Last reply from: [rupamdcpl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rupamdcpl/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-breaks-visual-editor-3/#post-8916960)
 * Status: resolved