Title: Plugins displaying weirdly
Last modified: September 28, 2023

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# Plugins displaying weirdly

 *  [savage3e](https://wordpress.org/support/users/savage3e/)
 * (@savage3e)
 * [2 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-displaying-weirdly/)
 * I’ve been having this kind of peculiar problem for a while now where plugins 
   are behaving weirdly and kind of not displaying the way they’re meant to. Two
   examples – I’m trying to install a Meta pixel on the site. I’ve tried both Pixelmysite
   and Meta Pixel plugins. When I download and activate them, they show this almost
   bare-text style on the settings page (the Meta plugin actually doesn’t show at
   all). This is really different from what they’re meant to look like, and it also
   significantly reduces their functionality (again, I can’t access the Meta plugin
   settings at all).
 * Here is an image of what I’m getting
 * ![](https://i0.wp.com/www.thegreenhousetheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/
   Screenshot-2023-09-28-at-22.45.38.png)
 * And here an image of what it is supposed to look like, according to support for
   the Plugin.
 * ![](https://i0.wp.com/www.thegreenhousetheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/
   Screenshot-2023-09-28-at-22.45.58.png)
 * Again, I am getting similar issues with lots of plugins so it’s not just this
   one. Any help would be really appreciated!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fplugins-displaying-weirdly%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [2 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-displaying-weirdly/#post-17086965)
 * My guess is that there is a server error when the page is called up. As a result,
   the source code of the page does not load completely and it looks a mess. You
   may not see the usual footer from the backend at the end of the page – instead
   you may see a note about an error.
 * I would recommend that you take a look at the error log. The support of your 
   hoster may be able to help you find it.
 *  [mrtom414](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrtom414/)
 * (@mrtom414)
 * [2 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-displaying-weirdly/#post-17088008)
 * You might want to look in the console in the inspector. Blocks run in javascript.
   The javascript is converted to html and stored in the database with all the parameters
   being stored in a comment to allow for the recreation of the block. If you change
   your view from **visual** to **code view **in your editor you can see how the
   block is being stored in the database. When the site is viewed at the frontend
   the comments are stripped out and only the html is shown. If there is a problem
   with the block it most likely to show up in the console. It could be a browser
   plugin that is causing your problem If possible try changing browsers to see 
   if the problem is still there. Just keep in mind that most of your editing is
   done in the browser and sent back to WordPress. If possible try contacting the
   plugin author. If there is a problem they would have to correct it and recompile
   the code. Unlike other things in wordpress blocks have to be compiled from JSX
   to React blocks. Good Luck

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 * Last reply from: [mrtom414](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrtom414/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-displaying-weirdly/#post-17088008)
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