TinyMCE not working

  • Resolved ibid49

    (@ibid49)


    13 years, 6 months ago

    When I try to edit a post, the visual editor does not show any buttons, and the post is displayed as white html code on a white background. This is a brand new install of wordpress 3.4.2.

    I have searched and read dozens of posts on this same problem, have tried all the solutions, and still cannot get it to work.

    Here is what I have already tried:

    • Making sure ‘Disable the visual editor when writing’ is not checked in my profile.
    • Clearing the browser cache both through Ctrl-F5 and through the browser settings, (many times)
    • Trying it in Chrome 23, Firefox 17 and IE9
    • re-uploading a new copy of wp-includes and wp-admin from a fresh download of wordpress 3.4.2
    • clicking ‘re-install’ from Dashboard>>Updates
    • changing themes, including Twenty Eleven
    • installing and activating the ‘Use Google Libraries’ plugin
    • disabling all browser plugins
    • inserting – Define(‘CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS’, false ); – in WP-config
    • disabling and deleting all plugins
    • visiting /wp-includes/js/tinymce/tiny_mce_config.php in a browser – received 404 error, and confirmed the file does not exist in a fresh download of wordpress.

    None of these has had any effect whatsoever. Any help or clues would be appreciated.

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  • Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    13 years, 6 months ago

    try re-upload all files and folders EXCEPT the wp-config.php file and the /wp-content/ directory from a fresh download of WordPress. This should replace your core files without changing your content and settings in wp-config.php file and the /wp-content/ directory.

    Make sure you backup everything (including your database) before doing any actions, just in case.

    Thread Starter ibid49

    (@ibid49)

    13 years, 6 months ago

    Isn’t that what “Re-Install” does from Dashboard>>Updates? Regardless, I did as you said, and no change. By the way, as I said, this is a fresh install, so I don’t have any content that needs protecting.

    Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    13 years, 6 months ago

    I have heard the issue when the wp-includes folder not properly uploaded. make sure you have uploaded wp-includes folder properly. Try reuploading the same manually.

    Thread Starter ibid49

    (@ibid49)

    13 years, 6 months ago

    Yes. I’ve heard the same thing, which is why I’ve tried that several times, and why it’s in the list above.

    Not to mention the fact that “not uploaded properly” isn’t really a thing. You either upload something or you don’t. The likelihood that one or two files get repeatedly corrupted through a simple and successful FTP process are pretty slim.

    Regardless, I fixed the problem. I had the idea to go check for Javascript errors on the Edit Post page, and found a number of errors that looked like this: Failed to load: http://letsreview.frenches.com/wp-admin/http:/wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/editor_template.js

    Notice that ‘http:’ in the middle of the url? That looked familiar to me, so I went to the General Settings tab, and found that same ‘http:’ in the ‘WordPress Address (URL)’ box – all by itself. I didn’t put that there, so it was either part of the default installation, or something my host did in their automated installation routine. Changing that to my actual URL fixed the problem, so either way, the problem ended up being a value in the database. I could have re-uploaded files until the cows came home, and it never would have done any good. And why that data-field only affected the Visual Editor is beyond me.

    So if anyone else comes across this problem, there’s one more thing to check.

    Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    13 years, 6 months ago

    Glad you fixed it. 🙂

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