Title: TypeError: textarea is null
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# TypeError: textarea is null

 *  Resolved [enky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/enky/)
 * (@enky)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/typeerror-textarea-is-null/)
 * Hi,
 * after Installing theplugin and the shortcode plugig and then going to General
   Settings – ProfilePress Lite i get this error.
 * TypeError: textarea is null
    [http://.xxxxxxx.loc/wp-content/plugins/ppress/assets/codemirror/codemirror.js?ver=4.4.2](http://.xxxxxxx.loc/wp-content/plugins/ppress/assets/codemirror/codemirror.js?ver=4.4.2)
   Line 4954
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 *  Plugin Author [Collins Agbonghama](https://wordpress.org/support/users/collizo4sky/)
 * (@collizo4sky)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/typeerror-textarea-is-null/#post-7083802)
 * Can i see a screenshot of this error? want to know where it’s being outputted.
 *  Thread Starter [enky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/enky/)
 * (@enky)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/typeerror-textarea-is-null/#post-7083872)
 * HI, of course. Here is the screenshot.
 * [http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160222/zckvoppe.png](http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160222/zckvoppe.png)
   
   [http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160222/oivrz4qy.png](http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160222/oivrz4qy.png)
 *  Plugin Author [Collins Agbonghama](https://wordpress.org/support/users/collizo4sky/)
 * (@collizo4sky)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/typeerror-textarea-is-null/#post-7083943)
 * That console error shouldn’t cause any ill-effect on the plugin functionality.
 * Anyways, we’ll address it.

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 * Last reply from: [Collins Agbonghama](https://wordpress.org/support/users/collizo4sky/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/typeerror-textarea-is-null/#post-7083943)
 * Status: resolved