Title: Visual editor
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Visual editor

 *  [recruitment-nick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/recruitment-nick/)
 * (@recruitment-nick)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-4/)
 * For some reason I can only compose my posts in the HTML editor at the moment.
   the link to the visual editor is there but when I click on it nothing happens
   and right clicking does not give me an option to open in new tab/window.
 * Not sure what other info is needed, can anyone help me?

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 *  [mikey1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikey1/)
 * (@mikey1)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-4/#post-830743)
 * hi there, have you checked the box in your profile for visual editor to be the
   default.
    hope it works. mike.
 *  Thread Starter [recruitment-nick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/recruitment-nick/)
 * (@recruitment-nick)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-4/#post-830744)
 * It is set to be the default, which is doubly confusing.
 *  [mikey1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikey1/)
 * (@mikey1)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-4/#post-830745)
 * Hi again, the only time I’ve experienced this problem, with my last version, 
   I had to re-install the wp-admin and wp-includes directories with fresh copies,
   seemed to work.have you upgraded recently.
    mike.
 *  Thread Starter [recruitment-nick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/recruitment-nick/)
 * (@recruitment-nick)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-4/#post-830757)
 * no, havent upgraded since i starterd it, about a month ago.
 * how do I reinstall?
 * thanks btw
 *  [mikey1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikey1/)
 * (@mikey1)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-4/#post-830768)
 * Hi there, I don’t think you will need a full re-install, but not sure what version
   you are using, but if you have your original copy or download a fresh one, you
   could try re-uploading the wp-admin and wp-includes directories, of course not
   the wp-content, thats your themes and plugins, but worth trying with fresh copies,
   hopefully your visual editor will return, good luck.
    mike.

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 * [html editor](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/html-editor/)
 * [post-editor](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/post-editor/)
 * [visual editor](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/visual-editor/)

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 * Last reply from: [mikey1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikey1/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-4/#post-830768)
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