Title: Visual Editor does not open
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Visual Editor does not open

 *  [gmichael7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gmichael7/)
 * (@gmichael7)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-does-not-open/)
 * I’ve been thru many posts about this, and followed all of the standard advice
    - Disabled all Plugins – no change
    - Switched to twentyfourteen theme – no change
    - Checked user settings – visual editor is on
    - I haven’t done something I read about working with the plugins folder via 
      FTP, as that sounded a bit advanced, but I will try this if someone can walk
      me through it. I know my way around my file structure, but I’m not a coder
      or web admin.
    - Any other likely suspects to check on?

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-does-not-open/#post-4924265)
 * > I haven’t done something I read about working with the plugins folder via FTP,
   > as that sounded a bit advanced, but I will try this if someone can walk me 
   > through it.
 * – [resetting the plugins folder](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)
   by FTP or PhpMyAdmin.
 * – Also, check the error logs on your server for a more specific error message.
   If you need help locating them, ask your hosting provider to help you with that.
 * – also, review this codex: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Your_Browser_to_Diagnose_JavaScript_Errors](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Your_Browser_to_Diagnose_JavaScript_Errors)
 *  Thread Starter [gmichael7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gmichael7/)
 * (@gmichael7)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-does-not-open/#post-4924341)
 * I can get into PHPMyAdmin, but how does one ‘RESET’ the plugins folder? I don’t
   recall seeing a Reset button in there.
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-does-not-open/#post-4924345)
 * please review the link I provided above. here it is again: [resetting the plugins folder](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)
 *  Thread Starter [gmichael7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gmichael7/)
 * (@gmichael7)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-does-not-open/#post-4924404)
 * I followed all instructions, reset the plugins folder, still can’t open the visual
   editor tab.
 * Any other possible culprits?
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-does-not-open/#post-4924405)
 * try add this code to your wp-config.php file:
    `define( 'SCRIPT_DEBUG', true );`
 *  Thread Starter [gmichael7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gmichael7/)
 * (@gmichael7)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-does-not-open/#post-4924406)
 * Ok, that line of code was already in there, but with ‘false’, so I changed to‘
   true’. Is there an error log that I can look at now?
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-does-not-open/#post-4924408)
 * By changing it to ‘true’, does the visual editor work?
 *  Thread Starter [gmichael7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gmichael7/)
 * (@gmichael7)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-does-not-open/#post-4924421)
 * No, still nothing. The tab is there but clicking it does nothing.

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 * Last reply from: [gmichael7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gmichael7/)
 * Last activity: [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-does-not-open/#post-4924421)
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