Title: Visual editor not working without script debugging Last modified: August 24, 2016 --- # Visual editor not working without script debugging * Resolved [kookiekrysp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kookiekrysp/) * (@kookiekrysp) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-not-working-without-script-debugging/) * I updated to WordPress 4.2.1 and then my visual editor stopped working. I can read my post in the text editor but not in the visual editor. * I am using the most recent version of the Chrome browser, and when I enabled “ script debugging” the issue was fixed. I got this information from the [Using Your Browser to Diagnose JavaScript Errors](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Your_Browser_to_Diagnose_JavaScript_Errors) page, and was directed to turn off script debugging and report to the support forum that turning on script debugging fixed the issue. * Here is a link to the site that is having issues: [http://kookiekrysp.com/](http://kookiekrysp.com/) * Wondering what my next move should be? Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-not-working-without-script-debugging/#post-6072172) * Try deactivating all plugins. If that resolves the issue, reactivate each one individually until you find the cause. * If that does not resolve the issue, try switching to the Twenty Fifteen theme to rule-out a theme-specific issue (theme functions can interfere like plugins). * Thread Starter [kookiekrysp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kookiekrysp/) * (@kookiekrysp) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-not-working-without-script-debugging/#post-6072188) * I know you guys are super busy right now so I made sure to do both of those things before I bothered you with this thread. lol * Neither of those things fixed the issue with my visual editor. The only thing that has worked so far is adding the debugging script to my wp-config.php file. * If you could check this link: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Debugging_in_WordPress#SCRIPT_DEBUG](http://codex.wordpress.org/Debugging_in_WordPress#SCRIPT_DEBUG) * That is where I got the instructions for the script debugging, and I was also instructed to: “turn off script debugging and report the issue on the support forum, telling the volunteers the you turned on script debugging and it solved the problem.” * Can I just leave the debugging script in my wp-config.php file? * That did fix the problem, but I don’t know if I should just leave it in the file. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-not-working-without-script-debugging/#post-6072231) * > I know you guys are super busy right now so I made sure to do both of those > things before I bothered you with this thread. lol * Thanks, and please make sure you let us know next time. 😉 * > That did fix the problem, but I don’t know if I should just leave it in the > file. * It’s a bit odd that worked. There’s no harm in leaving it there, but would you mind trying one more thing? * Try adding `define('CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS', false);` to your `wp-config.php` file just below the `define('DB_HOST'` line. * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Disable_Javascript_Concatenation](https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Disable_Javascript_Concatenation) * Thread Starter [kookiekrysp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kookiekrysp/) * (@kookiekrysp) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-not-working-without-script-debugging/#post-6072233) * No, that didn’t work. * I did some more searching, do you think it could be an issue with my cache or the way I have Cloudflare setup? I didn’t have this issue before the update, but that’s something that other user’s with this problem seemed to have in common. * If you are saying leaving the debugging script in my wp-config.php file won’t break my site, then I may just take the lazy way out and leave it. lol * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-not-working-without-script-debugging/#post-6072239) * Ah, ok, two more things to try before we just decide to leave the debug line in there. 🙂 * 1. Are you running the Cloudflare plugin? * 2. Does the issue continue if you clear your cache’s cache *and* Cloudflare’s cache? * Thread Starter [kookiekrysp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kookiekrysp/) * (@kookiekrysp) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-not-working-without-script-debugging/#post-6072240) * No, I’m not running the Cloudflare plugin. * Yes, the problem is still happening after I cleared my cache’s cache and Cloudflare’s cache. * Thanks again for all this help. 🙂 * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-not-working-without-script-debugging/#post-6072242) * Ok, you really should be using the Cloudflare plugin: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/cloudflare/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cloudflare/) * It addresses a lot of problems between WordPress and Cloudflare. * Try installing and activating that, then repeat the cache dance. * If there’s still a problem, leave the Cloudflare plugin in place to avoid any future issues, and I guess we’ll just leave the debug line in place too. * Thread Starter [kookiekrysp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kookiekrysp/) * (@kookiekrysp) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-not-working-without-script-debugging/#post-6072243) * Okay, I will download that plugin and fool around with it tomorrow. * Hopefully, that will fix my issue. Thanks again for your help. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-not-working-without-script-debugging/#post-6072244) * You’re welcome! * Thread Starter [kookiekrysp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kookiekrysp/) * (@kookiekrysp) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-not-working-without-script-debugging/#post-6072247) * Ah! That worked, and you are magical! lol * Thank you, thank you, thank you! 🙂 * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-not-working-without-script-debugging/#post-6072251) * You’re welcome, I’m glad we finally found it. 🙂 Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) The topic ‘Visual editor not working without script debugging’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [visual editor](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/visual-editor/) * [visual editor not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/visual-editor-not-working/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 11 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * Last activity: [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-not-working-without-script-debugging/#post-6072251) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics