Title: Visual editor showing code
Last modified: May 23, 2021

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# Visual editor showing code

 *  [kimberleychoc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kimberleychoc/)
 * (@kimberleychoc)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-showing-code/)
 * The Visual Editor (not HTML) is no longer working and consists of code – see 
   example below. Previously I could see the elements in a more user-friendly way
   or the blocks, as I’m not a developer, and make changes, as opposed to needing
   to adjust code.
    All plug-in and themes/elements are showing as being up to date.
   I have tried editing from the dashboard on three different browsers, Safari, 
   Google and Firefox. I can switch to HTML editing, but the BLOCK tab on the right,
   will not allow me to select Classic or any other Block Editing mode.
 * – Please advise why this is happening and what I can change to fix this so that
   I can easily edit and update our site.
 *     ```
       [column_2 width="1/1" last="true" title="undefined" title_type="undefined" animation="fade-in" implicit="true"]
   
       [text_divider type="single" subtitle="Take a look around"]
   
       What We Do
   
       [/text_divider]
   
       [blank h="40" hide_low_res="true" class=""]
   
       [/blank]
   
       [/column]
   
       [column width="1/5" title="undefined" title_type="undefined" animation="none" implicit="true"]
       ```
   
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fvisual-editor-showing-code%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-showing-code/#post-14471762)
 * This may be a plugin or theme conflict. Please attempt to disable all plugins,
   and use one of the default (Twenty*) themes. If the problem goes away, enable
   them one by one to identify the source of your troubles.
 * If you can install plugins, install and activate “Health Check”: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/)
   
   It will add some additional features under the menu item under Tools > Site Health.
   On its troubleshooting tab, you can Enable Troubleshooting Mode. This will disable
   all plugins, switch to a standard WordPress theme (if available), allow you to
   turn your plugins on and off and switch between themes, **without affecting normal
   visitors to your site**. This allows you to test for various compatibility issues.
   There’s a more detailed description about how to use the Health Check plugin 
   and its Troubleshooting Mode at [https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/appendix/troubleshooting-using-the-health-check/](https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/appendix/troubleshooting-using-the-health-check/)

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

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * Last activity: [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-showing-code/#post-14471762)
 * Status: not resolved

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