Title: Visual Tab missing
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Visual Tab missing

 *  Resolved [Howard Harkness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chltx/)
 * (@chltx)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-tab-missing/)
 * This is similar to the topic [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/visualhtml-tab-options-missing?replies=14](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/visualhtml-tab-options-missing?replies=14)
   except that the visual/text tabs are missing when I login from one of my computers,
   but visible when logging in from a different computer.
 * I can’t even imagine how that would be possible. Has anybody seen that one? If
   so, how did you fix it?

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-tab-missing/#post-4166141)
 * Have you tried clearing your browser and any site caching on the computer where
   it does not show up?
 *  Thread Starter [Howard Harkness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chltx/)
 * (@chltx)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-tab-missing/#post-4166154)
 * Yes.
 * I was using FireFox (on both computers), and I cleared *everything* on the one
   that wasn’t working. No joy.
 * So I tried switching to the MS virus magnet (IE), and cleared everything there,
   too. No joy.
 * So, I’m guessing that it *has* to be something on the laptop that different from
   the desktop system that works properly. But I’m at a loss. I can see the HTML
   view in the editor, but not the Visual view. Could be worse, I suppose, but it
   bothers me that I don’t don’t why this is happening.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-tab-missing/#post-4166161)
 * Definitely seems weird. Are you logged in as the same user on both machines?
 *  Thread Starter [Howard Harkness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chltx/)
 * (@chltx)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-tab-missing/#post-4166166)
 * Just installed Chrome browser on the laptop. Same result.
 *  Thread Starter [Howard Harkness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chltx/)
 * (@chltx)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-tab-missing/#post-4166170)
 * Oh, yes, I’m definitely signed in as the same user. Made sure I was signed out
   on the other machine, too.
 *  Thread Starter [Howard Harkness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chltx/)
 * (@chltx)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-tab-missing/#post-4166317)
 * I have stumbled across another clue. When I got home, and connected to my home
   WiFi, the tabs re-appeared, and I could edit normally.
 * The difference? When I had the disappearing tab problem, I was tethered to my
   Android phone. Which peaked out at about 5 Mbps.
 * So, I now have a “solution” or rather, a workaround. I’m still utterly mystified
   by this, and I really hate it when something like that happens and I don’t understand
   why.
 * I would love for somebody to explain that. Regardless of whether I get an understanding
   of this, I’ll mark this resolved in a day or two.
 *  Thread Starter [Howard Harkness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chltx/)
 * (@chltx)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-tab-missing/#post-4166318)
 * Hmmmm… just had a thought… Does WP serve up a different site on mobile devices?
   I *did* have my tether set to “stealth” mode. In stealth mode, the phone generates
   all http requests for a mobile device, which can lead to strange behavior in 
   some applications.
 * I think that might actually explain what was happening. I’ll go ahead and mark
   this one resolved.

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## Tags

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

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 7 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Howard Harkness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chltx/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-tab-missing/#post-4166318)
 * Status: resolved

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