Title: visual/html tab options missing?
Last modified: August 20, 2016
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# visual/html tab options missing?
* [jennyplant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jennyplant/)
* (@jennyplant)
* [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visualhtml-tab-options-missing/)
* Running wp 3.2.1 and thesis 1.8.2….when editing posts, the visual/html tab options
are missing, as well as many of the other butons such as font, format, spellchecker
etc.
Can anyone tell me how to get them back please? Am not running any plug
ins apart from WordPress importer.
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* [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
* (@govpatel)
* [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visualhtml-tab-options-missing/#post-2226095)
* Did you try and switch the theme and see if you still have same problem
* Thread Starter [jennyplant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jennyplant/)
* (@jennyplant)
* [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visualhtml-tab-options-missing/#post-2226135)
* Hello, thanks for replying. Sorry very new user. How do I switch? And does this
mean I lose Thesis theme?
* [kbarncat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbarncat/)
* (@kbarncat)
* [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visualhtml-tab-options-missing/#post-2226145)
* Jenny – I only know a little, myself. But when you change themes, you don’t lose
anything. The themes are like skins that fit over your basic information. Your
widgets, settings, etc. are all preserved when you switch themes. So you don’t
have to be afraid of that.
* Go into your dashboard, call up a post to edit. If the visual editor tab is selected–
wait, are you saying there is NO visual editor tab, no HTML tab? Or are you just
missing the editing options? Do you see text in the edit window? Does it have
html characters in it, or is it just straight text?
* I can’t help you if the tabs aren’t there. I’ve not run into that problem myself(
thank heavens). But the smart people here will tell you: try another theme and
see if that fixes it. If not, turn off your plug-ins, if you have any (I see
that you’re only running importer – but it may be causing something so try turning
it off). But do these things one at a time, checking each time to see if there’s
a diff.
* There is a very nice master-list for trouble-shooting that will teach you a
lot.
* [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
* (@esmi)
* [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visualhtml-tab-options-missing/#post-2226150)
* > How do I switch?
* Via Appearance -> Themes. Activate the Twenty Eleven theme.
* > does this mean I lose Thesis theme?
* Only temporarily.
* Thread Starter [jennyplant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jennyplant/)
* (@jennyplant)
* [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visualhtml-tab-options-missing/#post-2226163)
* Hi, thanks I’ve switched to Twenty Eleven theme and deactivated all plug-ins.
The visual/html tabs are still not showing?
* [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
* (@esmi)
* [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visualhtml-tab-options-missing/#post-2226168)
* Your upgrade may not have completes successfully.
Try: – re-uploading all files&
folders – **except** the wp-content folder – from a **fresh** download of WordPress.
* – re-running the upgrade manually using /wp-admin/upgrade.php.
* Thread Starter [jennyplant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jennyplant/)
* (@jennyplant)
* [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visualhtml-tab-options-missing/#post-2226190)
* I’ve just rerun the upgrade manually and it’s the same.
Will have to try the
other option tomorrow as I think I’ll need to have my wits about me to tackle
that one – thank you for your help 🙂
* [willhearne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willhearne/)
* (@willhearne)
* [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visualhtml-tab-options-missing/#post-2226417)
* Go to Users, Admin and make sure ‘Disable the visual editor when writing’ box
is NOT ticked.
* Thread Starter [jennyplant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jennyplant/)
* (@jennyplant)
* [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visualhtml-tab-options-missing/#post-2226418)
* Hello willhearne, thank you you so much you cracked it! 🙂
* [willhearne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willhearne/)
* (@willhearne)
* [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visualhtml-tab-options-missing/#post-2226419)
* You are very welcome. Don’t ask me why it happens though, I have absolutely no
idea whatsoever.
* [6705947](https://wordpress.org/support/users/6705947-1/)
* (@6705947-1)
* [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visualhtml-tab-options-missing/#post-2226434)
* Thanks!!
* The instructions from willhearne was a winner and worked like a Hot Knife through
butter! My confidence us restored. My Tabs (Visual and HTML) were not showing
after install Version 3.21 and I was told to make sure that the tick box for **‘
disable visual editor when writing’ **in my profile was not “Ticked”. Thank you
so much!!
* [crirus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crirus/)
* (@crirus)
* [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visualhtml-tab-options-missing/#post-2226459)
* Hello
I am having the same problem, did all this instructions but I still can’t
see the Theme options whatsoever.
* Any other hint?
* Thank you
* [fanale](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fanale/)
* (@fanale)
* [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visualhtml-tab-options-missing/#post-2226472)
* Checked my admin and disable visual editor was not checked yet tabs do not appear
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