WordPress Admin Error with Chrome: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property

  • joelschmid

    (@joelschmid)


    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hey guys

    I get the following console error (Browser debugging tools) on various WordPress Admin pages (e.g. /wp-admin/), running on different Versions 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2 but only using Chrome 56.0.2924.76 (and previous versions). Firefox and co. works fine and doesn’t display that error. I deactivated all plugins and changed to some default theme, but the error persists.

    Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'action' of null
    at load-scripts.php?c=1&load[]=hoverIntent,common,admin-bar,wp-ajax-response,jquery-color,wp-lists,qui…:387
    at dispatch (load-scripts.php?c=1&load[]=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,jquery-ui-core,jquery-ui-widget,jquery…:3)
    at r.handle (load-scripts.php?c=1&load[]=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils,jquery-ui-core,jquery-ui-widget,jquery…:3)

    The error seams to be on load-scripts.php line 387.

    Javascript Console Error

    Does someone experience the same error? If yes, is this a bug which should be reported?

    • This topic was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by joelschmid.
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  • kmessinger

    (@kmessinger)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    Please post a url.

    Thread Starter joelschmid

    (@joelschmid)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    What would that help? You can’t login to the admin anyways? Furthermore I don’t like to post a public url here 🙂

    kmessinger

    (@kmessinger)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    What would that help?

    That’s the start of a basic debug but no problem. Those script errors are usually a javascript problem caused by a plugin or theme. Since you have already ruled that out and you are missing some expected functions, it is possible that the update didn’t go quite as planned, could you go into Dashboard > Updates and click the “Re-install Now” button?

    I don’t know why it only happens in Chrome. I am on Version 55.0.2883.87 m (64-bit) and it works ok.

    Thread Starter joelschmid

    (@joelschmid)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hello kmessinger,
    understood, so please try the following url: https://goo.gl/4yIcw4

    I have this problem on basically all WordPress sites I checked, meaning different wordpress versions with different PHP versions, and hostings… (checked around 5-6)

    Re-installing didn’t change anything.

    kmessinger

    (@kmessinger)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    Are you running any kind of compression software? Another Mod says that may be the reason. It would be something you have in common on all sites.

    I also see this message,

    This page includes a password or credit card input in a non-secure context. A warning has been added to the URL bar. For more information, see https://goo.gl/zmWq3m.

    at your wp-admin.

    Thread Starter joelschmid

    (@joelschmid)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hey @kmessinger

    My sites are running on different servers of different hosting providers, this means compression is probably not the causing the error. Furthermore, I just installed an instance locally using XAMPP, the same error appears there. As I have these errors on basically all pages, would it make sense to file a bug report?

    The warning
    This page includes a password or credit card input in a non-secure context...
    is because there is no SSL certificate installed, that would be okay in that case.

    Thank you in advance for your feedback!

    • This reply was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by joelschmid.
    kmessinger

    (@kmessinger)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    You can file a report. Maybe someone can reproduce it. I haven’t heard of anyone else though. Did you do any checking with Chrome/Google as it is specific to their software? Is it only that version of Chrome?

    Thread Starter joelschmid

    (@joelschmid)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    @kmessinger
    Ok, it seams to be a problem with chrome on mac… Windows works fine. I’ll check it out with another Mac tonight and if the error persists file a bug report @ Google… 🙂 I’ll let you know as soon as I have more information.

    Thread Starter joelschmid

    (@joelschmid)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    Okay, so it seams to be a Chrome Addin which is creating this error on the WordPress admin interface. I don’t know which one, however using the incognito window and the error is gone.

    Thanks kmessinger for your help.

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