Title: WordPress.com (business) &#8211; Plugin causing error when editing post
Last modified: August 20, 2021

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# WordPress.com (business) – Plugin causing error when editing post

 *  Resolved [amejisuto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amejisuto/)
 * (@amejisuto)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-com-business-plugin-causing-error-when-editing-post/)
 * I am using The SEO Framework as a plugin on my WordPress.com site (business).
   Recently when I try editing a certain blog post, I constantly get an error saying“
   The editor has encountered an unexpected error”.
    After having a chat with WP.
   com’s support, they figured out that The SEO Framework (atudescription) is what’s
   causing the error. Below is what I’ve been told by WP.com’s support:
 * “I’ll leave it deactivated for now, but if you need that plugin for the site,
   I’d suggest getting with the plugin developer for more assistance with the conflict.
   it has some older block structure that has since been updated in the Gutenberg
   editor. So essentially they just need to update their framework and the plugin
   should work again normally.”
 * For now I have the plugin deactivated and I can edit the blogpost normally. But
   every time I switch it back on, I get the same error, which prevents me from 
   entering the Gutenberg interface.
 * Could someone look into the problem? I’d like the plugin working normally again
   if possible.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fwordpress-com-business-plugin-causing-error-when-editing-post%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Sybre Waaijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/)
 * (@cybr)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-com-business-plugin-causing-error-when-editing-post/#post-14789160)
 * Thank you for taking the time to inform me about the issue!
 * I think it irresponsible of WordPress.com running [alpha-software](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gutenberg/)
   on their customer websites, especially when flagging it as ‘business.’
 * I’ll have this fixed ASAP, although Automattic kindly reached out to me and said
   this wouldn’t become a widespread issue until December 2021. I’m despondent, 
   albeit not surprised, to learn only three weeks had to pass. I asked them why
   they did this via email. But that’s neither here nor there.
 * Look out for version 4.1.5 of The SEO Framework, which will have a compatibility
   patch for “Gutenberg.” Cheers 🙂
 *  Plugin Author [Sybre Waaijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/)
 * (@cybr)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-com-business-plugin-causing-error-when-editing-post/#post-14789566)
 * Hi again!
 * I just talked with Automattic, and it seems they do not run Gutenberg by default
   on Business sites.
 * It would be best if you were cautious about using the Gutenberg plugin on production
   websites because [it’s labeled as “Beta” software](https://wordpress.org/plugins/browse/beta/),
   albeit not explicitly stated on their plugin page.
 *  Thread Starter [amejisuto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amejisuto/)
 * (@amejisuto)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-com-business-plugin-causing-error-when-editing-post/#post-14789584)
 * Thank you for such a swift reply!
 * I will be waiting for the updated version of The SEO Framework!
 * As for Gutenberg, I’m not sure whether I have any choice in this, as the plugin
   is marked as “This plugin was installed by WordPress.com and provides features
   offered in your plan subscription.”, current version being 11.3.0, and is kinda
   there by default. Not sure what I’d lose exactly if I stop using it as I was 
   under the impression that it was a “key” feature…
 *  Plugin Author [Sybre Waaijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/)
 * (@cybr)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-com-business-plugin-causing-error-when-editing-post/#post-14793603)
 * Hello!
 * I’m not sure why WordPress.com would install that plugin by default and promote
   it as a key feature. The Gutenberg plugin is a free beta-plugin meant for developers
   to test changes: Whatever’s put in there might or might not eventually land in
   WordPress itself. When anything does, it’ll then be polished up and ready for
   production use.
 * Although the Gutenberg project/plugin developers are seasoned at not breaking
   things (backward compatibility), mistakes can happen.
 * According to [this page](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/contributors/versions-in-wordpress/),
   WordPress 5.8 (current) uses a mix of Gutenberg 10.0 to 10.7 internally.
 * Starting from June 9th, abridging Gutenberg updates:
    10.8 included Block Design
   tools. 10.9 included URL previews, list-view improvements, block manager. 11.0
   improved the accessibility of template parts. 11.1 improved the accessibility
   of the editor’s list-view. 11.2 brought the search block and group block (finally).
   11.3 brings a dimensions panel and performance improvements.
 * If nothing on this list sounds familiar or useful to you, or if you cannot recall
   implementing something fancy since June 9th, then you can safely deactivate Gutenberg
   without having to worry about breaking anything. If you do find your content 
   messed up, you can always reactivate Gutenberg without a hassle. The SEO Framework
   won’t be available to use i.c.w. Gutenberg 11.3.0, however, until we figure out
   how to resolve the evolving issues.
 * In the worst case, we’ll have to disable the “Primary Category”-selection feature
   of TSF to stabilize things, if only temporarily.
 *  Plugin Author [Sybre Waaijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/)
 * (@cybr)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-com-business-plugin-causing-error-when-editing-post/#post-14808167)
 * Howdy!
 * I’m happy to announce TSF 4.1.5 is out, which allows you to use Gutenberg together
   with The SEO Framework again. Thank you for being so patient!
 * After updating, if you still find the editor crashing, please try any of the 
   following key combinations whilst viewing the crashed editor:
    - `CMD ⌘`+`OPTION ⌥`+`R` (Safari Mac);
    - `CMD ⌘`+`SHIFT ⇧`+`R` (Chrome/Firefox Mac);
    - or `CTRL ^`+`SHIFT ⇧`+`R` (Windows).
 * These keyboard shortcuts will force-fetch the latest scripts from your server(
   including the updated script of TSF).
    Alternatively, you can hold CMD/CTRL and
   click the “Refresh” button of your browser.

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