Title: WordPress Editor Crashing
Last modified: August 15, 2023

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# WordPress Editor Crashing

 *  Resolved [Eli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realact/)
 * (@realact)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-crashing/)
 * Hi there, for a few days now (I believe after the latest WordPress update which
   brought us up to v6.3) our WordPress keeps crashing whenever we create/update
   posts or pages.
 * I have been checking the error messages, and there are different kinds of error
   messages as follows:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       Error: Minified React error #185; visit https://reactjs.org/docs/error-decoder.html?invariant=185 for the full message or use the non-minified dev environment for full errors and additional helpful warnings.
           at al (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:82583)
           at Object.enqueueForceUpdate (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:114312)
           at t.forceUpdate (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:4584)
           at ef.forceUpdate (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/components.min.js?ver=2b6a7c11f8f33ae48ab1:48:36549)
           at https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/components.min.js?ver=2b6a7c11f8f33ae48ab1:48:35931
           at Ur (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:73411)
           at Jr (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:80643)
           at Zr (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:80489)
           at Gr (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:80023)
           at https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:91526
   
   
       Error: Minified React error #185; visit https://reactjs.org/docs/error-decoder.html?invariant=185 for the full message or use the non-minified dev environment for full errors and additional helpful warnings.
           at al (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:82583)
           at Object.enqueueForceUpdate (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:114312)
           at t.forceUpdate (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:4584)
           at ef.forceUpdate (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/components.min.js?ver=2b6a7c11f8f33ae48ab1:48:36549)
           at https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/components.min.js?ver=2b6a7c11f8f33ae48ab1:48:35931
           at Ur (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:73411)
           at Jr (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:80643)
           at Zr (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:80489)
           at Gr (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:80023)
           at https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:91526
   
   
       TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'length')
           at a.value (https://domain.com/wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/assets/admin/js/gutenberg.js?ver=1.0.121.1:1:52086)
           at Jr (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:80813)
           at Zr (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:80489)
           at Gr (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:80023)
           at https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:91526
           at xl (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:92039)
           at fl (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:85808)
           at Nn (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:32474)
           at https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:83226
       ```
   
 * The plugin RankMath SEO is the one that causes the most crashes and it does with
   the error messages related to RankMath SEO this is the error that it returns:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'length')
           at a.value (https://domain.com/wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/assets/admin/js/gutenberg.js?ver=1.0.121.1:1:52086)
           at Jr (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:80813)
           at Zr (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:80489)
           at Gr (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:80023)
           at https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:91526
           at xl (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:92039)
           at fl (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:85808)
           at Nn (https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:32474)
           at https://domain.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.2.0:10:83226
       ```
   
 * I’m at a loss as to what might be the cause of all these errors. I have tried
   disabling all plugins then enable them all one by one etc. But I can’t figure
   out any plugin causing the issue other than RankMath SEO because immediately 
   after enabling it the editor starts to crash. However, when the plugin is disabled
   other edits such as converting a line of text to a Header block for instance 
   also causes the editor to crash.
 * Any help would be appreciated.

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 *  [Joen Asmussen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joen/)
 * (@joen)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-crashing/#post-16973487)
 * Hi, I’d love to help you debug this. I tried installing Rank Math SEO but couldn’t
   get the editor to crash in my test environment, despite updating a page with 
   a lot of content.
 * It is possible that a plugin is causing the error, it’s also not certain. Would
   you be up for sharing which other plugins you are running, so I can perhaps reproduce?
 * Alternately, and if this is safe for you to test, try deactivating plugins one
   by one and see if it stops the crashing. Let me know if that helps.
 *  Thread Starter [Eli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realact/)
 * (@realact)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-crashing/#post-16974499)
 * Hello there [@joen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joen/) thank you so much.
   I have a lot of plugins installed. However, not all of them are active. Still,
   it’s a lot of plugins.
 * I tried to figure out which plugin might be causing it by disabling all of them,
   then activate one and then trying to edit two pages, which I know caused the 
   editor to crash. If it didn’t crash, then I went and activated the next plugin
   and so on.
 * Those two pages would not crash on the editor until RankMath was activated. However,
   RankMath is not currently active, but the editor still crashes when I try to 
   do things such as for example converting a block of text to a header text for
   example.
 * I’m also thinking if it might be a problem with my current theme not being fully
   compatible with the latest version of WordPress or maybe one of the WordPress
   files is corrupted somehow, and I need to re-install WordPress again?
 * Here’s the full list of currently active plugins:
    - [Ad Inserter](https://adinserter.pro/documentation) ([Igor Funa](http://igorfuna.com/))–
    - [Admin Columns](https://www.admincolumns.com/) ([AdminColumns.com](https://www.admincolumns.com/))–
    - [Admin Menu Editor Pro](http://adminmenueditor.com/) ([Janis Elsts](http://w-shadow.com/))–
    - [Akismet Anti-Spam: Spam Protection](https://akismet.com/) ([Automattic – Anti Spam Team](https://automattic.com/wordpress-plugins/))–
    - [Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-asset-clean-up/)(
      [Gabe Livan](http://www.gabelivan.com/)) –
    - [BasePress (Premium)](https://xn--deepinenespaol-1nb.org/test/) ([codeSavory](https://basepresskb.com/))–
    - [BAW Login/Logout menu](http://www.boiteaweb.fr/?p=3337) ([Juliobox](http://wp-rocket.me/))–
    - [Better Notifications for WP](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bnfw/) ([Made with Fuel](https://madewithfuel.com/))–
    - [Code Snippets](https://codesnippets.pro/) ([Code Snippets Pro](https://codesnippets.pro/))–
    - [Content Control](https://wordpress.org/plugins/content-control/) ([Code Atlantic](https://code-atlantic.com/))–
    - [Customize Private & Protected](https://github.com/kclarkedesign/cpp) ([Kirk Clarke](http://kirkclarke.com/))–
    - [Disable Comments](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-comments/) ([WPDeveloper](https://wpdeveloper.com/))–
    - [Download Monitor](https://www.download-monitor.com/) ([WPChill](https://wpchill.com/))—
    - [Fluent Forms](https://wpmanageninja.com/wp-fluent-form/) ([Contact Form – WPManageNinja LLC](https://fluentforms.com/))–
    - [Fluent Forms Pro Add On Pack](https://fluentforms.com/) ([Fluent Forms](https://fluentforms.com/))–
    - [Kadence Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks for Page Builder Features](https://www.kadencewp.com/product/kadence-gutenberg-blocks/)(
      [Kadence WP](https://www.kadencewp.com/)) –
    - [Leira Letter Avatar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/leira-letter-avatar/) (
      [Ariel](https://leira.dev/)) –
    - [LoginPress – Customizing the WordPress Login Screen.](https://loginpress.pro/?utm_source=loginpress-lite&utm_medium=plugin-inside&utm_campaign=pro-upgrade&utm_content=plugin_uri)(
      [WPBrigade](https://wpbrigade.com/?utm_source=loginpress-lite)) –
    - [LoginPress Pro](https://loginpress.pro/) ([WPBrigade](https://www.wpbrigade.com/))–
    - [MyThemeShop Theme & Plugin Updater](https://mythemeshop.com/) ([MyThemeShop](https://mythemeshop.com/))–
    - [My WP Translate](https://mythemeshop.com/plugins/my-wp-translate/) ([MyThemeShop](https://mythemeshop.com/))–
    - [Newsletter](https://www.thenewsletterplugin.com/plugins/newsletter) ([Stefano Lissa & The Newsletter Team](https://www.thenewsletterplugin.com/))–
    - [Nextend Social Login](https://nextendweb.com/) ([Nextendweb](https://nextendweb.com/social-login/))–
    - [Nextend Social Login Pro Addon](https://nextendweb.com/social-login/) ([Nextendweb](https://nextendweb.com/social-login/))–
    - [OneSignal Push Notifications](https://onesignal.com/) ([OneSignal](https://onesignal.com/))–
    - [ProfilePress](https://profilepress.com/) ([ProfilePress Membership Team](https://profilepress.com/))–
    - [Protection against DDoS](https://xn--deepinenespaol-1nb.org/test/) ([WPChef](https://wpchef.org/))–
    - [Rank Math SEO](https://rankmath.com/) ([Rank Math](https://rankmath.com/?utm_source=Plugin&utm_medium=Readme%20Author%20URI&utm_campaign=WP))–
    - [Seriously Simple Podcasting](https://castos.com/seriously-simple-podcasting/?utm_medium=sspodcasting&utm_source=wordpress&utm_campaign=wpplugin_08_2019)(
      [Castos](https://castos.com/?utm_medium=sspodcasting&utm_source=wordpress&utm_campaign=wpplugin_08_2019))–
    - [Seriously Simple Stats](https://wordpress.org/plugins/seriously-simple-stats)(
      [Castos](https://www.castos.com/)) –
    - [Smart Slider 3 Pro](https://smartslider3.com/) ([Nextend](https://smartslider3.com/))–
    - [Spectra](https://www.brainstormforce.com/) ([Brainstorm Force](https://www.brainstormforce.com/))–
    - [Stackable – Gutenberg Blocks (Premium)](https://wpstackable.com/) ([Gambit Technologies, Inc](http://gambit.ph/))–
    - [Wordfence Security](https://www.wordfence.com/) ([Wordfence](https://www.wordfence.com/))–
    - [WordPress Backup & Security Plugin – BlogVault](https://blogvault.net/) (
      [Backup by BlogVault](https://blogvault.net/)) –
    - [WP Blog and Widgets Pro](https://www.essentialplugin.com/wordpress-plugin/wp-blog-and-widgets/)(
      [Essential Plugin](https://www.essentialplugin.com/)) –
    - [wpDiscuz](https://wpdiscuz.com/) ([gVectors Team](https://gvectors.com/))–
    - [wpDiscuz – Front-end Moderation](https://gvectors.com/wpdiscuz-frontend-moderation/)(
      [gVectors Team](https://gvectors.com/)) –
    - [wpDiscuz – Media Uploader](https://www.gvectors.com/wpdiscuz/) ([gVectors Team](https://www.gvectors.com/))–
    - [wpDiscuz – User & Comment Mentioning](https://gvectors.com/product/wpdiscuz-user-comment-mentioning/)(
      [gVectors Team](https://gvectors.com/)) –
    - [WP Extended Search](https://www.secretsofgeeks.com/2014/09/wordpress-search-tags-and-categories.html)(
      [5um17](https://www.secretsofgeeks.com/)) –
    - [wpForo](https://wpforo.com/) ([gVectors Team](https://gvectors.com/)) –
    - [wpForo – Blog Cross Posting](http://wpforo.com/) ([gVectors Team](https://gvectors.com/))–
    - [wpForo – Topic Prefix & Tag Manager](https://wpforo.com/) ([gVectors Team](https://gvectors.com/))–
    - [wpForo Advanced Attachments](https://wpforo.com/) ([gVectors Team](https://gvectors.com/))–
    - [wpForo Embeds](http://wpforo.com/) ([gVectors Team](https://gvectors.com/))–
    - [wpForo Polls](http://wpforo.com/) ([gVectors Team](https://gvectors.com/))–
    - [wpForo Private Messages](https://wpforo.com/) ([gVectors Team](https://gvectors.com/))–
    - [WP Mail SMTP Pro](https://wpmailsmtp.com/) ([WP Mail SMTP](https://wpmailsmtp.com/))–
    - [WP Rocket](https://wp-rocket.me/) ([WP Media](https://wp-media.me/)) –
    - [YellowPencil Pro](https://yellowpencil.waspthemes.com/) ([WaspThemes](https://yellowpencil.waspthemes.com/))–
 * Thanks so much for trying to help.
 *  [lisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contentiskey/)
 * (@contentiskey)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-crashing/#post-16974513)
 * install health check plugin which can be used in troubleshooting mode to deactivate
   all plugins and theme  might help narrow down the source of the issue  [https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/)
 *  [renatols](https://wordpress.org/support/users/renatols/)
 * (@renatols)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-crashing/#post-16975865)
 * I’m facing the same problem:
 * Error: Minified React error #185 when trying to add H1 in post.
 * I disabled the minify option in wp-rocket to test, but the error was not fixed.
 * I also disabled the last plugin I had installed and nothing was resolved.
 * I just noticed the error when I try to add a title.
 *  Thread Starter [Eli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realact/)
 * (@realact)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-crashing/#post-16977418)
 * [@contentiskey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contentiskey/) thanks, your
   help is appreciated. I already tried that however, but it seems the issues are
   random, and it makes no difference what plugins are active or not. I went one
   by one.
 * [@renatols](https://wordpress.org/support/users/renatols/) at least it’s comforting
   to know I’m not the only one with the issue, though of course sorry you are also
   experiencing this.
 * I made a test yesterday disabled my theme and used one of the WordPress default
   themes and the issue stopped happening. I have to do more testing, but I’m almost
   sure the problem is not plugin, but theme related. Can I ask what theme are you
   using? Is it one of “MyThemeShop” themes by any chance?
 *  [renatols](https://wordpress.org/support/users/renatols/)
 * (@renatols)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-crashing/#post-16978145)
 * Glad it worked [@realact](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realact/) , as 
   for the theme I thought but I have another site with the same theme and practically
   the same plugins and the error does not occur there. I’m going to deactivate 
   the plugin that I installed last and delete it to see if it works, because before
   I had only deactivated it.
 *  Thread Starter [Eli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realact/)
 * (@realact)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-crashing/#post-16978214)
 * [@renatols](https://wordpress.org/support/users/renatols/) well, I still have
   this error, I have not been able to fix it. I’ll be doing more troubleshooting
   soon, but I have to create a staging site.
 *  [Joen Asmussen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joen/)
 * (@joen)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-crashing/#post-16979422)
 * Thanks for all the context. I wanted to point to [this bug in WordPress 6.3](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/53596)
   which is _possibly_ related to the crashes you are seeing. The fix has been merged
   and is expected to go out in 6.3.1, and in case it’s the same issue, can hopefully
   fix what you’re seeing.
 *  Thread Starter [Eli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realact/)
 * (@realact)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-crashing/#post-16980041)
 * [@joen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joen/) thanks a lot for this information.
   I’m thinking that it indeed might be the same issue. (Hopefully).
 * I wonder how long it will take until 6.3.1 is actually released. Any way to get
   it before general release?
 *  [Joen Asmussen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joen/)
 * (@joen)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-crashing/#post-16980048)
 * ASAP, I would think!
 * I think you can run the Gutenberg plugin to get the fix sooner, that can be worth
   a shot.
    -  This reply was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by [Joen Asmussen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joen/).
 *  Thread Starter [Eli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realact/)
 * (@realact)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-crashing/#post-16980616)
 * [@joen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joen/) thanks, when you say Gutenberg
   plugin, are you referring to this one? [Gutenberg – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gutenberg/#description)
 * Thanks.
    -  This reply was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by [Eli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realact/).
 *  [Joen Asmussen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joen/)
 * (@joen)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-crashing/#post-16980672)
 * That’s the one. It should be safe to both activate (to get the latest features)
   and even deactivate. Though the fix I mentioned isn’t released to that plugin
   yet, it will be in version 16.5, the next version. So whether 6.3.1 or 16.5 lands
   first, that isn’t clear to me. It shouldn’t be too long though, days.
 *  Thread Starter [Eli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realact/)
 * (@realact)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-crashing/#post-16980677)
 * Ok, I just received an update from the plugin [Spectra](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-addons-for-gutenberg/)
   and the issues seems to have stopped after I got the update.
 * What’s strange is that I had tried disabling that plugin before and the issue
   still happened with it disabled. Weird.
    -  This reply was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by [Eli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realact/).
 *  Thread Starter [Eli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realact/)
 * (@realact)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-crashing/#post-16980681)
 * Alright [@joen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joen/) thanks for that info,
   I’ll post when I have a definitive idea if Spectra was the culprit or not.
 *  [Joen Asmussen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joen/)
 * (@joen)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-crashing/page/2/#post-16980688)
 * Perfect!

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