2.5 Blog Editor Issues

  • Resolved willokeays

    (@willokeays)


    16 years, 11 months ago

    I just upgraded to 2.5 – and while it’s going to take some time getting used to – I think I’m going to like it.

    HOWEVER – I’m having a problem with the editor. When creating a new post I can type in the VISUAL box – but can not click on the HTML link. Also missing are the buttons that used to be there before – to add a link or graphic, to make the font bold, etc….

    When I’m editing an existing post I still can’t click the HTML tab – but I do have new buttons that allow me to add media – that I don’t see when i’m writing a new post.

    Is anyone else having this issue? How can I resolve?

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  • Thread Starter willokeays

    (@willokeays)

    Reading further down in the forum .. someone posted this nifty picture:

    https://img84.imageshack.us/img84/954/51944032ck4.png

    I’m missing ALL of those neat buttons and such. That’s what I’m talking about.

    There’s a couple threads about this already, but yeah… the new release is botched.

    I seem to have resolved things…

    – installed the Web Developer 1.1.5 addon for Firefox and disabled caching
    – deleted and re-uploaded /wp-includes
    – removed .htaccess restrictions (not that it matters, from a security perspective… the business blog I’ve developing is blank)

    The WYSIWYG editor seems to work now, and I can switch between that and the HTML editor with ease. I’ll try narrowing down the source of the problem later.

    Thread Starter willokeays

    (@willokeays)

    I really have no idea what all of that means. I’m a novice when it comes to all of this.

    Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

    www.remarpro.com Admin

    This is the big one:

    deleted and re-uploaded /wp-includes

    Do that. Do wp-admin as well, while you’re at it. Also clear your browser cache.

    Thread Starter willokeays

    (@willokeays)

    I’ve done ALL of this .. and I’m still having issues.

    You know .. upgrades shouldn’t be THIS difficult. Yet every time I do an upgrade I spend a week trying to resolve issues. It’s very frustrating for someone who just wants a simple blogging platform – who isn’t a seasoned PHP expert.

    But then you see that message “UPGRADE NOW OR ELSE THE WORLD WILL END” – and you try and do the right thing and upgrade.

    I think I’m going to revert back to my last version.

    Thread Starter willokeays

    (@willokeays)

    After 10 hours of troubleshooting, deleting the files five times and reinstalling them, downloading the 2.5 zip files twice, and then extracting them twice … I was finally able to get this to work.

    Don’t ask me how … I have no idea.

    This is how I solved the case of the missing WYSYWIG editor in WordPress 2.5:
    – Downloaded the Dean’s FCKEditor For WordPress, activated it,
    – Went to the “Write” page
    – Back to the Plugins, disable the Dean’s FCKEditor
    – Go to Write, the WYSIWYG is there!

    Hope this helps.

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