Can't Open Tweet This Dialog Box

Hello eysikal,

This error indicates that the dialog box the toolbar button opens does not exist or isn’t finished loading. I can not replicate this behavior. Can you provide me with the following information?

– Do you use any performance plugins, especially any that alter JavaScript (minify, compress, load asynchronously, lazy load, et cetera)?

– Do you see any JavaScript console errors before clicking the Tweet This toolbar button?

– Do you have other JavaScript console message related to Tweet This? Specifically, I’m looking for the load progress report Tweet This logs to the console. It looks something like this, though the specific messages will likely be different: Screenshot: https://1drv.ms/1ix3bg3

Ok, I’ve done some more digging and I think I’ve uncovered the source of the problem.

Here is the console when I load the Add New post page:

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Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token <    post-new.php:85
Tweet This :: TinyMCE Plugin File Loaded    tinymce-plugin.js?wp-mce-4109-20150505:4
(2)Tweet This :: TinyMCE Plugin Init    tinymce-plugin.js?wp-mce-4109-20150505:10
Tweet This :: Error retrieving dialog box data directly. Trying fallback AJAX method.    tinymce-dialog.js?ver=4.2.4:788
Tweet This :: Error getting shortcode creator dialog box data using AJAX.    tinymce-dialog.js?ver=4.2.4:788
Tweet This :: AJAX error message: SyntaxError: Unexpected token <    tinymce-dialog.js?ver=4.2.4:788
Tweet This :: Unrecoverable error.  Reporting problem to user and dying.    tinymce-dialog.js?ver=4.2.4:788

When I click into the post-new.php:85 error I get this:

screenshot here

jQuery(document).ready(function() {
<br />
<b>Notice</b>:  Undefined variable: url in <b>/Users/benrussell/Sites/work/domonew.dev/public/blog/wp-content/plugins/tweet-this/includes/tools.php</b> on line <b>215</b><br />
<br />
<b>Notice</b>:  Undefined index: insert_shortcode_behavior in <b>/Users/benrussell/Sites/work/domonew.dev/public/blog/wp-content/plugins/tweet-this/includes/tools.php</b> on line <b>234</b><br />

So it looks like there are a couple of errors in the tools.php file that are causing the javascript to take a dump when it sees the .

Thank you for the information!

These bugs only appear when WP_DEBUG is enabled and certain Tweet This settings are active. That’s why I couldn’t recreate the problem before.

You’re information, however, led me to the correct place and I have fixed the error. The fix will be released in the next plugin update.

Sounds good.

Any idea when that update might be released?

Or perhaps some hints on how to get around the errors currently? Would love to use it now.

I’m trying to implement a tricky feature that I want to include in this update. I hope to have it finished tomorrow. I’ll then need to run extensive testing, then I’ll release it. Hopefully by Saturday.

In the meantime, you can turn off WP_DEBUG in your WordPress configuration file, or replace the file in the plugin directory ad-blocking-detector/includes/tools.php with the one available here: https://www.sendspace.com/file/n62pxg.

Note that the file replacement method may have unintended consequences. I have only implemented basic stress testing and bug checking on the changes so far. They’re pretty straightforward changes, so I don’t foresee problems, but no guarantees.

I just released plugin version 1.6.1 which includes this fix (as well as a bunch of other stuff).

If the problem does not go away for you in 1.6.1, let me know.

Thanks for the update.

The new version got rid of the errors I encountered above.

Unfortunately, the automatic insertion method doesn’t seem to work on my wordpress instance (nothing happens after filling out the form and hitting the “insert shortcode” button. No js error either). I have fallen back to the copy/paste option, which will work for our needs.

Glad the errors went away!

The automatic insertion method is known to fail in two situations that are possibly related. The first cause of failure is plugins and themes that alter the WordPress TinyMCE editor, or add another on the editor page without taking appropriate precautions. The second is the WordPress editor being programatically unavailable, and thus unavailable for Tweet This to add content to.

Unfortunately, 9 times out of 10, I can not replicate this behavior, and thus can not experiment to track down the problem. I have invested hundreds of hours creating attempting random fixes, but I haven’t yet found the universal cause or fix. Originally, I was treating those as two distinct and unrelated failures, but my latest theory is that they are related to plugins in use.

I have recently begun asking users experiencing problems like this to send me a list of their installed and activated plugins (and if they’re willing, to deactivate all plugins and see if Tweet This’ problem persists). In addition, I ask for Tweet This’ console log output (this will be different than what you posted before, now that the error has been fixed).

If you would be willing to send me a list of plugins (and possibly test if the problem remains with no other activated plugins), and the new console output, I may be able to track this problem down once and for all.

If you’d rather not post your installed plugins publicly, you can email them using the contact form on this plugin’s website: https://tweetthis.jtmorris.net/contact/#contact-form-116.

Here is a screenshot of the plugins I have installed.

Deactivating the plugins did not fix the automatic insertion issue.

Here is the console output when I try to auto insert:

1) On page load before hitting anything: screenshot
2) After typing in tweet text: screenshot
3) After clicking “Insert Shortcode” button: screenshot

One thing that may be noteworthy is that I’m using WordPress version 4.2.4 . I’m not on the latest. I did try installing a fresh copy of the latest WordPress with no other plugins installed besides Tweet This and it functioned perfectly.

Hopefully this can help in some way.