Empty page fields repopulate when clicking Update

  • If I try to Update an existing page after emptying a field (such as the body of a page or change the parent to None) the previous data is repopulated.

    I can enter a single space and the page will update, but otherwise the old data is repopulated as soon as the page refreshes.

    What am I missing here?

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  • Can you replicate the problem using the default 2016 theme with all plugins deactivated?

    Thread Starter buggfx

    (@buggfx)

    Yes, the problem persists on a fresh install with the 2016 theme before any plugins are installed.

    I created the exact same setup on a local WampServer installation and it works properly so I feel like this must be related to some sort of server configuration but I don’t know where to look.

    I don’t know where to look.

    You & me both. This is not something I’ve ever seen before. Have you spoken to your hosts about it? Are they operating any form of web caching?

    Thread Starter buggfx

    (@buggfx)

    I’m going to try contacting them today to find out if they’ve seen this before. I’m not sure if it’s caching, any field that actually has data will update, but the ones left empty retain their old values… all in a single transaction. It’s like PHP is ignoring the empty fields.

    Oddly enough, I can change the page parent back to None using the Quick Edit option. I also can empty fields and see the proper result using the Preview option, but as soon as I click Update they revert to the last value.

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