Plugins displaying weirdly

  • I’ve been having this kind of peculiar problem for a while now where plugins are behaving weirdly and kind of not displaying the way they’re meant to. Two examples – I’m trying to install a Meta pixel on the site. I’ve tried both Pixelmysite and Meta Pixel plugins. When I download and activate them, they show this almost bare-text style on the settings page (the Meta plugin actually doesn’t show at all). This is really different from what they’re meant to look like, and it also significantly reduces their functionality (again, I can’t access the Meta plugin settings at all).

    Here is an image of what I’m getting

    And here an image of what it is supposed to look like, according to support for the Plugin.

    Again, I am getting similar issues with lots of plugins so it’s not just this one. Any help would be really appreciated!

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • My guess is that there is a server error when the page is called up. As a result, the source code of the page does not load completely and it looks a mess. You may not see the usual footer from the backend at the end of the page – instead you may see a note about an error.

    I would recommend that you take a look at the error log. The support of your hoster may be able to help you find it.

    You might want to look in the console in the inspector. Blocks run in javascript. The javascript is converted to html and stored in the database with all the parameters being stored in a comment to allow for the recreation of the block. If you change your view from visual to code view in your editor you can see how the block is being stored in the database. When the site is viewed at the frontend the comments are stripped out and only the html is shown. If there is a problem with the block it most likely to show up in the console. It could be a browser plugin that is causing your problem If possible try changing browsers to see if the problem is still there. Just keep in mind that most of your editing is done in the browser and sent back to WordPress. If possible try contacting the plugin author. If there is a problem they would have to correct it and recompile the code. Unlike other things in wordpress blocks have to be compiled from JSX to React blocks. Good Luck

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