Problems with Visual Editor in WP 3.1

I’m having this same problem and haven’t been able to figure it out. I’ve done a little research and it seems to be a problem that a lot of people are dealing with, unfortunately. Any fixes would be fantastic.

I just did a reinstall of WordPress (using the automatic updater within WordPress) and that didn’t fix it either. Sometimes I can see the Visual Editor view, but even then only SOME of the TinyMCE buttons work … but not all of them. The link creation button doesn’t work, for example. If I go into HTML view, it works just fine. I wonder if this is all related to the upgrades to the intra-site linking?

Laura — What browser are you using? I normally use Firefox, but I just powered up my version of IE8. When I log in using IE8, everything seems to work normally. I haven’t checked Chrome or Safari, but this might be a temporary work-around until the bug is squashed or someone finds a fix.

Have you tried:

– working through the solutions suggested in Troubleshooting WordPress 3.1 – Master List

– deactivating all plugins to see if this resolves the problem. If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).

– switching to the Twenty Ten theme to rule out any theme-specific problems.

– resetting the plugins folder by FTP or PhpMyAdmin. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems.

endgamepr – If ONLY Firefox is having problems, can you flush your cache for that entirely?

Also I have this vague memory of some versions of FireFox breaking TinyMCE. Is there an upgrade for FF?

Ipstenu — Tried clearing my Firefox cache … didn’t make any difference.

Funny you should mention previous versions of Firefox breaking TinyMCE. That’s how I figured out to try IE8. In my research of the problem, I came across some old troubleshooting posts about a problem in WP 2.7 that was very, very similar to this one.

I’ve also tested Chrome, and it works just fine. It’s obviously a Firefox issue. Pain in the rear to switch browsers just for WordPress usage, but at least I know there is a workaround.

PS – I’m using the latest public release of FF, version 3.6.13

Although no help, I have the same problem with the same hosting company. I installed WordPress installed via a Free 123-app easy site creation tool on my 123-reg hosting and then updated via the button. I have tried Safari, Chrome and Firefox with all the same problem. I deleted all my unused plugs and emptied the cache but no result. Like you i am cautious in changing too much at this early stage.

I think there is problem on multisite instalation – when user have superadmin editor work fine – any diffrent user don’t have working editor…

I have exactly the same problem – visual editor just disappeared on all of my installs of WordPress that I updated. Doh!

phew – was starting to think i was alone. Suppose until its figured out it will force me to brush up on my html… but thats kind of not the point… :s

endgamepr – I have done the same as you, with the same results. Seems to work fine with IE8 – however I am loathe to use it.

Hopefully Firefox will come up with a bug fix.

Laura — It despise IE as well. Try Chrome. I’m using it to edit a client site right now, and it works just fine.

Have you tried the manual upgrade?

Actually, my initial upgrade WAS manual. I upgraded the site from a much earlier version of WP. When I tried the re-install option, I did it through WP with the automatic installer.