WP 4.3 Update: Text Tab In Editor Doesn't Work (Can Only Use Visual)

The file “js-wp-editor.js” is not a core file. You have a plugin or theme which is adding this, and it is apparently not compatible with 4.3.

Try disabling your plugins and switching to the default theme, then switching them back one at a time until you get the error again. Then you’ll know what is causing the problem.

Thanks Samuel. I’ll look into it and let you know what I find out.

You were right. It was a theme file. They had a fix posted in their documentation. Everything is working now.

Thanks man. Especially for the quick and accurate response ??

If you could post the fix here as well, we can add it to the list of known issues.

Having just upgraded to 4.3, I’m having the same problem while editing any kind of post; clicking on the Text tab does nothing, and I can only edit in Visual mode — which is a problem for me.

I am not getting any console error messages, and a recursive grep of all files does not show any reference to js-wp-editor*

Something isn’t working quite right here; anyone else have this problem?

Thanks,
Michael

Michael, the OP said they fixed it in their theme, so I would start by testing with a default theme (like Twenty Fifteen). If that works, then yes, it’s your theme.

I had the same issue: After updating to WP 4.3 my text editor tab “button” stopped working.

My fix was disabling all plugins and reactivating one by one. First indication it was a plugin: after deactivating them all the button worked. I found one plugin that hadn’t updated in over 4 months so I switched to an alternate plugin and corrected the issue.

Just thought I’d mention that I also tried changing to different default themes but that obviously wasn’t the issue for me. It’s worth trying if you are having this issue though.

Hi guys, also have this same problem. Not a coder but moderate a multi-domain site here on WP. Is there a bug/update fix for this? I can’t edit some of my pages with just the Visual option.

EFPSA Webmaster – Debug by turning off your plugins and see if it works. This is not a bug in WordPress core, but a conflict with a plugin or theme.

Hi Ipstenu

I have already done this a few times, turning plugins on and off individually and one by one. And still the Widgets page is completely frozen, I can’t implement new sidebars on the site, the ‘Add Media’ buttom doesn’t respond either unfortunately.

Turn all of them off at once. AND change your theme to TwentyFifteen.

Conflicts may be between a plugin and another plugin, after all.