Visual Edit Mode text is invisible

  • I created a site w/ about 5 static pages. All was well as I did repeated light editing on these pages in the Visual editor mode.

    Now, in the Visual editor mode (Page > Edit Page>), the text is invisible (white font on white background). I can see the red misspelling underlying squiggles, but I cannot see the content. If I highlight the content with my mouse, I can see it all there — but even though I am viewing it in Visual mode, in the editing window it appears as HTML, with the tags, etc. If I switch to HTML mode the content is identical, but is black font on white — so it is visible.

    What gives?

    I’m a newbie to WP and welcome your guidance.

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Try deactivating all plugins. If that resolves the issue, reactivate each one individually until you find the cause.

    If that does not resolve the issue, try switching to the Default theme (WordPress 1.5 – 2.9.2) or the Twenty Ten theme (WordPress 3.0 and higher) to rule-out a theme-specific issue (theme functions can affect the admin panel).

    Thread Starter dpoor1

    (@dpoor1)

    Thank you.

    I have deactivated all plug-ins. RESULT: no change.

    I am using the Twenty-Ten Theme already.

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Try downloading WordPress again and delete then replace your copies of everything except the wp-config.php file and the /wp-content/ directory with fresh copies from the download. This will effectively replace all of your core files without damaging your content and settings. Some uploaders tend to be unreliable when overwriting files, so don’t forget to delete the original files before replacing them.

    James:
    I have deleted and re-installed with the exceptions noted and I still have an editor that displays no text and has no editing buttons.

    I have been posting articles on my blog https://www.thetop10tips.com but recently I have got a problem and that is I dont see the visual and html mode switching buttons in the editor. I can only see the posts in HTML mode but I want to have the visual mode. What to do please guide.

    Assad Top 10 Tips

    Now, in the Visual editor mode (Page > Edit Page>), the text is invisible (white font on white background). I can see the red misspelling underlying squiggles, but I cannot see the content. If I highlight the content with my mouse, I can see it all there

    I’m having this same problem. Anyone have any suggestions?

    Yes,

    the .js the Editor color is white according to Firebug via Firefox (the best browser ever made).

    Go to wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css

    Edit the wp-admin.css page, about half way down there is the following,
    .js .theEditor{color:white;}
    change to
    .js .theEditor{color:#000;}
    or whatever color you want.

    Hope this helps!

    Happy Pressing.

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