WordPress not showing command bar in Firefox

  • markslang

    (@markslang)


    5 years ago

    I started having a weird problem with a WordPress site I maintain. I can log into the site using the lventure.org/wp-admin link. I see the dashboard and everything else for admins just fine. I then update a plugin, which works successfully. Now, I select to go to the site from the command bar at the top. When I see the site, the command bar is no longer showing. It is as if I had entered the site without logging in. I go back to lventure.org/wp-admin, and it shows me still logged in.

    I am using the latest version of Firefox. I tried logging in using Chrome, and everything works fine. I deleted the cookie within Firefox to see if that made any difference, but it still has the issue. I have two other WordPress sites, however, that work fine using the same Firefox.

    Does anyone have any idea what is going on here? Thanks.

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

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  • Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    In your user profile for the site, double check that the “Show Toolbar when viewing site” option is checked. Even if it is, you might try unchecking, saving, then checking and saving again.

    The CSS of some themes do not play well with the admin bar. Try switching your theme to twentytwenty and see if that helps. If no help, it’s likely due to a plugin conflict. You’d need to selectively deactivate plugins until you narrow down the cause.

    Thread Starter markslang

    (@markslang)

    Thanks for the input. I did have show toolbar checked. It has been working for several years, but just stopped working recently. I managed to get it back by unchecking an option in Firefox to block popups.

    It is strange that I have three WordPress sites, all running on the Striking Advanced Theme, and all with the same plugins with one exception. The Striking Theme provides extensive functionality for my sites, so I really cannot even try other ones. The other two sites did not have a problem even with the Firefox option for popups engaged. The only difference is that I use Formidable Forms on the lventure.org site. I also get Revolution Slider with the Striking Theme on all three sites, but I only have it activated on lventure.org. It must have been some conflict with Formidable or Revolution Slider. There was one instance earlier where Formidable Forms caused an issue that the developer fixed right away. You mention the CSS of the themes. Both Striking and Formidable probably make extensive use of CSS. I am not advanced enough to really understand that. I am guessing that the popup option for Firefox is probably a new feature, and the problem started when I updated Firefox.

    Thanks again for the assistance. WordPress with Striking has allowed me to create and maintain some very functional websites with only moderate technical knowledge.

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