Drag and drop widgets won't work

  • Resolved jstaashaught

    (@jstaashaught)


    13 years, 1 month ago

    First, thank you for taking the time to look into this for me and please accept my apologies if this question is posted in the wrong forum – I truly did search for the appropriate forum to use.

    OK, so I’m having an issue with drag and drop widgets not actually dragging and dropping. It appears to be a relatively new problem – though I can’t say for sure when the last time I used the function was.

    The site pjdianagoalieschool.com has two WP installs one is at .com/tgn and the other is at .com/main
    Both are experiencing the same problem.
    I’ve tried the myriad suggestions for fixes (wp.config changes; deactivating plugins and looking for the problem child; Google Libraries) with no success. I turned on the debug in wp.config and am now getting this error message across my Dashboard:
    Notice: has_cap was called with an argument that is deprecated since version 2.0! Usage of user levels by plugins and themes is deprecated. Use roles and capabilities instead. in D:\Hosting\5600583\html\main\wp-includes\functions.php on line 2923
    I’m not a code expert – no idea what that error means.

    I’m using Safari and IE. I’ve tried working with the widgets on multiple computers and multiple browsers – still no luck.

    So, any suggestions where to start or what to do?
    I’ll gladly look up any other information you might need and greatly appreciate any help you can offer.

    EDIT: I just turned on Developer tools in Safari and this is what the console tells me:
    jetpack.cssFailed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found)
    admin-bar.min.jsFailed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found)
    hoverIntent.min.jsFailed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found)
    common.min.js:1TypeError: ‘undefined’ is not a function (evaluating ‘c.find(“li.wp-has-submenu”).hoverIntent’)

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  • Josh

    (@josh401)

    13 years, 1 month ago

    I would first make sure all your plugins and theme are up to date! The first message you are receiving is warning you of a deprecated code since WP version 2.0. That’s quite a while ago 😉

    If that doesn’t work.. then:

    Deactivate ALL of your plugins.. and switch to the default TwentyTwelve theme. Then, manually empty your browser cache. If you don’t know how… Google is your friend.

    Now… go back and see if you still receive that warning message… and if you are able to drag and drop your widgets.

    Thread Starter jstaashaught

    (@jstaashaught)

    13 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks, Josh.

    I did update my plugins and my themes (both installs are running themes from the same builder and their forum suggests updating would clear up the drag-drop issue; it didn’t.)

    I deactivated all plugins and still wasn’t able to recover the drag-drop functionality. I haven’t tried switching to TwentyTwelve theme yet – will do that next.

    I’m wondering if one of my plugins running on both installs is out of date with the current WP. Is it possible that would cause the drag-drop issue?

    Also, can you explain what the deprecated error actually means? I’m not a coder, but I like to try to understand what the problem is I’m facing.

    Again thanks for any help you can offer.

    WPyogi

    (@wpyogi)

    13 years, 1 month ago

    Yes, outdated plugins or even current plugins that are not coded correctly can cause that. Switching to the default theme with all plugins deactivated is a troubleshooting process to try to identify which of those may be causing the problem.

    Thread Starter jstaashaught

    (@jstaashaught)

    12 years, 11 months ago

    Situation resolved. Thanks.

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