Title: Editor crashed – can’t edit form Last modified: October 29, 2020 --- # Editor crashed – can’t edit form * Resolved [akawan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akawan/) * (@akawan) * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editor-crashed-cant-edit-form/) * Hello, * after having incorrectly closed a GROUP tag and updated, the editor no longer initializes. * How to fix the problem? * JS error : * > Il y a uneerreur Javascript sur la page, probablement due a un conflit qui > empêche l’initialisation de l’éditeur. > Error: Syntax error, unrecognized expression: > li.cf7sg-tag-all,li.cf7sg-tag-radioli.cf7sg-tag-all,li.cf7sg-tag-/group][group( > file: [https://www.srfb.be/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.12.4-wp](https://www.srfb.be/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.12.4-wp), > line: 2) - This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by [akawan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akawan/). Viewing 14 replies - 1 through 14 (of 14 total) * Plugin Author [Aurovrata Venet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aurovrata/) * (@aurovrata) * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editor-crashed-cant-edit-form/#post-13609107) * good question. That’s a bug. I will get you a fix before the end of this day! * Thread Starter [akawan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akawan/) * (@akawan) * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editor-crashed-cant-edit-form/#post-13609229) * Thanks a lot ! * Plugin Author [Aurovrata Venet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aurovrata/) * (@aurovrata) * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editor-crashed-cant-edit-form/#post-13610170) * Here is a fix available as[ 4.4.3 beta on the GitHub repo](https://github.com/aurovrata/cf7-grid-layout/archive/v4.4.3beta.zip). Can you update your server manually and let me know if it fixes the issue. * Thread Starter [akawan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akawan/) * (@akawan) * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editor-crashed-cant-edit-form/#post-13610576) * Yes It works 🙂 Thanks * Plugin Author [Aurovrata Venet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aurovrata/) * (@aurovrata) * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editor-crashed-cant-edit-form/#post-13610997) * great, will release it in teh official repo. * Thread Starter [akawan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akawan/) * (@akawan) * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editor-crashed-cant-edit-form/#post-13626421) * Hello, * same problem again :'( I wanted to make a complex html structure in a group…. * > Il y a uneerreur Javascript sur la page, probablement due a un conflit qui > empêche l’initialisation de l’éditeur. > Error: Syntax error, unrecognized expression: > li.cf7sg-tag-all,li.cf7sg-tag-radioli.cf7sg-tag-all,li.cf7sg-tag-/group] (file: > [https://www.srfb.be/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.12.4-wp](https://www.srfb.be/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.12.4-wp), > line: 2) * And in navigator : * > Uncaught Error: Syntax error, unrecognized expression: li.cf7sg-tag-all,li. > cf7sg-tag-radioli.cf7sg-tag-all,li.cf7sg-tag-/group] > jQuery 9 scanCF7Tag [https://www.srfb.be/wp-content/plugins/cf7-grid-layout/admin/js/cf7-grid-layout-admin.js?ver=4.4.3:1063](https://www.srfb.be/wp-content/plugins/cf7-grid-layout/admin/js/cf7-grid-layout-admin.js?ver=4.4.3:1063) > html2gui [https://www.srfb.be/wp-content/plugins/cf7-grid-layout/admin/js/cf7-grid-layout-admin.js?ver=4.4.3:886](https://www.srfb.be/wp-content/plugins/cf7-grid-layout/admin/js/cf7-grid-layout-admin.js?ver=4.4.3:886) > buildGridForm [https://www.srfb.be/wp-content/plugins/cf7-grid-layout/admin/js/cf7-grid-layout-admin.js?ver=4.4.3:209](https://www.srfb.be/wp-content/plugins/cf7-grid-layout/admin/js/cf7-grid-layout-admin.js?ver=4.4.3:209) > jQuery 2 buildGridForm [https://www.srfb.be/wp-content/plugins/cf7-grid-layout/admin/js/cf7-grid-layout-admin.js?ver=4.4.3:206](https://www.srfb.be/wp-content/plugins/cf7-grid-layout/admin/js/cf7-grid-layout-admin.js?ver=4.4.3:206) > [https://www.srfb.be/wp-content/plugins/cf7-grid-layout/admin/js/cf7-grid-layout-admin.js?ver=4.4.3:721](https://www.srfb.be/wp-content/plugins/cf7-grid-layout/admin/js/cf7-grid-layout-admin.js?ver=4.4.3:721) > jQuery 4 - This reply was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by [akawan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akawan/). - This reply was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by [akawan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akawan/). * Plugin Author [Aurovrata Venet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aurovrata/) * (@aurovrata) * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editor-crashed-cant-edit-form/#post-13634873) * > complex html structure in a group * can you please paste the structure you are trying to create * Thread Starter [akawan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akawan/) * (@akawan) * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editor-crashed-cant-edit-form/#post-13637715) * > [group PROPRIO clear_on_hide] >
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>[text* proprio-firstname]

 

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[text* proprio-lastname]

 

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[text* proprio-address]

=”info-tip”>Rue et numéro

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[text* proprio-cp]

 

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>[text* proprio-city]

 

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>[tel* proprio-tel]

Fixe ou GSM

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[tel proprio- > fax]

 

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[email* proprio-email]

  

div>
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> [/group] * Plugin Author [Aurovrata Venet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aurovrata/) * (@aurovrata) * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editor-crashed-cant-edit-form/#post-13643982) * the format of your HTML seems to be wrong, try this * ``` [group PROPRIO clear_on_hide]
[text* proprio-firstname]

[text* proprio-lastname]

[text* proprio-address]

Rue et numéro

[text* proprio-cp]

[text* proprio-city]

[tel* proprio-tel]

Fixe ou GSM

[tel proprio-fax]

[email* proprio-email]

[/group] ``` * Plugin Author [Aurovrata Venet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aurovrata/) * (@aurovrata) * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editor-crashed-cant-edit-form/#post-13643999) * it works for me. however the double quotes in your HTML markup used for containing class attributes are wrong and causing a formatting issue in the editor. * Did you create this HTML code using the editor or did you cut and paste from another text editor? * Thread Starter [akawan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akawan/) * (@akawan) * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editor-crashed-cant-edit-form/#post-13644110) * I no longer have access to my form editor so I cannot test. If I create a new form and copy the code it doesn’t crash but I only see the html part of the editor. Too bad we can’t post pictures here … * Plugin Author [Aurovrata Venet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aurovrata/) * (@aurovrata) * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editor-crashed-cant-edit-form/#post-13648952) * > I no longer have access to my form editor so I cannot test. * yes, that’s a bit of a bummer, and I realise I need to improve this part of the editor. I will work on a fix, sorry about that! * > If I create a new form and copy the code it doesn’t crash but I only see the > html part of the editor. * The UI editor works by recognising the HTML structure that it creates. If you change that structure it tries to rebuild the UI and place your custom code in a text editor instead of a column cell…however, if you change the outer structure( the div.container) then it assumes the entire form is no longer using the UI markup and therefore disable the UI editor altogether. * > Too bad we can’t post pictures here … * you can upload a screenshot on a file sharing platform such as [Snipboard.io](https://snipboard.io/) and provide the link here. * Thread Starter [akawan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akawan/) * (@akawan) * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editor-crashed-cant-edit-form/#post-13649575) * > yes, that’s a bit of a bummer, and I realise I need to improve this part of > the editor. I will work on a fix, sorry about that! * do you have any idea when the fix will be available? In the meantime, where is my form? Which file should I see in the backend to retrieve the code? It’s a pro form, I have already exceeded my deadline of one week … * Plugin Author [Aurovrata Venet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aurovrata/) * (@aurovrata) * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editor-crashed-cant-edit-form/#post-13649783) * try the following: * open the file: * `wp-content/plugins/cf7-grid-layout/admin/js/cf7-grid-codemirror.js` * and on line 15 (which should be blank), paste the following lines of code * ``` $('.loading-screen',$formEditor).hide(); $('#publish').prop('disabled', false); $('#wpcf7-form-hidden').show(); ``` * save and refresh your page and browser cache. If there are js errors on your page then the editor will fail to initialise properly, but you should see a textarea( id=wpcf7-form-hidden) on your page which contains the HTML form as it was last saved. * Copy the content of the textarea, create a new form, switch to the HTML editor, paste the copied content and edit/fix your HTML code before saving it again. * Remove the above 3lines of code you pasted in the js file, reload the form and you should be good to go. Viewing 14 replies - 1 through 14 (of 14 total) The topic ‘Editor crashed – can’t edit form’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/cf7-grid-layout/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1834229) * [Smart Grid-Layout Design for Contact Form 7](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cf7-grid-layout/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cf7-grid-layout/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cf7-grid-layout/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cf7-grid-layout/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cf7-grid-layout/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cf7-grid-layout/reviews/) * 14 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Aurovrata Venet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aurovrata/) * Last activity: [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editor-crashed-cant-edit-form/#post-13649783) * Status: resolved