Title: How to exclude Visual Editor?
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# How to exclude Visual Editor?

 *  Resolved [catmaniax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catmaniax/)
 * (@catmaniax)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-exclude-visual-editor/)
 * Hello everyone.
 * I hope someone can help me with this since Michael is away for now.
    Does anyone
   know which is the line I need to add to Autoptimize Javascript exclude so the
   the visual editor shows on the frontend?
 * I have currently disabled all the Javascript code optimize as a temporary solution
   but I really need it back on!
 * Please let me know.
    Thanks!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/autoptimize/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/autoptimize/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Frank Goossens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/futtta/)
 * (@futtta)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-exclude-visual-editor/#post-7542562)
 * is “visual editor” a plugin? can you share the URL? and is visual editor available
   for anonymous visitors, or only for logged on users?
 * frank
 *  Thread Starter [catmaniax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catmaniax/)
 * (@catmaniax)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-exclude-visual-editor/#post-7542565)
 * Hey Frank,
 * With visual editor I mean WordPress text editor which I have replaced with tinyMCE
   Advanced, which is available for everyone in the frontend, (both logged in and
   anonymous users).
 * The site is still under construction so I can’t post the URL, but I can email
   it to you if you’d like.
 *  Plugin Author [Frank Goossens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/futtta/)
 * (@futtta)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-exclude-visual-editor/#post-7542600)
 * so the plugin tineMCE advanced makes the visual text editor available on the 
   frontend, right?
 * if you could mail me the URL (futtta at gmail dot com) I’d be happy to have a
   quick look around 🙂
 * frank
 *  Thread Starter [catmaniax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catmaniax/)
 * (@catmaniax)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-exclude-visual-editor/#post-7542624)
 * Hey Frank,
 * Yes, kinda.
    I will send you the details now.
 * Thanks!
 *  Plugin Author [Frank Goossens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/futtta/)
 * (@futtta)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-exclude-visual-editor/#post-7542631)
 * so had a look, can you try to add the following to the comma-separated JS optimization
   exclusion-list;
 *     ```
       wp-inludes/js/jquery, tinymce, tinyMCE
       ```
   
 * If that does not work, you’ll have to check your browser console for errors and
   post them here.
 * Alternatively (if you can’t get it to work with the exclusions) you could also
   force AO not to optimize the pages on which you want tinyMCE (advanced) to be
   available using a couple of lines of code that hook in to AO’s API.
 * frank
 *  Thread Starter [catmaniax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catmaniax/)
 * (@catmaniax)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-exclude-visual-editor/#post-7542635)
 * Thanks Frank! I added these lines and it seems to be working.
    I’ll let you know
   till I test it more.
 * Thanks again!
    One of the best plugin support I’ve seen!

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 * Last reply from: [catmaniax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catmaniax/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-exclude-visual-editor/#post-7542635)
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