Title: Null in window.wp.data.select(‘core/editor’)
Last modified: January 25, 2021

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# Null in window.wp.data.select(‘core/editor’)

 *  Resolved [codexhemes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codexhemes/)
 * (@codexhemes)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/null-in-window-wp-data-selectcore-editor/)
 * Hi guys,
 * we are developers of the theme TheGem. We are facing the following issue:
    in
   blog post page options (classic editor mode) when your plugin is active window.
   wp.data.select(‘core/editor’) always returns null. We use window.wp.data.select(‘
   core/editor’) in order to read/write the format and the excerpt of the blog post
   in this way:
 * window.wp.data.select(‘core/editor’).getEditedPostAttribute(‘excerpt’);
    window.
   wp.data.dispatch( ‘core/editor’ ).editPost( { excerpt: value } ); window.wp.data.
   select(‘core/editor’).getEditedPostAttribute(‘format’); window.wp.data.dispatch(‘
   core/editor’).editPost({format: value });
 * We can provide a link so you can check this. The question is: why window.wp.data.
   select(‘core/editor’) is returning null when your plugin is active? Would you
   be so kind to look into this issue?
 * Thank you!
    Regards, Gregor

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 *  [Suwash Kunwar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suascat_wp/)
 * (@suascat_wp)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/null-in-window-wp-data-selectcore-editor/#post-13952500)
 * [@codexhemes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codexhemes/)
 * We’re sorry you’re having trouble with our plugin when activated it together 
   with your theme. I imagine this can be frustrating for you.
 * Unfortunately, we are not familiar with the above error, mentioned theme, and
   its coding structure so to pinpoint possible conflicts in JavaScript errors as
   stated above. However, we would like to investigate this issue and therefore,
   we expect a little more information about your setup. This might help us replicate
   the issue on our end:
 * 1. Can you confirm you are using the most recent Yoast SEO v15.6.2? If you update,
   does the issue resolve?
 * 2. Are all your non-Yoast plugins and themes also updated?
 * 3. Can you confirm you are using WordPress 5.6?
 * 4. Does the error above occurs on the admin side or frontend? In addition, could
   you please show us some example URLs where the issue occurs so that we can take
   a look at them?
 * 5. Does the above errors still occur when you deactivate all non-Yoast plugins
   and activate the current theme?
 * 5. If possible, please provide us as much information as possible in order to
   replicate the error on our end.
 * We look forward to hearing from you.
 *  Thread Starter [codexhemes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codexhemes/)
 * (@codexhemes)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/null-in-window-wp-data-selectcore-editor/#post-13952543)
 * [@suascat_wp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suascat_wp/)
 * Hi Suwash,
    thank you for your reply.
 * 1. yes
    2. yes 3. yes 4. in wp-admin. I can provide you login details as well
   so you can check it, however please provide an info how to do it in a secure 
   way 5. yes, the problem is with Yoast activated, no matter, which theme is in
   use: window.wp.data.select(‘core/editor’) returns null
 * Thanx again.
 *  [Pcosta88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pcosta88/)
 * (@pcosta88)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/null-in-window-wp-data-selectcore-editor/#post-13953940)
 * Hi Gregor,
 * There is an adjacent issue with Gutenberg editor in regards to the wp.data.select
   as described here [https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/28032](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/28032).
   We know you are not using Guteneberg but you have it on your WordPress version
   even though it has been disabled. We are also not sure if that issue is close
   to the issue you are having. If it is, a user described a workaround [here](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/28032)(
   not sure it will work with your set-up).
 * If that issue doesn’t adequately describe the issue you are having, we ask that
   you please do the following:
 * 1. Are all your non-Yoast plugins and themes also updated?
 * 2. Can you confirm you are using WordPress 5.6? You can check by clicking on 
   the W in the top left and selecting About. If you need to update, please check
   with your host provider. Please know that if you are using an older version of
   WordPress Core you may experience unexpected behavior with Yoast. This guide 
   explains more: https://yoast.com/why-we-dont-support-old-wordpress-versions/.
 * 3 We had another recent release. Can you confirm you are using the most recent
   Yoast SEO, v15.6.2? If you update, does the issue resolve?
 * 4. If all are updated, please [Check for conflicts](https://kb.yoast.com/kb/how-to-check-for-plugin-conflicts).
   Install the Healthcheck plugin and enable troubleshooting. Then switch to a standard
   theme like 2020. Does the issue resolve? NOTE: This will not affect how users
   see your site.
 * We ask as we are not sure if you did a full conflict check.
 * If the issue happens with Yoast as the only plugin active (or if there is a conflict
   between Yoast and some other theme or plugin) we ask that you please create a
   [new GitHub issue](https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/issues/new) for our
   developers. Please report the issue to a third party developer as well.
 *  Thread Starter [codexhemes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codexhemes/)
 * (@codexhemes)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/null-in-window-wp-data-selectcore-editor/#post-13955491)
 * [@pcosta88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pcosta88/)
 * Hi, thank you for your reply and for sharing the link. However it is not quite
   what we have and what we are experiencing and this workaround doesn’t help to
   resolve. The problem appears only if there is Yoast SEO in classic editor and
   the theme (all other plugins are inactive).
 * 1. yes, everything is udpated
    2. yes, 5.6 3. yes, the latest release 4. we have
   checked, as said above, the problem appears only if Yoast SEO is active.
 *  [Pcosta88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pcosta88/)
 * (@pcosta88)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/null-in-window-wp-data-selectcore-editor/#post-13955558)
 * Hi Gregor,
 * Ok! Based on the information you provided, we expect this to be an issue. We’re
   actively using the issue tracking on our GitHub repository so your best next 
   step would be to create a new issue for our developers at [https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/issues/new](https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/issues/new).
   You will need an account to create a new issue. If this is your first bug report,
   please check out: [https://kb.yoast.com/kb/how-to-write-a-good-bug-report/](https://kb.yoast.com/kb/how-to-write-a-good-bug-report/).
 * Issue reports are monitored so you can expect a reply.
 *  [Jerlyn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jerparx/)
 * (@jerparx)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/null-in-window-wp-data-selectcore-editor/#post-13983894)
 * Hi [@codexhemes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codexhemes/)
 * We’re closing this thread as there seem no further questions from you. Feel free
   to open a [bug report](https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/issues/new) in 
   Github so your issue can be further investigated. Please feel free to open [a new thread](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-seo/)
   should you have further concerns.

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