Title: Update and PhP compatibility
Last modified: July 5, 2026

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# Update and PhP compatibility

 *  [hollydoyne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hollydoyne/)
 * (@hollydoyne)
 * [1 week, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-and-php-compatibility/)
 * At any version of PHP above 7.4, the edit functions on both post and page no 
   longer work correctly. The button bar has disappeared and all typing is “whited
   out.” This occurs with any edit plug-in. or without. I can live without buttons(
   coding isn’t that hard) but invisible posts (on both the edit and code pages)
   just isn’t feasible. Any and all suggestions would be welcome

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 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [1 week, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-and-php-compatibility/#post-18956537)
 * I can’t seem to reproduce this on my end. Have you tried deactivating all plugins
   to rule them out as the cause? The fact that something is there but invisible
   suggests a styling issue, which can certainly be caused by plugins. If you’re
   using a caching plugin, clear its cache as well. Try testing it with a different
   browser, too.
 *  Thread Starter [hollydoyne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hollydoyne/)
 * (@hollydoyne)
 * [1 week, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-and-php-compatibility/#post-18956647)
 * thank you for checking. I went through my plug-ins one by one and finally identified
   one that hadn’t been updated. When I had done this before – nothing. Now? the
   gremlin has relented and I was able to check updates. Dropping that one let me
   get updated.
 * again, thank you for the time. It is so much appreciated…

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 * Last activity: [1 week, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-and-php-compatibility/#post-18956647)
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