Title: Visual Editor missing/not working
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Visual Editor missing/not working

 *  Resolved [KatnissMellark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katnissmellark/)
 * (@katnissmellark)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-missingnot-working/)
 * The Visual Editor (both for posts and pages) has disappeared. No idea why.
 * I’ve already tried disabling all the plugins, tried changing themes, tried everything
   I saw in troubleshooting guides and tips to make the Visual Editor work.
 * But no luck.
 * It’s completely missing and I don’t know what to do.
 * > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/hb07jEe)
 * Can you please help fix this??
 * My website: [http://funtastic-vids.com/](http://funtastic-vids.com/)

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 *  Thread Starter [KatnissMellark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katnissmellark/)
 * (@katnissmellark)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-missingnot-working/#post-5905826)
 * Fixed it
 *  [b2tech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/b2tech/)
 * (@b2tech)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-missingnot-working/#post-5906023)
 * What was the fix? I’m seeing this behavior as well…
 *  [SxPxK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sxpxk/)
 * (@sxpxk)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-missingnot-working/#post-5906039)
 * [@b2tech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/b2tech/)
 * try this fix:
 * Open your wp.config.php (root of your site)
 * add the following line
    `define('CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS', false );`
 * Just before the line
 * `require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-settings.php');`
 * Hope it helps you.
 *  [b2tech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/b2tech/)
 * (@b2tech)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-missingnot-working/#post-5906041)
 * Hey SxPxK,
 * Thanks for the suggestion – I’ve tried adding:
 * `define('CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS', false);` to wp-config.php but it makes no difference.
   There are still no “Visual” / “Text” tabs…
 *  [SxPxK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sxpxk/)
 * (@sxpxk)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-missingnot-working/#post-5906042)
 * Hey b2tech,
 * sorry to hear it didn’t work for you.
    I had this issue with tinymce visual editor
   quite a few times, never had to use the same trick to fix it. Kinda dreading 
   everytime I update wp on different sites.
 * One time I had to change the security on wp-include folder, somehow it fixed 
   the problem, but wasn’t too comfy about it.
    I did the security change directly
   on the admin side of the server, so I can’t really tell you how you should proceed
   with the changes to your .htaccess file. Lucky me the server that host that particular
   website had the option to do so. And as soon as tinymce was working I switched
   back the security measure on that folder and it sword afterward. Never really
   sure why and why not.
 * while searching for my last tinymce failure I found that site from [Joe Casabona](http://casabona.org/2015/02/quick-tip-fix-visual-editor-tinymce-wordpress/)
   with a tip that might work for you. Doesn’t require much tinkering and could 
   be a solution, a kind of preference system reset straight from your user pref
   panel
    Quoting directly from his website
 * > Go to Users -> my User Profile
   >  Check “Disable Visual Editor…” Save Profile
   > Uncheck “Disable Visual Editor…” Save Profile
 * Hope this works!
 *  [b2tech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/b2tech/)
 * (@b2tech)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-missingnot-working/#post-5906043)
 * Hey SxPxK,
 * Thanks for for the follow up and suggestions. After setting all the permissions,
   and checking / saving / unchecking the profile setting for “Disable Visual Editor”
   it is now working!
 * So I’m not sure what specifically was the “fix” but it is now working.
 * So steps that were taken:
    - Disabled all plugins
    - Switched to core default theme
    - Deleted and manually replaced all core WordPress files with a fresh download
    - Set permissions to 777 for wp-includes/ and wp-admin/ (which I’ll be attempting
      to make more secure now.)
    - Checking / saving / unchecking / saving the “Disable Visual Editor” option
      on profile settings.
 * Nothing appeared to change until the permissions were adjusted. Disabling plugins
   and switching to a default theme made no difference.
 *  [SxPxK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sxpxk/)
 * (@sxpxk)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-missingnot-working/#post-5906044)
 * Hey b2tech
 * Great, but what a hassle fixing that tinymce 🙂
    It always seems to be linked
   to either wp-include folder permission setting or that wp-config.php file
 * Take care.

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 * [visual editor](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/visual-editor/)

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 * 7 replies
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 * Last reply from: [SxPxK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sxpxk/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-missingnot-working/#post-5906044)
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