Title: Visual Editor screen missing
Last modified: August 21, 2016

---

# Visual Editor screen missing

 *  Resolved [schraderjill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schraderjill/)
 * (@schraderjill)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-screen-missing/)
 * On my post editor, the visual editor tab only shows up blank white. I cannot 
   type in it or use it. The text/HTML editor works. The problem occurs on both 
   old and new posts. The problem occurs in multiple browsers.
 * My site is [http://www.reallifenotes.com](http://www.reallifenotes.com)
 * I have deactivated all plugins. I’ve always only used the Twenty Eleven theme,
   so that’s what’s on it now (though I do have a child theme just with a few of
   my own little changes).
 * I have cleared the cache several times.
 * I have reinstalled WP 3.5.1 using an automatic reinstall. I’m not sure how to
   reinstall manually.
 * The Javascript error console brings up an error saying:
    “Warning: Error in parsing
   value for ‘background-image’. Declaration dropped.” There are several errors 
   like this with different source files listed. I don’t know what this error means.

Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)

 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-screen-missing/#post-3682892)
 * > (though I do have a child theme just with a few of my own little changes
 * Try switching to the default 2012 theme and [resetting the plugins folder](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)
   by FTP or phpMyAdmin.
 *  Thread Starter [schraderjill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schraderjill/)
 * (@schraderjill)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-screen-missing/#post-3682932)
 * I reset the plugins folder by FTP as you suggested and my visual editor screen
   is back!
 * Thank you!
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-screen-missing/#post-3682947)
 * Glad I could help 🙂

Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)

The topic ‘Visual Editor screen missing’ is closed to new replies.

## Tags

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

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-editor-screen-missing/#post-3682947)
 * Status: resolved

## Topics

### Topics with no replies

### Non-support topics

### Resolved topics

### Unresolved topics

### All topics