Title: Visual mode editor does not work
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Visual mode editor does not work

 *  [alfie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drtanz/)
 * (@drtanz)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-mode-editor-does-not-work/)
 * Hi I recently upgraded my wp installation to the latest version, however how 
   the visual editor does not work. Of course the ‘disable visual editor’ checkbox
   is not ticked, so in normal circumstances the editor should work fine. However
   I just don’t get any editing buttons when I click on the ‘Visual’ tab. Any ideas
   how to solve this?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-mode-editor-does-not-work/#post-2293349)
 * Have you tried:
 * – deactivating **all** plugins to see if this resolves the problem. If this works,
   re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).
 * – switching to the Twenty Eleven theme to rule out any theme-specific problems.
 * – [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. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause
   problems.
 *  Thread Starter [alfie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drtanz/)
 * (@drtanz)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-mode-editor-does-not-work/#post-2293570)
 * Tried this but no change. It seems that Javascript is not working in the admin,
   because even the side menu drop downs dont work
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-mode-editor-does-not-work/#post-2293596)
 * Try adding `define('CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS', false );` to the bottom of your wp-
   config.php file (just before the `require_once` line).
 *  Thread Starter [alfie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drtanz/)
 * (@drtanz)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-mode-editor-does-not-work/#post-2293607)
 * Still having the same problem even with that line added.
 *  Thread Starter [alfie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drtanz/)
 * (@drtanz)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-mode-editor-does-not-work/#post-2293608)
 * Plugins or themes don’t fix it. I discovered that many JS files are not being
   loaded in the backend. I reuploaded the wp-includes folder from a new wp download,
   but they are still not being found, although the url is good and I can verify
   through FTP that the file is indeed present.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-mode-editor-does-not-work/#post-2293609)
 * It could be a server issue. Try asking your hosts for assistance.
 *  [bodjie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bodjie/)
 * (@bodjie)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-mode-editor-does-not-work/#post-2293707)
 * I have the same problem, and it’s driving me nuts!
 * I’ve read a lot in the forums that there are tons of people having this issue.
   Why is WordPress not doing everything it can to resolve this problem.
 * It sure is not a server issue because I’ve already reported this matter to Hostgator
   and you know what? They’re seeing the visual editor working fine on their end.
 * But it isn’t on my end.
 * Like many others, I at my wits end on this.
 *  Thread Starter [alfie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drtanz/)
 * (@drtanz)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-mode-editor-does-not-work/#post-2293711)
 * Still having this super annoying problem!
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/visual-mode-editor-does-not-work/#post-2293713)
 * **[@bodjie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bodjie/)**: It is considered 
   impolite to interrupt another poster’s thread. Please post a new topic.
 * **[@drtanz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drtanz/)**: Try adding `define('
   CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS', false );` to the bottom of your wp-config.php file (just
   before the `require_once` line).

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