Editor shows white text since WP 4.9.4

  • mwsat

    (@mwsat)


    7 years ago

    Since the update of my WP instance to 4.9.4 TMCE’s text editor frame shows only white text.

    What I have found out:

    • the Firefox Inspector shows for the element <textarea id=”content” class=”wp-editor-area” …> a corresponding CSS for .js .tmce-active .wp-editor-area {color: #fff} – conclusion: formally the white text is correct, but it is strange, looks like something got stuck.
    • The shown content of the text area (after copying and pasting to another editor) includes the HTML code of a span and an em element. Conclusion: the TMCE editor does not show the WYSIWYG rendition but the underlying HTML.
    • It is not possible to switch the editor’s text area between the “Visual” and the “Text” rendition.

    My conclusion: the processing of the content received from the WP database gets spoiled, an interim state is rendered to the user.

    But: this applies only to recent posts. If I open posts from January 2018 for editing everything is displayed in the text area as it should be: black text, no HTML in the Visual mode, being able to switch between Visual and Text.

    How to fix that? Uninstall and re-install the TMCE plugin?
    Or is there a problem with the data delivered by the WP db?

    • This topic was modified 7 years ago by mwsat.
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  • Having the same issue, except older posts (several years) have white text in the editor. Newer posts are fine. I’ve disabled themes, plugins, reinstalled TinyMCE Advanced, etc, no help. Did you ever figure it out?

    We also have issues. While the paragraphs show perfectly on the editor, the lines do not break on the published post. It’s like there is no paragraphs at all. We have to do it manually through the Builder. Does anyone know if this is due to glitches with the newer WordPress version?

    I am experiencing the same problem with new posts (existing posts are fine). Is anyone addressing this problem? Where can we go to bring this problem to someone’s attention and get it resolved? Help!!

    same problem here.
    i tried replace .js .tmce-active .wp-editor-area in editor.min.css and editor.css from #fff to #000.
    i tried the define method in config.php also.
    none of them work.

    but i can use chrome to change .js .tmce-active .wp-editor-area in browser and then it is fine. so .js .tmce-active .wp-editor-area should be the problem at least in the surface.

    how to really solve this problem? is this a bug to upgrade the wordpress and woocommerce?

    Plugin Author Andrew Ozz

    (@azaozz)

    If you see “white text” and no editor toolbar, it means there are JS errors on the page. Look in the browser tools for clues what may be causing them.

    Hello Adrew Ozz,

    This is the JS-error i get in the Firefox inspector:

    ReferenceError: tinymce is not defined[Learn More]
    artiestpagina:91:1
    <anonymous>
    https://www.trouwfeestdj.be/artiestpagina/:91:1
    ReferenceError: tinymce is not defined[Learn More]
    artiestpagina:90:37
    load_ext
    https://www.trouwfeestdj.be/artiestpagina/:90:37
    <anonymous>
    https://www.trouwfeestdj.be/artiestpagina/:92:1
    ReferenceError: jQuery is not defined[Learn More]
    artiestpagina:148:1
    <anonymous>
    https://www.trouwfeestdj.be/artiestpagina/:148:1

    Wat can I do about?

    Thx!
    Thierry

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