BLANK EDIT PAGE after update to 5.8!

> Last time it was fixed by using custom permalinks, weirdly enough

That’s not weird.

You can try to upload the default htaccess file:
https://www.ads-software.com/support/article/htaccess/#basic-wp
then re-save Permlinks.

Also login to your control panel and look at the php error logs.

Or you can access logs like this:

Debugging in WordPress

Hi,

ok, so not weird ??

I’m not that savy, so pls kindly tell me exactly what to do with the htaccess file? I know I can edit it via the cpanel file manager, and that there’s a bunch of code in there that I likely need in there…

So do I just replace it wholly with the default code? Do I need a backup of the old htaccess file?

then, ‘resave permalinks’: you mean just re-set them in WP settings, or re-add some code in the htaccess file?

Pls, act as if talking to an id**t ?? thank you kindly.

Meanwhile I enabled the debugging by adding this to the wp-config file :

// Enable WP_DEBUG mode
define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );

// Enable Debug logging to the /wp-content/debug.log file
define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true );

// Disable display of errors and warnings
define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false );
@ini_set( 'display_errors', 0 );

// Use dev versions of core JS and CSS files (only needed if you are modifying these core files)
define( 'SCRIPT_DEBUG', true );

….but after several times loading the edit page (still blank) I can still not see a log file saved in the appointed directory.

Until I receive clear instructions, I am gonna leave the htaccess file alone…

thank you!

My test site got updated to 5.8 and did not encounter the problem you have described.

That tells me the WP core is NOT the issue.

That said, thanks for attempting all the troubleshooting steps! Let’s try the browser next.

First, please make sure that your browser is up to date.

If it is not, please try updating your browser or switching to a different browser.

If it is, please do these two things:

1. Try clearing your browser’s cache and cookies.

2. Try with all browser extensions or add-ons temporarily disabled.

Ok, so now I feel fairly ashamed, because it was my browser. After updating, which I hadn’t done for a while, the edit page shows.

But now the browser settings are all messed up.

Oh how wonderful all this technology is, and how ‘beneficial’ it will be for us all in the long run…. #sarcasm

In any case: thank you for your assistance.

On to the next waste of time ??

<3

Also, do you see any HTML when you look at the source of the blank page (right-click on it then select “View Source”).

If yes, what is the last line you see? If it says something about an error, please copy it and paste here as it may have some clues.

Yes The source code is there.
Personally I tried:
– Overwrite wp-admin folder (Did not work) with error message
– Manually reinstall 5.8 same white page

I am wondering can this be caused by a plugin confict ?
I added a plugin that used a version of the old text editor. (WP TABS)
I disable that plugin but did not solve anything ??

Last line of source code:
/ body & / Html.

New suspect: Js framework (or enqueue something)

Changing theme did not help

Using TOR Browser it works Important!
Go figure !

Hope this get resolved soon

Read my previous post mate. It is likely your browser.

• This reply was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by yhsh.