Rich text editor…gone?

I have just fixed mine – in tiny_mce_gzip.php under wp-includes/js/tinymce, find LINE 131.

blockquoteif ((in_array(‘gzip’, $encodings) || in_array(‘x-gzip’, $encodings) || isset($_SERVER[‘—————‘])) && function_exists(‘ob_gzhandler’) && !ini_get(‘zlib.output_compression’)) {/blockquote

You can see the function exists part – which checks if the gzhandler exists and if not then it won’t try and use the disk cache. So, if we change the function name ob_gzhandler to ob_gzhandlerX it won’t find the function and therefor ob_gzhandler will not be used and therefore not make any problems. The only drawback with this is that it may run a little slower.

blockquoteif ((in_array(‘gzip’, $encodings) || in_array(‘x-gzip’, $encodings) || isset($_SERVER[‘—————‘])) && function_exists(‘ob_gzhandlerX’/*FUNCTION WON’T EXIST*/) && !ini_get(‘zlib.output_compression’)) {/blockquote

I have just fixed mine – in tiny_mce_gzip.php under wp-includes/js/tinymce, find LINE 131.

if ((in_array('gzip', $encodings) || in_array('x-gzip', $encodings) || isset($_SERVER['---------------'])) && function_exists('ob_gzhandler') && !ini_get('zlib.output_compression'))

You can see the function exists part – which checks if the gzhandler exists and if not then it won’t try and use the disk cache. So, if we change the function name ob_gzhandler to ob_gzhandlerX it won’t find the function and therefor ob_gzhandler will not be used and therefore not make any problems. The only drawback with this is that it may run a little slower.

if ((in_array('gzip', $encodings) || in_array('x-gzip', $encodings) || isset($_SERVER['---------------'])) && function_exists('ob_gzhandlerX'/*FUNCTION WON'T EXIST*/) && !ini_get('zlib.output_compression'))

I tried doing that, but I’m still missing it. I must have really screwed things over, but I can’t imagine where.

I have the same problem. I don’t think I did anything to mess it up, it worked fine for several days and then just stopped.

None of the fixes posted on the support boards have helped me either.

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My RTE was gone too. But I just installed the new version of “subscribe2 for WP ver 2.1” and now all seems well again.

I am having the same issue as well. I tried markerjoel’s fix, reinstalling tinymce, and even installing the subscribe 2 plugin. Nothing seems to be working. If someone has solved this please update this post.

Just as a word of sanity… in many cases, the upgrade unchecks the option to use the wysiwyg. So, visiting Users -> Your Profile and ensuring the top option is checked is a good starting point.

Browser caching has also been a common issue. Visit Write Posts and clear your browser’s cache (ctrl-F5 for many browsers) will often pop it back up.

If you followed a recent post that suggested changing a line in the tiny_mce_config.php to fix the <div> to <p> conversion, then that is probably the cause.

I changed my tiny_mce_config.php back to the original file and it worked.

In my case I have checked to make sure that my preferences do in fact use the rich text editor. If I disable the rich text editor I am able to use the regular on just fine. I have also reuploaded the entire wp-admin and wp-include directories deleting the old ones entirely and not just overwriting the files. Also, I disabled all my plugins and CTRL+F5 refreshed the write post post, but I still don’t get the tinyMCE. I also tried the patch to the tiny_mce_gzip.php file found here as well as the one found here. The rich text editor was working fine for a few days after I upgraded to 2.1, but seemed to disappear suddenly. The write and code view tabs are not selectable, and I do not see any of the tinyMCE. Here is a screenshot.

Also, this is occurring in Windows XP FF2 and IE6. Also, other wordpress installs on the same server are not having this issue.

That’s the same thing I get, only I don’t even have the tabs (even when the checkbox is selected in my profile).

I encountered the same behavior as described (disappearing rich text editor). I’m using WP v2.1, but the same occurred under 2.0.x. I finally gave up and installed FCK Editor. Not as well integrated into WP (and seems to have minor 2.1 issues), but at least it doesn’t change its behavior unexpectedly.

I’m having this problem too. Has somebody found a fix to this? Something I noticed is that I don’t only lack the RTE but the option to select it by default is gone as well. I tested my site in both ubuntu 6.10 + Firefox 2.0, and Windows XP SP2 + Internet Explorer 6.0.

Seems like the wordpress people are silent about this but it seems clear that the standard install of tinymce is broken with WP 2.1.

It worked fine with WP 2, and I noticed it is called differently that it was with 2.0. Could that be the issue. But enough people are having a problem with this that WP shouldd be giving an official reply, no?

I am also needing to resolve this, I have the exact same symptoms. designoahu’s screenshot applies perfectly to me, and I – like eundas – do not have the option to enable WYSIWYG editor in “Options” – “Writing”.

Help would be greatly appreciated.

Firebug in Firefox yields the following error:

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2<b>Warning</b>: ob_start() [<a href='ref.outcontrol'>ref.outcontrol</a>]: output handler 'ob_gzhandler' cannot be used twice in <b>/home/xxxxx/wordpress/wp-includes/js/tinymce/tiny_mce_gzip.php</b> on line <b>142</b><br />

– S