Visual Editor not displaying – stuck in Text Mode on some computers

  • I am experiencing an odd issue with the visual editor. On the machine I initially installed WordPress, I can see the text and switch from Visual to Text and see and edit everything correctly. I am using the theme BuildPress WP ThemeVersion: 3.3.1 By ProteusThemes that uses the Page Builder by SiteOrigin plugin. The odd thing is that when I am on any other computer, both in the studio, at the clients or from home, I cannot edit the text because it is clear and stuck in the Text mode. I can see that it is there when I select it, but of course I cannot edit when it displays like this. I have gone to the theme builder and received quick support, the trouble is he sees everything normally, just like I do on my workstation. We tried deactivating, then uninstalling/reinstalling the theme, then finally removing the current WP install and reinstalling a brand new copy. The same issue continues. I checked browser versions (IE, Edge, Chrome and the client tried Firefox), verified that the Java versions where the same, etc.. Also, I tried to switch themes with the same result. Any suggestions?

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  • Do you notice any JavaScript errors on your debugging console? https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Using_Your_Browser_to_Diagnose_JavaScript_Errors

    I would suggest inspecting your wp-includes directory, specifically the .htaccess file.

    I had a similar problem as well. Visual and Text buttons weren’t clickable and the text was showing up as white.

    After looking into it, I realized the problem. Yesterday I used Sucuri’s hardening function to restrict direct access to php files in wp-includes. By doing this, it modified the .htaccess file inside wp-includes and added the following:

    <FilesMatch “\.(?i:php)$”>
    <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
    Order allow,deny
    Deny from all
    </IfModule>
    <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
    Require all denied
    </IfModule>
    </FilesMatch>
    <Files wp-tinymce.php>
    Allow from all
    </Files>
    <Files ms-files.php>
    Allow from all
    </Files>

    After removing this code my text editor was working fine. Hope this helps.

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