Visual Editor not working properly

  • After updating to WP 3.9, I found that the visual editor is not working correctly. I’m using the Salient theme. The visual editor in “text” mode shows the HTML and I’m able to make edits this way, but the actual “visual” mode shows blank white. I don’t believe the text has been converted to the color white solely, as the “visual” mode shows essentially the same as the “text” mode. When I highlight the area, I get some red lines and brief HTML text, but I’m unable to work adequately in this mode. I’ve tried clearing my cache, deactivating and reactivating all my plug-ins, and re-installing the update. The only conclusion I can come to is that something went wrong with the theme and update communicating?
    I’m not savvy with HTML or basic coding, I am pretty savvy with basic WP building through themes. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

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  • I am experiencing the exact same problem on many websites I manage after upgrading to WP 3.9 This has become a nightmare. It has affected numerous sites I manage.

    3.9 updated the visual editor (the latest version of tinyMCE). Many older themes and plugins used deprecated code to hook into the visual editor functionality and thus broke with this latest WordPress update.

    So you’ll need to figure out which plugin or theme is the root cause of the issue and contact the appropriate developer for support to get it fixed.

    The way to figure this out is to:

    0) Make a backup of all your files and the database.

    1) Disable all custom themes and disable all plugins on the site.

    2) Test and confirm that everything works. If not, re-install WordPress 3.9 using the manual installation process.

    3) Now enable your custom theme and check to see if everything works. If not, contact the theme developer for support.

    4) Now enable plugins one at a time, testing your site after enabling a plugin. If it works, move on to the next plugin. If a plugin causes an issue, make a note of which plugin you enabled last and contact the plugin developer for support.

    At the end of this, you should have either resolved the issue or have a good idea of where the issue is coming from.

    I am experience the exact same issues. Any easier fix?

    Update:
    I found this fix and applied it:
    https://themenectar.ticksy.com/faq/2331

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