Can't Hyperlink After the WP 4.0 Update?

[KempRugeLawGroup]

Anyone else who runs a WP site have problems hyperlinking after the 4.0 update? I read I could deactivate all my plugins, and go through them one-by-one, but before I go to that step, I want to know if there's either an easier way to regain this functionality or if there is a specific plugin that's known to cause the problem.

Thanks,

Ruben

[Travis_Bailey]

Hey Ruben,

One thing you may or not be aware of, your site appears to use Must-use plugins. You won't see them in the dashboard and they're always on. Mucking with them in production isn't entirely advisable. So if you weren't aware of /mu-plugins, I may have saved you some frustration.

This issue could really be caused by anything. You might get more mileage from the WordPress Support Forum.

I would advise cloning the install in a test environment, blocked by meta robots, robots.txt and a login for good measure. Make sure you only access the test environment in a dark room, whilst under a blanket. From there you can swap out themes, go into debug - turn off plugins - to your heart's content.

One thing you can do in production is make a new user and see if that changes anything. Right now, you have the same two users I've seen before.

I know it's a pain in the butt, but is TinyMCE allowing you to anchor text in Text mode?

Edit: Nope. I haven't had any issues after 4.0 updates. : /

[KempRugeLawGroup]

Hi Travis,

Thanks for the help. I was not aware of "Must-use plugins," but I will read up on them. Thankfully, I can add links in the text editor, so it's not the end of the world. However, it's kind of annoying.

Have you ever had much luck in the WP support forum? I submitted my post there, but is always so bogged down, I've never gotten back anything helpful.

I'm thinking about just trying to use the backup from before we upgraded and staying with WP 3.9.2, until I have time to figure this out. Would there be any issue with that, do you think?

Much appreciated,

Ruben

P.S. I tried the adding a new user, but that didn't change anything. Good idea, though. I'll file it away for next time!

[Travis_Bailey]

Most of my problems have been pretty well documented. When I run into something a little more obscure, it helps that I brew beer with a pretty awesome WP dev. The guy's either going to speak at the next Austin or Portland WordCamp, I'm not sure which atm. I would bug him, but the lucky chump is ramping up on a great new job.

The good news is it appears the site is hosted with Blue Host. Give them a call and they can more than likely roll it back without a fuss. The WP 4.0 update doesn't appear to have anything to do with security. So you definitely have a little breathing room to figure this one out.

I noticed that it looks like your right sidebar is missing, from your screen grab posted in WP Support. It would interest you to know that 4.0 made some pretty significant changes to the editor.

Without knowing what's banging around in /mu-plugins, I would probably look at NextGen Gallery first.