[Resolved] Error "Block Editor Requires Javascript"

[Samuel]

I was trying to edit the home page which uses sections. In the middle of editing I’m now getting the message Error “Block Editor Requires Javascript.” It only comes up on a page using sections. It does not come up on any other page or post.

[Tom]

Hi there,

Is javascript enabled in your browser? If you use another browser, does the issue continue?

[Samuel]

Yes, javascript is enabled and I can edit every other page and post in my site without any problems. I discovered what the problem is by looking at the url of the page but I don’t know how to fix it. The page is using sections. In one section I inserted an HTML comment. The problem is I accidentally didn’t close the comment correctly so the code was:

<!-- comment --.

Because of thot a bunch of things that should be urls are instead coming through os comments. The problem is I don’t know how to fix it. I guess at this point I will have to recreate the entire page and just delete it.

[Tom]

Are you not able to just delete that single Section, or is the broken comment breaking everything on the page? Very strange – I’ll see if there’s anything we can do to prevent it.

[Samuel]

No, the problem is when I try to edit it in WordPress the editor won’t even load. I think the only solution is probably to recreate the page.

[Tom]

Thanks for heads up – I’ll look into it 🙂

[Samuel]

Quick question-where does GeneratePress store section html in the WordPress database? I want to see if I can edit the database before I recreate the page.

[Samuel]

Nevermind, I simply restored a backup from right before the change and all is well now.

[Tom]

For future reference, it stores as post meta for that particular page 🙂

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