Editor widget breaks after WordPress updates
The editor widget throws JavaScript and console errors after WordPress or Gutenberg updates, and then fails to load.
8 public reports · first reported 7 December 2018 · last reported 20 December 2022
What's going wrong
Site owners who use the Semrush Writing Assistant inside the block editor report console errors, failed AJAX calls, and cross-origin errors. Problems began after WordPress 5.0 and 5.6 updates, and reviewers said the panel either stayed blank or showed only a title. Some reported the widget stopped working after a short period with no clear cause, and reinstalling did not fix it. Others say the plugin is not tested against the latest WordPress versions, so they cannot tell whether a fix is coming. Developers and agency owners who run custom post types say the failures conflicted with other plugins they depend on. Anyone who writes in WordPress regularly needs a stable editor panel. An opening exists for a watchdog that tests the plugin against each release and alerts owners before updates break them.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports.
Products affected
Semrush SEO Writing Assistant.
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Who has this problem
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