Oh dear… this is rare in the admin but most usually is caused by a conflict causing the Ajax calls to fail. Do you know how to use the script console that comes with modern browsers? We can usually track these things down to another plugin that is loading scripts by bypassing the WordPress API and protocols.

If you know how to use the script console then open the admin forum page – clear the console – and then click on a link. If there is a problem then you should see an error condition reported in the console. Come back and let us know what the text is…

Hi Yellow Swordfish – thanks for the response.

I used the ‘web console’ in Firefox and it gave the output below – does that help at all?

I have to put it in several replies because it exceeds the max 10 links allowed!

Thanks!

Clare

[10:30:54.275] Unknown property ‘-moz-border-radius-topright’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/find-duplicates/css/smoothness/jquery-ui.min.css?ver=3.8:5
[10:30:54.275] Unknown property ‘-moz-border-radius-bottomleft’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/find-duplicates/css/smoothness/jquery-ui.min.css?ver=3.8:5
[10:30:54.275] Unknown property ‘-moz-border-radius-bottomright’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/find-duplicates/css/smoothness/jquery-ui.min.css?ver=3.8:5
[10:30:54.275] Expected ‘none’ or URL but found ‘Alpha(‘.  Error in parsing value for ‘filter’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/find-duplicates/css/smoothness/jquery-ui.min.css?ver=3.8:5
[10:30:54.276] Unknown property ‘-moz-border-radius’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/find-duplicates/css/smoothness/jquery-ui.min.css?ver=3.8:5
[10:30:54.280] Expected ‘none’ or URL but found ‘alpha(‘.  Error in parsing value for ‘filter’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.css?ver=20131201:47
[10:30:54.280] Unknown property ‘-moz-opacity’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.css?ver=20131201:48
[10:30:54.280] Error in parsing value for ‘height’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.css?ver=20131201:54
[10:30:54.280] Unknown property ‘-moz-box-shadow’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.css?ver=20131201:67
[10:30:54.280] Error in parsing value for ‘margin-top’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.css?ver=20131201:75

[10:30:54.280] Error in parsing value for ‘margin-top’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.css?ver=20131201:149
[10:30:54.280] Expected ‘none’ or URL but found ‘alpha(‘.  Error in parsing value for ‘filter’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.css?ver=20131201:159
[10:30:54.280] Unknown property ‘-moz-opacity’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.css?ver=20131201:160
[10:30:54.280] Error in parsing value for ‘height’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.css?ver=20131201:168
[10:30:54.280] Unknown property ‘speak’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.css?ver=20131201:188
[10:30:54.280] Unknown property ‘-moz-osx-font-smoothing’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.css?ver=20131201:191
[10:30:54.660] Error in parsing value for ‘max-width’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider/css/images-responsive-thumbnail-slider-style.css?ver=3.8:18
[10:30:54.660] Expected declaration but found ‘*’.  Skipped to next declaration. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider/css/images-responsive-thumbnail-slider-style.css?ver=3.8:23
[10:30:54.660] Expected declaration but found ‘*’.  Skipped to next declaration. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider/css/images-responsive-thumbnail-slider-style.css?ver=3.8:73
[10:30:54.660] Expected declaration but found ‘*’.  Skipped to next declaration. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider/css/images-responsive-thumbnail-slider-style.css?ver=3.8:74

[10:30:54.660] Unknown property ‘-moz-border-radius’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider/css/images-responsive-thumbnail-slider-style.css?ver=3.8:85
[10:30:54.660] Expected colour but found ‘#36 669 ‘.  Error in parsing value for ‘background’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider/css/images-responsive-thumbnail-slider-style.css?ver=3.8:184
[10:30:54.661] Expected ‘;’ or ‘}’ to terminate declaration but found ‘!’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider/css/images-responsive-thumbnail-slider-style.css?ver=3.8:197
[10:30:54.661] Expected ‘;’ or ‘}’ to terminate declaration but found ‘!’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider/css/images-responsive-thumbnail-slider-style.css?ver=3.8:198
[10:30:54.661] Expected ‘;’ or ‘}’ to terminate declaration but found ‘!’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider/css/images-responsive-thumbnail-slider-style.css?ver=3.8:199
[10:30:54.661] Expected ‘;’ or ‘}’ to terminate declaration but found ‘!’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider/css/images-responsive-thumbnail-slider-style.css?ver=3.8:200
[10:30:54.661] Error in parsing value for ‘max-width’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider/css/images-responsive-thumbnail-slider-style.css?ver=3.8:200
[10:30:54.661] Expected ‘;’ or ‘}’ to terminate declaration but found ‘!’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider/css/images-responsive-thumbnail-slider-style.css?ver=3.8:202
[10:30:54.661] Error in parsing value for ‘max-width’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider/css/images-responsive-thumbnail-slider-style.css?ver=3.8:202
[10:30:54.661] Expected ‘;’ or ‘}’ to terminate declaration but found ‘!’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider/css/images-responsive-thumbnail-slider-style.css?ver=3.8:203

[10:30:54.661] Expected ‘;’ or ‘}’ to terminate declaration but found ‘!’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider/css/images-responsive-thumbnail-slider-style.css?ver=3.8:206
[10:30:54.661] Expected ‘;’ or ‘}’ to terminate declaration but found ‘!’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-responsive-thumbnail-slider/css/images-responsive-thumbnail-slider-style.css?ver=3.8:207
[10:30:54.686] Unknown property ‘box-sizing’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.686] Unknown property ‘speak’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.686] Unknown property ‘-moz-osx-font-smoothing’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.686] Unknown pseudo-class or pseudo-element ‘-webkit-search-decoration’.  Ruleset ignored due to bad selector. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.688] Unknown property ‘user-select’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.688] Expected ‘none’ or URL but found ‘alpha(‘.  Error in parsing value for ‘filter’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.698] Error in parsing value for ‘-moz-transition’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.699] Error in parsing value for ‘transition’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.min.css?ver=3.8:1

[10:30:54.699] Unknown property ‘touch-action’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.699] Expected media feature name but found ‘-o-min-device-pixel-ratio’. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.699] Expected media feature name but found ‘-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio’. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.701] Unknown property ‘-moz-box-shadow’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.721] Unknown property ‘box-sizing’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/buttons.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.721] Unknown property ‘-moz-box-shadow’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/buttons.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.724] Expected ‘none’ or URL but found ‘alpha(‘.  Error in parsing value for ‘filter’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/colors/sunrise/colors.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.725] Expected media feature name but found ‘-o-min-device-pixel-ratio’. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/colors/sunrise/colors.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.725] Expected media feature name but found ‘-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio’. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/colors/sunrise/colors.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.725] Unknown pseudo-class or pseudo-element ‘-webkit-input-placeholder’.  Ruleset ignored due to bad selector. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/colors/sunrise/colors.min.css?ver=3.8:1

[10:30:54.725] Unknown pseudo-class or pseudo-element ‘-ms-input-placeholder’.  Ruleset ignored due to bad selector. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/colors/sunrise/colors.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.747] Expected ‘none’ or URL but found ‘alpha(‘.  Error in parsing value for ‘filter’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/wp-auth-check.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:54.747] Unknown property ‘speak’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/wp-auth-check.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:55.769] Unknown property ‘box-sizing’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/themes/genesis/lib/css/admin.min.css?ver=2.0.1:1
[10:30:56.617] Unknown property ‘user-select’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/color-picker.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:56.617] Unknown pseudo-class or pseudo-element ‘-webkit-input-placeholder’.  Ruleset ignored due to bad selector. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/css/color-picker.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:57.017] Error in parsing value for ‘background’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-press/admin/resources/css/spa-admin.css?ver=3.8:217
[10:30:57.017] Error in parsing value for ‘margin’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-press/admin/resources/css/spa-admin.css?ver=3.8:266
[10:30:57.017] Unknown property ‘box-sizing’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-press/admin/resources/css/spa-admin.css?ver=3.8:629
[10:30:57.017] Error in parsing value for ‘background-image’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-press/admin/resources/css/spa-admin.css?ver=3.8:631

[10:30:57.017] Error in parsing value for ‘background-image’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-press/admin/resources/css/spa-admin.css?ver=3.8:632
[10:30:57.017] Error in parsing value for ‘background-image’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-press/admin/resources/css/spa-admin.css?ver=3.8:634
[10:30:57.017] Error in parsing value for ‘background-image’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-press/admin/resources/css/spa-admin.css?ver=3.8:644
[10:30:57.017] Error in parsing value for ‘background-image’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-press/admin/resources/css/spa-admin.css?ver=3.8:645
[10:30:57.018] Error in parsing value for ‘background-image’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-press/admin/resources/css/spa-admin.css?ver=3.8:647
[10:30:57.018] Error in parsing value for ‘background-image’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-press/admin/resources/css/spa-admin.css?ver=3.8:648
[10:30:57.018] Unknown property ‘zoom’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-press/admin/resources/css/spa-admin.css?ver=3.8:679
[10:30:57.019] Expected end of value but found ‘-20px’.  Error in parsing value for ‘padding’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-press/admin/resources/css/spa-admin.css?ver=3.8:1148
[10:30:57.019] Unknown property ‘zoom’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-press/admin/resources/css/spa-admin.css?ver=3.8:1178
[10:30:57.071] Expected ‘none’ or URL but found ‘Alpha(‘.  Error in parsing value for ‘filter’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/jquery-ui-dialog.min.css?ver=3.8:10

[10:30:57.071] Unknown property ‘speak’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/jquery-ui-dialog.min.css?ver=3.8:28
[10:30:57.071] Unknown property ‘-moz-osx-font-smoothing’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/jquery-ui-dialog.min.css?ver=3.8:28
[10:30:57.071] Expected ‘none’ or URL but found ‘alpha(‘.  Error in parsing value for ‘filter’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/jquery-ui-dialog.min.css?ver=3.8:28
[10:30:57.292] Unknown property ‘box-sizing’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/media-views.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:57.292] Unknown property ‘touch-action’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/media-views.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:57.292] Unknown property ‘speak’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/media-views.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:57.292] Unknown property ‘-moz-osx-font-smoothing’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/media-views.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:57.292] Unknown property ‘user-select’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/media-views.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:57.293] Error in parsing value for ‘background-image’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/media-views.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:57.293] Expected ‘none’ or URL but found ‘alpha(‘.  Error in parsing value for ‘filter’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/media-views.min.css?ver=3.8:1

[10:30:57.294] Error in parsing value for ‘padding’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/media-views.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:57.294] Expected media feature name but found ‘-o-min-device-pixel-ratio’. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/media-views.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:57.294] Expected media feature name but found ‘-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio’. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/css/media-views.min.css?ver=3.8:1
[10:30:59.467] Unknown property ‘box-sizing’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=simple-press/admin/panel-forums/spa-forums.php:1
[10:30:59.468] Error in parsing value for ‘top’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=simple-press/admin/panel-forums/spa-forums.php:1
[10:30:59.550] Unknown property ‘box-sizing’.  Declaration dropped. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=simple-press/admin/panel-forums/spa-forums.php
[10:30:59.648] TypeError: $(…).Jcrop is not a function @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=simple-press/admin/panel-forums/spa-forums.php:103
[10:31:00.143] Use of getPreventDefault() is deprecated.  Use defaultPrevented instead. @ http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.10.2:4
[10:31:59.619] POST http://www.clarejosa.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php [HTTP/1.1 200 OK 1052ms]

That’s the lot!

I have deactivated the two plugins mentioned in the first few screenshots, but this hasn’t fixed it.

Whoops. I should have said just errors…! 99% f these are CSS issues which wont effect code. You always get a lot of these with WP and they are usually harmless. I would suggest that the issues lies with whatever is showing this error:

TypeError: $(…).Jcrop is not a function

This could be caused by a plugin (something tp do with images clearly) – and it IS coded incorrectly for the WP API – or it could be caused because one of the plugins (or your WP theme) is incorrectly loading jQuery libraries and bypassing the WP API and protocols. This is explained in this codex article:

http://codex.simple-press.com/codex/faq/troubleshooting/what-is-this-jquery-conflict/

so you could look at the source code being generated to see if either of these libraries is NOT being loaded from the WP ‘wp-includes’ folder.

Thank you Yellow Swordfish!

I have disabled all slider plugins / thumbnail plugins, except for the one I’m using on my home page – and Simple:Press works. Woo hoo! Will follow up the advice in the article you suggested later today. In the meantime, I now have a work-around.

Phew!

namaste!

Clare

excellent news.

Now if we can narrow down exactly which plugin and what the issue is then  we should – hopefully – be able to come up with a strategy to resolve it.