Carole Asselin Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 I am not sure if it is a feature (in which case I don't understand it) or a setting but when I want to post, I immediately see the field filled with my previous post that might have been 24 hours before. It is confusing me, and I am wondering how to get rid of that, why it is that way, and if members have the same thing. Can you help?
Solution Jim M Posted January 21, 2023 Solution Posted January 21, 2023 Please try clearing your browser's cache and local storage. Sounds like something got messed up a tad. The feature is supposed to save what you're typing but remove it from your browser's local storage upon hitting submit.
Carole Asselin Posted January 21, 2023 Author Posted January 21, 2023 OK. I did clear everything and I still get it but with the option to "Clear the editor". Once I click on that, it seems ok. I'll see if it still does it later when I post some more.
Randy Calvert Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 Also... if you start making a post, but never submit it and then leave/come back to the post, it might have the content saved as well. (There's been a few times I've started a post that I never finished. Came back later and it's still waiting!)
Carole Asselin Posted January 21, 2023 Author Posted January 21, 2023 5 minutes ago, Randy Calvert said: Also... if you start making a post, but never submit it and then leave/come back to the post, it might have the content saved as well. (There's been a few times I've started a post that I never finished. Came back later and it's still waiting!) I certainly would have expected that but I knew it was submitted as it was posted and displayed and others had responded to it too.
Marc Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 Can only really say to let us know if you experience this again.
Carole Asselin Posted January 27, 2023 Author Posted January 27, 2023 It has happened several times. Now, I see there is a "Clear editor" link in a yellow bar at the bottom when that shows up. I just click that and it deletes it. I am not sure why it shows up sometimes, and other times the box is blank, as expected, but at least, I found a solution.
Marc Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 Are you using any plugins on your browser perhaps?
Carole Asselin Posted January 27, 2023 Author Posted January 27, 2023 Not that I know of. I have a handful of Chrome extensions but nothing that relates to that. It is like SOMETIMES, it will save a draft, and spits it back out later, instead of deleting it once the post is published.
Jim M Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 4 hours ago, Carole Asselin said: Not that I know of. I have a handful of Chrome extensions but nothing that relates to that. It is like SOMETIMES, it will save a draft, and spits it back out later, instead of deleting it once the post is published. Chrome extensions are plugins so I would suggest trying in incognito to see if it has the same effect.
Carole Asselin Posted January 27, 2023 Author Posted January 27, 2023 1 minute ago, Jim M said: I would suggest trying in incognito to see if it has the same effect. Can I be incognito and still be logged in?
Jim M Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 5 minutes ago, Carole Asselin said: Can I be incognito and still be logged in? You would need to log in again but yes. Chrome's incognito mode functions like a normal browser, just it removes your extensions, cache, cookies, etc...
Carole Asselin Posted January 27, 2023 Author Posted January 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, Jim M said: You would need to log in again but yes. Chrome's incognito mode functions like a normal browser, just it removes your extensions, cache, cookies, etc... I'll try next time I need to post responses.
Nathan Explosion Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 BTW - the above is easy to reproduce if you are really, really quick (really quick!!) with closing the page after submitting content but before the JS has run to clear the local storage autosaved content. It happens...the 'clear editor..' option is there to assist with it, really.
Carole Asselin Posted January 27, 2023 Author Posted January 27, 2023 3 minutes ago, Nathan Explosion said: BTW - the above is easy to reproduce if you are really, really quick (really quick!!) with closing the page after submitting content but before the JS has run to clear the local storage autosaved content. What puzzled me is that I would prepare for another response like the next day, so it was not that close. And yeah, the "clear editor" is what I have used so far. And it might be quite enough anyways.
Nathan Explosion Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 Just now, Carole Asselin said: What puzzled me is that I would prepare for another response like the next day, so it was not that close. The 'quick' is in relation to the cause, not the effect...if you are quick, then the autosaved info stays in the browser. You come back to it, the Editor detects it and populates etc. This may or may not be relevant to your own situation - but the reason the Editor populates data and prompts is because the JS to clear the autosave didn't clear the autosave. That is what would need to be investigated, not the effect of it at a later point.
Nathan Explosion Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) If it's really something you want to troubleshoot then you'll need to bring up the web developer console in your browser when you are submitting a post, and keep an eye on it for any errors. The 'Storage' tab (Firefox) or the 'Application' tab (Chrome...dig down to the "Local Storage") will show you the autosave information as you type, and if it's there after you have posted then an error may have occurred in the submission process which has then had a knock-on effect with the clearance of the autosave entry. Edited January 27, 2023 by Nathan Explosion Marc 1
Carole Asselin Posted January 27, 2023 Author Posted January 27, 2023 1 minute ago, Nathan Explosion said: If it's really something you want to troubleshoot That is probably more than I need. The "Clear Editor" does the work and as long as it is not indicative of something serious under the hood, I can live with that. It is just one click! Marc and Nathan Explosion 2
Randy Calvert Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 There is an item in the 4.7.7 Beta release notes that might be related to this… Fixed an issue where auto-saved editor contents would not clear when the editor was on a tab.
Marc Posted February 3, 2023 Posted February 3, 2023 It is indeed possible thats what is causing this one. Please let us know
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