Modlook: Error 404 when previewing draft post

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    lochgellyccadmin · Member ·

    Hi, I am hoping a member of support staff can help with an issue that I am having with regards to viewing draft posts and pages.

    Whenever I go to Preview a Post/Page that is still in draft, I get a 404 Error not found.

    My system details are:

    Mac OSX 10.8
    Javascript & Cookies enabled

    Browser: Firefox 39.0.3 running the following plug-ins:
    Adblock Edge 2.1.9.1
    BetterPrivacy 1.68.1
    Disconnect 3.15.3.1
    Disconnect Privacy Icons 1.0.22
    Disconnect Search 2.0.7
    DownThemAll 2.0.17.1
    Firebug 2.0.11
    Ghostery 5.4.6
    Lightbeam 1.2.1.1
    Download YouTube Videos as MP4 1.8.3.1
    MeasureIt 0.4.14.1
    Random Agent Spoofer 0.9.3.1.1 (set to default when on wordpress.com)
    Tilt 1.0.1.1
    WOT 20150708

    All other plugins (Flash, etc.) are running the latest versions.

    Any assistance would be appreciated.

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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    timethief · Member ·

    Disable Ghostery.

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    timethief · Member ·

    Disable AdBlock Edge too.

    Then, if you are not successful, type modlook into the sidebar tags on this thread for Staff help. How do I get a Moderator/Staff reply for my question? https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question Then please subscribe to this thread so you are notified when they respond. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.

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    lochgellyccadmin · Member ·

    @timethief thanks for the help, I tried disabling the two add-ons but no luck, so I disabled the rest, and still the same.

    There’s an option on the post page “Switch to the improved posting experience.” so I had a look and could preview draft pages/posts.

    When in this mode, extra info is added to the URL (example: /?p=1914&preview=true&preview_id=1914&preview_nonce=5b4fe09a8c)

    If I go back to the standard editing view, the URL is ?p=1914 which then gives the 404

    So I’m reckoning when in a standard editing view, the URL isn’t being processed correctly to show me the preview. However at least I can view the preview through the ‘improved posting’ editor.

    Thanks for your time.

  • staff-ozmodiar · Staff ·

    Also check to see if you have 3rd party cookies enabled:

    Preview Problems and Third-Party Cookies

  • Unknown's avatar
    lochgellyccadmin · Member ·

    staff-ozmodiar I enabled 3rd party cookies and this cleared the problem.

    Thank you both for taking the time to resolve my issue.

  • staff-ozmodiar · Staff ·

    Great to hear!

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