No Editor Available in drop down list

All - I’m new to MODx. Godaddy installed it on a shared hosting plan for my account. For the most part things seem to be working except I do not have an option to select TINYMCE as my Editor when Editing a resource.

Modx version 1.0.4, LINUX, PHP 5.1, MYSQL 4.1, 5.0
installation directory: /modx/

So far I have done the following:

-uninstalled and reinstalled through godaddy
-downloaded the installation from Modx and replaced the plugins/tinymce directory
-cleared the cache multiple times
-tried in different browsers
-created editor and publisher roles and logged in with them
-Checked under Tools -> Interface & Features... the Enable editor option is checked. I clicked no, saved, clicked yes, saved, cleared the cache.
-Under Tools -> Interface & Features I defined a Path to CSS file.
-I called Godaddy support, that was a waste of time
-I surfed Modx and TinyMCE forumns

The TinyMCE plugin is there, what do I have to do for the Modx application to recognize it?

Hi, and welcome.
Wow, you’ve certainly tried hard. I don’t admit this often, but I develop sites on Godaddy quite frequently - I dislike them, but my clients use them. Though I’m not a huge fan of Godaddy support, I will say that there’s no way they can be experts on all the zillions of scripts people install there.

I’ve never had any trouble with TinyMCE on Godummy, er, Godaddy.

You said that Godaddy installed it. A canned install? I have never tried this, I always install the whole thing myself, in case that helps. I also always choose the newer version of MySQL when creating the database - it gives you that choice when you manually set one up. Database installs are a pain there, but they basically work. Maybe that’s why they offer script full installs.

Something to check in Manager: Elements... Manage Elements... Plugins. Do you see TinyMCE there, and is it enabled (no line through it, not greyed out)? If not, then that would kill it.

You mentioned the path to CSS stuff. Right under that, do you see any Tiny options? If not, indeed, it’s not operational. You should also be seeing a dropdown, Editor to Use, that would allow Tiny to be selected if it’s operational.

Hope that helps,
Dave

Hey Dave,

Thanks for the response. I have a shared hosting plan with GoDaddy and I used the canned install. Basically from your hosting account you can go to My Applications and install any of open source apps that they provide by clicking the install button. It’s actually pretty cool when they work. Its a great way to quickly install and evaluate different applications.

In the manager when I go to Elements... Manage Elements... Plugins, I do not see TinyMCE in the list at all. All I see is:

Choose which Plugin you wish to edit.

-New Plugin
-Edit Plugin Execution Order by Event

-uncategorized
-Show Image TVs(1) - 1.0 Preview images in the Manager from image Template Variables

Also, it is intalled on MySQL 5.1


In looking at the database, I only see 1 record in the modx_site_plugins table for "Show Image TVs". Again I am new to MODx but it looks like the TINYMCE plugin is just not installed even though the files are in my directory.

I guess I need to figure out how to install it properly so that MODX recognizes the plugin. I will go back to the documentation, but if anyone has any suggestions, I would apprecaite it.

Thanks.

Ok. I got it.

I did a manual upgrade and made sure all the plugins where installed during the process. I think that Godaddy just installs MODX without the plugins.

Thanks for the help, I wish I didn’t waste that much time figuring it out but it gave me a good chance to read up on a bunch of docs and forum posts.

Hey I have the same problem, how do I perform a manual upgrade