Aug 01 2007

Drupal - Edit Tab Disappeared

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Where did my edit tab go?

Have the edit tab disappear on a page (particularly the homepage) for one of your Drupal users? The first thing you want to check is that they have page access and edit permissions under access control. The second thing you should check is to confirm that the user that doesn't see the edit tab does in fact have permissions for the user role that has page edit permissions. Finally, make sure the page the edit tab doesn't appear on has the input format set to one (ie. "full html") that the user is allowed to use. If, for example, the input format to be set to "php code," and the user doesn't have access to that input format, the edit tab won't appear.

Still no edit tab? Verify your cache settings

If all of the above suggestions don't bring back your edit tab - try turning off your cache. It appears that, especially with Drupal 4.7.x and earlier, Internet Explorer doesn't cooperate with Drupal's cache handling mechanism. After you've disabled the cache, you'll want to clear out temporary Internet files (the cache) and restart Internet Explorer (or use Ctrl + F5 to force a refresh). Read our article on How to Clear Cache in Various Browsers (and Why) to learn how to clear your cache.

Clearing your Drupal database cache

As a final resort - if you've disabled your Drupal cache and cleared your browser cache and are getting "access denied" errors (instead of seeing the "edit" tab) - you should try emptying the "cache" table from your Drupal database. Simply log in to phpMyAdmin, click on the "cache" table, and click "empty" (or execute a "truncate" mysql statement).

YES!

Submitted by a visitor from afar on Thu, 2008-01-24 08:12.

Thank you, such and obvious thing to check (when you know it)..

Input format.. geee, the hours I spend chasing complicated theories to dead ends. It always turns out to be something simple.

Thanks again,

Paul

thanks

Submitted by a visitor from afar on Thu, 2008-10-09 09:11.

drupal user for about 4 years, still learning!!

thank you!

Submitted by a visitor from afar on Tue, 2008-12-23 01:10.

from another Drupal user who didn't think to check the input format!

Input format did it

Submitted by a visitor from afar on Sat, 2009-04-18 16:33.

You saved me hours of work trying to figure that one out. I doubt if I would have have figured it out.

Edit tab is back!

Submitted by a visitor from afar on Thu, 2009-05-28 10:34.

Thanks - this was driving me crazy. Although maybe only because I haven't upgraded Drupal in a century? Are newer Drupal versions still experiencing this issue?

Issue Fixed in Drupal 6.x

Submitted by cwd on Mon, 2009-06-08 11:54.

As far as we know this issue has been corrected in newer versions of Drupal. If anyone finds otherwise, please comment.

Can't find database folder in Drupal installation

Submitted by a visitor from afar on Wed, 2009-06-10 22:39.

Sorry for a naive question, but I was following the great, simple instructions on this site for Drupal installation (I'm on Bluehost).

All seemed fine until it said to copy the Drupal files from the \database folder after unzipping the Drupal installation files. But I've tried unzipping twice and don't see a \database folder in the files unzipped from Drupal.

Could someone let me know what I'm doing wrong? Thanks!

Database installation automatic in Drupal 5.x plus

Submitted by cwd on Fri, 2009-06-12 13:54.

In newer versions of Drupal, there is no longer a database folder (the database install files are in the /include directory). Simply upload all the Drupal files to your server and the installer will guide you through the setup process.

You will still need to create the actual database within your web hosting directory, however. Check the INSTALL.mysql.txt (or the pgsql version) for details.

Fixed in new Drupal

Submitted by a visitor from afar on Tue, 2009-06-23 08:35.

As far as we know this issue has been corrected in newer versions of Drupal.

Tabs Drupal 6.x

Submitted by a visitor from afar on Mon, 2010-02-01 14:53.

There is another possible reason for your tabs not appearing. If you use a custom theme and thus use custom regions and variables you have to make sure that you output the tabs in the page.tpl.php. <?php print $tabs ?> else they won't show up, regardless of the above adjustments.