# Blank topics after import?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [2월 18, 2017, 2:40오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595 "2017-02-18T14:40:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@fbjerggaard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbjerggaard)
#### Post date: [2월 18, 2017, 2:40오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/1 "2017-02-18T14:40:09Z")
After importing data from Vanilla all my topics are blank. If I press the reply-counter (which is correct numbered) I can scroll through the posts, but the main content section is blank.
I get a bunch of these Javascript errors when opening a topic:
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property ‘split’ of null
I’m running Discourse commit a6ebe49 (newest upgrade available at the time of writing this)
Please let me know if you need any other information.
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [2월 18, 2017, 3:11오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/2 "2017-02-18T15:11:26Z")
ITs clearly something about the import. What version of vanilla? The MySQL importer or the other one?
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### Author:  [@fbjerggaard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbjerggaard)
#### Post date: [2월 18, 2017, 3:24오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/3 "2017-02-18T15:24:34Z")
The other one. Vanilla version is 2.1.11
The topic contents are clearly there but just not shown correctly.
It also applies to the autogenerated topics made by Discourse on installation
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [2월 18, 2017, 4:25오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/4 "2017-02-18T16:25:42Z")
Have you tried [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true)?
> [@Using Safe Mode to troubleshoot issues with themes and plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-discourse-safe-mode/53504):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to use Discourse’s [Safe Mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) to troubleshoot issues with themes and plugins. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users Discourse offers a “JavaScript [Safe Mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true)” that allows any user to isolate the root cause of JavaScript issues caused by plugins, themes, or theme components. This feature is particularly useful for troubleshooting problems on your Discourse site. Accessing [Safe Mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) To access [Safe Mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true), follow these steps: Open a new browse…
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### Author:  [@fbjerggaard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbjerggaard)
#### Post date: [2월 18, 2017, 4:29오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/5 "2017-02-18T16:29:12Z")
Tried enabling [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) and disabling it all but still the same result - topics come out blank.
Check this screenshot:
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### Author:  [@fbjerggaard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbjerggaard)
#### Post date: [2월 19, 2017, 8:28오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/6 "2017-02-19T20:28:47Z")
@Falco @pfaffman Any other clues? I’m pretty much stuck on this 😕
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### Author:  [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [2월 19, 2017, 8:33오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/7 "2017-02-19T20:33:34Z")
If you press F12 to open the Dev Tools, and reload the page, what errors do you see?
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### Author:  [@fbjerggaard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbjerggaard)
#### Post date: [2월 19, 2017, 8:45오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/8 "2017-02-19T20:45:21Z")
I get a bunch of `Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'split' of null`
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### Author:  [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [2월 19, 2017, 8:50오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/9 "2017-02-19T20:50:21Z")
What file is it referencing? A screenshot of the error would be helpful.
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [2월 19, 2017, 8:51오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/10 "2017-02-19T20:51:07Z")
Please share a link to your forum.
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### Author:  [@fbjerggaard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbjerggaard)
#### Post date: [2월 19, 2017, 9:16오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/11 "2017-02-19T21:16:12Z")
@cpradio Screenshot:
@Falco The forum is not publicly accessible at the moment since I’m still working on it on an internal server.
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### Author:  [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [2월 19, 2017, 9:25오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/12 "2017-02-19T21:25:58Z")
Okay, and you said you are not running any plugins right and zero customizations?
Can you go to Admin \> Settings and check the box `Only show overriden`?
I have a feeling you changed a setting to a bad value. But I’m not 100% certain which one.
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### Author:  [@fbjerggaard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbjerggaard)
#### Post date: [2월 19, 2017, 10:02오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/13 "2017-02-19T22:02:37Z")
This is the overridden settings:
I am using the following plugins:
- git clone [GitHub - discourse/docker\_manager: Plugin for use with discourse docker image · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/docker_manager.git)
- git clone [GitHub - communiteq/discourse-migratepassword: Support migrated password hashes · GitHub](https://github.com/communiteq/discourse-migratepassword.git)
- git clone [GitHub - discourse/discourse-spoiler-alert: A plugin for discourse to hide spoilers behind the spoiler-alert jQuery plugin · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-spoiler-alert.git)
- git clone [GitHub - discourse/discourse-solved: Allow accepted answers on topics · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-solved.git)
- git clone [GitHub - discourse/discourse-topic-voting: Adds the ability for voting on a topic within a specified category in Discourse. · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-feature-voting.git)
- git clone [GitHub - discourse/discourse-push-notifications: Plugin for integrating Chrome and FireFox push notifications · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-push-notifications.git)
- git clone [GitHub - discourse/discourse-user-notes: Plugin for Staff users to create notes on users · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-staff-notes.git)
- git clone [GitHub - discourse/discourse-backup-uploads-to-s3 · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-backup-uploads-to-s3.git)
- git clone [GitHub - discourse/discourse-cakeday: Show a birthday cake emoji beside the names of members on their join anniversary, or their actual birthday -- and a browsable directory of upcoming anniversaries / birthdays. · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-cakeday.git)
- git clone [GitHub - communiteq/discourse-adsense: Google AdSense plugin for Discourse forum · GitHub](https://github.com/communiteq/discourse-adsense.git)
I tried commenting out all those plugins (except the docker manager) and rebuilding the app but with the same result.
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### Author:  [@fbjerggaard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbjerggaard)
#### Post date: [2월 25, 2017, 11:03오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/14 "2017-02-25T23:03:31Z")
@cpradio @Falco @pfaffman
Any other ideas? Things to try?
I would really like to get rid of Vanilla, but this is kinda holding me back 😕
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### Author:  [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [2월 25, 2017, 11:07오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/15 "2017-02-25T23:07:03Z")
Did you make a backup and restore from the backup after doing the import? I know that is recommended to cleanup some lingering performance issues.
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### Author:  [@fbjerggaard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbjerggaard)
#### Post date: [2월 26, 2017, 10:53오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/16 "2017-02-26T10:53:58Z")
It was a brand new Discourse installation so I didn’t think of doing the backup thing, but i’ll try that next.
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### Author:  [@fbjerggaard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbjerggaard)
#### Post date: [4월 27, 2017, 8:06오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/17 "2017-04-27T20:06:10Z")
Seems like it was a broken plugin after all, specifically this one:
[https://github.com/gnunicorn/discourse-plugin-shared-edit](https://github.com/gnunicorn/discourse-plugin-shared-edit)
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### Author:  [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)
#### Post date: [4월 27, 2017, 8:21오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/18 "2017-04-27T20:21:39Z")
The author of that plugin is lost in the space for a long time…
A suggestion: before installing new plugins check if the authors are still active here on meta and if the plugins are up to date. Tons of things have changed from 2014 (last commit of the plugin).
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### Author:  [@fbjerggaard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbjerggaard)
#### Post date: [4월 27, 2017, 8:38오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/19 "2017-04-27T20:38:44Z")
I usually do that, but must have skipped it with this one since I was surprised to find it being that old, But good advice nonetheless!
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [6월 8, 2024, 12:44오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-topics-after-import/57595/20 "2024-06-08T12:44:50Z")
이 주제는 2666일 후 자동으로 닫혔습니다. 더 이상 새 답변을 남길 수 없습니다.