@alvina Can you double check if the topic is private - I can access it without logging in So the CSS issues I mean is that I use the following cod...

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@alvina This didn't seem to fix it

I've tried both solutions after updating but the textbox still disappears

@veramilo Yeah the advanced attachment plugin does that the embed plugin does that as well but without the lightbox

@sofy Thanks for the insight. Really appreciate the help, will look into the plugins you suggested and more plugins.

The typing area has vanished edit: for the time being i rollbacked the wpforo version to 1.7.2

@moonshadows   Your forum looks really nice - its come a long way since I first saw it. Did you style your sidebar widgets to have that sor...

Wow, brilliant. Thanks a lot!