Adding an inline comment in Confluence throws a pop-up error "The editor didn't load properly. Please reload the page to try again"

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Summary

This KB treats a generic error message while performing the action of adding an inline comment on a page in Confluence: The editor didn't load properly. Please reload the page to try again.

Environment

This problem was identified in Confluence Data Center version 7. It could also affect other versions of Confluence.

You may see this issue with both or just one of the following apps installed:

Diagnosis

If you're attempting to add an inline comment to a page and see the above error, check if you have one or more of the aforementioned apps installed.

The following error may appear in atlassian-confluence.log:

1 2 3 4 5 6 2021-01-12 09:46:40,098 ERROR [http-nio-6773-exec-7] [[Standalone].[localhost].[/c773].[file-server]] log Servlet.service() for servlet [file-server] threw exception -- referer: http://localhost:6773/c773/display/TEST | url: /c773/s/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e-CDN/5vfkxl/8502/98c8e43717c0ab2f2ac7cca8cdb7048d439e20e4/125/_/download/resources/com.bilith.lref.confluence-gdrive:autoconvert-resources/autoconvert.js | traceId: 9e3b93b7b93cf4d8 | userName: admin java.lang.RuntimeException: Cannot read resource /js/autoconvert.js at com.atlassian.plugin.webresource.impl.snapshot.Resource$1.writeTo(Resource.java:204) at com.atlassian.plugin.webresource.transformer.CompileTimeTransformer$1.writeTo(CompileTimeTransformer.java:59) at com.atlassian.plugin.webresource.impl.helpers.ResourceServingHelpers$8.writeTo(ResourceServingHelpers.java:465)

Cause

This issue can be caused by one or more apps. 

Solution

Depending on the app you have installed, update it to its fixed version:

  • Update the 'Advanced Roadmaps for Jira in Confluence' app to at least version 1.2.1, which contains the fix for this problem.

  • Update Google Drive & Docs for Confluence to the latest version available.

Updated on February 28, 2025

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