<p>This doesn't happen on a default install, so it's probably a styling issue caused by a plugin (or a site module in Craft 3) that injects CSS or JS into your site. Without context, it's impossible to tell which one. To debug this:</p>
<ol>
<li>If you don't already have a development environment, copy your site to a development environment so you can safely debug this issue.</li>
<li>In your development environment, go through your active plugins and disable them one by one, checking if the control panel goes back to normal in between (make sure to do a full reload with <kbd>CTRL</kbd> + <kbd>SHIFT</kbd> + <kbd>R</kbd> / <kbd>CMD</kbd> + <kbd>SHIFT</kbd> + <kbd>R</kbd>). This will help you find out which plugin is injecting the broken styles.</li>
</ol>
<p>Once you know where the broken styles are coming from, you can see what you can do to fix it from there. Maybe the plugin just needs an update. Maybe the plugin is outdated and doesn't work with your Craft version anymore, in this case you will need to remove it and/or find a replacement.</p>

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2021-06-16T22:31:21.100Z
Looks like @Jude is running 2.7.10.
CraftQuest
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MoritzLost
<p>When typing in the text boxes i cannot see the text as it is hidden behind the black sidebar.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/LagWr.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/LagWr.jpg" alt="cannot move the black sidebar away to see what i'm typing in the rest of the field boxes" /></a></p>

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2021-06-16T22:32:53.947Z
In addition to @MoritzLost suggestions, also open up the developer tools in Chrome and see if there are any errors in the console. Craft 2.7.10 isn't that old that it shouldn't work just fine in a recent version of Chrome.
CraftQuest
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2021-06-17T17:56:04.790Z
I'd also suggest updating to the latest Craft 2.9.2 release as well as make sure all of the plugins you have installed are on their latest Craft 2 compatible relases.
Brad Bell
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When adding a new entry I cannot see the fields to type into - hidden behind sidebar
# When adding a new entry I cannot see the fields to type into - hidden behind sidebar

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-06-16)

When typing in the text boxes i cannot see the text as it is hidden behind the black sidebar.

[![cannot move the black sidebar away to see what i'm typing in the rest of the field boxes](https://i.sstatic.net/LagWr.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/LagWr.jpg)

**Tags:** user-interface, text

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: In addition to @username_3 suggestions, also open up the developer tools in Chrome and see if there are any errors in the console. Craft 2.7.10 isn't that old that it shouldn't work just fine in a recent version of Chrome.  
> **username_2**: I'd also suggest updating to the latest Craft 2.9.2 release as well as make sure all of the plugins you have installed are on their latest Craft 2 compatible relases.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2021-06-16. Score: 2

This doesn't happen on a default install, so it's probably a styling issue caused by a plugin (or a site module in Craft 3) that injects CSS or JS into your site. Without context, it's impossible to tell which one. To debug this:

1. If you don't already have a development environment, copy your site to a development environment so you can safely debug this issue.
2. In your development environment, go through your active plugins and disable them one by one, checking if the control panel goes back to normal in between (make sure to do a full reload with `CTRL` + `SHIFT` + `R` / `CMD` + `SHIFT` + `R`). This will help you find out which plugin is injecting the broken styles.

Once you know where the broken styles are coming from, you can see what you can do to fix it from there. Maybe the plugin just needs an update. Maybe the plugin is outdated and doesn't work with your Craft version anymore, in this case you will need to remove it and/or find a replacement.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Looks like @username_0 is running 2.7.10.  

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