Visual Editor limitations
Pages do not load in the Visual Editor
Optimizely Web Experimentation Optimizely Performance Edge Are you seeing a message in the Visual Editor, " Sorry, we were unable to load... "?
Page issues in the Visual Editor
Optimizely Web Experimentation Optimizely Performance Edge Before you start an experiment, you should preview it to make sure that it is working as intended. Check your site’s existing functionality and new elements you added, and navigate to the events tab to make sure that your goals are firing correctly.
Cannot edit iframes in the Visual Editor
Optimizely Web Experimentation Optimizely Performance Edge Optimizely Personalization Inline frames ( \<iframe> tags) provide a way for websites to display interactive content from other pages inside the current page. These iframes can load content from other pages on your own site or from other sites entirely (for example, to show ads or third-party buttons).
Cannot load a password-protected, gated, or session-specific page in the Visual Editor
Optimizely Web Experimentation Optimizely Performance Edge Are you unable to log in to a page that is password-protected, session-specific, or behind basic authentication with the Optimizely Web Experimentation Visual Editor? If your site is password-protected, behind basic authentication, or requires session-specific information to access certain pages, those pages do not immediately load in the Visual Editor.
Compatibility mode warning and mixed content in the Visual Editor
Optimizely Web Experimentation Optimizely Performance Edge When you load a page in the Optimizely Web Experimentation Visual Editor, you may see a warning at the top of the editor that reads "We have loaded your site using compatibility mode—you can still edit your page, but some site functionality might be missing" or "You're in Compatibility Mode. " This compatibility mode message means you may be encountering an issue with mixed content.