Fixing “Connection Lost” Alerts in WordPress Classic Editor

🔎 What Was Happening?

Site editors were constantly seeing a “Connection Lost” message when working on WooCommerce orders and standard posts. Naturally, this raised alarms—especially when it seemed to suggest failed saves or connectivity issues.

But here’s the thing:

• ✔️ Orders were saving fine.

• ✔️ No data was actually lost.

• ❗ The error was just… stuck.

After digging in, we discovered that this wasn’t a connectivity issue—it was a cosmetic one, triggered by outdated plugin behavior and custom code.

🧩 What We Fixed

✅ 1. Outdated Plugins

We updated plugins in the staging environment. Once they were current, the issue stopped appearing—clearly a compatibility glitch was at play.

✅ 2. Sticky Notices from Custom CSS

A forgotten CSS snippet in functions.php forced all admin notifications to stay visible—including the outdated “Connection Lost” alert. We cleaned it up and restored normal notice behavior.

✅ 3. Extensive Testing

We validated edits on posts, pages, and orders—no data loss, and no misleading alerts. Admins could now work without distraction or false warnings.

✅ 4. Client Reassurance

We explained the situation to the client—ensuring they knew everything was saving properly all along, and no backend issue was putting data at risk.

✅ The Outcome?

A smoother editing experience, no scary warnings, and fewer distractions for the team.

Not every WordPress bug is what it seems.

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