SharePoint 2013 This Control is Currently Disabled

Question

_{Tuesday, October 27, 2015 4:08 PM}

I have just installed SharePoint 2013 and can edit the root Site, but if i try and edit any of the sub sites, the editing tools are greyed out and i get the "This Control is Currently Disabled" message. I have checked permissions on the site and Page, and i have Full Control. What am i missing here?  

dfrancis

All replies (6)

_{Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:56 AM ✅Answered}

Hi ChiefUK,

Please check if the site collection is locked. You can check it via Central Administration->Application Management->Configure quotas and locks, make sure you have selected "Not locked", and check if you have set a quotas for this collection.

In addition, check if you can edit pages in other site collections on the same web application.

Thanks,

Wendy

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_{Tuesday, October 27, 2015 5:11 PM}

Can you give an example of what you're trying to do?

_{Tuesday, October 27, 2015 8:02 PM}

Hi dfrancis- there could be many reasons for your issue. See the following link for troubleshooting steps:

http://sharepointknowledgebase.blogspot.com/search/label/This%20control%20is%20currently%20disabled.%20You%20might%20not%20have%20the%20right%20permission%20level%20to%20use%20this#.Vi_XqIfD-Cg

cameron rautmann

_{Tuesday, October 27, 2015 8:12 PM}

I am trying to edit a page, add web parts etc. But everything is greyed out and I get the "This Control is Currently Disabled" when I hover over an icon.

dfrancis

_{Tuesday, October 27, 2015 10:38 PM}

Are you a Site Owner / Full Control user of the subsite?

You will need at least Contribute permissions on the Site Pages (for a Team Site) or Pages (for Publishing sites) library.

Mike Smith TechTrainingNotes.blogspot.com
Books: SharePoint 2007 2010 Customization for the Site Owner, SharePoint 2010 Security for the Site Owner

_{Wednesday, October 28, 2015 1:47 PM}

I am the site collection administrator/Farm Admin and yes I have FC on the site too.

dfrancis