# Web editor version not working in China

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/web-editor-version-not-working-in-china/24789>\
**Category:** p5.js\
**Created:** [October 21, 2020, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/web-editor-version-not-working-in-china/24789 "2020-10-21T12:08:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![lwlsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@lwlsn](https://discourse.processing.org/u/lwlsn)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/web-editor-version-not-working-in-china/24789/1 "2020-10-21T12:08:46Z")

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Hi,

I’m trying to teach a course using processing. However there is currently issues with accessing the web editor version in China, presumably due to governmental restrictions.

Has anyone encountered this and found a possible workaround for using the web editor in China? Have tried getting the student using Firefox browser as well as a Chinese browser. Or does the standalone p5.js need to be used?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![noel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/noel/32/213_2.png) [@noel](https://discourse.processing.org/u/noel)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/web-editor-version-not-working-in-china/24789/2 "2020-10-21T13:12:17Z")

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The Web Editor has the advantage of error checking and sketch hosting and also embedding.  
It has a specific Github page [here](https://github.com/processing/p5.js-web-editor), where you can issue the fact.

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**Author:** ![tabreturn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/tabreturn/32/3697_2.png) [@tabreturn](https://discourse.processing.org/u/tabreturn)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/web-editor-version-not-working-in-china/24789/3 "2020-10-21T19:30:59Z")

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You could try some [front end playground](https://creatiffish.com/blog/websites/10-best-online-front-end-playgrounds/). Test them to see what works / gets through, then link to p5.js using whatever CDN is permitted.

Here’s a [CodePen example](https://codepen.io/tabreturn/pen/bGeGxdN?editors=0010) (that may or may not work for you). You can collapse the HTML/CSS panes if you want to focus exclusively on the JS.

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**Author:** ![lwlsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@lwlsn](https://discourse.processing.org/u/lwlsn)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/web-editor-version-not-working-in-china/24789/4 "2020-10-27T14:57:06Z")

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Thanks, the front end playground seems like a good workaround too.

Incase anyone else encounters this problem, my solution was to download the processing software application/editor and switch from “Java” to “p5js” mode. This then runs the sketch in a new tab in the browser.