Website Editing Issues -- Development mode?

[gary19]

I am hosted on GoDaddy and use Word Press and Themify to make my websites. I recently started using CloudFlare and it had a noticible effect on Page Loading.

I am coming across an intermittant error. I attached GIF short videos to show screen.

When I am logged into WP for editing, I should be able to click on the top “Gary’s House Concert Series” to open the site to use Themify to edit using “Turn On Builder” --See Pic

Some times that screen does not show up… clicking on it takes me to my site as if I am a visitor. Not editing lings. (Gif 1)

Other times it will open my site, without any edit links AND not load the Theme (Gif 2)

It might be a dumb question— Is it caused by Cloud Flare Caching? Should I be turning on Development Mode every time I edit the site. I did not see anything that said to make sure you do that.

But it seems when I turn ON Development Mode , I get acess to Turn Builder ON again. But I am not sure, because my ISSUE was actually intermittant.

Thanks.

Gary DZ

[gary19]

I did not make any rules…. Outside of my skill set.

It is weird because it is so intermittent. It seems to happen only when I am editing the site. I have not made any changes in about 4 hours and it loads fine.

I appreciate the support I get here. Between you and sdayman, I have learned a lot— steep learning curve, but starting with ZERO foundation for SSL and HTTPS, I have a better understanding of it. It seems when Development Mode is On, I have no issues. I did not realize it turns itself on after 3-hours. That might explain some intermittant issues if it is related to Dev Mode.