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When you’re working with wordpress may be you have to face to this problem.This is a common issue in WordPress 3.5 version.When you going to create a new post or edit a post and if you click on “Add Media” button it is not working and nothing happened. If you updated wordpress this issue may be exist.The main reason is javascript/jquery conflicting.May be the Visual editor not working because of this issue.So I’m going to show how to fix this issue in few methods.
wordpress add-media-button-not-working

How to fix this Add Media Button not working issue

Method

1-Open the wp-config.php from root wordpress directory.
wp-config
2-Find this code in it.

require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-settings.php');

3-add the following code before the above code.

define('CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS', false );

As following.
CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS2
*Script concatenation in admin area is normal behavior.
4-Save that file and check that button.If you’re already open that error post page reload that page for the check the button.

Still not fixed ?

1-Disable all plugins.Don’t afraid.Each Plugin settings are not resetting.Then check then it’s working or not.
2-Try to switch current theme to wordpress defalut theme.
3-If you are using cache plugin, clear the all cache with admin panel cache too.
4-If you are using minify plugin, clear the cache and disable that plugin and check for the button.
Now should be working the “Add Media” button.