Unable to click on presets and plugins on the Effects and Presets dock

I've been encountering this issue with After Effects CC 2023 wherein most of the time, whenever I try to click on a Preset or a Plugin from the 'Effects and Presets' bar, it won't click. It doesn't even show the white color indication that I'm hovering over it. This occurs  when I open After Effects and when I'm in the middle of editing. Even after clearing my Cache, reinstalling my after effects and plugins, and restarting it, it still happens. Never had this problem with After Effects CC 2020. The only way for me to add a plugin is by clicking on the layer.