Support » Fixing WordPress » No access to ONE option page from the admin after 3.5.1 update

  • Resolved vanduric

    (@vanduric)


    Hi, since 3.5.1 I cannot access ONE option page of the theme (Optimizepress) .

    The error is :
    You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.

    I tried the following solution that gave results for other users:
    * checking all the permission of the folder (755) and file (644) of the theme
    * re-installing the theme
    * disabelling all the plugins
    * renaming the plugin folder
    * changing the db_version number in the wp_option table
    * force_db script
    * activate another theme

    Anybody has a sugestion of how to track down where the error can come from ? ( how to enable and read the errors logs ) ?

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  • Maybe it’s related to changed table prefixes?

    I’m getting the same thing, except it’s when I try to access my dashboard.

    Forbidden

    You don’t have permission to access /wp-admin/ on this server.

    Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

    Have you tried this yet? Any luck?

    Hi xao,

    In your case, it’s more like web server or file permission issues, doesn’t look like WP issue.

    But please don’t hijack other user’s thread, this can be very confusing for us, instead create a new thread, thank you.

    @vanduric: Sorry, but you’re using a premium/paid theme. It’s best to go to the support site where you bought the theme http://www.optimizepress.com/ for help with customizations and issues. These forums are for themes available in the WordPress theme directory at wordpress.org/extend/themes/.

    not trying to hijack, just giving another example of what may have been related issues.

    Thread Starter vanduric

    (@vanduric)

    After days of hair pulling, here is the solution.

    I followed WP codex guideline to make it more secured :

    Disable File Editing

    The WordPress Dashboard by default allows administrators to edit PHP files, such as plugin and theme files. This is often the first tool an attacker will use if able to login, since it allows code execution. WordPress has a constant to disable editing from Dashboard. Placing this line in wp-config.php is equivalent to removing the ‘edit_themes’, ‘edit_plugins’ and ‘edit_files’ capabilities of all users:

    define(‘DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT’, true);

    This also blocked the theme itself to access it’s options, and gave me the error :”You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.” .

    Nicolas

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