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1. bertandpatty
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I am running the Panorama theme on 2.8.6.

   I was running great until last week when I updated to 2.8.6 through the WordPress auto update feature - then I lost the ability to make changes on my widget screen.

   I can open the widget page, but don't have the current widgets installed column, and I can't manipulate anything on the screen (help, screen options, or any of the available widgets).

   Any help would be greatly appreciated.

   Paul

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Have you tried:

   - deactivating all plugins to see if this resolves the problem? If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).

   - switching to the default theme to rule out any theme-related problems?

   - resetting the plugins folder by FTP or phpMyAdmin? Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems.

3. bertandpatty
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thanks esmi, I'll look into it and report back the results.

4. alexsix
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I had the same problem. It appears to be Simple:Press Forum 4.1.2 causing my problem with viewing the widgets screen when activated. When I deactivate the widgets screen is normal.

5. DJMasterM
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I am a newby. Installed 2.8.6. and have the same problem. No plugins activated.

   No help, no screen options, no widgets, Ad new post are white letters on a white backround, can't switch between visual and html....

   Anyone?

6. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   @DJMasterM: Try re-uploading the wp-admin and wp-includes folders.

7. DJMasterM
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Esmi, I did...but still the same problem

8. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Did you use a fresh download of WP?

9. DJMasterM
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Yes I did. I use Firefox 3.5.5. on a apple could that have to do with this problem?

10. esmi
    Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Highly unlikely. The usual culprits are:

    - corrupt wp-admin and.or wp-include files
    - bad plugin(s)
    - bad theme

11. DJMasterM
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    I don't use any plugins yet.
    theme: ThreatToCreativity 2.3

12. esmi
    Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Have you tried switching to the default theme to see if that resolves the problem?

13. DJMasterM
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    I switched back to the default theme but still nothing works

14. esmi
    Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Keep the default theme active and try re-running the upgrade via Admin/Tools/Upgrade.

15. DJMasterM
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    I get an error:

    Downloading update from http://wordpress.org/wordpress-2.8.6.zip.
    Unpacking the update.
    Incompatible archive: PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT (-10) : Unable to find End of Central Dir Record signature
    Installation Failed

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