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1. Boo_77
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I was just trying to put up a new theme for the blog. I didn't do anything other than download the theme, unzip it, upload it via Filezilla and then click on activate in the dashboard section.

   But now I've lost the blog. I can't even log in to the dashboard to activate another theme that I know works.

   The link seems to be broken. But I don't know why or how?

   Any help would be appreciated. I have no clue when it comes to the more complicated things associated with wordpress blogging so if anyone could help (ie: give you my username and password) that would be fantastic.

   The address is http://discoverboo.com/

   and the theme I was trying to activate is http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/atahualpa

2. Peter Boosten
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   First try uploading the theme again, by overwriting the existing files: maybe somewhere in the process one file got corrupted.

   Peter

3. Boo_77
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thanks Peter,

   I have done that and it doesn't seem to have worked.

   What I don't understand is that my wordpress dashboard is gone too. I have never seen that before. Even THAT has a broken link if I try to get in to it.

4. Steffen Jørgensen
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Try deleting the theme via FTP, and WP should roll back to the default theme...

5. Steffen Jørgensen
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Actually, I can see that you have uploaded the wrong folder to the themes dir.
   You should only upload the "atahualpa" folder that is located INSIDE the "atahualpa.3.4.4" folder

6. Boo_77
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   OK let me try that, thanks Jint.

7. Boo_77
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   No that did nothing. It's still all broken links.

8. Boo_77
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Assuming I did it right :) I think I did.

9. Steffen Jørgensen
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I just uploaded the theme to my testblog, and everything runs just fine.

10. Boo_77
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    So what could have gone wrong?? And what do I try next?? I have no idea how to control the blog through my cpanel. The only way I know is via the dashboard and that's gone...it's also a broken link/blank page.

    So far I have tried uploading the theme again and overwriting the previous files.

    I have tried deleting the theme altogether.

    I deleted cookies, though I doubt that had anything to do with it...it was worth a try.

    How do I get my dashboard back?

    Thanks for your help here.

11. Peter Boosten
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Do you have access to mysql?

    Look in this thread for the mysql solution.

    Peter

12. Boo_77
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    THANK YOU! That worked a treat! Thank you so much.

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