Did something "forbidden" and now I can't access my admin!

  • Resolved mariselafm

    (@mariselafm)


    11 years, 11 months ago

    Hello all, I hope you can help me.
    For the first time I am creating a website using WordPress and as a complete newbie I decided to try the free theme Yellow Tribune. On the footer, there were some strange links that were not supposed to be removed. Well, my husband ignored the warning that the footer code should not be edited, and now we can’t access our dashboard. Instead, a blank page with the message “This theme is sponsored, all links in the footer should remain intact” appears.
    How can I undo the edit, if I can’t even access the log in page? Do I need to forget about my domain and buy a new one?

    Thank you,

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  • vtxyzzy

    (@vtxyzzy)

    11 years, 11 months ago

    If you have ftp or a file manager from your hosting service, just upload a fresh copy of footer.php (assuming that is the file that was modified).

    Or, if you have not made other modifications, delete the theme folder and reinstall.

    Thread Starter mariselafm

    (@mariselafm)

    11 years, 11 months ago

    Thank you so so much! I just deleted the theme folder and everything is back to normal. We will be more careful from now on!

    Thank you again.

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