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1. pushthefuture
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Our WordPress site was recently hacked a few weeks ago. At that time our host did a restore, but there are still some lingering problems.

   We are unable to create new posts. If a post is saved we are taken back to the 'edit posts' screen and the new post is not saved. All the plugins have been deactivated and the problem persists.

   After a little research, the issue is somewhat related to issues with hacking this past spring in which WordPress would not save drafts or allow for new users to be created. There does not appear to be any malicious code in the header or index PHP files, as far as I can tell.

   Is anyone else having this problem? Is there a quick (and hopefully painless) solution to this issue?

2. sabinou
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Well, have you simply tried deleting the core files and reuploading clean core files from the official wordpress latest release archive offered on wordpress.org homepage ?

   Useful suggestions for this :
   - backup your template (/wp-content/themes/ _your_template_ ),
   - backup your wp-config.php
   - backup your database (wordpress.org is full with help page about that).
   - You don't need to backup the core files (everything save wp-config and htaccess in the root, plus the wp-admin and wp-includes foldzers), they can be replaced at will.
   - in case one of your plugins is compromised, don't backup the plugins, simply note the list of the names of your plugins and reinstall them afresh. If your plugins incorporate a "remove" function, use it first.

   Hopefully, that will ensure you're free of the hack now !

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