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1. getKOLA
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Hello,
   I'm a new user on WP. About three weeks ago, I ran update, and later noticed that my widgets were displaying an error message when I tried to click into it. I continued to work and ignored it because of the urgency of my work. Last week, I ran the 3.3.1 update and that caused my account to come up with an error such that I could not even sign in. So I got my hosting company (Hostable.com) to restore my files to a date prior to the update that I ran. I continued to work on this for the last 2/3 days, and ignored the update request. However, suddenly yesterday, the system crashed and I was unable to sign in. The following is the error that I am now getting: Fatal error: Call to undefined function set_current_screen() in /home/thenige1/public_html/wp-admin/admin.php on line 142.
   This error is similar to what I got when I had run the update I did last week.
   Please help to restore my account as well as widgets that I am unable to get through to.
   Thanks,
   KOLA OLUTIMEHIN

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Try:
   - switching to the Twenty Eleven theme by renaming your current theme's folder in wp-content/themes and adding "-old" to the end of the folder name using FTP or whatever file management application your host provides.

   - resetting the plugins folder by FTP or phpMyAdmin.

   - re-uploading all files & folders - except the wp-content folder - from a fresh download of WordPress.

   - re-running the upgrade via wp-admin/upgrade.php

3. getKOLA
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Hello Esmi,
   Thank you for your kind response. The resetting of the plugins folder did not work as we were still unable to sign in. Had the following error: Fatal error: Call to undefined function set_current_screen() in /home/thenige1/public_html/wp-admin/admin.php on line 142.
   What else can do?
   Best regards,
   KOLA

4. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 4 months ago #

   The resetting of the plugins folder did not work as we were still unable to sign in.

   Please re-read my post above. None of the suggestions I gave require you to login to your WP site.

5. rasarahomes
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Hello,

   I too have had a total crash of my site. Tried to add a piece of code and it got all screwed up. Went back and removed what I put in and the site was still screwed up. Got the message below. Can someone help? Can't log in to site. Where do I start?

   Thanks,
   Rob

   Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '}' in /home/content/43/8677043/html/wp-content/themes/evolve/functions.php on line 3053

6. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 4 months ago #

   @rasarahomes: It is considered impolite to interrupt another poster's thread. Please post your own topic.

7. getKOLA
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Hello Esmi,
   Thanks for your kind comments and support. In "resetting the plugins folder", the link says the following:
   ...Or reset your plugins folder via FTP or the file manager provided in your host's control panel.
   Via FTP or your host's file manager, navigate to the wp-contents folder (directory)
   Via FTP or your host's file manager, rename the folder "plugins" to "plugins.hold"
   Login to your WordPress administration menus (/wp-admin)
   Via FTP or your host's file manager, rename "plugins.hold" back to "plugins"

   This was why we attempted a login. In the mean time, I had has asked that the files be restored, which we carried out.

   Thanks for your help.
   KOLA

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