2.9.2 won’t edit theme files.

paulhastings0
(@paulhastings0)

16 years, 1 month ago

I just updated my site to WP 2.9.2 (I think I had 2.9.1 before that… maybe 2.9.0) using the auto-update feature but now I can’t edit any of my theme files.

I can only edit the css file that’s automatically shown in the theme editor. But when I click another file, such as header.php I get a screen that says “Sorry, that file cannot be edited.” I can edit plugins fine though.

Even if I revert back to the “default” theme I still can’t edit it… or any other theme (i.e. a theme that isn’t even activated).

Activated plugins are: Akismet, All in One SEO Pack, Google XML Sitemaps, SimpleModal Contact Form (SMCF), YAPB Sidebar Widget, and Yet Another PhotoBlog

I saw the discussion here but @esmi suggested that we create a new thread.

Any ideas as to what is wrong?

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Thread Starter paulhastings0
(@paulhastings0)

16 years, 1 month ago

Ok, I solved it… or at least for me. My plugin version of SimpleModal Contact Form (SMCF) was 1.2.4, just for a lark I deactivated the plugin and then all of a sudden my theme editor was functioning again.

So I reactivated it and updated the plugin to 1.2.5 and the theme editor is functioning properly.

Problem solved. I’ll mark the thread as resolved.

😉

Jonas Grumby
(@ss_minnow)

16 years, 1 month ago

You should copy & paste your files from the theme editor and save a backup before making any changes with the editor. That way if your changes wreck the site you can paste the old version back in.

jmacmullen
(@jmacmullen)

16 years, 1 month ago

I noticed this issue today as well and I can’t edit templates or plugins. I’d just updated SEO Ultimate 1.7.2 so I deactivated it and I noticed that I can now use the editor again. Reactivate it and the error occurs.

traffas
(@traffas)

16 years ago

I’m seeing this problem and don’t have any of the plugins listed. Anyone have any more information about 2.9.2 not editing theme files?

John
(@johnlamansky)

16 years ago

@jmacmullen: Upgrade SEO Ultimate to version 1.7.3 or later to fix the problem.

joshtime
(@joshtime)

16 years ago

Try disabling/upgrading plugins and see what happens. The culprit for me was also SimpleModal Contact Form (SMCF) 1.2.4 which was an old version.

rivermaya
(@rivermaya)

15 years, 11 months ago

in my blogs a Hungred Post Thumbnail plugin is the culprit,
perhaps some plugins which changes theme’s code automatically can make this error, you should check if you have kinda plugins

sschnei
(@sschnei)

15 years, 11 months ago

I am having the same problem, but even when I deactivated all of the plugins, the css for my blog was still gone and I can’t edit or download any themes or upgrade a plugin. Deleting the plugin that needs updated didn’t fix the issue either.

It started when I was editing a font size in the the css file and then one of the plugins had an update pop up. After that, when I saved the edited css, all of the content in that file disappeared, and the other themes became uneditable and undownloadable, etc. I do not have the plugin-culprits listed above, and like I mentioned, deactivating all of mine didn’t fix the issue.