Title: 500 error message
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# 500 error message

 *  Resolved [keith F](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keith-f/)
 * (@keith-f)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-error-message-1/)
 * I was updating wordfence and other needed updates, now my site wont work at all.
   How do i get back into wordpress to try and fix this?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-error-message-1/#post-7298390)
 * Try:
    – switching to the default theme automatically by renaming your current
   theme’s folder inside wp-content/themes and adding “-old” to the end of the folder
   name using [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) or whatever file management
   application your host provides.
 * – [resetting the plugins folder](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)
   by FTP or phpMyAdmin.
 * – re-uploading all files & folders – **except** the wp-content folder and the
   wp-config.php & root .htaccess files – from a **fresh** download of WordPress.
   Make sure that you delete the old copies of files & folder before uploading the
   new ones.
 * – running the upgrade manually via wp-admin/upgrade.php
 *  Thread Starter [keith F](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keith-f/)
 * (@keith-f)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-error-message-1/#post-7298399)
 * thank you

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [keith F](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keith-f/)
 * Last activity: [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-error-message-1/#post-7298399)
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