Delete the bad theme from the themes folder. It should make the theme default back to the twentyten theme.
I just tried.
It makes my main page (hmsvicky.com) go blank.
And now my login page says: Oops! This link appears to be broken.
Suggestions:
Go to http://www.hmsvicky.com
Search http://www.hmsvicky.com for wordpress login
And if deleting the dodgy theme doesn’t make it auto revert to the default theme, try changing the “template” and “stylsheet” options in wp_options to “twentyten” or “twentyeleven” (depending on which version of WP you’re on and therefore which theme you have).
Might also be a good idea to enable debug mode to see what’s causing the root of the problem with the new theme.
Edit wp-config.php in the root of your installation, and change the line from
define('WP_DEBUG', false);
to
define('WP_DEBUG', true);
(Or add it if it doesn’t exist)
Where can I find wp_options? I checked in the root of my installation, wp-admin and wp-content. I don’t see it. Do know where it is exactly?
Also I’ve updated the wp-config.php to turn the debug function on. It’s still not making a difference. My main page is still blank and the login page still says the link is broken.
Sorry for not being clearer
wp_options (it may differ if you set a differant prefix) is one of the database tables where WordPress stores various settings for your site.
If you have access to something like PHPMyAdmin, you can update the values there
I called my host earlier today asking why I was getting a 403 Page Not Found message after installing the layout initially crashed my site. Tech support had me point the domain the /wordpress folder.
I’m not sure why it wasn’t pointing though. Up until I changed the layout, hmsvicky.com had always directed to the WP blog.
I’m going to download PHPMyAdmin now to try and figure it out. I’m a little hesitant because from what I’ve read so far it’s for advanced users and I don’t want to mess things up further.
Do you guys think it would just be easier if I just deleted EVERYTHING and tried from scratch again.
Okay. I’ve just deleted the wordpress folder.
And I’ve just reuploaded a new wordpress folder directly from the ZIP file.
