Admin area is blank after update, so can I change my theme through FTP?

  • Coco Q

    (@the-shiny-butter-blog)


    11 years, 9 months ago

    Okay, so I updated to the new wordpress, 3.4.1, and now my admin area is completely blank. I’ve tried a few fixes that were suggested and still: blank.

    I have a hunch that my theme (“Neutica”), which I like the appearance of very much (but there are customization limitations), is my problem. I have a hunch that, with a different theme, I could be back to posting- and looking for a new theme.

    Since I’ve been on the road for 3 weeks, I had to let the problem sit, but I am now ready to tackle it and want to know:

    Can I change to the Twenty-Eleven theme from my c-panel/through my server-FTP? Obviously, I cannot use my admin’s control panel since it is all blank!

    Thanks for any helpful input- I appreciate it,

    Coco

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  • fonglh

    (@fonglh)

    11 years, 9 months ago

    Yes, just rename the theme folder. You will need to have a copy of the default theme (twenty eleven) for WordPress to switch back to it automatically.

    Thread Starter Coco Q

    (@the-shiny-butter-blog)

    11 years, 9 months ago

    Thanks for your reply.

    Well, I did it- switched successfully to the Twenty Eleven theme- but still no access to the admin area- still blank.

    Any additional ideas for how to recover access to my blog?

    (I’m lost without my blog!)

    Thanks so much,

    Coco

    fonglh

    (@fonglh)

    11 years, 9 months ago

    Try the same thing with your plugins.

    See http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F

    Thread Starter Coco Q

    (@the-shiny-butter-blog)

    11 years, 9 months ago

    Alrighty, I’ve got ‘er up and running, using the Suffusion theme, which seems able to handle all the latest.

    Here’s what I did: I disabled the plugins via FTP, managed to change the theme to Suffusion, re-enabled plugins via FTP, then re-activated them one by one, which is when I saw that a couple of my plugins were a problem and immediately caused the “white-out” effect, so I will be looking for alternatives to them, of course.

    Lots of work to do now as I get to know this new theme and learn to make it look the way I want it to, but The Shiny Butter Blog is back in business, so thanks much for all your help.

    This has been very helpful!

    Coco

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