Title: Admin problem Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Admin problem * Resolved [hardcab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hardcab/) * (@hardcab) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-problem-6/) * Hi, Don’t know what has happened but now everytime I install a plugin via admin it no longer goes to the “Activate Plugin” screen it just stays on the “Installing Plugin” screen as shown in this screenprint [http://www.screencast.com/t/BEa595AzAwkT](http://www.screencast.com/t/BEa595AzAwkT) * I now have to click on “Plugins” in sidebar, scroll down to find the plugin and activate it. * Something has screwed up the admin and I don’t know what it is or how to fix it. Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/) * (@vtxyzzy) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-problem-6/#post-4973411) * One thing to try is to re-install WP. * First, you should create a backup of your site. **Always** do this before any changes to WP, themes, or plugins. * Then, go to Admin->Updates and click ‘Re-install Now’. * Thread Starter [hardcab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hardcab/) * (@hardcab) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-problem-6/#post-4973498) * Well I tried to reinstall WP through admin and it didn’t do anything. I am afraid to install it through PHP admin as I don’t want to lose any changes I have made. * I tried to just upload admin folder via ftp but that didn’t make any difference. * Is there just a way to “repair” the WP installation? What are the possible files that got corrupted that I could just replace * [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/) * (@vtxyzzy) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-problem-6/#post-4973499) * I don’t know what individual files may be involved. * When you say that the reinstall did not do anything, do you mean that it did not solve the problem, or that it did not reinstall? * Thread Starter [hardcab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hardcab/) * (@hardcab) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-problem-6/#post-4973501) * It did not reinstall. It went to the same screen as in the screenshot and just sat there with nothing happening the same as what happens when I install a plugin. At least with the plugin although it seems that nothing is happening and it doesn’t give the “activate” option the plugin still gets installed whereas it didn’t seem to install WP (or if it did it still doesn’t work) * Thread Starter [hardcab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hardcab/) * (@hardcab) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-problem-6/#post-4973502) * OK I found the problem. * I tried twentyfourteen and Greeny parent theme and it all works fine. So it appears the problem has to do with something on the Greeny child theme. * I have pinpointed it to the functions.php that is causing the problem It has something to do with this code *