Title: Backend Problems
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Backend Problems

 *  [bryanclifton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bryanclifton/)
 * (@bryanclifton)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backend-problems/)
 * When I log into my site, all formatting is lost. It is merely text in one column
   down the left side of the screen. The actual domain looks fine, but I cannot 
   modify anything (posts, pages, comments, widgets, etc) on the backend of my site.
   I have tried reinstalling WordPress on my server, and that did not fix the problem.
   Suggestions?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backend-problems/#post-3075355)
 * Try:
    – switching to the Twenty Eleven theme 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 – from 
   a **fresh** download of WordPress.
 * – running the upgrade manually via wp-admin/upgrade.php
 *  Thread Starter [bryanclifton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bryanclifton/)
 * (@bryanclifton)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backend-problems/#post-3075365)
 * I just tried that. It did not work. Still have the same problems as before. All
   of my content is backed up and exported. How can I completely wipe WordPress 
   from my server and start over with a new copy?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backend-problems/#post-3075376)
 * Remove all WordPress files & folders.
    Drop all the tables in your current database.
   Re-upload a fresh copy of WordPress. Re-run the install.

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## Tags

 * [Backend](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/backend/)
 * [formatting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/formatting/)
 * [server](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/server/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backend-problems/#post-3075376)
 * Status: not resolved

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