Title: Dashboard mostly missing Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Dashboard mostly missing * [branch11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/branch11/) * (@branch11) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-mostly-missing/) * New to WP. Install was fine. Made two post w/o problem. Come back next day WP does not recognize my username. I registered again and got in to the Admin panel to find the only item in my dashboard is my profile. * I have renamed the few plugins I had. Didn’t help. I had to register again just to make this post. So I have two problems: WP keeps losing my username and dashboard items missing. This is a great start! Thanks, * Branch Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-mostly-missing/#post-1406886) * Have you tried: * – switching to the default theme to rule out any theme-related problems? * – [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? Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems. * [alism](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alism/) * (@alism) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-mostly-missing/#post-1406888) * I’m a bit confused by that to be honest. It sounds like you’re registering on your own blog (which explains why you can only see your profile – ie you’re not logging in as an admin so don’t have permission to see anything else. But then you say had to register again to make this post? * Anyway. You might want to try retrieving your admin password: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password](http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password) * Thread Starter [branch11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/branch11/) * (@branch11) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-mostly-missing/#post-1406905) * Ok, just deleted all plugins. Not sure how to change themes since the only panels the dashboard shows are: Profiles and Tools and tools are dead. The theme installed is arjuna-x. Are there known problems with this theme? * I kept a copy of the email WP sent when I first registered, so I know I was typing in the correct username and password when it was rejected. * Where do I go from here? * Also is their a list of themes that the header can easily be changed? Thanks for answering. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-mostly-missing/#post-1406936) * Did you check the page that alism listed? You really need to reset your password in the database. * > Also is their a list of themes that the header can easily be changed? * See [http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/tag-filter/](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/tag-filter/) * Thread Starter [branch11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/branch11/) * (@branch11) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-mostly-missing/#post-1406939) * Do you mean go to the admin page and change my password? I just did that. Dashboard still the same. At this point I think I should completely wipe the server clean of WP and start over. That’s not a big deal, but I do not want this to happen again. I Googled _missing dashboard_ and found lots of people with the same problem and no solutions that worked. Will I have to recreate the database on the server also? Thanks for your help. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-mostly-missing/#post-1406940) * Under the circumstances, I think it would be best if you installed using a fresh database. * Thread Starter [branch11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/branch11/) * (@branch11) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-mostly-missing/#post-1406953) * Ok, thanks. Is there a list of plugins to stay away from? * Should I create another account with WP to make sure I have no connection with the problems I have had? * Appreciate your help. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-mostly-missing/#post-1406969) * Try to avoid plugins that aren’t listed as being tested/compatible with anything about WP 2.7. * > Should I create another account with WP to make sure I have no connection with > the problems I have had? * Not sure that you mean by “account”… * Thread Starter [branch11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/branch11/) * (@branch11) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-mostly-missing/#post-1406989) * I mean sign up for WP again and register with another username. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-mostly-missing/#post-1406996) * You don’t need to sign up to anything to download WordPress. Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) The topic ‘Dashboard mostly missing’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 10 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * Last activity: [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-mostly-missing/#post-1406996) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics