Title: Deformed Admin CP Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Deformed Admin CP * [Koolstr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/koolstr/) * (@koolstr) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/) * The Admin Control Panel is entirely deformed… Here is a screenshot of what I mean: [http://tinypic.com/r/309hc8x/3](http://tinypic.com/r/309hc8x/3) * If anybody knows what the source of the problem is or how to fix it, that would be great!!! * If this is useful, I should also mention that this seemed to happen right after I switched to a Linux server, so that I can change my Permalink structure… * Thanks, Koolstr Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 23 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/page/2/?output_format=md) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/#post-1167220) * Have you tried: * – deactivating all plugins to see if this resolves the problem. If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s). * – 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. * – reading [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/279132](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/279132) * – disabling Google Gears if you have that running/installed within Firefox. * Thread Starter [Koolstr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/koolstr/) * (@koolstr) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/#post-1167291) * I tried everything. I even deleted it entirely and reinstalled it and even created a new MySQL database. Nothing works. D: * EDIT – Interesting…. I logged into the Admin CP through Google Chrome, and it seems to be formed perfectly… Does that mean there is something wrong with Safari and Firefox? * Thread Starter [Koolstr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/koolstr/) * (@koolstr) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/#post-1167475) * Bump. Does anybody have a solution, or even an idea? * Or do I have to use my CP through Google Chrome for now on…. That would be annoying, to constantly have 3 browsers running… >_< * Thread Starter [Koolstr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/koolstr/) * (@koolstr) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/#post-1167487) * Gah….. Does ANYBODY have a solution? This is crazy. * Thread Starter [Koolstr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/koolstr/) * (@koolstr) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/#post-1167510) * …Nothing? God, somebody has to know something… * [SpankMarvin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spankmarvin/) * (@spankmarvin) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/#post-1167511) * Try re-uploading your wp-admin and wp-includes folders? (back these up first just in case!) * I’ve experienced this problem once after a semi-botched upgrade, but not after a migration. * John * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/#post-1167513) * Your blog is actually located in a sub-directory named wordpress. That should put the style sheets for your admin area here: * [http://blog.imperialgfx.co.uk/wordpress/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css](http://blog.imperialgfx.co.uk/wordpress/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css) * but it 404’s. * it’s actually parked here: * [http://imperialgfx.co.uk/wordpress/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css](http://imperialgfx.co.uk/wordpress/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css) * see the whole “sub-domain” “sub-directory” confusion-thing going on? * I would start there and see what’s up. * Thread Starter [Koolstr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/koolstr/) * (@koolstr) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/#post-1167514) * lol that’s not my site >_< * So you think I may have multiple WordPresses in my website? I’ll check the subdomain… * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/#post-1167515) * [http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=309hc8x&s=3](http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=309hc8x&s=3) * That isn’t you? You can disregard my suggestion then. What a staggering coincidence. * > So you think I may have multiple WordPresses in my website? I’ll check the > subdomain… * No. If it _was_ you, I would think you have put a sub-domain in your addressing scheme somewhere where none exists. or- vice-versa or something like that sorta’ thing. 🙂 * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/#post-1167517) * Okay. okay.. you were just funnin’ me. I’m on to you now! I _see your name_ in the dashboard in that pic!!! * Well played. (laughing my ass off right now, thank you very much). * Hope you sort it out. 😛 * Thread Starter [Koolstr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/koolstr/) * (@koolstr) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/#post-1167524) * XD * Thanks anyway, but it seems your idea didn’t work out. The subdomain, which is where my Imperial GFX blog is located, imperialgfx.koolstr.com (I was going to make imperialgfx.com the blog and just koolstr.com my portfolio, but then I decided I may one day make imperialgfx.com a graphics community (forum). ), does not seem to be related to the problem. I mentioned before how I started freshly new, with a new MySQL database and a fresh download straight from WordPress.com. I don’t think you can obtain a more solid code than that. But it still seemed to be screwed up like this. * It seems to be the cause of my browsers, and not WordPress itself… It shows fine in Google Chrome, but in Safari and Firefox, it looks like this… =/ * So should I not be asking here for support of this situation? Should I be going somewhere else for this kind of topic? * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/#post-1167535) * I have no clue why it should work in chrome, but my gut telling me it shouldn’t. Looking at the photograph, it appears as though the style sheet is just not being loaded into the browser properly. * A little smash & crash reveals that by corrupting the load-styles.php file located in the wp-admin directory, I can duplicate your screen-shot almost exactly. * [EDIT] * I take that back… I duplicated your screen-shot _exactly_ by renaming load-styles. php. Might want to take a look at that file. * Thread Starter [Koolstr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/koolstr/) * (@koolstr) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/#post-1167553) * I checked the name of the file, and it is load-styles.php. I replaced it with a brand new one, straight from the latest download. It is still messed up…. * Perhaps you can show me what’s inside your load-styles.php file, so I can paste that into mine? That should hopefully make it work. * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/#post-1167555) * It’s the load-styles.php file from 2.8.3 at the moment. I wasn’t suggesting that the file name was wrong, only that perhaps an incomplete or corrupted upload of the wp-admin contents was possible. I would just re-upload the wp-admin folder from a fresh download of your version using ftp, and then make sure permissions on the folders and files are correct. Beyond that, I’m stumped. I can only say for sure that I did duplicate it exactly by rendering that file useless. * [EDIT] permissions of 640 instead of 644 produced the same result.. * Thread Starter [Koolstr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/koolstr/) * (@koolstr) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deformed-admin-cp/#post-1167556) * I replaced the entire wp-admin folder with a fresh copy straight from the WordPress donwload page. It still is messed up. * Could it be my .htaccess file..? 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