Title: Edit Hell Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Edit Hell * [nitecloak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitecloak/) * (@nitecloak) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-hell/) * OK I am in a dilemma here. I set up wordpress on my domain (hosted by GoDaddy) to act as my website software. Our needs are relatively simple so the WordPress software seemed a perfect fit. * Long story short, my wife and I run a busy Adult Foster Care home and we do not often need to update the site as the data remains relevent for months at a time. * A few days ago ago I needed to edit a couple of existing posts and add/publish a new one. However, no matter what PC I attempt to edit my wordpress posts with( I have tried seven different PC’s on three different network connections so far) I cannot for the life of me get the software to let me edit a post. I can log in to my dashboard without a problem, navigate around and even make key settings changes BUT, the second I try to edit a page/post or publish a new blog post, nothing happens.. it just hangs there.. forever. * After 3 days of trying endlessly, I finally managed to get one post to publish by walking away from my machine for over an hour. When I returned, the screen was blank but after checking the homepage the post had been published. However, I made a small error and needed to edit it and nothing gives. * Can anyone please tell me what is going on? I simply do not have the time to figure this out between taking care of residents and catching up on sleep. Several months ago when I made the last edits the site was as slick and fast as it was when I first installed it. Nothing has been done to the site since then until now and for whatever reason, I cannot edit. Its extremely frustrating and I am at my wits end. * Any and all suggestions welcome. Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * [bottleneck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bottleneck/) * (@bottleneck) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-hell/#post-948857) * Link? * Thread Starter [nitecloak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitecloak/) * (@nitecloak) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-hell/#post-948858) * [http://justlikehomeafc.com](http://justlikehomeafc.com) * Oh and its WordPress v2.1 * I was loathe to upgrade because a) I don’t really know how and b) I was afraid upgrading would mean losing all my posts and starting from scratch, which I simply cannot afford to do right now. * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-hell/#post-948859) * youre running a VERY old version of wordpress. I wouldnt be surprised if your site were not hacked in some way. I dont see any outright evidence of it on your site, but that doesnt mean a whole lot — * I upgraded a 2.1 blog a while back that had admin pages that had been exploited, and you could actually “see” the malicious pages being loaded in the bottom toolbar. * [bottleneck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bottleneck/) * (@bottleneck) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-hell/#post-948860) * deleted * Thread Starter [nitecloak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitecloak/) * (@nitecloak) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-hell/#post-948861) * deleted? * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-hell/#post-948862) * you edited your post answering the question he asked. * moving on .. * you need to upgrade that site. the very real possibility exists that its already been compromised. * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress) * theres plenty of info regarding upgrading and upgrading sites that have been or might have been compromised. * [http://wordpress.org/search/hacked+upgrade?forums=1](http://wordpress.org/search/hacked+upgrade?forums=1) * Thread Starter [nitecloak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitecloak/) * (@nitecloak) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-hell/#post-948864) * Oh I see what you’re saying. I was editing my post before I saw his reply actually.. not the other way around. * So, are there any simple checks that can be made to see if my site has been ‘ exploited’? * I don’t believe it has been but then I am not the expert here. I certainly see no signs of malicious pages/urls appearing in my bottom toolbar of the browser when executing activities in the dashboard. * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-hell/#post-948867) * > So, are there any simple checks that can be made to see if my site has been‘ > exploited’? * 1. yes. using an ftp client, look at the timestamps on the files inside wp-admin/ are any of them more recent that others? any that look unusual? * files that are physically altered will have changed timestamps. yours, even if not all the same, should all be old. * 2. another good indicator is to look in your database (inside the users table) for a user named wordpress * There are SO many different hacks for that version of wordpress… * Your admin password is retrievable with a simple copy and paste. * Thread Starter [nitecloak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitecloak/) * (@nitecloak) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-hell/#post-948876) * The newest timestamp of any file in my wp-admin/ folder is Jan 24th 2007. So about a year ago. Its the upgrade-functions.php file and the wp-admin.css file. * I’m sensing I’m screwed from what you’re telling me. I have no idea how to proceed to be honest. * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-hell/#post-948879) * you need to upgrade that site. the very real possibility exists that its already been compromised. * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress) * theres plenty of info regarding upgrading and upgrading sites that have been or might have been compromised. * [http://wordpress.org/search/hacked+upgrade?forums=1](http://wordpress.org/search/hacked+upgrade?forums=1) Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) The topic ‘Edit Hell’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 10 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * Last activity: [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-hell/#post-948879) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics