Title: Empty tools page
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Empty tools page

 *  Resolved [M](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infolegal/)
 * (@infolegal)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-tools-page/)
 * Before the 3+ upgrade the tools page in Yoast SEO allowed editing the robots.
   txt and .htaccess files. Now, the tools page is empty.
 * Would love to see the old features back!
 * Thanks
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/)

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 *  [Taco Verdonschot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tacoverdo/)
 * (@tacoverdo)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-tools-page/#post-6765101)
 * Those features should still be there when you go to `http://yourdomain.com/wp-
   admin/admin.php?page=wpseo_tools&tool=file-editor`.
    If they aren’t, there may
   have been an issue when updating the plugin. Could you please delete the plugin
   and reinstall it?
 *  Thread Starter [M](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infolegal/)
 * (@infolegal)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-tools-page/#post-6765108)
 * Hi, thanks for the quick reply. I tried uninstalling / installing again. Same
   problem. However, now, if I access the page directly it will load. So half of
   the problem is fixed 🙂
 *  [pixie2012](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixie2012/)
 * (@pixie2012)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-tools-page/#post-6765111)
 * Reinstalling the plugin doesn’t work. Still have only three icons and empty space
   beside them. Can’t open/close arrows on post edit screen, nor access “screen 
   options” tab on the top.
 *  [Taco Verdonschot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tacoverdo/)
 * (@tacoverdo)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-tools-page/#post-6765114)
 * That’s pretty strange, M.
 * Any errors in your console or server logs?
 *  Thread Starter [M](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infolegal/)
 * (@infolegal)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-tools-page/#post-6765116)
 * TacoVerde,
 * none that I can see..

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 * Last reply from: [M](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infolegal/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-tools-page/#post-6765116)
 * Status: resolved