Title: Fatal error cannot access admin
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Fatal error cannot access admin

 *  [doctorhiggins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doctorhiggins/)
 * (@doctorhiggins)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-access-admin/)
 * Attempted to download a newer version and got this error message
 * `Fatal error: Call to a member function add_rewrite_tag() on a non-object in /
   home/content/25/8584925/html/wp-includes/rewrite.php on line 51`
    Now I cannot
   log in to my admin at ALL. I am very new to WP any help would be appreciated.
   Suzanne

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 *  [ramiabraham](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ramiabraham/)
 * (@ramiabraham)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-access-admin/#post-3780539)
 * Hi,
 * This is frequently due to a plugin (or a theme) incorrectly registering a taxonomy.
 * I’d begin with [deactivating your WordPress plugins](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F).
 * If that doesn’t work, please try these forum threads, and see if following the
   instructions help:
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-call-to-a-member-function-add_rewrite_tag-on-a-non-object-in-hom?replies=4](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-call-to-a-member-function-add_rewrite_tag-on-a-non-object-in-hom?replies=4)
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-call-to-a-member-function-add_rewrite_tag-on-a-non-object?replies=7](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-call-to-a-member-function-add_rewrite_tag-on-a-non-object?replies=7)

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [ramiabraham](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ramiabraham/)
 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-access-admin/#post-3780539)
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