Title: Impossible to edit Theme editor
Last modified: July 5, 2018

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# Impossible to edit Theme editor

 *  [ouvrirlemonadmin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ouvrirlemonadmin/)
 * (@ouvrirlemonadmin)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/impossible-to-edit-theme-editor/)
 * I can’t have access to the theme editor, it keeps having the same message “Sorry,
   that file cannot be edited.” I don’t know where could be the problem because 
   I have removed all plug-ins.
    Please help me quickly it is a blog for work and
   I’m stuck ! Thank you in advance !
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fimpossible-to-edit-theme-editor%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Felipe Velzani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/felipevelzani/)
 * (@felipevelzani)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/impossible-to-edit-theme-editor/#post-10465487)
 * Hi there,
 * Please access your server via [SFTP or FTP](https://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients),
   or a file manager in your hosting account’s control panel, navigate to `/wp-content/
   themes/` and rename the directory of your currently active theme. This will force
   the default theme to activate and hopefully rule-out a theme-specific issue (
   theme functions can interfere like plugins).
 * If that does not resolve the issue, try downloading WordPress again, access your
   server via [SFTP or FTP](https://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients), or a file 
   manager in your hosting account’s control panel, and delete then replace your
   copies of everything except the `wp-config.php` file and the `/wp-content/` directory
   with fresh copies from the download. This will effectively replace all of your
   core files without damaging your content and settings.
 * Some uploaders tend to be unreliable when overwriting files, so don’t forget 
   to delete the original files before replacing them.
 *  [Felipe Velzani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/felipevelzani/)
 * (@felipevelzani)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/impossible-to-edit-theme-editor/#post-10465493)
 * You can download your WordPress again here: [https://wordpress.org/download/](https://wordpress.org/download/)
 *  [Kartik Shukla](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kartiks16/)
 * (@kartiks16)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/impossible-to-edit-theme-editor/#post-10465532)
 * Hey,
 * Your theme might be disabling the native file editor, so, you can try adding 
   this code at your wp-config.php
 * define(‘DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT’, true);
 * Also check once that the files you are trying to edit have proper file permissions.
 * Thanks.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Kartik Shukla](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kartiks16/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/impossible-to-edit-theme-editor/#post-10465532)
 * Status: not resolved

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