Title: Plugin Menu missing Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Plugin Menu missing * [BusinessSafety](https://wordpress.org/support/users/businesssafety/) * (@businesssafety) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-menu-missing/) * Hi. * I’ve searched high and low to find out why I don’t have a plugin menu in my admin login. I’m not sure whether I’m with WordPress.com (in which case I know I can’t have plugins) or if I’m with WordPress.org. I viewed my dashboard page source and found a few references to wp.org and none for wp.com so I’m pretty sure I’m with wp.org. * If I am with wp.org, I should have a menu for plugins as well as a tools menu, but I have neither. This came about because I uploaded a plugin (wp-tables reloaded) by ftp to the wp-content folder on the site and no plugin ever materialised in my dashboard area. * Can anyone shed some light on why I might be have trouble here? * Thanks, * Emlyn. * Btw, the site is [http://businesssafety.ie](http://businesssafety.ie) Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/) * (@rvoodoo) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-menu-missing/#post-2297940) * If you are able to access your WP files, you are wordpress.ORG * wp.com doesn’t give you any ftp or file access * something may be amiss with your plugin directory * Rename it temporarily, make a new folder named plugins and visit your admin panel * This will deactivate/reset your plugins * Thread Starter [BusinessSafety](https://wordpress.org/support/users/businesssafety/) * (@businesssafety) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-menu-missing/#post-2297954) * I logged out. Renamed the directory using Filezilla. Logged in / out, put the plugins folder back to “plugins”, logged back in. Still no joy. Any further suggestions? * Also, any ideas why I’ve no tools menu either? * Thanks. * [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/) * (@rvoodoo) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-menu-missing/#post-2297955) * Nope, i’d assume it’s related…. next suggestion would be a reinstall * You can try just going to updates, and reinstalling the current version through the 1-click, that’s helped me before * Or downloading a fresh copy of WP. Deleting all your WP files on your server EXCEPT wp-config.php (in root) and the wp-content folder * Then uploading everything from that fresh download EXCEPT wp-config and wp-content folder * [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/) * (@alchymyth) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-menu-missing/#post-2297959) * are you sure you are logged-in as ‘administrator’? * any lesser user role might not have access to plugins and tools. * [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/) * (@rvoodoo) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-menu-missing/#post-2298186) * lol… yeah, that probably would have been a good idea to check first eh? * Thanks [@alchymyth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)!! * Thread Starter [BusinessSafety](https://wordpress.org/support/users/businesssafety/) * (@businesssafety) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-menu-missing/#post-2298270) * Got it sorted folks. The designer disabled the menu. Since re-enabled in customised theme. * Thanks all. * Emlyn. * [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/) * (@rvoodoo) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-menu-missing/#post-2298276) * ahh, that’ll do it! Glad you were able to get it sorted! * [ebonyalana](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ebonyalana/) * (@ebonyalana) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-menu-missing/#post-2298396) * My plugin menu is missing also. I am not sure I even had to it. How did you get it show? * Thread Starter [BusinessSafety](https://wordpress.org/support/users/businesssafety/) * (@businesssafety) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-menu-missing/#post-2298404) * Hi ebonyalana, * I’ve a customised theme which had that option disabled / hidden. I got the theme designer to reactivate it. * [adamp29](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamp29/) * (@adamp29) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-menu-missing/#post-2298486) * I have the same/similar issue. I am logged in as the Network Admin (can see the dropdown at the top offering clickthroguh to all 4 sites), but I cannot see the Plugin menu. * I have checked the database (via phpmyAdmin) to see if any plugins are enabled( yes – domain mapping (which i am after) and wp importer); and they are active on a sitewide basis. * However I have no access to a plugins menu in my dashboard… Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) The topic ‘Plugin Menu missing’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 10 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [adamp29](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamp29/) * Last activity: [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-menu-missing/#post-2298486) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics