Title: Publish section missing
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Publish section missing

 *  [Satzuma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/satzuma/)
 * (@satzuma)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/publish-section-missing/)
 * I have been having problems with my site. When editing pages I cannot publish
   or update pages, this section is missing! I have read previous comments and tried
   what they explain like changing from 1 column to 2, turning plug ins on and off
   etc but no luck, just a dotted blank box where this section could be.
 * PLEASE HELP my clients is starting to get impatient with me!
 * Thanks

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 *  [John Parris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mindctrl/)
 * (@mindctrl)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/publish-section-missing/#post-6078789)
 * Hi,
 * A couple things to try.
 * 1) Temporarily deactivate all plugins and see if it shows back up. If not,
    2)
   Temporarily activate the default Twenty Fifteen theme.
 * Let me know how that works out.
 *  Thread Starter [Satzuma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/satzuma/)
 * (@satzuma)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/publish-section-missing/#post-6078818)
 * No 🙁 still a no show!
    I know the client has access to the site too so mayb 
   they have fiddled with something but no idea how to fix it! I’m not a coder, 
   just a designer whose confident with wordpress…. well i thought so!
 *  [John Parris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mindctrl/)
 * (@mindctrl)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/publish-section-missing/#post-6078829)
 * Can you show a screenshot of the screen where it’s missing?
 *  Thread Starter [Satzuma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/satzuma/)
 * (@satzuma)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/publish-section-missing/#post-6078830)
 * I cant seem to add attachment so here is a link to the screen shot..
 * [http://autogatepsr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-01-at-14.51.32.png](http://autogatepsr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-01-at-14.51.32.png)
 * Thanks
 *  [John Parris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mindctrl/)
 * (@mindctrl)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/publish-section-missing/#post-6078831)
 * Does your user have access to publish content?
 * On the edit screen, at the top you’ll see Screen Options tab. [http://cl.ly/image/3Z390G0v3A3m](http://cl.ly/image/3Z390G0v3A3m)
 * Do you have the number of columns set to 2?
 *  Thread Starter [Satzuma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/satzuma/)
 * (@satzuma)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/publish-section-missing/#post-6078832)
 * yep tried that a million times, does nothing!
 * As far as I am aware it does have access to publish as this is the user we set
   the site up with, however it has been handed to the client since to do their 
   own amends but now they’ve come back to myself to ask for changes and now I can’t
   see the publish bit…
 * how would I change that if somehow the permissions have changed?
 *  [John Parris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mindctrl/)
 * (@mindctrl)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/publish-section-missing/#post-6078836)
 * If your user doesn’t have access to publish, you’d probably need them to change
   that. But, if you go to the Users menu, can you edit all the users? Do you see
   the role your own user has assigned?
 *  Thread Starter [Satzuma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/satzuma/)
 * (@satzuma)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/publish-section-missing/#post-6078837)
 * only one admin under users which is the one I am using
    [http://autogatepsr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-01-at-16.23.40.png](http://autogatepsr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-01-at-16.23.40.png)
 *  [John Parris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mindctrl/)
 * (@mindctrl)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/publish-section-missing/#post-6078858)
 * Can you deactivate **all** plugins and activate the Twenty Fifteen theme **all
   at the same time** and see if it shows up?
 *  Thread Starter [Satzuma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/satzuma/)
 * (@satzuma)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/publish-section-missing/#post-6078909)
 * Yes tried everything. it might be something to do with the company that host 
   the site, will try to speak to them.

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