Title: Site broken
Last modified: August 4, 2026

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# Site broken

 *  [jran](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jran/)
 * (@jran)
 * [3 days, 7 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-broken-52/)
 * Site was running fine but recently crashed to where everything is all out of 
   whack, text displayed weird, pages not working, etc. Just trying to get it back,
   any help much appreciated!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fsite-broken-52%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
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 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [3 days, 1 hour ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-broken-52/#post-18984195)
 * You’re using Elementor. Its internal cache may have become corrupted. To fix 
   this, go to Elementor > Settings > Tools and click the “Delete CSS” button. If
   you have any further questions, please visit the Elementor support forum: [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/elementor/](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/elementor/)
 *  Thread Starter [jran](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jran/)
 * (@jran)
 * [2 days, 8 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-broken-52/#post-18985295)
 * Ok will try that out, thanks for the reply! Does deleting the CSS run any risks
   of further damage? Sorry, novice here.
 *  [bogdandimitrov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bogastyle/)
 * (@bogastyle)
 * [1 day, 20 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-broken-52/#post-18985753)
 * The problem is not the lack of styles, but that the WordPress theme is disabled
   or does not load its main CSS files.
 * The code shows plugin styles (Elementor, Yoast, Header Footer Elementor, Sassy
   Social Share), but the main CSS file of the Kale theme is missing (only its fonts
   kale-fonts-css are loaded).
 * Are you using a child theme? Is it disabled after updating the main one?
   See 
   how it looks with kale/style.css loaded:[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wm2X_9TKIOS5hkP4OK3-oyfFQEYG8DQA/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wm2X_9TKIOS5hkP4OK3-oyfFQEYG8DQA/view?usp=sharing)
 * If You are not using child theme You will have the same problem after each update.
    -  This reply was modified 1 day, 20 hours ago by [bogdandimitrov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bogastyle/).
    -  This reply was modified 1 day, 20 hours ago by [bogdandimitrov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bogastyle/).
 *  [johnpaul1122](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnpaul1122/)
 * (@johnpaul1122)
 * [18 hours, 32 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-broken-52/#post-18987199)
 * rename your plugins folder via ftp, if the site fixes itself its a plugin, then
   reactivate one by one to find the culprit. if not, switch to a default theme 
   next to rule that out too
 *  Thread Starter [jran](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jran/)
 * (@jran)
 * [9 hours, 49 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-broken-52/#post-18987656)
 * [@bogastyle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bogastyle/) thanks for the reply.
   I can’t tell if it’s exactly the same, but that screenshot is definitely much
   closer to what the site should actually look like. I’m honestly not sure if I’m
   using a child theme or not, apologies. How do I check, and/or ensure the theme
   is correctly loaded?

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 * Last reply from: [jran](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jran/)
 * Last activity: [9 hours, 49 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-broken-52/#post-18987656)
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