Title: Website not Functioning – Entered code in wrong area! :( Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # Website not Functioning – Entered code in wrong area! :( * [m.poirier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpoirier/) * (@mpoirier) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/) * I entered a very short bit of code to edit the font size of the navigation menu in functions.php (which I now know is wrong) instead of the google fonts settings area. * After doing so, the page refreshed blank, our website leads to a blank page, and I’m unable to login to our wordpress admin site. HELP! Our hosting company isn’t the most helpful, so I will most likely need to do this myself. * I’m logged into cpanel and I would GREATLY appreciate any suggestions/help. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/page/2/?output_format=md) * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/#post-5618506) * You should be able to manually deactivate that theme by renaming it – find it here: * ``` wp-content themes your theme here - RENAME or delete THIS FOLDER ``` * Then reinstall the theme. * Thread Starter [m.poirier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpoirier/) * (@mpoirier) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/#post-5618508) * Can/should I do all of that on cpanel in file manager? I’m still unable to login to wordpress. * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/#post-5618510) * Yes, you need to use Cpanel or FTP. * Thread Starter [m.poirier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpoirier/) * (@mpoirier) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/#post-5618534) * I was able to rename the existing whitespace theme “whitespace1” and I uploaded a fresh copy “whitespace”, extracted the file and everything. How do I make that theme active on cpanel? * The domain mainecampgrounds.com is still coming up blank. * Do I have to delete the old renamed theme? * Thread Starter [m.poirier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpoirier/) * (@mpoirier) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/#post-5618543) * I deleted the old version, but the website and our /wp-admin page are still coming up blank. * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/#post-5618568) * Is there a default theme in the theme’s folder? i.e. twentyfourteen or another twenty-something theme? * If yes, then also try renaming the plugins folder – * ``` wp-content pluginsHOLD ``` * Thread Starter [m.poirier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpoirier/) * (@mpoirier) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/#post-5618570) * I don’t believe there is a default theme, perhaps why everything is blank? Can I establish a default (maybe genesis or something, I have that one installed as well) through cpanel? * I’m still unable to login to our wp admin site to do any changes/editing in there. * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/#post-5618572) * Download a new copy of twentyfourteen from here: * [https://wordpress.org/themes/twentyfourteen](https://wordpress.org/themes/twentyfourteen) * Unzip it and upload the folder into the theme folder on your server. * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/#post-5618573) * Oh just thought of something – were you modifying a theme functions.php file or a WP Core file? * Thread Starter [m.poirier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpoirier/) * (@mpoirier) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/#post-5618575) * It was the whitespace child theme’s functions.php file. * I hope that helps!! AHH, the website is still showing the white page of death. * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/#post-5618576) * Did you rename the plugins folder? * Thread Starter [m.poirier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpoirier/) * (@mpoirier) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/#post-5618578) * I did, in wp content, “plugins” * I renamed it “pluginsHOLD” * Thread Starter [m.poirier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpoirier/) * (@mpoirier) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/#post-5618579) * I feel like the changes I make in file manager aren’t reflecting on anything live? Is that possible/do I need to do something else to activate these changes? * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/#post-5618581) * Possibly – if that’s the case, try using FTP – do you have that set up on your site? * Thread Starter [m.poirier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpoirier/) * (@mpoirier) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/#post-5618582) * I do see FTP on the cpanel homepage. I’ve never had to use it before… * I’m pretty quick to learn though, is it fairly simple? * I’m trying to contact our hosting company, to no avail, unfortunately. 🙁 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Website not Functioning – Entered code in wrong area! :(’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [code](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/code/) * [Issues](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/issues/) * [php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php/) * 16 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * Last activity: [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-not-functioning-entered-code-in-wrong-area/page/2/#post-5618583) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics