Title: WordPress stopped working
Last modified: June 4, 2018

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# WordPress stopped working

 *  Resolved [3vangelica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/3vangelica/)
 * (@3vangelica)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-stopped-working-5/)
 * Recently I updated my theme and the site has simply stopped working. Class Triggers
   don’t work, the blog has a constant loading icon but nothing happens etc.
    I 
   have contacted the theme designer who assures me it’s not the theme.
 * I installed a backup from a time when I know the site was working but, again 
   the same problems. Which makes me think it must be a deeper problem.
 * If anyone has any ideas I would be very appreciative.
 * One question I would like an answer to though is: If I deleted the entire site
   and reinstalled WP from scratch, would my backup still be a valid backup?
    -  This topic was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by [3vangelica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/3vangelica/).

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-stopped-working-5/#post-10363416)
 * > I have contacted the theme designer who assures me it’s not the theme.
 * To confirm, first off, try switching to the unedited default Theme (Twenty Seventeen,
   etc.) for a moment using the WP dashboard to rule out any theme-specific issue(
   theme functions can interfere like plugins).
 * If you don’t have access to your Dashboard’s Appearance page, access your server
   via FTP/ SFTP , or a file manager in your hosting account’s control panel (consult
   your hosting provider’s documentation for specifics on these), navigate to /wp-
   content/themes/ and switch to the default theme by renaming your current theme’s
   folder by adding "-old" to the end of the folder name. Alternately, you can remove
   other themes except the default theme (Twenty Seventeen, etc.). That will force
   your site to use it.
 *  Thread Starter [3vangelica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/3vangelica/)
 * (@3vangelica)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-stopped-working-5/#post-10363855)
 * Funny that, theme dev just made a new update available and… Voila! Perfectly 
   working site. Not the theme, my *ss!
 * Thanks for the help, though 😉
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-stopped-working-5/#post-10363864)
 * Glad to know it 🙂

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last activity: [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-stopped-working-5/#post-10363864)
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