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Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Dashboard Plugins – Not Found; no option to Add ThemesThanks James. I’m glad you’re with me so far. If I have this right, you want me to (1) download the compressed WP file from your link above to my local PC, (2) upload it to the host server, (3) extract & install it there into a new folder, then (4) copy & replace all like files in the original folder structure with new ones, except wp-config.php (file) and /wp-content/ (folder).
I know the Earth continues spinning if I screw this up, but I just want to be sure I’m interpreting your patient efforts well enough.
Thank you one more time, James.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Dashboard Plugins – Not Found; no option to Add ThemesHello James. After extravagant efforts to make contact with Arvixe by phone, Live Chat, and Tickets to get some guidance on how to proceed with your recommendations (re-install WP, but keep wp-config.php and /wp-content/), I finally got a person on the phone today that did not seem to have much cPanel experience in addition to telling me he knew nothing about WP. Recall if you will that I come by this mostly pleasant activity as a volunteer for the Parks council and up until now, I haven’t even needed to get to the site’s plugins since I noticed the problems. But I have some time to try this today.
Though the site gets very regular backups, I downloaded full site, home directory and mysql backups to my local PC today. Also copied wp-config.php and /wp-content/ to a backup folder on the server under /public_html/.
Just to be sure, I will now (1) re-install WP (it’s rather automated thru cPanel) and (2) replace the new wp-config and /wp-content with my backup versions. The last step (2) will reinstate the original 2014 Theme folder and the content that is currently there. And plugins. So if the problem persists after this, then the problem is likely the original 2014 Theme installation or perhaps an original plugin (I have ibs-calender, ultimate-social-media-plus, underconstruction and limit-login-attempts installed with this theme)?
Do I have this about right? I’m nervous.
Thank you,
~RickForum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Dashboard Plugins – Not Found; no option to Add ThemesSalmon are nigh-on about to return as they are want to do at Carkeek Park.
Open source coding and volunteer-ism remind me about why I’m about to go walk Piper’s Creek.
When I get back, I’m going to call Arvixe. Before that I’m going to blow out everything because it is a plumbing issue, after all.
James, I wish you a good day!
~Rick
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Dashboard Plugins – Not Found; no option to Add ThemesJames… I’m a city park volunteer doing this and I automatically love you…
I’m going to suck it up this weekend and try this.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Dashboard Plugins – Not Found; no option to Add ThemesThanks James. Do you know how may times I’ve read delete/replace/except…/so don’t forget…
You and many a moderator keep repeating this throughout these hundreds of like problems.
You must be weary.
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Responsive Tabs, frontpagetab link omits root folderI eventually found another topic that addressed my problem. It was posted by not2old2learn who answered his own question.
As suggested, I edited front-page.php and manually inserted my root folder /wordpress into two different /?frontpagetab= references.
I still don’t know why the theme does not do this automatically. Will Browsberger, Theme Author, says he will have a look at this issue. It’s a great them, Will! And thank you not2old2learn for letting me know which file to edit. I knew that would be a work around, but hadn’t yet found the correct php to edit.
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Responsive Tabs, frontpagetab link omits root folderBy the way, when I mentioned that I “manually insert /wordpress into the URL string” I mean that I do this in the firefox address bar.