Michael Kracke
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Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: locked out from wp-adminNo Problem, You never know until you learn it. 😛
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Error when deactivating pluginYou can also remove the plugin via ftp by deleting it from the wp-contents/plugins.
This may leave some residue behind in the database, but will get the plugin removed.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: locked out from wp-adminOften times, plugins can cause odd issues with your sites. So by deactivating (or removing them from the plugins folder) you can try to run your site as basic as possible. While this may not fix it, at least you will know if you plugins are causing the issue.
The reason I am looking at the plugins, is the WordPress out of the box has no recaptcha on the login. So it is most likely put there by one of your plugins.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: locked out from wp-adminI am taking you have FTP/SFTP access? Copy your plugins folder and rename it something like plugins-old. Now that you have a copy of all your plugins, remove everything from the original plugins folder. Try to access your site now. This will rule out any issues with plugins.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Contact form plugin queryAre you wanting a standard form that will allow users to fill out a few questions and alert you?
Any number of form plugins can do this, https://wordpress.org/plugins-wp/search/Form/
I have used Contact Form 7 and Ninja Forms in the past, both work great.
- This reply was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by Michael Kracke.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: wp-admin on different subdomainThe admin area is limited based on what permissions each user has, so allowing the public to get to wp-admin doesn’t necessarily mean that the have access to admin functionality or that they can even see what the admin sees.
However, there are a number of plugins that have their own profile and login pages. They can change the login urls and let you create your own. Some will even ban lower level users from getting to the dashboard.
https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities
- This reply was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by Michael Kracke. Reason: Spelling
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do I create a backup without using cPanelHa, yea… I suppose that would be a better resource to point to
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: No Website access and can’t get to domain/wp-login.php?First I would make sure all of your permissions are correct https://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress
Then I would copy the Plugins directory and rename it something like Plugins-old. This way you can delete everything in the Plugins Directory and put it back safely.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Site not sending new user notification email to adminHave you deactivated all of your plugins and tried adding a new user (including woocommerce/contact form 7 plugins)?
It could be a setting with in one of those plugins.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do I create a backup without using cPanelTo create a backup all you need is a copy of the entire directory, and a copy of the database saved as a .sql file.
You can look into other plugins such as UpDraft plus as well https://wordpress.org/plugins-wp/updraftplus/
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Need help with an URL redirection issue.Have you tried using a plugin such as this one? https://wordpress.org/plugins/quick-pagepost-redirect-plugin/
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Website CrisisFirst thing I would do is make sure you have the latest version of the theme. If you purchased it back in 2011, have you been receiving updates since then?
The issue could also be with Shadowbox JS, looking at the plugin page (https://wordpress.org/plugins-wp/shadowbox-js/) I see it has not been updated in 2 years. Depending on which version of WordPress you are using (I hope it the latest or at least a version or 2 old), that could be interfering your site as well.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Updating custom wordpress themeThere are 3 main ways to update a theme
- Upload it to the WordPress theme directory and manage updates there
- Link your theme to a repository like GitHub that will push the update for you
- Update the file via FTP/SFTP
Without FTP access your best bet is to upload it to the WordPress theme directory.
I guess you could delete the theme, and reupload it and reactivate it. As long as you don’t write code to erase whats in the database you’d only potentially lose widget content each time
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Website CrisisIs the theme you are using custom or did you get it from the themes area/purchase it?
Are you using a plugin to create these portfolios?
Can you edit each page displaying each category?My guess would be either there is an issue with the theme/plugin code that is making the 3 categories act like they are the same code, or each of the pages in question is sharing the same shortcode that has those 3 categories selected.
Forum: Localhost Installs
In reply to: which is best for localhost wordpress installationLocal by Flywheel https://local.getflywheel.com/
This is a product that you used to have to pay for but it is now free! It works on any OS and you can spin up as many WordPress websites as you want, no server knowledge needed. I just started using it as my theme/plugin building platform works great.