Installed new layout, now can't access login page

  • I tried to automatically change to a new layout (Athualpa) from a super old layout I last modified in 2008. When I did, it crashed WordPress. I got an error page that mentioned a file to the layout’s folder.

    So I deleted the WordPress folder altogether on my server, created a new folder called /wordpress and reinstalled. Somehow all my old content was still there and it let me install the theme I wanted.

    If you go to my website (www.hmsvicky.com) it works. But I can’t get into the login to change anything. This is my login page: https://www.hmsvicky.com/wordpress/wp-login.php
    It shows the new layout but the main content container says: Not found.

    I have no idea what to do. I thought by deleting and reuploading I’d get a clean and empty version of WP that I could import my old entries to. Is there some file or log that I’m forgetting to delete?

    Thanks in advance.

    Vicky

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  • Delete the bad theme from the themes folder. It should make the theme default back to the twentyten theme.

    Thread Starter hmsvicky

    (@hmsvicky)

    I just tried.
    It makes my main page (hmsvicky.com) go blank.
    And now my login page says: Oops! This link appears to be broken.
    Suggestions:
    Go to https://www.-hmsvicky.-com
    Search https://www.hmsvicky.com for wordpress login

    And if deleting the dodgy theme doesn’t make it auto revert to the default theme, try changing the “template” and “stylsheet” options in wp_options to “twentyten” or “twentyeleven” (depending on which version of WP you’re on and therefore which theme you have).

    Might also be a good idea to enable debug mode to see what’s causing the root of the problem with the new theme.
    Edit wp-config.php in the root of your installation, and change the line from
    define('WP_DEBUG', false);
    to
    define('WP_DEBUG', true);
    (Or add it if it doesn’t exist)

    Thread Starter hmsvicky

    (@hmsvicky)

    Where can I find wp_options? I checked in the root of my installation, wp-admin and wp-content. I don’t see it. Do know where it is exactly?

    Also I’ve updated the wp-config.php to turn the debug function on. It’s still not making a difference. My main page is still blank and the login page still says the link is broken.

    Sorry for not being clearer

    wp_options (it may differ if you set a differant prefix) is one of the database tables where WordPress stores various settings for your site.

    If you have access to something like PHPMyAdmin, you can update the values there

    And when did you try to change the site url from https://www.hmsvicky.com/wordpress to https://www.hmsvicky.com ?

    Thread Starter hmsvicky

    (@hmsvicky)

    I called my host earlier today asking why I was getting a 403 Page Not Found message after installing the layout initially crashed my site. Tech support had me point the domain the /wordpress folder.

    I’m not sure why it wasn’t pointing though. Up until I changed the layout, hmsvicky.com had always directed to the WP blog.

    I’m going to download PHPMyAdmin now to try and figure it out. I’m a little hesitant because from what I’ve read so far it’s for advanced users and I don’t want to mess things up further.

    Do you guys think it would just be easier if I just deleted EVERYTHING and tried from scratch again.

    Yes.

    Thread Starter hmsvicky

    (@hmsvicky)

    Okay. I’ve just deleted the wordpress folder.
    And I’ve just reuploaded a new wordpress folder directly from the ZIP file.

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