2.9.2 – missing items in control panel

  • Very early-learner on WordPress – no html, database or coding skills; just about able to edit text and images for our website that has been designed for us. I’m trying to add plug ins but I don’t think I have the full control panel available; no appearances, themes etc – only these elements:

    Dashboard

    Posts
    Posts
    Edit
    Add New
    Post Tags
    Categories

    Media
    Media
    Library
    Add New

    Links
    Links
    Edit
    Add New
    Link Categories

    Pages
    Pages
    Edit
    Add New
    WordPress Menu Order

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    Profile
    Profile
    Your Profile

    Tools
    Tools
    Tools
    Broken Links

    Contact

    What am I doing wrong and should I ask someone with a degree of developing skills for assistance or is it something simple that I’m just walking right past?

    Many thanks

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  • I’ve noticed a few people having this problem lately. One thing, you could be hacked. But, hopefully that’s not the case. It seems a lot of people have been able to fix this by re-uploading core wp files

    https://www.ads-software.com/download/
    grab a new copy of WP here and unzip it.

    use ftp or your hosts file manager to upload the wp-admin and wp-includes folders from the new copy onto your host.

    Don’t panic–you’re probably not hacked. Looks like you just don’t have administrative permissions.

    The account you’re logging in with mostly likely has the “Editor” role rather than the “Administrator” role.

    To do things like add plugins and change settings, you need to be an administrator. Call up the person who developed the site and ask them to change your role to “Administrator”. That should do the trick.

    Thread Starter push-kins

    (@push-kins)

    Thank you MathSmath . . . you were right, and I can now see them!

    Looks like you just don’t have administrative permissions.

    sometimes we forget the easiest solutions eh?

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