Admin menu page doesn't work after WP 4.4 update

Try downloading WordPress again and delete then replace your copies of everything except the wp-config.php file and the /wp-content/ directory with fresh copies from the download. This will effectively replace all of your core files without damaging your content and settings. Some uploaders tend to be unreliable when overwriting files, so don’t forget to delete the original files before replacing them.

I have the same problem, impossible to manage menus in the Admin menu page after 4.4 update. Back to WP 4.3.1 solved the problem.

Yeah, had to restore, and then upgraded again. Admin Menu is working but customizer is not. Still trying to figure it out.

Err… Alluremm, you are kinda hijacking my thread.

But, it may be a permission issue with your host. I saw that problem on my Small Orange account, I just had to reset permissions for the site to work.

Are you running any anti-virus or web security software? If so, is there any improvement if you temporarily disable it?

If so, see this for details: https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/read-this-first-wordpress-44-master-list?replies=6#post-7759534

+ 1 here, after upgrading to 4.4 I get the same JS error reported by XIIIzen while trying to edit a menu.

Actually tried manually downloading the new version and replacing the files, as suggested by James Huff, but it did’t do the trick. After temporarily disabling my antivirus the issue still remains.

It seems after 4.4 the load-scripts.php is trying to load scripts in a different order than the usual, causing that problem. I wonder if this is a general bug and should be reported, sure looks like it.

So for now it seems that downgrading is the way to go. Can anyone please link to a safe downgrading tutorial? Thanks.

Unless you have a backup that you can restore from, downgrading is a dangerous process, which is why backing up before upgrading is strongly recommended both in the upgrade instructions and automatic upgrade interface.

It would be better to just solve the current problem.

Try adding define('CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS', false); to your wp-config.php file just below the define('DB_HOST' line.

To do so, access your server via FTP or SFTP and edit the file with a plain text editor.

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Editing_wp-config.php#Disable_Javascript_Concatenation

Thanks James. Actually the designer clicked that very tempting upgrade button without thinking, and now I’m here to fix it. We do have a nightly backup but this would compromise a few hours of work that were done today, so for now I’m going to try a little longer.

After setting concatenate_scripts to false, I get another JS error on admin_menu.js on line 73: Uncaught TypeError: $(…).wpColorPicker is not a function, typical issue related to the order of loading js files.

I still think this might be a general 4.4 issue, so I will make some tests in my local env and will come back with the results. Tks again.

That’s so very odd.

Try downloading WordPress again and delete then replace your copies of everything except the wp-config.php file and the /wp-content/ directory with fresh copies from the download. This will effectively replace all of your core files without damaging your content and settings. Some uploaders tend to be unreliable when overwriting files, so don’t forget to delete the original files before replacing them.

Also, please let us know how it goes on your local environment.

As expected, my huntch was pure nonsense. Its not a 4.4 issue but some specific plugin (in my case the events calendar) that was causing that problem. Thanks for all the help.

For me, the issue with the menus is resolved now, so I can edit them from the admin side of things. On the Customizer side of things, I still have problems. But at least I’m not in problems anymore. ??

On the Customizer side of things

Do you mean the customizer interface that works with all themes, or them Customizr theme itself?

Events Calendar just pushed a 4.0.1 release. Seems to have fixed this for me.

Thanks for letting us know!