All links loads homeepage

  • Hi,

    I’ve had my site crash on me. Thought I had removed all auto updates as this has broken the site again. But not sure what could’ve updated.

    I’ve not been able to load the wp-admin page as when i try to open it I only get directed to my homepage. This is the same for all links on the site.

    I’ve read a few topics about similar issues but not found anything where they cannot access wp-admin and therefore i cannot change the permalinks settings. I’ve tried to create a new .htaccess file but to no prevail.

    I can access the files via FTP.

    Any suggestions on what I could try and do to get my links to work and to be able to access the wordpress admin panel?

    Kind regards,

    Hannes

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  • Hi @loochar,

    It sounds like a frustrating situation. Since you have access to the files via FTP, you can try a few troubleshooting steps:

    1. Sometimes plugins can cause conflicts that lead to the issue you’re facing. Access your WordPress files via FTP, navigate to the wp-content folder, and rename the plugins directory to something like plugins_old. This will deactivate all plugins, and you can check if you can access the wp-admin panel now. If you can, then reactivate each plugin one by one to identify the problematic one.

    2. Similarly, themes can also cause such issues. Rename your current theme’s folder under wp-content/themes to deactivate it. WordPress will automatically switch to a default theme. This might resolve the issue if the problem lies with the theme.

    3. Although you mentioned trying to create a new .htaccess file, double-check that the file permissions are correct (usually 644) and the content is appropriate for WordPress. You might use the default WordPress .htaccess rules.

    Best regards,
    Niko

    Thread Starter loochar

    (@loochar)

    Hi @nheeko,

    Thanks for the response, I’ve tried all of the above steps but nothing changes. I can see that the theme changes and goes away but nothing changes. I’ve even tried to completely remove the used theme and such to make sure no files are interfering.

    But still just keeps sending me to the hompage whenever i click on any links.

    Kind regards,

    Alor Web

    (@jerrymayalor555)

    Hi @loochar,

    Can you share with us the link to your website so that we can better look at it?

    Thanks

    Alor Web

    (@jerrymayalor555)

    You can enable debug mode to check what is causing the issue on your website.

    Just add the codes below to your wp-config.php file.

    define( 'WP_DEBUG', true);

define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true);

    When set to true, the log is saved to debug.log in the content directory (usually wp-content/debug.log) within your site’s filesystem.

    There you can check for error logs, and if you are unsure how to troubleshoot it, you can send us a screenshot of the very latest error log date so that we can better look at it.

    Let me know if you have any questions or clarifications.

    Thanks

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