• I tried to update functions.php and config.php to change web address, nothing worked so I removed but site not working now. cannot log into wordpress admin
    Please help!!

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  • Thread Starter seasidebeach

    (@seasidebeach)

    website seasidebeachhomedecor.com

    Try to FTP to your site and remove the changes you did on the functions.php and config.php.

    Thread Starter seasidebeach

    (@seasidebeach)

    I did. I changed in child theme. Also checked wp- config and functions in regular theme and there is nothing in there. All has been removed. still nothing
    I deleted browser history and also tried from different browser

    Im not sure what else to do

    Let’s try to change the current theme to a working one.
    Here are the steps:
    – ftp to your site
    – rename the folder of your current theme to something else
    – rename the folder of the working theme to your current theme
    – try to login

    For example, if your current theme is themeX and the working theme is themeY, rename themeX to themeZ and rename themeY to themeX. Hope this works for you.

    Thread Starter seasidebeach

    (@seasidebeach)

    Oh lord, this is out of my league but I thank you for helping and I will try anything

    But…What do you mean current and working themes??

    I have Cerauno theme but child theme is active
    Which folders am I remaining

    rename the child theme(themeX) to something else(themeZ) and find a theme(themeY) that is working to the name of the child theme(themeX).

    Thread Starter seasidebeach

    (@seasidebeach)

    Did not work

    Site comes up but with no template (same as before) and I still cannot login into seasidebeachhomedecor.com/wp-admin. I get page that says Example Domain

    You might want to get a clean Cerauno child theme and use it as themeY I mentioned above.

    Thread Starter seasidebeach

    (@seasidebeach)

    should i change those folders back??

    Thread Starter seasidebeach

    (@seasidebeach)

    how do i do that if I cant log into admin

    Sure. You should change them back to the previous state if the solution does not work for you.

    Thread Starter seasidebeach

    (@seasidebeach)

    Im not understanding why I cannot log into admin and getting Example Domain page. Even if the Child Theme is defuncked, why cant I log in

    @seasidebeach

    Using FTP like chienyi told you. Your host provider should have given you FTP login and password to modify your website files at will. It’s another way to access your site backdoor if things are broken with dashboard.

    More info on using FTP here:
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Using_FileZilla
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/FTP_Clients

    Then download themes on your computer, and upload or change them (name of folders) remotely on your website over there:

    yoursite.com/wp-content/themes > list of themes

    Filezilla is a free ftp client, you can use on Windows, Mac, Linux for example. Just follow instructions of Chienyi, once you are connected and see the list of directories / files under wp-content/themes folder.

    Hope it helps, basically FTP is the explorer/file listing of your website that allows you to change folders, files, erase them at will.

    Thread Starter seasidebeach

    (@seasidebeach)

    I have Filezilla thats what Im using.

    I already changed folder names as stated above and did not work. My site has no template layout and I cannot log into admin… For some reason my site is redirecting me to Example Domain page when I try to log in

    Okay,

    Try this please:

    Go to the root of website/WP and delete .htaccess file.

    I stay a little around to see the outcome. But looks like you have a DNS or server/hosting issue.

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