Upgrade Mistake, deleted wp-content (2.0.3 to 2.0.4 upgrade)

  • Hi,
    First of all I have tried searching on these forums but haven’t found anything relevant yet.
    I was upgrading from 2.0.3 to 2.0.4 and I deleted wp-content by mistake.
    I didn’t delete other files like robots.txt, .htaccess and wp-config.php. Also, the database is still intact. Is there anything I can do to restore the Blog? Is any information from wp-content stored in the database?
    I have asked my host to restore the wp-content folder but looks like that it may take few days.

    Thanks all.

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  • If you haven’t customized your theme, then nothing is lost, simply upload the wp-content from the download, and upload the theme you were using. If you did customize the theme you were using, you’ll have to either re-modify the theme, or wait for your host to give you an archive of your post.

    THough hindsight is 20/20, this is a perfect example of why reading and following all the upgrade instructions are important. They always state to backup the entire site, including the database BEFORE upgrading.

    Thread Starter shakeb

    (@shakeb)

    Thanks for your reply.
    The folder’s have been backed up now and the site is back to normal.I did have the database backed up which I deleted. Also by mistake I deleted my whole Photo Gallery (don’t know what was I smoking lol!). Thanks for the information.
    The wp-content folder has been backed up and now the site seems to be working however according to the instructions at https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Upgrading_WordPress#Upgrade_2.0.3_to_2.0.4
    it should ask me to upgrade the database once i logon as admin after the upgrade, which it didn’t. I don’t know what’s wrong. My site however says that it is 2.0.4 (Look at the very bottom of the page).
    I don’t know what’s going on. I also had that Maintenance Mode Plugin activated before I did the upgrade. I am not sure if that made any difference.
    Edit. I manually tried the /wp-admin/upgrade.php link and it went fine. So I hope it has been upgraded.

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