Updated to wordpress 5.5.1 doesn’t work

Check the user currently set on the file permissions matches what is in apache2/httpd.conf. The part of httpd.conf that specifies the user is as follows and you’ll need to restart Apache after any changes. <IfModule unixd_module> # # If you wish httpd to run as a different user or group, you must run # httpd … Read more

Weird white space in admin area

Well that didn’t take long to figure out.. I’ve dealt with this before, but could never figure it out. Obfuscated code. Impulsively I deleted the directory, but they’ll be back. If you see these weird random PHP files, your site needs to be scrubbed and relaunched from backups. Preferably XML data files with no code. … Read more

What event I can tap into that fires before loading wp-admin page?

The earliest admin related hook I can see is admin_menu, so before that comes (listing only useful core hooks, from later to earlier) auth_redirect update_option wp_loaded init pre_get_posts after_setup_theme get_template_part setup_theme plugins_loaded muplugins_loaded What are you trying to do, exactly? the complete answer depends on your use case.

Locked out of site admin after change of URL

You need to get access to the database ( and for this you need cpanel access probably ) – commonly, this is via PHPMYADMIN, most hosts have it and then you need to go to the wp_options table and find two references, these are normally on the first and second page of rows – they … Read more

How to create a new section on the wordpress admin dashboard?

You should take a look at Custom Post Type. CPT are what we use if we want to add more data to our website (events, projects…) https://wordpress.org/support/article/post-types/ If you’re not a developer, take a look at this plugins : Create a post type in admin https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/ Add fields to your post types (in admin) https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/ … Read more