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Maytha Satika
Courses Plus Student 506 PointsWordpress Widget 'Oops! That page can’t be found.' - Error 404
When i click Appearance > Widget on my wordpress admin dashboard it brings me to my website url: http://www.caradesain.com/wp-admin/widgets.php with a message saying: 'Oops! That page can’t be found.' - Error 404
4 Answers
Luke Pettway
16,593 PointsHave you updated or moved your site recently? Whenever I have seen this it is typically a broken core install. If you browse your install and go to the wp-admin folder, is there a file in there called widgets.php?
Maytha Satika
Courses Plus Student 506 PointsHi Luke,
Thank you for your reply.
I didn't edit any of my core files like html, .php code or move my site recently. When i go to my file manager, the widgets.php is still there, i never move or edit the file before.
Luke Pettway
16,593 PointsNext step would be to disable any plugins you have, one at a time, checking each time to see if the page comes back up. Sometimes a plugin can cause that to happen. What theme are you using by chance?
Maytha Satika
Courses Plus Student 506 PointsHi Luke, thanks again for your response. I tried deactivating all my plugins, but the problem still persist. Do you have any other solution? I'm using Armada from Dream theme.
Luke Pettway
16,593 PointsIf you switch themes to a default install like TwentySixteen, does it load?
Maytha Satika
Courses Plus Student 506 PointsI've tried switching to TwentySixteen Theme, my widget still showing up as "not found". What should i do now?
Luke Pettway
16,593 PointsWhenever I run into a situation like that I backup the site, delete wp-admin and wp-includes, leaving wp-content alone (don't delete that one!). Then I download a fresh copy of WP and copy both the wp-admin and wp-includes folder for the newest version and place them back into my website.
It is possible a part of the core install was corrupted somehow when it was installed. After that I might contact your web host and see if there is anything on their end breaking the functionality.