Can't access wp-admin

  • I’m prepping a sand-box at a new host for migration and update to WP 3.5.1.

    Thinking I was working in the sand-box, I accidentally updated the public site to WP 3.5.1 and fried it. After re-installing 3.2.1 and restoring the wp-includes folder, it works as well as ever for visitors.

    The problem now is that when I try to access the admin functions, this error message appears:

    “Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp_get_update_data() in /home/heritage/public_html/wp-admin/menu.php on line 34.”

    I read menu.php in case it made sense to me [code-clueless]–sorry, it didn’t… What should I do???

    Many thanks for your help, Anna
    https://typeheritage.com

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  • You need to make sure to restore the wp-admin folder as well if you’re going to downgrade.

    Something does look very wrong with your site:

    “WordPress directory: //https://typeheritage.com/wp-content/plugins/scripts-gzip/gzip.php?css=wp-content%2Fplugins%2Fjquery-hover-footnotes%2Ffootnote-voodoo.css%3Fver%3D3.2.1%2Cwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fsuffusion%2Fstyle.css%3Fver%3D3.8.2%2Cwp-content”

    https://sitecheck.sucuri.net/results/typeheritage.com/

    Deactivate all your plugins by renaming (FTP) the plugins folder to old-plugins.

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    (@type-historian)

    Hi Seacoast Web Design,

    Thanks for your input. I had already discovered [the HARD Way!] that a couple of “hover” plugins so important for the original public site don’t work with WP 3.5.1.

    Since they are no longer supported, it looks like a tedious, manual cut ‘n’ paste of the data for existing plugins must be applied to new ones [OUCH!].

    This will be Another Chore for Another Day, huh?

    Thanks again, Anna

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    (@type-historian)

    Dear [dear!] DJDoubleXL189,

    Thanks SO much for your tip! So far, it looks as if restoring the original wp-admin folder did the j-o-b!

    You have saved may “bacon,” and I can’t thank you enough for the work you do as a WP trouble-shooting volunteer!!!

    Thanks again for your “downgrading” advice, Anna

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