Help! Update fine on site, but WP Admin messed up

Katmoody · #1 Jul 7, 2011, 03:22 AM

Hi -
I backed up everything and have looked between my old folders and the new ones on the site and I just don't understand what happened. I upgraded to the newest Wordpress release. My site - looks fine so far. But the lefthand side of my WP-Admin is gone ... like all that navigation went bye-bye.
Help!
Please remember I am very new to all of this as well. Did I forget to do something simple? I just know I need my sidebar :-)
Thanks
Katrina

KatyDigg · #2 Jul 7, 2011, 03:34 AM

Hi Katrina,

Are you referring to the Left Sidebar in the Dashboard of WP Admin.

If so, it is the new "collapse menu" feature.

There is a small right arrow button at the Left sidebar area so as to "expand" the menu.

Katmoody · #3 Jul 7, 2011, 03:37 AM

I don't see an arrow?

KatyDigg · #4 Jul 7, 2011, 03:39 AM

Admittedly, it is tiny (and if you have your dashboard set to Blue) and very pale. I would look down the very narrow left hand side, slowly, from top to mid-way....and it ought to be there! Hopefully.

Can you see the listing of Icons (which expand out upon Hover) the pale right arrow button is beneath the final icon.

Katmoody · #5 Jul 7, 2011, 03:46 AM

NOthing is expanding or working ... I'm not sure what happened but something went wrong. I'm attempting to rollback the installation so I can start fresh tomorrow.

KatyDigg · #6 Jul 7, 2011, 03:59 AM

Did you do Auto Update or Manual Update.

I always find Manual is best, often things can, and do, go wrong with the Auto Update.

Katmoody · #7 Jul 7, 2011, 08:43 AM

I did an auto update ... stupid me. Now I can't get it to roll back and I have no idea how to fix this. *sniffs* At least the site is still up. <--silver lining

KatyDigg · #8 Jul 7, 2011, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Katmoody

I did an auto update ... stupid me. Now I can't get it to roll back and I have no idea how to fix this. *sniffs* At least the site is still up. <--silver lining

As I recall, that's the sort of scenario I once found myself in, consquently, only manual updates will do.

If you've got backups before running the auto update then all is not quite so bleak.

Katmoody · #9 Jul 7, 2011, 09:37 AM

Live and learn, right? I do have a full site backup and a database backup in place. And my webhost is a sweetheart and looking into it this morning for me as well. :-)

Katmoody · #10 Jul 7, 2011, 10:52 AM

And he fixed it! Yay!

KatyDigg · #11 Jul 7, 2011, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Katmoody

And he fixed it! Yay!

So very glad to "hear"