Thread: Categories & User Dashboard missing!

Categories & User Dashboard missing!

Hi,

I'm having two problems with my Vantage install.

FIRST PROBLEM: while the site is up and most functions seem to work, all my categories have disappeared. More confusing, the slugs apparently still exist, because when I tried to re-enter the categories, I am told they already exist. In fact, in the add new category page, it says there are 21, yet none appear in the listings.

SECOND PROBLEM: Clicking on the user dashboard (top of page, not the vantage dashboard) gives a 'not found' error. Same thing from the home page. Where is it?

THE BACK STORY: I encountered a difficult problem earlier today when I decided to change the directory url in vantage ->settings. I thought I could then simply change the directory name on my server, but that didn't make things easier. All I can say is, the site went haywire and I could not reset, nor could I access wp-admin. Had an extremely difficult time with the .htaccess file which seemed the biggest problem (all my main directories were messed up) but after nine hours (!) I was able to bring the site came back to life.

So, then I backed up my database and reinstalled both WP & Vantage, using the original db. Interestingly, I could not load the theme in the usual way, by selecting a zip file. Instead I got a "Failed to write to disk" error, so I then installed via ftp.

I've even re-installed my backup database, but it makes no difference, so I don't believe the db is corrupted, though I suppose it's possible.

I am planning to launch the site this Tuesday (9/4) and would really appreciate a helping hand here. I'd like to get my categories and dashboard back, rather than having to delete everything to start all over again. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,

Jeff
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