Title: Admin css isn’t working Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Admin css isn’t working * Resolved [SeanDBurke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seandburke/) * (@seandburke) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-css-isnt-working/) * On my hosted site, not on WP, the admin interface is not theming. IOW, all of the links and controls are listing vertically. It doesn’t look at all like the WP.com admin pages. * Have I flubbed the install? Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * [ladydelaluna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ladydelaluna/) * (@ladydelaluna) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-css-isnt-working/#post-375918) * i’m confused – the admin interface isn’t really supposed to “theme” – can you put up a screenshot for us or something? * Thread Starter [SeanDBurke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seandburke/) * (@seandburke) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-css-isnt-working/#post-376211) * Here’s a link to an image showing what I am looking at when I login: [http://seandburke.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/AdminPg.png](http://seandburke.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/AdminPg.png) * Any suggestions? * I’ve recently uploaded the 2.02 version and it didn’t fix the problem. Thanks in advance. – Sean * [ladydelaluna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ladydelaluna/) * (@ladydelaluna) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-css-isnt-working/#post-376220) * wow… that’s really weird. * you said you recently “uploaded” the 2.0.2 version – did you run upgrade.php?( i know, it might seem silly… but you never know) * Thread Starter [SeanDBurke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seandburke/) * (@seandburke) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-css-isnt-working/#post-376265) * I did run that program. I am considering reinstalling so I can use WP to manage my entire site. Perhaps starting over will help. I’m assuming I can restore the database afterwards? Please tell me I’m right. Don’t know what happened… Oh well.– Sean * [ladydelaluna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ladydelaluna/) * (@ladydelaluna) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-css-isnt-working/#post-376362) * yes – the database is what holds all your content (posts, pages, etc) so as long as you make a backup, you should be fine to wipe out the install and start fresh, restore the database, and be good to go. * [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/) – Podz has some great resources on dealing with moving WP and all that jazz. * [hyperactive-media](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hyperactive-media/) * (@hyperactive-media) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-css-isnt-working/#post-376368) * that screenshot looks like what i see when i log in to my site using my PocketPC. * strange .. * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-css-isnt-working/#post-376369) * Login, press Ctrl and F5 together with the browser open on admin. * **There is no need to delete / reinstall or anything as drastic. Please don’t do that – it will NOT solve the problem** * It’s a CSS problem. Nothing more weird than that. * Thread Starter [SeanDBurke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seandburke/) * (@seandburke) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-css-isnt-working/#post-376457) * Oh, boy. I get an error: “CGI-limits reached, please try again later!” Perhaps it’s a problem with my hosting account… [http://www.1and1.com](http://www.1and1.com) * -Sean * [macmadame](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmadame/) * (@macmadame) * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-css-isnt-working/#post-376533) * I have the same problem but ctrl-F5 did not solve it. I realized right away it was a css problem but nothing I’ve tried can fix it. * I’m using Safari on a Mac running OS X 10.2.6. * [dvgrrl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dvgrrl/) * (@dvgrrl) * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-css-isnt-working/#post-376544) * Does anyone have any solutions for this yet? I am not seeing css for my admin on either a mac or pc! I have tried reinstalling etc. No luck. Help?! * [ekg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ekg/) * (@ekg) * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-css-isnt-working/#post-376548) * yeah. edit the file /wp-admin/wp-adminn.css * line 149: * p, li, dl, dd, dt { line-height: 130%; } * and change into: * p, li, dl, dd, dt { line-height: 100%; } * fixed problem for me. * [wwbrad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wwbrad/) * (@wwbrad) * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-css-isnt-working/#post-376589) * I had the same symptoms, found the problem, and fixed it quite easily. * Problem: In my case the problem was that I installed WP on a server with no domain name yet. So “wp-admin/index.php” was looking for “wp-admin.css” on the wrong server, ie. on mydomain.com rather than [my IP number] server where WP is installed. (I’m migrating servers and migrating from MovableType, if all goes well.) * Solution: I uploaded “wp-admin.css” to where WP was looking for it: [http://mydomain.com/wordpress/wp-admin/](http://mydomain.com/wordpress/wp-admin/) I just created a couple new folders to the server currently using the domain name and uploaded the CSS file. That sorted it. * When the domain name gets moved to the new server, it will work normally. * I’m using OS X 10.4.8 with Safari and Firefox. My problem had nothing to do with the browsers or the actual CSS code. * [cokaigne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cokaigne/) * (@cokaigne) * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-css-isnt-working/#post-376592) * I had this problem, but CTRL & F5 did the job for me… * I guess it was some sort of caching problem in my case – I hadn’t installed or upgraded anything between it working and not working, so I was fairly sure nothing needed “fixing” per se… * Thanks! Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) The topic ‘Admin css isn’t working’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 13 replies * 9 participants * Last reply from: [cokaigne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cokaigne/) * Last activity: [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-css-isnt-working/#post-376592) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics