Cannot Add new Post

  • Resolved imkamalkumar

    (@imkamalkumar)


    15 years, 11 months ago

    I just upgraded to version 3.0. But before that I was frequently getting 500 Internal Server Error in wp-admin. I deleted w3 total cache plugin. Now I am having another problem. When I click add new post in admin area I get following error message.

    edit_posts capability to your user, in order to be authorized to post.
You can also e-mail the admin to ask for a promotion.
When you’re promoted, just reload this page and you’ll be able to blog. :)'), get_option('admin_email')); ?>

    Please Help

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    15 years, 11 months ago

    It sounds like your account may have lost admin privileges for some reason.

    Access your database via phpMyAdmin (most hosting providers offer this in their control panel), go to the wp_users table and find the row for your user_login . Note the ID of this row. Now, go to the wp_usermeta table and find the wp_capabilities row for your user_id . Set the value of this row to a:1:{s:13:"administrator";b:1;}

    Thread Starter imkamalkumar

    (@imkamalkumar)

    15 years, 11 months ago

    Thank you so much for your reply.

    I am so sorry to say that I could not properly follow your instruction. I managed to go to phpMyAdmin and find the user_login row under wp-users. But I could not find any id. I also went to wp_usermeta table but could not find wp_capabilities. I would be really thankful if you could reply with detailed instruction. I am just a beginner 🙁

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    15 years, 11 months ago

    If they aren’t there, then your database has been severely damaged. Do you have a recent backup that you can restore from?

    Thread Starter imkamalkumar

    (@imkamalkumar)

    15 years, 11 months ago

    Sorry, I misunderstood my database. They are fine. And I found all the rows you mentioned. wp_capabilities already have the value a:1:{s:13:”administrator”;b:1;}

    Please help

    Thread Starter imkamalkumar

    (@imkamalkumar)

    15 years, 11 months ago

    The problem seems to be solved now. It was because of some crappy plugins. I deactivated all of them and the problem is solved. Thank you macmanx for your support. 🙂

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    15 years, 11 months ago

    You’re welcome!

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