Title: Fatal Error: Cannot instantiate…
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Fatal Error: Cannot instantiate…

 *  Resolved [Pixelpro20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixelpro20/)
 * (@pixelpro20)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-instantiate/)
 * I was trying to edit the HTML of my menubar in the Editor, and now all of a sudden
   I get this error message:
 * Fatal error: Cannot instantiate non-existent class: widget_comicpress_menubar
   in /homepages/28/d317709735/htdocs/wp-includes/widgets.php on line 324
 * If you want to see it for yourself, just try going to soulsymphonycomic.com.
 * It appears whenever I try to go to my website or even my WordPress control panel.
   I’m completely locked out. Can anybody help?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-instantiate/#post-1424478)
 * Try:
 * – accessing your site via FTP and renaming your current theme’s folder in wp-
   content/themes.
 * – [resetting the plugins folder](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)
   by FTP.
 *  Thread Starter [Pixelpro20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixelpro20/)
 * (@pixelpro20)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-instantiate/#post-1424494)
 * Renaming my current theme [comicpress]’s folder puts the site back up in general
   and gives me access to the WordPress control panel again, but it switches my 
   theme to one of the WordPress defaults.
 * Trying to activate the Comicpress theme brings the error back. How do I fix the
   apparently-damaged Comicpress theme?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-instantiate/#post-1424501)
 * Re-upload a fresh copy of the theme?
 *  Thread Starter [Pixelpro20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixelpro20/)
 * (@pixelpro20)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-instantiate/#post-1424509)
 * That seems to have done the trick. Thank you.

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 * [widget](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/widget/)

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 * Last reply from: [Pixelpro20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixelpro20/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cannot-instantiate/#post-1424509)
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