Title: Main Navigation Menu Missing
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Main Navigation Menu Missing

 *  [normanh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/normanh/)
 * (@normanh)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/main-navigation-menu-missing/)
 * I have updated to 3.2 and now the main navigation menu is completely missing.
   
   The only way I can get to my installed plugins or themes is to enter this address:
   http:mysitename.com/wp-admin/plugins.php or /themes.php I installed the “Health
   Check” plugin and it says everything is OK. I have tried to rectify this but 
   with no success . I would be most appreciative of any help. Thanks in anticipation,
   Norman Holden

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/main-navigation-menu-missing/#post-2165703)
 * Try:
    – switching to the Twenty Ten theme by renaming your current theme’s folder
   in wp-content/themes using [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) or whatever
   file management application your host provides.
 * – [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 or phpMyAdmin.
 *  [bbmughal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bbmughal/)
 * (@bbmughal)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/main-navigation-menu-missing/#post-2165716)
 * Hey same thing happened to me. I went to http:mysitename.com/wp-admin/plugins.
   php and disabled all my plugins. Got it all back. Now to reactivate each and 
   every plugin individually to see which one is being a pain in the ***.
 * If it it not the plugins then must be the theme. Deactivating plugins got it 
   back for instantly 🙂
 *  [bbmughal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bbmughal/)
 * (@bbmughal)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/main-navigation-menu-missing/#post-2165719)
 * Ok I checked. WP-insert was the problem. There is an update out for the plugin
   but that does not seem to be working either.
 * For now that one will be have to remain inactive. I need that plugin though
 *  Thread Starter [normanh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/normanh/)
 * (@normanh)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/main-navigation-menu-missing/#post-2165889)
 * Thank you so much for your help and advice – I really appreciate it.
    I found
   the “pain in the ****” plugin and deactivated it and all is back. I have just
   received a message from the plugin creators advising that a update is available.
   This update appears to have fixed the problem.
 *  [katalonian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katalonian/)
 * (@katalonian)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/main-navigation-menu-missing/#post-2165892)
 * I do not have this plugin, but still cant see dashboard menu. I need to check
   my themes?
 *  [kangenguru](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kangenguru/)
 * (@kangenguru)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/main-navigation-menu-missing/#post-2166068)
 * I installed wp-insert 1.7.4 but still have the problem despite following the 
   [reset by FTP procedure at this link](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)
 *  [kangenguru](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kangenguru/)
 * (@kangenguru)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/main-navigation-menu-missing/#post-2166069)
 * and now I am getting a 500 internal server error

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 7 replies
 * 5 participants
 * Last reply from: [kangenguru](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kangenguru/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/main-navigation-menu-missing/#post-2166069)
 * Status: not resolved

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