Title: Missing Dashboard Items
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Missing Dashboard Items

 *  Resolved [tuftz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tuftz/)
 * (@tuftz)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-dashboard-items-2/)
 * I have recently taken over a WP website which has no Plugins nor Settings heading
   on the dashboard page. Also, there seems to be no way to edit the front page 
   items and the media library does not have any of the front page pictures in it.
   I am stumped as to how to edit certain items as the post and page headings do
   not contain any of the front page items.

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 *  [lisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contentiskey/)
 * (@contentiskey)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-dashboard-items-2/#post-7109558)
 * is your username set up with the administrator role?
    do you have access to the
   database via phpmyadmin? do you have access to the theme files via FTP?
 *  Thread Starter [tuftz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tuftz/)
 * (@tuftz)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-dashboard-items-2/#post-7109677)
 * Hi contentiskey,
 * No, the username i have has no profile item regarding administrator – i hadn’t
   noticed this when i took over the site.
 * No to the database isssue i do not have access to the account.
 * No to the FTP access.
 * Guess i’m screwed until i can get access to the hosting account.
 * Thanks for the questions – they point out to me what i need to do now.
 *  [lisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contentiskey/)
 * (@contentiskey)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-dashboard-items-2/#post-7109683)
 * if you can get into the database, roles can be changed for current users to give
   different levels of permissions.
 *  Thread Starter [tuftz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tuftz/)
 * (@tuftz)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-dashboard-items-2/#post-7109690)
 * Thank you fro reminding me – yes i do understand how to do that. Unfortunately
   i do not have access to the database at this time so i am dead in the water on
   this one.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [tuftz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tuftz/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-dashboard-items-2/#post-7109690)
 * Status: resolved

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