Title: Plugin button is missing from the dashboard
Last modified: October 11, 2022

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# Plugin button is missing from the dashboard

 *  [0rion79](https://wordpress.org/support/users/0rion79/)
 * (@0rion79)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-button-is-missing-from-the-dashboard/)
 * Hi, recently I have resumed my personal website and even if it is up to date 
   to the latest WordPress.org version (version 6.0.2) I have noticed that the Plugin
   icon on the black vertical bar part of the dashboard is missing.
 * It is strange, since I have another website and everything is fine there, and
   I can somehow manage plugins from my cPanel but not from the WordPress dashboard,
   which is more practical and sometimes just necessary.
 * I have tried with the Reset plugin but it just causes my website to be unreachable,
   forcing me to seek for a backup.
 * I am the only user and should have all of the administrator’s privileges so I
   really don’t understand what’s going on.
 * Hope that you may help me!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fplugin-button-is-missing-from-the-dashboard%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-button-is-missing-from-the-dashboard/#post-16090128)
 * Can you show a screenshot of the view you see? You can upload it here: [https://imgur.com/](https://imgur.com/)
   and post the link here.
 *  Thread Starter [0rion79](https://wordpress.org/support/users/0rion79/)
 * (@0rion79)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-button-is-missing-from-the-dashboard/#post-16090204)
 * No problem. It’s here: [https://imgur.com/84dKiDh](https://imgur.com/84dKiDh)
 * My default language is Italian but you’ll just see that only the Plugin voice
   is missing from the left-sided menu.
 * Another weird thing is that I can’t add other users.
 * I have checked from cPanel and PhPMyAdmin and I result as an Administrator but
   it is like if I have limited privileges. The text I find there is a:1{s:13:”administrator”;
   b:1;} which is a bit different than what I found googling for a solution. I don’t
   know if it really matters though!
 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-button-is-missing-from-the-dashboard/#post-16090218)
 * `a:1:{s:13: "administrator";b:1;}` is correct for marking a user as administrator.
 * Can you access the URL? /wp-admin/plugins.php – is there a message?
 * Are you aware that you have any plugin installed to affect permissions? Adminize
   or User Profile Editor? You could also look via FTP what is in wp-content/plugins
   directory and remove suspicious plugin directories there.
 *  Thread Starter [0rion79](https://wordpress.org/support/users/0rion79/)
 * (@0rion79)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-button-is-missing-from-the-dashboard/#post-16090253)
 * I think you have hit the core of this topic: I can’t access that page and some
   text claims that I have not the permit to access that page.
 * I only have Elementor, Loginizer and Yoast active and deactivating them does 
   nothing.
 * I am not very practical with FTP but I’ll do my best to dig even there! I’d appreciate
   if you could provide some more specific directives to do so and anyway thank 
   you so much, you are the first person to seriously take my case!
 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-button-is-missing-from-the-dashboard/#post-16090324)
 * Then the permissions are obviously misaligned, by whatever means. Have a look
   in the options table. There should be a record with the option_name “wp_user_roles”.
   In this there is a longer serialized string as option_value in which the current
   permissions are available.
 * First make a backup of the database – just to be sure. Then save also what is
   in this field. Just copy this content completely (!) into an editor is enough.
   Then insert the WordPress default permissions there:
 * `a:5:{s:13:"administrator";a:2:{s:4:"name";s:13:"Administrator";s:12:"capabilities";
   a:61:{s:13:"switch_themes";b:1;s:11:"edit_themes";b:1;s:16:"activate_plugins";
   b:1;s:12:"edit_plugins";b:1;s:10:"edit_users";b:1;s:10:"edit_files";b:1;s:14:"
   manage_options";b:1;s:17:"moderate_comments";b:1;s:17:"manage_categories";b:1;
   s:12:"manage_links";b:1;s:12:"upload_files";b:1;s:6:"import";b:1;s:15:"unfiltered_html";
   b:1;s:10:"edit_posts";b:1;s:17:"edit_others_posts";b:1;s:20:"edit_published_posts";
   b:1;s:13:"publish_posts";b:1;s:10:"edit_pages";b:1;s:4:"read";b:1;s:8:"level_10";
   b:1;s:7:"level_9";b:1;s:7:"level_8";b:1;s:7:"level_7";b:1;s:7:"level_6";b:1;s:
   7:"level_5";b:1;s:7:"level_4";b:1;s:7:"level_3";b:1;s:7:"level_2";b:1;s:7:"level_1";
   b:1;s:7:"level_0";b:1;s:17:"edit_others_pages";b:1;s:20:"edit_published_pages";
   b:1;s:13:"publish_pages";b:1;s:12:"delete_pages";b:1;s:19:"delete_others_pages";
   b:1;s:22:"delete_published_pages";b:1;s:12:"delete_posts";b:1;s:19:"delete_others_posts";
   b:1;s:22:"delete_published_posts";b:1;s:20:"delete_private_posts";b:1;s:18:"edit_private_posts";
   b:1;s:18:"read_private_posts";b:1;s:20:"delete_private_pages";b:1;s:18:"edit_private_pages";
   b:1;s:18:"read_private_pages";b:1;s:12:"delete_users";b:1;s:12:"create_users";
   b:1;s:17:"unfiltered_upload";b:1;s:14:"edit_dashboard";b:1;s:14:"update_plugins";
   b:1;s:14:"delete_plugins";b:1;s:15:"install_plugins";b:1;s:13:"update_themes";
   b:1;s:14:"install_themes";b:1;s:11:"update_core";b:1;s:10:"list_users";b:1;s:
   12:"remove_users";b:1;s:13:"promote_users";b:1;s:18:"edit_theme_options";b:1;
   s:13:"delete_themes";b:1;s:6:"export";b:1;}}s:6:"editor";a:2:{s:4:"name";s:6:"
   Editor";s:12:"capabilities";a:34:{s:17:"moderate_comments";b:1;s:17:"manage_categories";
   b:1;s:12:"manage_links";b:1;s:12:"upload_files";b:1;s:15:"unfiltered_html";b:
   1;s:10:"edit_posts";b:1;s:17:"edit_others_posts";b:1;s:20:"edit_published_posts";
   b:1;s:13:"publish_posts";b:1;s:10:"edit_pages";b:1;s:4:"read";b:1;s:7:"level_7";
   b:1;s:7:"level_6";b:1;s:7:"level_5";b:1;s:7:"level_4";b:1;s:7:"level_3";b:1;s:
   7:"level_2";b:1;s:7:"level_1";b:1;s:7:"level_0";b:1;s:17:"edit_others_pages";
   b:1;s:20:"edit_published_pages";b:1;s:13:"publish_pages";b:1;s:12:"delete_pages";
   b:1;s:19:"delete_others_pages";b:1;s:22:"delete_published_pages";b:1;s:12:"delete_posts";
   b:1;s:19:"delete_others_posts";b:1;s:22:"delete_published_posts";b:1;s:20:"delete_private_posts";
   b:1;s:18:"edit_private_posts";b:1;s:18:"read_private_posts";b:1;s:20:"delete_private_pages";
   b:1;s:18:"edit_private_pages";b:1;s:18:"read_private_pages";b:1;}}s:6:"author";
   a:2:{s:4:"name";s:6:"Author";s:12:"capabilities";a:10:{s:12:"upload_files";b:
   1;s:10:"edit_posts";b:1;s:20:"edit_published_posts";b:1;s:13:"publish_posts";
   b:1;s:4:"read";b:1;s:7:"level_2";b:1;s:7:"level_1";b:1;s:7:"level_0";b:1;s:12:"
   delete_posts";b:1;s:22:"delete_published_posts";b:1;}}s:11:"contributor";a:2:{
   s:4:"name";s:11:"Contributor";s:12:"capabilities";a:5:{s:10:"edit_posts";b:1;
   s:4:"read";b:1;s:7:"level_1";b:1;s:7:"level_0";b:1;s:12:"delete_posts";b:1;}}
   s:10:"subscriber";a:2:{s:4:"name";s:10:"Subscriber";s:12:"capabilities";a:2:{
   s:4:"read";b:1;s:7:"level_0";b:1;}}}`
 * After that you should be able to access the plugin administration again. However,
   other permissions that other plugins have set are gone. So you would have to 
   de- and re-activate all plugins once. After that it should theoretically fit.
 *  Thread Starter [0rion79](https://wordpress.org/support/users/0rion79/)
 * (@0rion79)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-button-is-missing-from-the-dashboard/#post-16090495)
 * Thanks but it did not work. I made a backup with Notepad and then used your code:
   it just tells me that I have not the permits to enter the administration side
   of my own website.
 * It’s better to contact my host, maybe there is a root problem that is screwing
   things up!
 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-button-is-missing-from-the-dashboard/#post-16090507)
 * Whew, then something else is wrong with your wordpress database content. Your
   hosting support may be able to help you, perhaps by importing a working backup.
   I keep my fingers crossed.

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