Server Error 500 After Modifying functions.php – Need Help Resolving the Issue

  • daphnebartal

    (@daphnebartal)


    1 year, 6 months ago

    Hello everyone,

    I recently encountered a 500 Internal Server Error on my WordPress site after making some changes to the functions.php file. I was attempting to add custom code to disable a specific HTML element on my website, but when I tried saving the changes, the site suddenly stopped loading and returned a 500 error on the front-end.

    Here’s what I did:

    1. I added some custom PHP code to remove a specific HTML element (a newsletter section) from the site.
    2. After saving the changes, the website returned a 500 Internal Server Error when I tried to access it.

      Can anyone help me resolve this? Any suggestions on what might have caused this error or how I can fix it would be greatly appreciated.

      Thanks in advance!

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    • George Appiah

      (@gappiah)

      1 year, 6 months ago

      I added some custom PHP code to remove a specific HTML element (a newsletter section) from the site.

      Remove that PHP code you added.

      If you added the code from the WordPress dashboard and cannot access the dashboard now, use FTP or your hosting provider’s web-based File Manager to locate the file you edited and revert the changes.

      Alternatively, you could restore a backup of your site if that’s easier (eg if your hosting provider has a 1-click backup/restore feature).

      Good luck!

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