Title: Setup: “Save Changes” button not shown Last modified: March 5, 2018 --- # Setup: “Save Changes” button not shown * [nanobrain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nanobrain/) * (@nanobrain) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setup-save-changes-button-not-shown/) * I downloaded and installed the plugin. Activated, no problem. * When configuring the settings, all of the fields are visible (and initially blank) down to setting the “Dashboard Widget or Admin Page” option. * Below that, it says “Can’t Select Database”, followed by several WordPress diagnostic tips. The “Save Changes” button isn’t visible. * So, I can’t save any of the “Database Settings” fields. * This seems like kind of a chicken-and-egg problem. I can’t save the setup info unless it can access the database, but I can’t access the database unless I’ve already saved the setup info. * I’m probably doing something wrong. This seems like the same question that “bowfins1” asked many months ago, but that thread was closed without any info about how it was fixed. Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Plugin Author [redeyedmonster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redeyedmonster/) * (@redeyedmonster) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setup-save-changes-button-not-shown/#post-10039179) * Can you post a screen shot of the ‘diagnostic tips’, The save changes button should always be visible. * Thread Starter [nanobrain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nanobrain/) * (@nanobrain) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setup-save-changes-button-not-shown/#post-10047356) * Thanks for your reply. I’d have responded earlier except I didn’t get a notification. * Here is a link to an image (on my Google drive – couldn’t figure out how to include the image directly here) * [Screen capture showing no “Save” button.](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-sV5nOGC-6O0e3SDSq65IdE4u0-JZXQX/view?usp=sharing) * Note: I’m running WordPress locally for debugging – not on the live internet. - This reply was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by [nanobrain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nanobrain/). - This reply was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by [nanobrain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nanobrain/). * Thread Starter [nanobrain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nanobrain/) * (@nanobrain) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setup-save-changes-button-not-shown/#post-10047360) * Note: That screen capture is with the browser scrolled all the way to the bottom of the page – there is nothing on the page below that. * Plugin Author [redeyedmonster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redeyedmonster/) * (@redeyedmonster) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setup-save-changes-button-not-shown/#post-10048700) * I’m sorry, I am unable to recreate your issue and the WordPress ‘tips’ displayed are not part of my plugin. Where did you download the plugin from? Is it a fork of my original which can be found here: [https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/edit-any-table/](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/edit-any-table/). * Without having access to your database etc. it is almost impossible to diagnose. Have you checked all the relevant details via a program such as phpmyadmin? * All I can suggest is that you completely uninstall the plugin and try again …. sorry. * Thread Starter [nanobrain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nanobrain/) * (@nanobrain) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setup-save-changes-button-not-shown/#post-10050039) * I downloaded the plugin from the wordpress.org page. * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/edit-any-table/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/edit-any-table/) * Thanks for your replies. * Thread Starter [nanobrain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nanobrain/) * (@nanobrain) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setup-save-changes-button-not-shown/#post-10051551) * Additional information: The default WP table prefix in this installation has been changed from “wp_” to “hjk_”. Would that make a difference to this plugin? * Plugin Author [redeyedmonster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redeyedmonster/) * (@redeyedmonster) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setup-save-changes-button-not-shown/#post-10056556) * The table prefix shouldn’t make any difference. This is most bizarre, it’s been a while since I wrote this but I have gone over and over my code and there is nothing in there that would hide the save button or output the messages you are getting. Looking at the message again I am wondering if it isn’t something to do with the general connectivity to your database and the fact that it’s showing on the plugin page is a red herring. Do you have any other plugins installed that have settings pages? Is this message popping up anywhere else? * Thread Starter [nanobrain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nanobrain/) * (@nanobrain) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setup-save-changes-button-not-shown/#post-10071818) * Yes, there are several other plugins installed. Contact Form 7, Participants Database, Backup Buddy, and a few others. * All of those plugins have their own settings pages though. “Edit Any Table” is the only plugin I have that uses the main WordPress settings menu. * I’m not sure if that is significant. * Thread Starter [nanobrain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nanobrain/) * (@nanobrain) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setup-save-changes-button-not-shown/#post-10072562) * Update: I do have one other plugin that uses the WordPress “settings” menu. It seems to be working normally (the “Limit Login Attempts” plugin). 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