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WordPress “Change URL Settings” Breaks Dashboard

Last updated on February 18, 2017
Posted on June 25, 2010

Unable to login or can’t login to your wordpress dashboard, because you changed URL settings, and your blog home page is broken. Usually it will have white blackground without style. This step by step tips is going to fix this dashboard error problem by resetting your wordpress URL in database.

This is common wordpress blog problem if you just changed in dashboard “Settings” then “General” URL settings. What can happen is your blog has white page without css style. And the worst, you can not login to your dashboard with the warning error messages.


I strongly recommend that you do quick database backup before following this Tutorial.

This post is going to fix login problems to your wordpress dashboard because URL changes, the common error message would be;

1. "Warning: is_writeable() [function.is-writable].."
2. "Warning: Cannot modify header information-.."

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Here are the fix steps if you have this dashboard error problem:

1. Login to your cPanel, open phpMyAdmin. Choose the database you used to install wordpress.

2. If you are not sure which database you use (in case you have many databases) you may want to go to “File Manager” and open “wp-config.php” file, and see this line:
define ('DB_NAME', 'kimi_wp3db');

Obviously your database name is different than kimi_wp3db.

3. We are back to phpMyAdmin and select the database. Click the database and look for wp_options. You might have different table prefix but in this demo, it is in wpsammy_options.

4. After you click that table, navigate to the first line, “siteurl”. Click the pencil icon to edit.

5. Switch the URL to original URL. In this tutorial, i added “blog” in dashboard URL settings, so i delete “blog” folder name. It goes otherwise if you have original in yourdomain.com/wordpress, for example, then you must add /wordpress in the end.

Click “Go”.

6. Next step is to click the arrow button.  (see image).

8. Now, you will look for the 7th line, where it says “home”. Same as the previous method, click “pencil” icon to edit.

9. Do the same with step 6. Don’t forget to click “Go”.

10. If you done all the steps correctly, you should be able to fix your broken dashboard, by typing yourdomain.com/wp-admin in the browser.

Video Tutorial:

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Comments

  1. Sally says

    June 26, 2010 at 12:17 am

    Hey Kimi,

    Things like this scare me and show me how little I know about blogs!

    Thanks for sharing it, even though I have not had this problem I am sure many blog owners have.

    Sally 🙂

    • Kimi says

      June 26, 2010 at 7:15 am

      @Sally, Yes, lots of people have this problem, even i am scared too lol. But if we always religiously do backup, it’s already saved 😀

      Thanks for coming by Sally.

  2. Merrin says

    July 8, 2010 at 5:10 am

    Thanks for this, I was starting to have a major stress out! All fixed now thanks to your clear instructions.

    • Kimi says

      July 8, 2010 at 8:53 am

      @Merrin, I am glad you got it fixed!

      You know, i am so happy and get encouraged whenever people comment and tell me if it works out for them.

      Thanks for commenting.

  3. Merrin says

    July 8, 2010 at 11:36 am

    I didn’t fix my main problem though – I am trying to remove ‘/wordpress’ from my site URL. It is driving me crazy. I have tried following the codex instructions but I just get lost. And cannot find any kind of video tutorial on the subject. My WP account is hosted with GoDaddy, and I have no idea what a FTP program is or why I would need one.
    Any suggestions would be appreciated.
    Thanks

    • Kimi says

      July 8, 2010 at 11:43 am

      @Merrin, I have made a video tutorial how to move wordpress to the root: https://www.wpvidz.com/move-wordpress-to-the-root/

      I recommend you watch the video till the end, if the result is what you want to achieve for your blog.

      If you then want to follow the tutorial, don’t forget to back up your database, this is how: https://www.wpvidz.com/backup-wordpress-database/

      I hope this will help.

  4. oren says

    July 14, 2010 at 9:23 pm

    Kimi, This was a lifesaver!!! Thanks so much! I will definitely recommend this blog!

    • Kimi says

      July 15, 2010 at 7:35 am

      @oren, So glad it was a help! You’re welcome.

      That is awesome and nice of you to recommend this blog Oren, thank you for this.

  5. Helleasip says

    July 20, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    Hi VEry nice posts i’sure i’sts nice..

    • Kimi says

      July 21, 2010 at 8:21 am

      @Helleasip, Thanks, hope it also helps 😉

  6. Miguel says

    September 14, 2010 at 12:38 am

    This works WAAAY faster:

    1. Locate your “functions.php” (in your theme folder)

    2. Directly under “<?php" in the first line, paste this:

    update_option('siteurl','http://yoursitename.com&#039;);
    update_option('home','http://yoursitename.com&#039;);

    Save it, log in to your admin. Your site now works!

    3. Back in your functions.php, delete this code once it is fixed. Your site should still work fine.

    You're welcome 🙂

    • Kimi says

      September 14, 2010 at 6:35 am

      Hello Miguel,

      I have never tried that, but maybe that works too. In this blog, i only give my readers tips that i have ever tried myself.

      Thanks for the great input and nice words.

      • Miguel says

        September 14, 2010 at 6:54 am

        Anytime, Kimi. I like your blog. I actually found it for this same problem. I tried your method and it worked great, but I had a few co-workers help me find this 3-step technique and found it works as well. Keep up the great work!

  7. mohammad says

    September 16, 2010 at 1:42 am

    thak you so much

    great site go on … !

    • Kimi says

      September 16, 2010 at 7:01 am

      You’re most welcome! Thanks for the nice words.

  8. anwar says

    October 8, 2010 at 1:01 pm

    Hey Kimi..

    I never usually comment on any site…

    ..But ive never been so stressed about losing something as important as my website.

    your instructions were clear and concise.

    you helped me immensely.
    i only hope those who run into this situation find this tutorial asap!!

    i wish you all the best karma.. 🙂

    anwar

    • Kimi says

      October 8, 2010 at 6:44 pm

      Hey Anwar,

      I am glad you got it fixed, and i hope the same too 🙂

      Thanks so much for the encouraging comments and your nice words,

      Best,
      Kimi.

  9. Sajan says

    October 21, 2010 at 10:58 am

    hello there
    i can’t express how thankful i am to you
    i just messed with the site url of my site. and i got really anxious about it then i hurriedly googled about that and found your article and quickly recovered it. It’s a new site that my brother gave to me.
    Thank you very much once again.

    • Kimi says

      October 21, 2010 at 1:37 pm

      Hey Sajan,

      Glad it was fixed! I know how you feel.

      Good luck for your new blog, and thanks for your nice words =D

  10. YG says

    December 9, 2010 at 3:02 am

    Hi – Chris Garrett recommended this link to me and it definitely works and saved my sanity after hours of total defeat!

    Thanks so much!!! I’ll definitely be reading your blog to avoid my many pitfalls in blogging trail and error!

  11. Harry V. says

    January 8, 2011 at 5:13 pm

    Kimi,
    Thank you for this post!
    You just saved me few hours of trying to fix my stupid URL change.
    Thank you again!

    • Kimi says

      January 10, 2011 at 7:25 am

      Harry,

      I am glad it helped.

      Thanks for the comment!

  12. Preston says

    March 10, 2011 at 12:54 am

    True lifesaver. Thank you!

    • Kimi says

      March 10, 2011 at 6:41 am

      Most welcome!

  13. Allison says

    March 10, 2011 at 5:59 am

    YOU SAVED MY WEBSITE. thank you for the clear and concise instructions!

    • Kimi says

      March 10, 2011 at 6:42 am

      Most welcome! Thanks

  14. Linnea says

    April 9, 2011 at 12:12 pm

    Thank you so much for this! Great clear instructions. Keep up the good work!

  15. Jon says

    April 22, 2011 at 5:16 am

    You are kinda my favorite person in the world right now. By far most helpful blog post I have ever read, this saved my blog without a doubt. Youre a total stud!!!

  16. Jon says

    April 22, 2011 at 5:26 am

    Oh and 1 question: My blog and dashboard went back to normal, but when I click ones of the months in my archives or one of my categories, the links are still broken. Any ideas of why that still is?

  17. Neil Ellis says

    June 4, 2011 at 6:03 pm

    thanks this was really helpful and worked superbly

  18. Vishal says

    June 28, 2011 at 8:39 am

    hey..you’re the boss!!! thanks. I thought I had to reinstall and rebuild the site all over again…you saved precious time for me. I really appreciate your helpful tutorial!! Thanks again.

  19. nikos says

    July 11, 2011 at 2:24 am

    thanks very much! You saved me!

  20. Pengbluzie says

    August 9, 2011 at 6:41 pm

    Thanks a lot!
    I thought my website would be gone forever.
    That solution is totally brilliant and fast to do!

  21. Samuel says

    August 22, 2011 at 4:55 pm

    Thank you SO MUCH ! A clear, well explained tutorial to recover access to database and blog…
    You saved me as well !
    THANK YOU !

  22. shawn says

    August 22, 2011 at 11:24 pm

    Thanks man this saved my arrss!

  23. Al says

    August 24, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    Well, this website is great. Thank-you for taking the time to provide both written and video instructions (I liked the video as it was very clear). I chose a wordpress site as I do not want to know much about websites early on and so I like the way you taught the user to repair the problem with basic knowledge.

    I will take the time to watch your other videos and as I am sure that I will save some time doing so. Once again, thanks for taking the time to broadcast this information.

  24. Imran says

    August 26, 2011 at 1:10 am

    This Post is absolutely wonderful. I really appreciate it.

  25. John says

    October 7, 2011 at 11:42 am

    Thanks for this fix, I thought I had lost access to my site for ever and that I would have to rebuild my site all over again.

    Thank you again.
    Your guide was easy and very helpful

    🙂

  26. Marieli says

    November 16, 2011 at 9:37 am

    Thanks so much!! Just had my issue fixed with your instructions.

  27. Kenya says

    January 29, 2012 at 11:06 pm

    HELP, i am desperate!! I have tried both of the things listed here, the post and the suggestion in the comments. It is still rather confusing for me, and it is not working. I think i may not be understanding something clearly. I am trying my hardest to not have to reinstall wordpress and lose all my content! Please help!!!!

    • Kimi says

      January 31, 2012 at 9:05 pm

      Where is your site link? without telling the link, it is hard to help unfortunately.

  28. Thom says

    March 7, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    Hi, this tutorial has helped me somewhat but I still can’t access my dashboard. I still get the error404. However the site itself has gone back to normal.

    any suggestions.

    Cheers

    • Kimi says

      March 8, 2012 at 2:10 pm

      Hi Thom,

      I have checked your URL; I noticed you installed wordpress inside “wordpress” directory, therefore, your admin is in this address:

      stonewoodworks.co.uk/wordpress/wp-admin

      Kimi.

  29. Charles says

    April 24, 2012 at 8:25 am

    Many thanks for making this video. It was the only way I could get my blog back online after breaking the url by changing my blog.

  30. Charles Green says

    April 24, 2012 at 8:27 am

    Thank you for making this video. It was very helpful in getting my blog back together after breaking the url when I renamed it. Btw, this is the second time I had write this message because I put only my first name in the first time. It would be good to tell users that both a first and last name are required.

  31. Ber says

    August 5, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    Hi

    I have followed all your steps but still have below error message:

    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/mysite/public_html/blog/wp-config.php on line 1

    Would you have any idea, it is driving me mad!!

    Thank you so much

  32. Stephen says

    February 12, 2013 at 5:01 pm

    Followed these instructions and it more or less saved my life (a little over the top maybe). I had been working on a site for a client for some months when all of a sudden – just as we were about to have a sign off / go live meeting – the site went nuts.

    Tried everything to get it back to a functioning state with no joy. Then I googled and found your solution to what I now know is a ‘common’ problem.

    Thanks so much for this post and tut. For ever in your debt.

    Stephen

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