How to Fix WordPress “You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page” Error

So, you are having a hard time to resolve WordPress permission error, “You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page” right? There are many reasons that may cause WordPress permission error. I recently upgraded WordPress blog and then I was unable to login to WordPress admin area. I was using my admin user name and password.

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Here is one of the possible solution and that is that your wp_usermeta table is missing admin user role. To fix this error, you need to have access to your MYSQL database and you should be able to execute a query. Most website hosting companies provide PHPMyAdmin tool for managing your MySQL database.

Follow these steps to fix your WordPress permission error:

1. Login to your PHPMyAdmin or MySQL command line tool

2. Execute below query, if your WordPress table  prefix is not wp_ then change it

INSERT INTO `wp_usermeta` ( `umeta_id` , `user_id` , `meta_key` , `meta_value` ) VALUES (NULL , '1', 'wp_capabilities', 'a:1:{s:13:"administrator";s:1:"1";}' );

[post_ads_2]If this solution does not work download newer version of WordPress from wordpress.org site, overwrite all files except wp-config.php, reset security keys in wp-config.php and then run following URL from your browser: http://YOURSITEURL.com/wp-admin/upgrade.php this will upgrade your database.

Before you try to overwrite any file, make sure you have a backup of your files and database. Some plugins may not work with newer version of WordPress.

Good luck!

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