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Date: 2025-06-01 18:17:26
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Your WordPress site stores important settings in its database. When you reinstalled WordPress, new default data was created, overwriting the connections (pointers) to your old settings—but the old settings are often still there.

Here's how you can try to restore everything:

Create a Backup!

Back up all your files and the database now before you proceed.

Check Your Database Connection

Make sure the database credentials in your wp-config.php file are correct.

Activate Theme & Plugins

Log in to your WordPress admin, reactivate your theme (e.g., WoodMart) and your plugins. Some plugins might automatically retrieve their old settings, others might not.

Save Permalinks

Go to Settings > Permalinks and save them twice. This ensures your links function correctly.

Review Theme Settings

Sometimes theme settings get overwritten. If you have a backup, you might be able to restore these in the database (only do this if you know what you're doing).

Verify Data

WooCommerce orders, users, and products should still be present, as they're often stored in specific database tables.

Check Your Media

Look in your uploads folder to see if your images are still there.

Conduct a Security Check

After recovery, you should scan your site with a security plugin and change all passwords.

In short: Your database is still there, but WordPress created new connections. You now need to reactivate your theme, plugins, and links, and check if everything is running correctly.

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