# After upgrading to discourse 3.. can only access to admin using safe-mode

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-upgrading-to-discourse-3-can-only-access-to-admin-using-safe-mode/256062>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** unsupported-install\
**Created:** [February 23, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-upgrading-to-discourse-3-can-only-access-to-admin-using-safe-mode/256062 "2023-02-23T14:32:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![albjeremias](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/albjeremias/32/210231_2.png) [@albjeremias](https://meta.discourse.org/u/albjeremias)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-upgrading-to-discourse-3-can-only-access-to-admin-using-safe-mode/256062/1 "2023-02-23T14:32:46Z")

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Current Behavior:  
When i go to the hamburguer menu on the top right, i expect to click and see a menu, instead nothing comes. and i get this on my console

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/5/f/85f5d564622efd2141c38a345dd23ebf7ef7e5d3.png)

Expected behavior:  
I expect to click the hambuger menu, and see the menus to access to the admin panels

Work around:  
use [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) as explained in:

> [@Using Safe Mode to troubleshoot issues with themes and plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-safe-mode-to-troubleshoot-issues-with-themes-and-plugins/53504):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to use Discourse’s [Safe Mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) to troubleshoot issues with themes and plugins. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users Discourse offers a “JavaScript [Safe Mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true)” that allows any user to isolate the root cause of JavaScript issues caused by plugins, themes, or theme components. This feature is particularly useful for troubleshooting problems on your Discourse site. Accessing [Safe Mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) To access [Safe Mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true), follow these steps: Open a new browse…

Issues that might be related:

> [@Admin Plugin page is blank - Error: There is no route named adminPlugins.index](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-plugin-page-is-blank-error-there-is-no-route-named-adminplugins-index/53550/23):
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> The fix worked for me, as well! Thanks @vinothkannans !

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