Question : WordPress - header and footer navigation has suddenly dissappeared

I was updating a wordpress template when I noticed that my footer and header navigation had both disappeared. in other words, the footer.php and header.php files are still on the server but the navigation for both isn't working. i'm not getting an error  - the navigation items just aren't showing up. i'm thinking it might not be theme related because if i test the site with other themes my navigation is still missing.

this is what the footer.php code looks like:

<?php if ( get_option('bizzthemes_footpages') <> "" ) { ?>
                  
                  <?php wp_list_pages('title_li=&depth=0&include=' . get_option('bizzthemes_footpages') .'&sort_column=menu_order'); ?>
                  
            <?php } ?>
//i tried removing the if logic and still no footer nav//

my wp_options table seems to be in tact:
option_name                          option_value
bizzthemes_footpages          4187,4017,3361,3708,4381,3330,15

"4017" is the page "Privacy Policy" and it's definitely published and supposed to be showing in the footer. Again, this nav was showing then, out of the blue, it disappeared.

This is what the page looks like now with the header and footer navs missing:
http://youremploymentmarketplace.com/

This is what the page looks like with the header and footer navs in place (i grabbed the html source code a while back when the navs were working so i could mess with the look&feel)
http://youremploymentmarketplace.com/craig_test.php

any help much appreciated - this has become a big fly in the ointment for me!

Answer : WordPress - header and footer navigation has suddenly dissappeared

First thing you should test is to deactivate all of your plugins. If the navigation returns, turn one at a time on till you find which one causes them to quit.

If you find that's the problem, let me know which plugin it is.