WordPress is one of the most popular and powerful platforms for creating websites, but it can also encounter some errors and issues that can affect its performance and functionality. In this blog post, we will show you how to troubleshoot some of the most common WordPress errors and issues, such as:
- The white screen of death: This happens when your WordPress site displays a blank white screen instead of your content. It can be caused by various factors, such as incompatible plugins, themes, or PHP code, insufficient memory limit, or corrupted files.
- The internal server error: This happens when your WordPress site encounters an error that prevents it from loading properly. It can be caused by various factors, such as corrupted .htaccess file, incompatible plugins or themes, or PHP errors.
- The connection timed out error: This happens when your WordPress site takes too long to respond to a request from the server. It can be caused by various factors, such as heavy traffic, slow hosting server, or faulty plugins or themes.
- The error establishing a database connection: This happens when your WordPress site cannot connect to the database that stores its information. It can be caused by various factors, such as incorrect database credentials, corrupted database, or server issues.
To troubleshoot these errors and issues, you can try some of the following steps:
- Check your server logs: Your server logs can provide you with useful information about the source and nature of the errors and issues. You can access your server logs from your hosting account or via FTP.
- Enable WP_DEBUG mode: WP_DEBUG is a constant that you can define in your wp-config.php file to enable debugging mode in WordPress. It can help you identify any PHP errors or warnings that may be causing the errors and issues. To enable WP_DEBUG mode, you can add the following line to your wp-config.php file:
define( ‘WP_DEBUG’, true );
- Disable all plugins: Plugins can sometimes conflict with each other or with WordPress core and cause errors and issues. To disable all plugins, you can rename the plugins folder in your wp-content directory via FTP or cPanel. Then, you can reactivate them one by one to find the problematic plugin.
- Switch to a default theme: Themes can also conflict with each other or with WordPress core and cause errors and issues. To switch to a default theme, you can rename the active theme folder in your wp-content/themes directory via FTP or cPanel. Then, you can activate a default WordPress theme, such as Twenty Twenty-One.
- Increase your memory limit: Some errors and issues may occur due to insufficient memory allocated to WordPress. To increase your memory limit, you can add the following line to your wp-config.php file:
define( ‘WP_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ‘256M’ );
- Repair your database: Some errors and issues may occur due to corrupted or damaged database tables. To repair your database, you can add the following line to your wp-config.php file:
define( ‘WP_ALLOW_REPAIR’, true );
Then, you can visit the following URL in your browser:
This will launch a database repair tool that will scan and fix any issues with your database.
We hope this blog post has helped you troubleshoot some of the most common WordPress errors and issues. If you need more help or have any questions, please feel free to contact us at support@wordpress.com.