WordPress is an amazingly stable platform thanks to the dedication and talent of the hundreds of professionals contributing to it, and the strict code standards they follow. Even so, the huge variety of themes, plugins and server environments out there make it difficult to guarantee nothing will ever go wrong. This guide will help you pinpoint and fix common WordPress problems users encounter, quickly, and without being a WordPress guru.

Before You Begin

Step 1 – Many solutions involve editing, deleting or updating files in your WordPress install. Make sure you have an FTP client you are comfortable using, and a text editor capable of showing syntax highlighting for HTML and PHP.

Step 2 – Determine where to start: Can you see an error message or is the problem more vague?

Jump to quick answers to the following common errors:

• Theme is missing the style.css stylesheet
• 404 Not Found
• Error establishing a Database Connection
• Maintenance Mode Message
• Allowed Memory Size Exhausted
• Fatal Errors
• Internal Server Error (HTTP 500)
• Customizer Won’t Load
• The Blank White Screen

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