How to Fix Common WordPress Issues

WordPress is the most popular CMS around the globe. It is very handy to use which makes it unique and popular. It is quite normal to have common WordPress issues that may break your website. In this article, we are going to discuss a few common WordPress issues and how to fix them.

Things to Fix WordPress Issues

• FTP or cPanel details to access your host/server.
• Any suitable editor such as VS Code, Sublime, Notepad++.
• Admin Login credentials for your WordPress site.

Please make sure to take your website backup before doing anything. It is always recommended and good practice.

1. Internal Server Error

This one is one of the most common wordpress issues. The internal server error is server related error and this makes the crazy to the non-technical guys. There are many reasons for this error but we are going to discuss the two most common issues i.e. .htaccess or low memory limit.

Debug WordPress Issue through .htaccess: First, login through FTP or cPanel to your server and download the .htaccess file. The next step is to delete everything from it. Now paste the codes as it is to the .htaccess file and re-upload it to the same location.

# BEGIN WordPress

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]

# END WordPress

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Once you finish the above step, then navigate your site and refresh it to verify if it starts working. If you are interested in then please check out our most helpful .htaccess rewrite rules for WordPress.

Increase WordPress Memory Limit: It’s very easy to increase the wordpress memory limit and we must need the FTP or cPanel login details to fix this issue. Now login to your server and navigate the wp-config.php file from the root directory. And paste the given code near the define``(``'WP_DEBUG'``,``true``);

define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M');

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2. White Screen of Death

Don’t frighten by the name of the issue. It doesn’t mean that your website is dead, we call it because we get the white screen. The problem is we don’t get the error message that might lead us in the right direction. There are a few ways to fix this wordpress issue.

1. Increase Memory Limit: Most of the hosts/servers assign the low memory limit to its users and that may cause the white screen of death error. You can fix this issue but increasing the memory limit through the wp-config.php file. You need to add the define``(``'WP_MEMORY_LIMIT'``,``'256M'``); to the wp-config.php file.
2. Set Default Theme: Sometimes, this error occurs when you try to install the new theme. In this case, you need to set the default theme.
3. Disabling the plugins: Faulty plugin sometimes causes for this error. In this case, you have to disable the plugin one by one and identify and remove it from your website.

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