Fix Common Website Issues
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Forms
Broken contact forms and missing form emails.
Contact Form 7 Not Sending Email
Contact Form Emails Not Arriving
Contact Form Not Working
FormSubmit, Formspree or Netlify Form Not Working
Getting Spam Through Your Contact Form
How to Test Your Contact Form (Properly)
reCAPTCHA Is Blocking Real Visitors
Shopify Contact Form Not Working
Squarespace Contact Form Not Working
The "Form Was Unable to Submit" Error
Wix Contact Form Not Working
WordPress Contact Form Not Working
WPForms Not Sending Email Notifications
Security
SSL warnings, malware, hacked sites, and redirects.
Cloudflare Error 525 SSL Handshake Failed and 526 Invalid Certificate
ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR: This Site Can't Provide a Secure Connection
Google Flagged Your Site as Deceptive or Unsafe
How to Get a Free SSL Certificate for Your Website
Mixed Content Warning
Spam Pages Showing in Google Results for Your Site
SSL Certificate Expired
SSL Certificate Name Mismatch (ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID)
SSL Certificate Not Trusted (NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID)
SSL Warning / "Not Secure" Website
Unknown Admin User in WordPress: What to Do (In the Right Order)
Website Blocked by Antivirus or Company Firewall
Website May Be Hacked
Website Redirects to Strange Pages
WordPress Spam User Registrations: Stopping Fake Users Signing Up
WordPress Under Brute-Force Login Attacks
Your Connection Is Not Private Warning
Speed
Slow pages and poor performance.
WordPress
White screens, plugin breaks, and login problems.
"Sorry, You Are Not Allowed to Upload This File Type" in WordPress
"The Link You Followed Has Expired" in WordPress
"The Uploaded File Exceeds the upload_max_filesize Directive"
"There Has Been a Critical Error on This Website"
Changed WordPress Site URL and Now Locked Out
Elementor Editor Not Loading
How to Repair a Broken WordPress Site
Page-Builder Codes Like [et_pb_section] Showing as Text
Updating Failed: The Response Is Not a Valid JSON Response
Website Shows a Database Connection Error
What WordPress Repair Costs (And When It's Worth Paying)
WordPress "Allowed Memory Size Exhausted" Error
WordPress "Missed Schedule": Scheduled Posts Not Publishing
WordPress Admin Login Not Working
WordPress Asking for FTP Credentials to Update Plugins
WordPress Block Editor Not Loading or Blank Screen
WordPress HTTP Error When Uploading Images
WordPress Media Library Not Loading or Stuck Spinning
WordPress Plugin Update Broke the Site
WordPress Posts and Pages Returning 404 (Homepage Works)
WordPress Site Hacked — How to Clean It Up
WordPress Site Health "Should Be Improved": Critical Issues Explained
WordPress Stuck in Maintenance Mode
WordPress White Screen
WordPress: "Sorry, You Are Not Allowed to Access This Page"
Hosting
Downtime, server errors, cPanel, and PHP issues.
400 Bad Request: Request Header Or Cookie Too Large
401 Unauthorized Error: Why Your Site Is Asking for a Password
403 Forbidden Error
429 Too Many Requests Error: Why Your Site Is Blocking Visitors
500 Internal Server Error
502 Bad Gateway Error
503 Service Unavailable Error
504 Gateway Timeout Error
508 Resource Limit Is Reached Error
Cloudflare Errors 520, 521, 522 and 525
cPanel Hosting Issue Basics
ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED Error
ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT and ERR_CONNECTION_RESET Errors
Hosting Account Suspended or Over Its Limit
How to Choose Web Hosting for a Small Business Website
How to Move Your Website to a New Host (Without Downtime)
PHP Version or Compatibility Problem
Too Many Redirects Error
Website Is Down
Website Showing a Default Hosting or Placeholder Page
Website Shows "Index of /" Instead of Your Site
Domain & DNS
Domains, nameservers, and DNS propagation.
"This Site Can't Be Reached" Error
DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN on Your Own Website
Domain Expired or Not Resolving
Domain Registered to Someone Else (Like Your Web Developer)
Domain Renewal Scam Letters and Fake Domain Invoices
How Long Does DNS Propagation Take? (and Why You See the Old Site)
How to Point a Domain to Your Website
How to Transfer a Domain to Another Registrar Safely
Site Only Works With (or Without) 'www'
Website Down for Some Visitors but Not Others
Business Email
Email that will not send, receive, or lands in spam.
Business Email Not Working
Domain Email Forwarding Not Working (Forwarding to Gmail)
Email Bouncing Back With a 550 Error
Email Deliverability: SPF, DKIM and DMARC Explained
Email Stopped Working After a DNS or Host Change
Emails from Website Going to Spam
How to Read DMARC Reports (Those Zipped XML Emails)
Outlook or Hotmail Blocking Your Emails (S3150, 550 5.7.1)
Set Up Business Email on Your Domain
Website Sending Spam Emails? When Your Host Says You Are Spamming
WordPress Not Sending Email? How SMTP Fixes It
Google & SEO
Not showing on Google and wrong search listings.
Alternate Page With Proper Canonical Tag: Do You Need to Fix It?
Business Not Showing on Google Maps
Crawled - Currently Not Indexed (and Other Search Console Statuses)
Discovered - Currently Not Indexed: What It Means and Fixes
Duplicate Without User-Selected Canonical: What to Do
Google Analytics Not Tracking Visitors
Google Manual Action Penalty in Search Console: What to Do
Google Reviews Disappeared or Not Showing on Your Business Profile
Google Search Result Shows Wrong Title or Description
How Long Does It Take Google to Index a New Website?
How to Add Your Website to Google Search Console
How to Check If Google Has Indexed Your Website
How to Set Up Google Analytics 4 on Your Website (and Check It Works)
Indexed, Though Blocked by robots.txt: What It Means and Fixes
Link Preview Wrong on Facebook or Social Media
Page With Redirect in Search Console: Is It a Problem?
Remove Old or Deleted Pages From Google
Server Error (5xx) in Google Search Console: What to Do
Sitemap Couldn't Fetch or Could Not Be Read in Search Console
Soft 404 Errors in Google Search Console: Causes and Fixes
Website Not Showing in ChatGPT, Copilot or Bing
Website Not Showing When You Search Your Business Name
Why Is My Website Not Showing Up on Google? How to Fix It
WordPress Is Blocking Google (Noindex / Discourage Search Engines)
Your Site Suddenly Dropped in Google Rankings
Leads
Traffic but few calls, forms, or sales.
Contact Form Mistakes That Cost You Leads
High Bounce Rate: Visitors Leave Right Away
How Much Does a Small Business Website Cost? (2026)
Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Web Developer
Website Has No Clear Call to Action
Website Not Getting Leads
Why No One Is Filling Out Your Contact Form
Wix vs WordPress for a Small Business Website
Design & Mobile
Mobile layout, menus, and broken images.
Favicon Not Showing (in Browser Tab or Google Search Results)
Images Not Loading
Is Your Website ADA Accessible? (Lawsuit Risk for Small Businesses)
Website Looks Bad on Mobile
Website Menu or Navigation Broken
Website Not Working on iPhone or Safari (Causes and Fixes)
Your Site Looks Different in Different Browsers
Ecommerce
Cart, checkout, and payment problems.
Ecommerce Checkout Not Working
Payments Declined or Not Going Through at Checkout
PayPal Button Not Working or Not Showing on Your Website
Shopify Store Not Showing on Google: Causes and Fixes
WooCommerce Checkout Not Working
WooCommerce Emails Not Sending (New Order and Customer Emails)
WooCommerce Orders Stuck on Pending Payment: What It Means
Maintenance
Backups, migrations, 404s, and outdated info.
404 Page Not Found Errors
How Much Does Website Maintenance Cost?
How to Hire Someone to Fix Your Website
How to Update WordPress Safely (Without Breaking Your Site)
Should You Rebuild or Repair Your Website?
Small Business Website Health Checklist
Test Changes Safely With a Staging Site
Website Backup Missing or Not Working
Website Changes Not Showing Up
Website Has Outdated Copyright, Content, or Business Info
Website Was Moved and Now Something Is Broken
You've Lost Access to Your Own Website