WordPress problems
White screens, plugin breaks, and login problems. Start with the free guide that matches your situation.
"There Has Been a Critical Error on This Website" caution
WordPress shows a bare white page saying "There has been a critical error on this website" — often with a line about checking your admin email inbox.
Read the guideHow to Repair a Broken WordPress Site
Your WordPress site is broken — errors, a blank page, weird behavior, or a mess after updates — and you need a sensible order of operations, not fifty conflicting forum posts.
Read the guidePage-Builder Codes Like [et_pb_section] Showing as Text
Your pages show raw codes like [et_pb_section], [et_pb_row], and [et_pb_text] instead of your normal design. Your content is not lost — the builder that assembles it just isn't running.
Read the guideWebsite Shows a Database Connection Error caution
Your site shows "Error establishing a database connection" instead of your pages — the site's code is running fine, but it can't reach the database where all your content lives.
Read the guideWhat WordPress Repair Costs (And When It's Worth Paying)
Your WordPress site is broken and someone wants money to fix it. Here is what the work actually involves, what the common jobs tend to cost, and how to tell a fair quote from a bad one.
Read the guideWordPress "Allowed Memory Size Exhausted" Error
The site (or just the admin area) shows "Fatal error: Allowed memory size of … bytes exhausted" — WordPress ran out of the memory your hosting allows it.
Read the guideWordPress Admin Login Not Working
You can't get into your WordPress dashboard — /wp-admin rejects your password, resets never arrive, or the login page just loops back at you.
Read the guideWordPress Plugin Update Broke the Site
Your site or a key feature stopped working right after updating WordPress, a plugin, or your theme — the timing is your best clue, and most of these fixes are reversible.
Read the guideWordPress Stuck in Maintenance Mode
Your site shows "Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute." — and the minute never ends. One leftover file is holding the whole site hostage, and deleting it is the fix.
Read the guideWordPress White Screen
Your WordPress site (or its admin area) shows a blank white page — no content, no error, no clue. The clue exists; it's just hidden in the error log.
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