15 Most Common WordPress Errors and Solution

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15 Most Common WordPress Errors and Solution

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• Do you use WordPress? Are you one of those who
  has been experiencing some WordPress errors and
  you are looking for how to fix them? Is it a
  broken plugin, or a minor glitch in the code?
  Worry no more as I will be sharing with you 15
  most common WordPress errors and solutions so you
  dont have to worry with WordPress anymore.
• Undebated, WordPress has the most user-friendly
  interface and flexibility compared to other
  platforms. Fixing most WordPress errors are not
  always difficult if you can find your way around
  them. But, before we go into fixing errors, I
  want you to first backup your data to avoid any
  loss of data before you start making changes to
  your WordPress. Alright, I believe you must have
  done that. So, here are 15 most common WordPress
  errors and solutions.

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1. ERROR ESTABLISHING A DATABASE CONNECTION

• As a WordPress user, I am very sure that you are
  probably familiar with this error. This error is
  just telling you that WordPress cannot connect to
  the sites database. In case you dont know what
  is a database, a database is where all your
  contents are being saved by WordPress.
• The usual cause may be that your WordPress
  database path is incorrect or your database
  server is down. When there is no connection, it
  means your site is down.

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Solutions

• Use the WordPress Repair Tool
• Right from your WordPress dashboard, you may
  see a message indicating that the database needs
  repair, you can use the WordPress repair tool
  suggested to fix it.
• Contact your Hosting Provider
• If that those not work or you were not able
  to access your dashboard, kindly contact your
  hosting provider about the problem. They should
  be able to tell you if there is issue with the
  server or the database shutdown because it has
  reached the maximum size given to it.
• Check your wp-config.php
• If neither of the solutions is working, then
  you need to check wp-config.php using File
  Manager from your Cpanel or using FTP as this
  file holds data that was entered during
  installation. Check if your database name,
  username, password, and server are correct, if
  they are not, then edit and correct them.
• Following any of the above-suggested solutions
  can correct this WordPress error.

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2. 505 INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
This is another common WordPress error that any
WordPress user must come across once in a while.
It is a very confusing error as it has no
specific cause. It can be caused by an exhausted
PHP memory limit, theme or plugins functions, or
corrupted .htaccess.
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Solutions

• Connect to your dashboard via FTP or File Manager
  and deactivate all your plugins. It might be a
  particular plugin that must be causing it.
  Refresh the site and check if the error is gone.
  If it is, reactivate plugins one after the other
  to see the particular plugin causing it.
• Increase the Memory Limit
• Since this is regarded as one of the cause,
  it is recommended that the PHP memory limit is
  increased. Edit your wp-config.php file via FTP
  adding the following line of code
• define( WP_MEMORY_LIMIT, 64)
• This increases your memory limit to 64M.
  You might need to contact your host before you do
  it as some host dont allow it from your end.
• Switch to a Default Theme
• Another solution to Internal Server Error
  is by replacing your current theme with the
  default WordPress theme. This can be done by
  accessing your wp-content/themes folder via FTP
  and renaming the folder.
• This can be done by accessing your
  wp-content/themes folder via FTP and renaming the
  folder.

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3. WHITE SCREEN OF DEATH

• This is straightforward as it only happens either
  when a script reaches the PHP memory limit or
  during a plugin or theme conflict. This can be
  very frustrating as the screen will just display
  a plain white screen with no error message.

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Solutions

• Increase the Memory Limit
• Follow the same step mentioned above to
  increase the memory size.
• Deactivate all your Plugins
• Connect to your site via FTP and rename the
  wp-content/plugins folder to plugins_old to
  deactivate all your plugins.
• Try the Debug Feature
• If you try any of the solutions mentioned
  above and the problem still persist (which might
  be impossible), insert this code into your
  wp-config.php file
• define( WP_DEBUG, true).
• Using this feature will let you know the
  true cause of the error.

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4. 404 NOT FOUND ON POSTS

• This error can only happen as a result of a
  change in the permalinks without changing the
  links pointing at the original URL. It is very
  easy to fix though. It can also show if the file
  is missing i.e. The page has been deleted from
  your database.

Solutions

• Change link to Previous
• Login to your dashboard, go to settings, go
  to permalinks and go back to the kind of
  permalinks that was been searched and save it.
• Install Redirection Plugin
• This is a plugin that can help you do the
  job. It just involves you inserting the previous
  permalinks URL and pointing the new permalinks
  URL to it.

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5. MAINTENANCE MODE

• This may happen when there is an interruption or
  an unfinished WordPress update. WordPress keeps
  your site in maintenance mode if update is
  interrupted. When an interruption occurs, you are
  being locked out of your dashboard.
• Solutions
• Delete the File called .maintenance
• Connect to your site via FTP, locate a file
  called .maintenance in your sites root directory
  and delete it. Once that is done, your site
  should be back to normal. Have it in mind that
  this file is usually hidden. You will need to
  click on show hidden files to access the file.

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6. IMAGE NOT UPLOADING

• Most times WordPress users suddenly observe that
  they cannot upload image anymore and that images
  on their site are either broken or not
  displaying. When the user even tries to upload an
  image, it shows error. This commonly happens due
  to wrong file permissions.

Solutions Connect to your site via FTP and
change the permissions level to 744. You may also
have to change it to 755 if the error still
persists.
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7. ALLOWED MEMORY SIZE

• This error happens when your plugin or script
  exhaust the default memory size. An indication
  could be a white screen of death. If you are on a
  shared cheap hosting, the default memory is not
  always enough to handle heavy plugins as the
  memory is limited.
• Solutions
• Increase PHP memory size
• Whenever this happens, you will have to
  increase your PHP memory limit. Follow the step
  explained in previous error to do that.
• Deactivate Plugins
• Connect to your dashboard via FTP or File
  Manager and deactivate all your plugins. It might
  be a particular plugin that must be causing it.
  Refresh the site and check if the error is gone.
  If it is, reactivate plugins one after the other
  to see which of the plugin is consuming much
  space.

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8. CONNECTION TIMED OUT

• This error is very common in a shared hosting
  environment. This happens when a shared server is
  overloaded and cant connect your site to the
  internet. It means your server is experiencing
  heavy usage and cant process your request. It
  has a similar solution like others.
• Solutions
• Increase PHP memory size
• Follow any of the same step mentioned above
  to increase the memory size.
• Deactivate Plugins
• Connect to your dashboard via FTP or File
  Manager and deactivate all your plugins. It might
  be a particular plugin that must be causing it.
  Refresh the site and check if the error is gone.
  If it is, reactivate plugins one after the other
  to see which of the plugin is consuming much
  space.

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9. LOCKED OUT OF WORDPRESS ADMIN

• Sometimes you may forget your password and cant
  remember the email you normally use to log into
  your WordPress site maybe because you have more
  than one site.
• Solutions
• Reset your email and password via phpMyAdmin
• This can only be possible when you connect
  to your site via your cpanel. Click on
  phpMyAdmin, locate the database that belongs to
  your site and reset the admin address.

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10. LOGIN PAGE REFRESH

• This is an error that occur when you try to log
  into your WordPress account and it redirect you
  back to the login page over and over again. This
  can be a problem from the .htaccess file or
  incorrect value for site URL.
• Solutions
• Delete the .htaccess file
• Delete cookies on your computer.
• Deactivate plugins via your site FTP
• Any of these three or a combination will help fix
  this WordPress error.

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11. 403 FORBIDDEN ERROR

• This is one annoying WordPress error that is
  mostly encountered by users that are new to
  WordPress. It only displaces when your
  permissions deny access to a specific page. It
  can be as a result of poorly configured security
  plugin.

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Solutions

• Deactivate Plugins
• If the error is caused by a WordPress plugin
  , deactivate all your plugins. Refresh the site
  and check if the error is gone. If it is,
  reactivate plugins one after the other to see
  which of the plugin is creating the error.
• Fix the corrupt .htaccess File
• This option is only useful if the error is
  caused by corrupt .htaccess file. Fixing the file
  needs you to connect to your website via FTP.
  Locate the .htaccess file in the root folder.
  Download the file to your computer and delete it
  from your server.
• Enable Index.php
• This option is for WordPress users that
  their blog is hosted on Windows server. It might
  possibly be that there is an error with Directory
  Indexes.
• Go to your Cpanel, locate and click on Web
  Options. Go to Directory Indexes, add index.php
  to the Directory Indexes.
• Contact Hosting Provider
• If after you have tried the two options
  above and the error is not solved, then it was
  caused by file permissions. Kindly contact your
  hosting provider to help correct the file
  permissions.

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12. CANT DELETE A PLUGIN

• You tried deleting a plugin from your dashboard
  but it is still appearing. You even deleted the
  directory via FTP but it is still there. Dont
  worry, here is the solution.
• Solutions
• Delete Plugin via Secure Shell (SSH)
• If you have SSH access to your blog, log
  into your site via SSH and use it as a command to
  navigate ../wp-content/plugins/. Locate the
  particular plugin and delete with rm (Folder
  name).

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13. WORDPRESS SIDEBAR BELOW CONTENT

• Your sidebar is supposed to appear at either the
  right or the left. But, when it now appears below
  your content, that is an error that needs to be
  address. It can be caused by too much div tags
  open or closed. When these opens and close in the
  wrong place, it can completely disturb your site
  layout.
• Solutions
• Use HTML Validator to find where the problem is
  from and fix it.

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14. PARSE OR SYNTAX ERROR

• This is another common WordPress error that
  usually happen when you are trying to insert code
  snippets into your functions.php file. The
  message is telling you that there is an error in
  your code that need to be corrected.
• Solutions
• Since the browser will tell you the exact file
  with issue and the line the parsing error occurs,
  connect to your site via FTP and remove the line
  of code.

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15. FATAL ERROR

• When you see a message like this on your browser
  Fatal error Call to undefined function
  get_header() in /example/site/wp-content/themes/yo
  urtheme/index.php on line_14, this is as a result
  of plugin conflict.In most cases, the fatal error
  will always tell you the problem and in which
  file. It is very easy to interpret just looking
  at it alone. The above example tells us that the
  fatal error was caused by a theme using a
  function hook.

• Solution
• If you know how to code, you can check the file
  indicated and solve the problem.

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Conclusion

• Sometimes the solution to most of these WordPress
  errors are just either increasing the PHP memory
  limit, deactivating and reactivating them one
  after the other, deactivate current theme to
  defaul, or fix the corrupt .htaccess file.
• Is there any WordPress error that you are
  experiencing that was not shared in this post? If
  there is and it was not mentioned, kindly drop it
  as a comment and someone will attend to it.You
  can reach us at Perception System Our Twitter and
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