Common WordPress Troubleshooting Techniques for Plugins, Themes, Databases, Email, Security and more
Common WordPress Troubleshooting Techniques for Plugins, Themes, Databases, Email, Security and more
Want to learn WordPress Troubleshooting Techniques? This video will help you narrow down the cause of most WordPress website problems. Chapters: ► 00:00 Intro to WordPress Troubleshooting Techniques ► 00:33 Password Troubleshooting ► 01:20 WordPress Debugging ► 01:45 Plugin Issues ► 02:08 Theme Issues ► 02:37 Database Issues ► 03:05 Email Issues ► 03:36 404 Errors, Redirect Problems, or URL Issues ► 04:13 Memory or PHP Errors ► 04:56 Brute Force Attacks ► 05:23 Conclusion ► 05:40 InMotion Hosting Outro
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9.52 -> Hi everyone, this is John-Paul from InMotion
Hosting and today we're going to teach you
14.96 -> WordPress troubleshooting techniques. This should
help you narrow down the cause of most WordPress
20.32 -> related issues. Keep in mind that all of the tips
mentioned in this video are covered in our walk
25.68 -> through guides. You can find links to these guides
in the description below and they'll also pop up
31.2 -> on the top right corner of this video. The first
thing we're going to talk about is troubleshooting
36.48 -> password issues. Maybe you forgot or misplaced it.
Your best bet is to reset the WordPress password
43.04 -> through email. You can use the lost your
password link on the login page to do this.
50 -> If for some reason the login page is not loading
or you don't have access to the login page
55.12 -> you have a couple of options. You can make the change directly in the database. For example,
60.72 -> you could use phpMyAdmin. You could also use FTP
or File Manager and edit the functions.php file,
68.08 -> or use an emergency reset script. All of these
options are covered in depth in our full article
74.56 -> which is linked below in the description. The next
technique for troubleshooting WordPress issues
80.24 -> is enabling the WordPress debugging. A lot of
times the error is being suppressed and enabling
86.08 -> debugging will cause your site to display the specific error. You could then use the error to
91.6 -> search for solutions. For example a blank page
or white screen may be caused by a memory error.
97.84 -> Enabling debugging should result in the full
memory error displaying on the page instead.
103.28 -> Another common cause of WordPress
problems is due to third-party plugins.
108.64 -> Maybe they haven't been updated to work with the latest version of WordPress or another plugin is
113.04 -> interfering with how it works. I would first check
that your plugins are updated then you can narrow
119.2 -> it down further by deactivating the plugins one
by one and retesting until the issue is resolved.
127.36 -> Similar to plugins, third-party themes can
often be the cause of WordPress issues.
133.28 -> Once again check that your theme is
up to date. Since WordPress is updated
137.84 -> regularly your theme should also be updated
regularly to ensure it remains compatible.
144.48 -> An easy way to rule the theme out is by
switching to a default theme such as 2021
149.52 -> to see if the issue still occurs. If the problem
is resolved then you know the theme was the cause.
157.68 -> Database errors can really vary but the most
common are connection issues or corrupted
162.72 -> tables. Connection issues are usually resolved
by checking the settings in the wp-config file.
174.08 -> If you're getting database corruption errors you
can check and repair the tables in phpMyAdmin.
184.8 -> If you're having email issues, for example, you're
not receiving emails from the forms or important
190.16 -> Admin emails aren't coming through. You can check
your Administration email address in the general
195.68 -> settings of your WordPress Dashboard. Often issues
can also be resolved by using an SMTP plugin.
203.76 -> This ensures that you're authenticating
successfully with the SMTP server. If your problems
210 -> persist I recommend checking your server's
mail log for records of the email transmissions.
216.4 -> If your WordPress site is experiencing 404 errors,
redirect problems, or URL issues the first step
223.68 -> is often resetting permalinks. This rebuilds
the site address rules in your .htaccess file.
232.96 -> The next step is to actually check the
rules directly in the .htaccess file.
239.04 -> As a quick test, you can also rename the .htaccess
file. Keep in mind that you typically don't want to
245.04 -> add rules directly to the .htaccess file since
they can interfere with how WordPress works.
253.52 -> If you're getting memory or PHP errors
it can be helpful to create a phpinfo
258.4 -> page. This will allow you
to see all of your PHP settings.
263.28 -> Often you may just need to increase the value in your PHP settings. You can do this using
268.8 -> the MultiPHP INI Editor in cPanel or by directly
editing the php.ini file using File Manager or FTP.
281.6 -> If you're getting errors about
the version of PHP you're running
285.2 -> you have the ability to switch
versions for your account.
289.2 -> But typically, you want to run the latest version
that your WordPress site is compatible with.
297.36 -> Another major cause of problems is brute force
attacks. This is when bots repeatedly try to
303.2 -> login to your Admin Dashboard by guessing the
username and password. There are many security
309.36 -> plugins that can help reduce these attacks such
as Jetpack, Loginizer, iTheme Security, and WordFence.
323.28 -> This has been John-Paul with InMotion Hosting and
thanks for joining us for this video on WordPress
328.4 -> troubleshooting techniques. Feel free to like
this video or comment below and let us know what
333.68 -> you think and check out our WordPress Education
Channel for more articles and walk-through guides.
340.8 -> Check out our InMotion Hosting Support
Center for help with your website.
344.4 -> We provide thousands of step-by-step guides,
videos, and much more to lead you towards
348.88 -> making your online project a successful one. You can find us at www.inmotionhosting.com/support
