Category: WordPress Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting WooCommerce: Steps to Resolve Cart Persistence Issues
Having trouble with WooCommerce persistent cart behavior? Ensure environment consistency, sync databases, validate caching, and test for conflicts.
wp-cli errors, plugins need newer PHP?
wp-cli using an old PHP version? Edit your wp-cli.yml file to exclude loading plugins that give errors in wp-cli.
Troubleshooting Invalid Characters in Website Forms
I found this when I had trouble pasting a phone number from Google Voice, into Zoho Contacts. 4158826300 typed in, works415-882-6300 typed in, works(415) 882-6300 typed in, works(415) 882-6300 pasted from Google Voice, invalid (has UTF-8 characters)415-882-6300, pasted from Google Voice, invalid (it’s not the parentheses)(415) 882-6300 pasted into Atom from Google Voice, copied from…
WordPress White Screen of Death
Incorrect line endings in .php files can mess up WordPress, even so it only shows a blank white screen (aka “White Screen of Death”). Fix it this way.
Blocking Access to the Most Important WordPress Files, including .htaccess, wp-config.php
Discover the importance of protecting certain files in your web hosting account from hackers (but WordFence is Easier). Learn how to block unauthorized access.
Troubleshooting Delays (several seconds) in PHP or WordPress
Find WordPress or PHP coding errors that take long time, even if the problem is system-level time-outs. PEAR Benchmark to find slow or failing PHP code.
LESS for WordPress to compile Bootstrap 3.1+
How to replace Leafo LessPHP library, so you can compile LESS files that use the ‘extend’ command, including BootStrap 3.1+, and use these in WordPress themes.
BackWPup – Trying to get property of non-object
BackWPup v3.1.2 error message “Trying to get property of non-object” trying to get administrator using incorrect Role
Tracking Down Deprecated Functions
Troubleshooting and eliminating WordPress function deprecated messages, specifically with the Domain Mapping plugin, but also back-tracing the error in any plugin.
WordPress 3 (or 4) Multi-Site Installation, on Shared Hosting, Even with Existing Web Sites
WordPress setup, even if you already have a web site, and want Multi-Site features to manage many blogs easily, and want to map domain names to blogs. Detailed instructions, for you and your hosting provider.