Guides from the NOC

WordPress stuck showing 'Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance'? Learn why the .maintenance file gets left behind and how to remove it safely.

Set up an llms.txt file so AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity can read and cite your site correctly. Step-by-step for WordPress, cPanel, and Nginx VPS.

Moving off Kinsta? Step-by-step guide to migrate WordPress files, database, and DNS to Getwebup hosting without downtime or breaking email delivery.

Move your Squarespace site to WordPress on Getwebup without downtime — handle exports, product CSVs, URL redirects, and DNS cutover the right way.

Sucuri's WAF blocking real visitors, admins, or webhooks on your WordPress site? Learn why the false positives happen and how to whitelist safely.

Move a WordPress site off WP Engine to Getwebup without downtime — remove leftover mu-plugins, rebuild wp-config.php, and cut over DNS and SSL safely.

Move a WordPress site from Cloudways to Getwebup step by step — SSH export, database transfer, cache reset, and a safe DNS cutover with zero downtime.

Move your WordPress site from HostGator to Getwebup with zero downtime. Get real cPanel access, migrate email safely, and cut over DNS without breaking mail.

Broken links and 404s draining your WordPress traffic? Learn how to find every dead link and fix them with proper 301 redirects using the Redirection plugin.

Move a WordPress site from Bluehost to Getwebup with zero downtime — find your real cPanel access, clear Bluehost's cache, and switch DNS and email safely.

WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache, or WP Rocket showing old content or a broken layout? Learn why cache layers stack up and how to purge and fix each one.

Moving a WordPress site off SiteGround? Learn how to export from Site Tools, remove SG Optimizer safely, and cut over DNS to Getwebup without downtime.

A bloated wp_options table with too much autoloaded data slows every WordPress page load. Here's how to find the worst offenders and clean it up safely.

Learn how to safely turn on WP_DEBUG in WordPress, find wp-content/debug.log, and decode fatal errors, warnings, and deprecation notices to fix issues fast.

Wordfence, Sucuri, or iThemes blocking your own login? Regain access via File Manager or SFTP, fix the firewall rule, and whitelist your IP for good.

Divi Builder stuck on a blank white screen or won't load in WordPress? Fix memory limits, cache conflicts, and blocked AJAX/REST calls step by step.

Getting 'blocked by CORS policy' calling the WordPress REST API from a headless app? Fix wp-json cross-origin headers, preflight, and cookie issues.

Images stuck, HTTP error, or 'unable to create directory' in WordPress? Fix media upload failures with the real permission, memory, and disk causes.

Block theme update wiped your WordPress templates or global styles? Learn why the Site Editor breaks and how to fix and prevent it for good.

Move a WordPress site from GoDaddy — cPanel or Managed WordPress — to Getwebup with no downtime, including the DNS and email steps GoDaddy hides.

Move a WordPress site from Hostinger's hPanel to Getwebup without downtime, including the email and DNS steps hPanel's export tool leaves out.

WordPress pages stuck on 'Discovered - currently not indexed' in Search Console? Here's why Google won't crawl them and how to get them indexed properly.

WordPress images killing your PageSpeed score? Learn how to convert to WebP, fix broken lazy loading, and resize images for faster LCP without losing quality.

WordPress navigation menu disappeared after a theme change? Learn why menu locations break and how to fix it in minutes, on classic and block themes.