Fixing, hardening and moving WordPress

WordPress sitemap.xml showing a 404 in Search Console? Learn why it happens - permalinks, plugin conflicts, caching, robots.txt - and how to fix each one.

Set up WordPress two-factor authentication, enforce it for every admin account, and recover fast if you ever get locked out of wp-admin.

Site acting up after a plugin update? Learn the step-by-step method to isolate a WordPress plugin or theme conflict using Health Check and Query Monitor.

Broken images or links in WordPress after a migration or domain change? Fix it safely with WP-CLI or plugin search-replace, without corrupting serialized data.

WordPress asking for FTP details or throwing 'Could not create directory' on every update? Fix the real cause - file ownership and FS_METHOD - for good.

Scheduled WordPress posts stuck on 'Missed Schedule'? Learn why WP-Cron fails to fire and how to fix it for good with a real server cron job in cPanel.

WordPress not creating featured image or thumbnail sizes on upload? Learn the real causes - Imagick, memory limits, permissions - and how to fix each one.

WordPress logging you out after login or every few minutes? Learn the real causes - cookie domain, salts, server time - and how to fix each one for good.

WordPress page builder or WooCommerce settings not saving fully? Learn how the PHP max_input_vars limit silently drops form fields and how to raise it.

Seeing 'There has been a critical error on this website' in WordPress? Learn why it happens and fix it step by step, even if wp-admin is locked out too.

Configure the LiteSpeed Cache plugin correctly - cache rules, ESI, object cache, and fixes for stale cache and broken carts after activation.

Bloated WordPress database slowing down wp-admin and backups? Learn how to safely clean up revisions, transients, and autoloaded options with WP-CLI.

admin-ajax.php spiking your server's CPU every 15-60 seconds? Learn what the WordPress Heartbeat API does and how to safely throttle or disable it.

XML-RPC brute-force attacks spiking your CPU? Learn how to confirm the attack in your logs and disable xmlrpc.php safely in cPanel, WordPress, or Cloudflare.

Set up WordPress Multisite correctly: subdomain vs subdirectory, wp-config edits, wildcard DNS, and fixes for the errors that show up after network activation.

Getting 'Fatal error: Maximum execution time exceeded' in WordPress? Learn why PHP times out mid-request and how to fix it safely in cPanel or via WP-CLI.

Step-by-step guide to installing WordPress in cPanel using Softaculous, plus fixes for the install errors that show up right after - DB errors, 500s, permiss...

Learn how to create a WordPress staging site in cPanel to test plugins, themes, and updates safely before pushing changes to your live site.

WooCommerce checkout stuck, blank, or failing at payment? Learn the real causes - SSL, caching, blocked APIs, gateway keys - and fix each one step by step.

Locked out of wp-admin and the reset email never arrives? Learn how to reset your WordPress admin password safely through phpMyAdmin in cPanel.

Elementor stuck loading or forms not sending? Learn why the WordPress REST API returns 403 or 401 errors and how to fix it in cPanel, step by step.

WordPress site hacked or redirecting to spam? Learn how to confirm it, clean infected files and database, and recover safely step by step.

Every page but the homepage throwing a 404 in WordPress? Learn why permalinks break after migration or a server change, and fix it for good.

Image or file uploads failing in WordPress with an HTTP error? Learn the real causes - PHP limits, folder permissions, mod_security - and fix each one.