Critical Errors 8 min
WordPress White Screen of Death: How to Fix the WSOD
The WordPress white screen of death has a handful of real causes. Here is the order I use to fix it on client sites.
By Arjun MehtaRead guide
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Describe what you're seeing, a blank page, a 500 error, a login that keeps refreshing, and we'll point to the cause and walk you through the fix. No accounts, no installs, just clear steps.
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wp-rescue · diagnosis
$ describe the issue
symptom = "blank white screen"
last_action = "updated plugin"
→ likely cause
Plugin conflict, the recent update is throwing a PHP fatal error.
→ fix
- 1. Rename /wp-content/plugins/your-plugin
- 2. Reload the site
- 3. Replace or update the plugin
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Diagnostic tools
Tools for the Errors That Take Sites Offline
WordPress Error Diagnosis Tool
Identify what's wrong with your WordPress site in a few clicks.
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Resolve the WordPress white screen of death step by step.
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Find which plugin is breaking your site without guesswork.
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Generate a clean default .htaccess to fix permalinks and 500 errors.
Open toolwp-config Debug Helper
Get the right debug snippet for wp-config.php.
Open toolLogin Issue Recovery Tool
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Open toolWho writes WPRescue
Written by a Real WordPress Recovery Engineer
Arjun Mehta
Lead authorWordPress recovery engineer, 12+ years rescuing broken sites
I have spent the last 12 years getting WordPress sites back online for agencies, small shops, and publishers you have probably read. Every guide on this site is something I have actually run on a real client site, usually under deadline.
- 12+ years of live WordPress recovery
- Contributor to Health Check & WP-CLI
- Worked with two managed-hosting providers
- Sites recovered across 14 countries
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