Practical solutions for WordPress errors, fatal errors, admin problems, plugin conflicts, migrations, cron failures, database issues, and common website malfunctions.
A WordPress administrator recently reported a compatibility problem between the Admin Menu Editor plugin and the UX Builder editor included with the Flatsome theme. The reported behavior was straightforward: Admin Menu Editor changes the WordPress dashboard menu structure. It can modify menu titles, URLs, permissions, parent items, visibility, and menu order. These features are useful … Read more
A common issue with the Blocksy WordPress theme occurs when the mobile menu works normally until LiteSpeed Cache is enabled. The symptoms usually look like this: In most cases, the caching system itself is not the problem. The issue is caused by one of LiteSpeed Cache’s JavaScript optimization features changing when or how Blocksy’s frontend … Read more
You have configured two weight-based shipping rules in WooCommerce: Shipping rule Weight range Standard lightweight shipping 0–10 kg Standard heavy shipping 10–20 kg The rules appear to work correctly for most cart weights. However, when the cart weighs exactly 10 kg, WooCommerce displays both shipping options on the checkout page. Changing the first rule from … Read more
The WooCommerce cart shipping calculator normally asks customers to enter the following information: This makes sense when shipping rates depend on a customer’s exact location. However, some WooCommerce stores calculate shipping using only the selected country and state or region. In that situation, requiring City and Postcode creates unnecessary friction. Customers may not understand why … Read more
Google Site Kit may suddenly stop connecting to its authentication service after the plugin has been removed, reinstalled, or reconfigured. Instead of completing the setup, WordPress displays an error similar to this: The same message may appear on the Google authorization page: This can be especially confusing when deleting and reinstalling Site Kit makes no … Read more
Elementor widgets that randomly appear and disappear can make editing a WordPress website extremely frustrating. You may notice that: This problem is usually not caused by the widget itself. The most common causes are stale cache files, JavaScript optimization, incompatible Elementor versions, third-party addon conflicts, insufficient memory, corrupted widget data, or server security rules. The … Read more
A WordPress user reported an issue where the progress counter for an email campaign displayed twice the expected number of emails. For example, a campaign created for 1,000 recipients showed 2,000 processed emails in the campaign progress. This problem can have two very different causes: Before changing the plugin code, you must determine which situation … Read more
Google Search Console may report the following AMP issue even when your page appears to contain a perfectly large image: Image size smaller than recommended size This can be especially confusing when only one or two posts are affected while hundreds of other pages created with the same WordPress and AMP configuration pass without any … Read more
WooCommerce store owners sometimes prefer not to display credit card fields directly on their website. Instead, they want customers to leave the WooCommerce checkout page temporarily, complete payment on Stripe’s secure hosted page, and then return to the store’s order confirmation page. A common question is: I do not want customers to enter card details … Read more
An outdated custom post type sitemap can remain listed in a WordPress sitemap index even after the custom post type has been removed from the website. For example, the main sitemap may continue referencing: However, opening that URL returns a 404 Not Found error because the old blog custom post type no longer exists. You … Read more