Troubleshooting guides for WordPress plugin errors, conflicts, failed updates, broken integrations, compatibility problems, and unexpected plugin behavior.
A frustrating WordPress translation problem can look like this: If none of the translated strings appear inside the plugin’s wp-admin interface, translating more strings is unlikely to solve the problem. There are several possible causes, but with modern WordPress plugins the most important question is: Is the plugin’s admin interface generated by PHP, or is … Read more
When adding a Bunny Stream video to WordPress, two problems can appear at the same time: For example, the video details may show: HLS Playlist URLThumbnail URLPreview Animation URL (WebP)Video IDOEmbed This makes it unclear which value should actually be pasted into WordPress. The important thing is that those values serve different purposes. For a … Read more
Losing access to a premium WordPress plugin account is particularly difficult when the person who originally bought the license has left the organisation. With EventON, you may end up in this situation: EventON is installed and working↓Original employee has left↓Original purchasing email is inaccessible↓WordPress shows only a masked purchase/license key↓EventON account/download portal cannot be accessed↓Plugin … Read more
The Cursor Style & Animation plugin provides several cursor styles, custom cursor images, and Trail, Particle, Ripple, and Magnetic effects. Two useful improvements become apparent when using it on a real site: Both requests make sense. As of August 21, 2026, the public WordPress.org release is still Cursor Style & Animation 1.0.0. Its documented controls … Read more
If you use WPS Hide Login and configure its Redirection URL setting, the description makes the expected behavior quite clear: Redirect URL when someone tries to access the wp-login.phppage and the wp-admin directory while not logged in. However, you may find that: /wp-admin/→ redirects to your configured page while: /wp-login.php→ does not redirect to that … Read more
Seeing this warning on a WordPress.org plugin page can be alarming: This plugin has been closed as of August 16, 2026and is not available for download.This closure is temporary, pending a full review. Two questions immediately follow: Unfortunately, the closure banner by itself does not answer either question. WordPress.org intentionally does not immediately disclose the … Read more
If you install the Matomo Analytics for WordPress plugin, it uses the same MySQL or MariaDB database that WordPress already uses. It does not normally require you to create a second database. Matomo’s official documentation explicitly describes the WordPress version as installing Matomo on the same server and using the same database as the WordPress … Read more
WordPress Site Health may report two apparently separate critical issues: An active PHP session was detected and: The REST API encountered an error If you are using the Free Vehicle Data UK / Rapid Car Check plugin, an unnecessary session_start() call inside the plugin can be the common cause. WordPress specifically checks whether a PHP … Read more
Maileroo works with WordPress through standard SMTP, but if your mail plugin supports provider-specific API connections for services such as Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, or Postmark, it is reasonable to expect a native Maileroo API option as well. For FluentSMTP users, this distinction currently matters. FluentSMTP can send through Maileroo using its generic Other SMTP … Read more
Building a short form with five or six fields rarely exposes problems with a form builder’s interface. The experience changes significantly when a form contains dozens of fields. If the Field List and Field Properties panels sit at the top of the editor and scroll away with the form canvas, working near the bottom of … Read more