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The HTTPS certificate does not cover your WordPress domain: correct the name and destination

Is the HTTPS certificate invalid for your WordPress domain? Check covered names, www, DNS, and the CDN, then correct the certificate with the right provider.

WordPress mixed content: fix HTTP resources on an HTTPS page

Find blocked HTTP images, styles, and scripts in WordPress, then fix their source: content, migration, theme, or CDN, with backups and checks.

Overdue WordPress background tasks: diagnose WP-Cron and Action Scheduler

Are WordPress tasks piling up or overloading the server? Check WP-Cron, internal requests, and Action Scheduler without emptying queues or replaying payments.

Unknown WordPress administrator: verify the account’s origin and secure access

Do you not recognise a WordPress administrator account? Verify its origin, preserve evidence, and limit access with the person responsible for the site.

WordPress downloads a PHP file instead of displaying the site: secure and repair it

Is a PHP file downloading instead of WordPress loading? Have the exposure contained, preserve evidence, and check the domain, PHP engine, and cache with your host.

Missing WordPress comment form: find the right setting

Restore the WordPress comment form: compare two posts and check Discussion, automatic closure, login requirements, and the template without adding a plugin.

Empty WordPress media library or missing thumbnails: find the right diagnosis

Find your WordPress media: check filters, compare grid and list views, then distinguish blocked loading from missing files or data.

WordPress installation blocked: the directory is not writable

Unblock a refused WordPress installation: check the domain directory, access and quotas, then correct only the confirmed cause.

WordPress cannot write the file to disk: find and fix the blockage

Diagnose a WordPress media write failure: space, inodes, PHP temporary directory and targeted permissions, without weakening the site.

Overwritten WordPress draft or post: recover an earlier version

Recover overwritten WordPress text: preserve the current state, compare revisions and autosaves, then seek targeted recovery from your host.

Invalid block in WordPress: recover content without losing the original

Repair an invalid WordPress block: preserve the original, compare conversions, recover a revision, or migrate a third-party block without adding a plugin.

WordPress 504 error: identify the timeout without blindly retrying

Diagnose a WordPress 504 error: gateway, PHP, or external API, using three paths without a new plugin or repeating a sensitive operation.