WordPress import: fix duplicates and incorrectly assigned authors
WordPress posts are duplicated or have the wrong author after import? Compare content, prepare mappings and verify recovery.
Tutorials · 6
A clear goal, steps in the right order and a result to verify.
Essential points
- Read the prerequisites and back up before a risky change.
- Use a test environment for significant changes.
- Check the result and know how to roll back.
Published guides and articles
WordPress home page shows posts instead of the selected page: fix the assignment and template
Restore your selected WordPress home page: check Reading settings, the published page and the priority template before changing the theme or cache.
WordPress Publish or Update button unresponsive: check before retrying
A WordPress button seems inactive? Preserve your text, check confirmations and permissions, then observe the request to restore verifiable saving.
WordPress 502 error: diagnose the proxy and origin server
Fix a WordPress 502 error: identify the failing relay, check the origin, PHP and routing, then verify recovery without blind retries.
Intermittent WordPress 503 error: find the cause and stabilize the site
A WordPress site intermittently displays 503? Distinguish maintenance, overload and processing, then verify stable recovery with your host.
WordPress serialized data broken after an SQL replacement
WordPress settings disappeared after an SQL replacement? Check a serialized value and repeat the migration on a copy with WP-CLI or a plugin.
WordPress XML export and full backup: check what you can restore
Check what a WordPress XML export contains, recover missing media and settings, then prepare a restorable backup on a copy.
WordPress feature broken after two updates: isolate the conflict
Restore a WordPress feature after two updates: compare plugins on a copy, check dependencies and prepare a targeted correction.
Parent theme changes lost after an update: recover and protect them
Recover overwritten WordPress theme customizations, compare backups, then move CSS or templates without editing the parent again.
WordPress plugin: fix an invalid ZIP or an archive with no recognized plugin
Fix a rejected WordPress plugin archive: find the right ZIP, check its contents, then distinguish extraction problems from hosting limits.
Moving elements in WordPress: fix layout shifts and CLS
Stabilize WordPress pages: identify what causes shifts, reserve space for media and widgets, then check fonts and CLS.
WordPress category or tag: fix unexpected posts
Unexpected posts appear in a WordPress category or tag? Check assignments, the archive query and the cached response.