Editorial Team

Installation failed because a folder from a previous attempt is still there. Here is how to clear it safely, and why deleting the plugin is not always right.

This editor error means WordPress could not reach its own REST API. Here is the quickest way to find out why, and five fixes in order of likelihood.

WordPress sets a lock while it updates and sometimes forgets to remove it. Here is how to clear that lock safely, with and without touching the database.

This WordPress login error is almost never about cookies. It means something printed characters before WordPress could set them. Here is how to find it.

This WordPress message means your user account lost its permissions, or the database thinks you are not an admin. Here is how to get back in, step by step.

Too many redirects means two settings are sending the browser back and forth in a loop. Here is what causes it and six fixes, starting with the common one.

A 503 means the server is up but not taking requests right now. On WordPress it is often a leftover maintenance file. Here is how to check and fix it.

A 403 forbidden means the server understood you and refused anyway. Here is what it means in plain words and seven fixes, whether the site is yours or not.

DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN means your computer could not find the address for that website name. Here is what it means and eight fixes, easiest first.

A 502 bad gateway means one server got a broken answer from another. What it means in plain words, and what to do whether the site is yours or not.