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Common WordPress Themes Error Fix

  New Theme Uses Featured Images but You Don’t Have that in Many Posts There are many blogs that don’t use featured images for every post. Now, if they want to switch to a new theme which supports featured images, they definitely don’t want to spend hours updating every post. In this case, you can install the ‘Quick Featured Images’ plugin. It’s one of the best ways that solve this issue easily. You just need to install, activate and follow some simple instructions. It will automatically add featured images to all the old posts. You Can’t See the Changes You Made Recently If you’ve made some changes in core files of your   WordPress Themes or just added something in the external CSS section and it doesn’t show up at the front end. You probably have one of two caching issues: Browser Cache or Plugin Cache. You can clear the browser cache by just pressing CTRL+R. If it fixes the issue, congratulations. Otherwise, the problem is associated with the plugin caching. Just go t...

How to Fix WordPress Themes Error?

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1.  My URL’s Are “Ugly” By default the default WordPress url structure isn’t very “pretty” much less SEO-Friendly. So when you first setup your website URLS might look ugly (a mish-mash of the post ID, publish date, post title and even the category). Don’t worry – it’s easy to fix. Ugly URLs Error Solution So if your urls aren’t looking that great (yourwebsite.com/?p=1) simply go to  Settings > Permalinks  and change your setting to the “Post Name” option (or any of the others – just choose the one that best works for you). 2 . My Posts Are Returning 404 Errors If you have posts that are now returning a 404 error page, don’t panic (yet) most of the time your posts are still there and you just need to update your permalink settings to fix the issue. This is very common with themes that use custom post types. Whenever you activate a new theme that uses custom post types you should reset your permalink settings. Posts Showing 404 Error Solution The sim...

What is a Responsive WordPress Theme and Why Does it Matter?

  A responsive WordPress theme will automatically adjust itself to the user’s screen size. This means that your WordPress site will look equally good on mobile phones, tablets, and desktop devices. Today around 51.5% of global internet traffic is on mobile devices. That means half of your users will be accessing your website using a mobile device. If your website doesn’t fit their screen or looks ugly on their device, then they will immediately leave. They may never find your website again. This is why you must always use a responsive WordPress Themes for all your websites. Responsive themes improve the user experience and also have a significant SEO (search engine optimization) advantage. Search engines like Google rank mobile-friendly websites higher in mobile search, which brings more traffic to your site. To install a responsive theme Call  +1-857-342-2365 . 

How to fix errors of WordPress plugins and themes?

  Website migration : in such a case, try changing your PHP version , it should match with your previous hosting PHP version. If that doesn’t help, try to re-upload your website files. Updating your WordPress version : if the errors appeared after WordPress upgrade, then either one of your plugins or themes uses outdated functions, that are not supported by WordPress anymore, or something went wrong during the update. The best solution would be restoring your website from backup and trying to update the WordPress version again. If the issue occurs again, then you will need to find a different plugin or theme instead of an outdated one - or use an older version of WordPress (not recommended for security reasons). Updating your WordPress Themes /plugin : same as above, you will need to restore your website from backup and do changes again. If the plugin’s or theme’s update brings errors again, you will need to either reinstall or find an alternative for them. Call +1-857-342-2365...

How to fix WordPress Themes issues?

  1. Stylesheet Is Missing You’ve just downloaded or purchased a super awesome theme and you go to install it and see the lovely message below: Well your first thought might be… “the developer screwed me and gave me a theme without a stylesheet” Of course it is possible the zip file you received didn’t have a style.css file, but more likely the issue is you didn’t upload the  root theme  folder. Missing Stylesheet Error Solution Locate the folder you have of the theme on your desktop and open it (if it is zipped, unzip and open it). Now when you open it you should see all your files in there, if not the theme is likely in a sub-directory. For example our premium themes all have the theme inside an “Installable Theme” folder. Generally it’s somewhere obvious and the actual theme folder will likely be named the same as the theme. Once found zip it and upload via WordPress or upload the unzipped folder via FTP. 2. Sample Data Import Errors You’ve got your WordPress Themes i...

Fix WordPress Theme error?

  Incompatible Theme There are times when installing a WordPress theme distorts the content layout and cause your website to show white screens as well. WordPress Themes contain ‘The Loop’, a code which is responsible for processing each post needed to display on a page. If this code has any issues, your website will probably show white screens. As this issue is associated with the code, ask your developer to check if there is an issue with the coding. You can even do a proper analysis of your website to find the root cause. Lastly, make sure to always check the theme compatibility with the WordPress version before installing it. Stylesheet is Missing Suppose, after researching for hours, you’ve purchased and downloaded an awesome WordPress theme. But while installation, it shows “Stylesheet is Missing”. Yes, it’s possible that the downloaded zip file doesn’t have a style.css file. But most of the time, the actual issue is you haven’t uploaded the root theme folder. Here’re import...

How to fix an installed WordPress Theme, but broken?

  WordPress themes control the look and feel of your WordPress blog, from the layout and graphics to the colors of text and links. When something is broken within your theme, you may see a distorted or incorrect layout when you access your blog. The most extreme issues may display PHP errors on your blog, which indicate broken coding in your theme. If you have made changes to your WordPress theme coding or use custom images, you should back up your WordPress theme before troubleshooting, in the case you need to reinstall completely. Backing Up WordPress Theme Files You will need a FTP client and the FTP account login information to back up your WordPress theme files. Log into the FTP client and navigate to the “wp-content/themes” folder on your website host. You will see a list of folders, each named for the different themes that are installed on your blog. Highlight the theme folder you are troubleshooting and transfer it to a folder on your computer in order to create a backup. E...

How to activate a theme in WordPress?

  Now that new Theme is in   /wp-content/themes/   directory , this new Theme is ready to be activated. All themes in   /wp-content/themes/   directory are available for   Activation   and   Update   (when update is provided by theme author), but only one theme from this directory can be   Active . When theme is  Activated  it means that this theme’s style and functionality (look and behavior) will be applied on your site. You will be informed by Administration notification about successful activation of the WordPress Themes . To activate a Theme for your site: Log in to the WordPress Administration Screens. Select the Appearance screen, then Themes. You should see here all themes from your  /wp-content/themes/  directory and from here you can see details for each of them by clicking on  Theme Details  (rollover the Theme thumbnail). Live Preview  option will give you preview of your...