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The WordPress White Screen of Death (WSoD) is arguably one of the most infuriating errors on the platform. Getting no indication of what has happened means you have to put in the work to find a fix. The error is also one that can cause some panic and anxiety. While you have the error, your site will be out of commission. Because of this, you need to work quickly and methodically to put everything right again. Fortunately, that’s where this tutorial comes in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc49 For this post, we’re looking at how to resolve a WordPress White Screen of Death<\/a>. Before we get to the methodology, let’s discuss what the WSoD<\/a> is and how to find out if you have one on your hands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is the WordPress White Screen of Death?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For many WordPress errors, the browser provides some sort of information about their cause (and potentially how to fix them). For instance, the typical 404 error will display on screen, as will many others. We cover the 503 Service Unavailable<\/a><\/em> error on the blog in detail. It looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n

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This is helpful because you have an indication of what has caused the error. It means you can work on a fix immediately and get your site back online quickly. WordPress will also display its errors<\/a> if you enable the correct mode (more on that later).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there’s one error \u2013 the WordPress White Screen of Death \u2013 that gives you no help at all:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Yes, the WSoD is a blank screen, and it can be infuriating. The screen offers no clear error message and no troubleshooting tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make things even more confusing, the WSoD may actually show itself as an error in the browser, usually when you’re running WordPress in Debug Mode or Recovery Mode (both of which can help troubleshoot the WSoD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, while in WordPress’ Recovery Mode, a WSoD actually triggers an on-screen error when it detects PHP issues:<\/p>\n\n\n

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If you suspect the WordPress White Screen of Death (due to an actual white screen or an error like the one shown above), we’ve got you covered with tips on how to fix it. But before anything, you must learn why you’d see a WSoD in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why the WordPress WSoD occurs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Although it’s tough to figure out what causes the WSoD to appear, there are some common root issues that bring about the error:<\/p>\n\n\n\n