{"id":46828,"date":"2021-12-20T17:11:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T15:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=46828"},"modified":"2025-05-30T12:58:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T09:58:22","slug":"increase-wordpress-memory-limit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/increase-wordpress-memory-limit\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Increase WordPress Memory Limit: 4 Easy Methods (Expert-Tested for 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’ve just seen an error that goes along the lines of: “Fatal error: Allowed memory size of X bytes exhausted”<\/code> then you need to increase WordPress memory limit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What this error means is simply that WordPress tried to use more memory than what your web server allows. Usually, WordPress only uses around 40MB of memory. This is okay for small sites, but can be not enough if you like to use some more elaborate plugins or themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, there are ways to resolve this error. You can increase the memory limits in a couple of ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this guide, I’ll show you four of the top solutions<\/strong>, and also explain what usually causes the error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Edit your wp-config.php<\/code> file to increase memory by adding or adjusting the WP_MEMORY_LIMIT<\/code> line. Set to 256M<\/code>. This works in most cases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Use your hosting panel or .htaccess<\/code>\/php.ini<\/code> files to raise memory if wp-config changes don’t take effect due to server limits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • After increasing memory, monitor usage and remove bloated plugins or media to avoid hitting new limits or masking bigger issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n \r\n