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Wondering why WordPress crashed? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Anyone who has managed a WordPress website for some time will tell you that pages going blank, pages showing errors, login pages not loading, etc. are common WordPress issues that you are bound to encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usually, the problem is not in WordPress itself, but rather in another spot such as your web hosting, a plugin that you installed, some malware, or something else. Figuring out where that problem is and how to fix it is the purpose of this post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udc49 In this article, you will learn why your WordPress website crashed<\/a> and the steps you need to take to recover your site<\/a> immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why has WordPress crashed? Most common causes…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Why has WordPress crashed? Well, there are a variety of potential causes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s go through some of the most common…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Software incompatibilities<\/a> \ud83d\udcbe<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Malware infection<\/a> \ud83d\udc1e<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Site under attack<\/a> \u2694\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Hosting issues<\/a> \ud83d\udcbb<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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    1. Software incompatibilities \ud83d\udcbe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Incompatibility issues in a WordPress website refer to conflicts between different website components, such as themes, plugins, and the WordPress core<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For instance, activation of a new plugin can cause conflict with an existing plugin, or upgrading the WordPress core can lead to a conflict with an outdated existing plugin or theme.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    2. Malware infection \ud83d\udc1e<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Malware refers to malicious code or software that is injected into a website to steal information, redirect visitors to malicious websites<\/a>, and use the site\u2019s resources to store files, among other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    During a malware infection, the server of a WordPress website tends to work overtime as it\u2019s providing resources to your site\u2019s hackers to carry out malicious activities. As a result, your server overloads and crashes your website.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    3. Site under attack \u2694\ufe0f<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    It’s possible that your website is not hacked but under a type of hack attack called the DDoS attack<\/a> (short for Distributed Denial of Service).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In this type of attack, hackers send a massive volume of requests from multiple sources to a WordPress website with the aim of overwhelming the website’s server causing it to crash, and rendering it inaccessible to legitimate users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    DDoS attacks are typically carried out with malicious intent, such as causing disruption, damaging the site’s reputation, or extorting the website owner for financial gain.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    4. Hosting issues \ud83d\udcbb<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Sometimes the problem lies not with your website but with your hosting provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    High-quality hosting companies<\/a> keep their servers well-maintained and customers such as yourself rarely experience any downtime. But substandard hosting companies are known to experience hard disk failures, power outages, malware attacks, accidents during server maintenance, or server overload for hosting too many websites on a single server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    On rare occasions like natural disasters, even high-quality hosting companies experience downtime<\/a> and cause WordPress sites to crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    These are the common reasons that may have contributed to your website crashing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In the next section, you will learn to recover your site and get it up and running in no time.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    How to recover immediately if your WordPress crashed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Below are some common steps that you can take to get your site working again if your WordPress crashed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you know the exact cause of the crash then jump to the corresponding section. But if you don\u2019t, then we recommend carrying out the following steps one by one until your website is back to normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Check for incompatibilities and remove culprit software<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Scan and clean your site<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Install a firewall and a CDN<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Switch to better hosting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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      1. Check for incompatibilities and remove culprit software<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      As we mentioned earlier, incompatibilities commonly occur due to conflicts between:<\/p>\n\n\n\n