Your webpage appears out of nowhere an all-white screen, no message of error. The admin pannel won’t open.

Common causes for not opening the admin pannel are Fatal PHP error, crash of a plugin, theme collapse and weariness of memory.

Fixing white screen of death WSOD in wordpress

Detailed solutions :

1. Turn on Debug Mode by editing wp-config.php:

define (‘WP_DEBUG’, true);

define (‘WP_DEBUG_LOG’, true);

define (‘WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY’, true);

Reload site -> An error message will show.

2. Disable every plugin (quickest fix) :

Change /wp-content/plugins to plugins_old.

If the website loads, there is a plugin problem. Rename back and activate each one individually.

3. Switch to default Theme :

WordPress automatically switches to Twenty Twenty-Four.

4. Increase PHP limits :

ini_set(‘memory_limit’,’256M’);

5. Check Error Log File :

/wp-content/debug.log

 

Important : Never make direct edits to live websites. Fixes should always be tested on staging first.