About Damon
• Web Developer For 9 Years• WordPress Developer For 2 Years• Love Helping People With WordPress• Create Custom Web-Based Software
For The Powersports Industry
Why Do I need A Backup Strategy?
• Protect Your Hard Work & Investment• Many Hosting Providers Don’t Offer A
Backup• Upgrades Go Wrong• User Mistakes• You’ve Been Hacked
What Is Revision History?
• See Changes That Have Been Made To Posts And Pages
• Go Back To A Previous Version Of A Page
• Limited To Title & Content
Error Establishing A Database Connection
• WordPress Is Not Able To Use The Database
• Common Solutions– wp-config.php has incorrect:
• Database username• Database password• Database name• Server name
• Must Have Access To Your Hosting Control Panel
Internal Server Error
• .htaccess Has A Problem– Corrupt– Incorrect Settings
• Delete The .htaccess File
White Screen Of Death
• A Plugin May Be Causing A Problem– Disable All Plugins– Verify The Problem Is Gone– Enable Them One By One Until The
Problem Comes Back
• Your Theme May Be Causing A Problem– Switch To A Different Theme– Twenty Fifteen Or Any Of The “Twenty…”
Themes
If It Was A Plugin
• Upgrade The Plugin To The Newest Version• Upgrade WordPress To The Latest Version• Upgrade Theme To The Latest Version• Upgrade All Other Plugins To The Newest
Version• Check Plugin Creator’s Website For More
Information• Contact The Plugin Creator• Is The Plugin Essential?• Is There An Alternative?
If It Was A Theme
• Upgrade Theme To The Latest Version• Upgrade WordPress To The Latest Version• Upgrade All Plugins To The Newest Version• Check Theme Creator’s Website For More
Information• Contact The Theme Creator• Get Help From A Developer• Select A New Theme
General Troubleshooting Steps
• Disable Plugins• Disable Theme• Update WordPress, Plugins, &
Themes• Contact Plugin/Theme Creator
What To Do If It Still Is Broken
• Google It• WordPress Support Forums
https://wordpress.org/support/• Contact A WordPress Expert