Fixes and how-tos, tested on our own lab
Each post answers one question about running a WordPress, Squarespace or Wix site, a web app or an automation. We test the steps on our own lab first, and every post links the vendor docs it relies on.
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The WordPress “technical issue” email: what it means and what to do
The email means a plugin or theme caused a fatal error and WordPress caught it. It names the culprit and holds a private recovery mode link. Click it, log in, deactivate what it names, and check the site. Visitors still see the error until you do, and our lab's email said the link would expire in one day.
WordPress site hacked: what do you do in the first hour?
Do not start deleting files. Write down what you see and when, take a backup of the hacked site as it is, and call your host. Then reset every password, from WordPress to the database, and log everyone out. Find how they got in before you clean, or it comes back. Get help if you cannot do that part yourself.
Why is my Squarespace site not showing on Google? 6 checks
A new Squarespace site that Google cannot find is usually held back by a setting, not by weak SEO. Check that the site is on a paid plan and public, that no password or hidden page blocks it, that your own domain is primary, and that the sitemap is in Search Console. Then give Google a few weeks.