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After installing WordPress, you see a blank page when visiting your site. What should you check first?

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Wordpress - WordPress Basics and Architecture
After installing WordPress, you see a blank page when visiting your site. What should you check first?
AIf the database is empty
BIf wp-config.php has syntax errors
CIf the theme folder is missing
DIf the plugins are activated
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
  1. Step 1: Understand blank page causes

    A blank page often means a PHP error or syntax error in configuration files.
  2. Step 2: Identify likely file causing error

    wp-config.php is edited manually and syntax errors here cause fatal errors leading to blank pages.
  3. Final Answer:

    If wp-config.php has syntax errors -> Option B
  4. Quick Check:

    Blank page often means syntax error in wp-config.php [OK]
Quick Trick: Check wp-config.php syntax if site shows blank page [OK]
Common Mistakes:
  • Assuming empty database causes blank page
  • Checking themes/plugins before config file
  • Ignoring PHP errors in config files

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