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Health Check & Troubleshooting: WordPress Plugin Tutorial

Diagnose a broken or slow WordPress site without downtime using the free Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin, Site Health and Troubleshooting Mode.

3 lessons
7 min
Free with a free account
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This Health Check & Troubleshooting tutorial shows you how to diagnose a broken or slow WordPress site without taking it offline for visitors. Using the free official plugin, you will learn to isolate a plugin conflict privately, read what Site Health is telling you, and work the debug tools. By the end you can hunt down the cause of a problem safely, while real visitors keep seeing your normal site.

What you'll learn

The classic fix for a broken site, switching plugins off one at a time, works but breaks the live site for everyone while you test. Health Check & Troubleshooting matters because its Troubleshooting Mode disables plugins for your own session only, so you can run the conflict hunt without any downtime. In this course you will learn a safe method for WordPress troubleshooting: how to isolate a plugin conflict, how to read Site Health and act on its warnings, and how to use the wider debug kit the plugin provides. You will come away able to find the source of a problem calmly instead of guessing in the dark.

Inside the course

  • Conflict Debugging & Installing the Plugin
  • Troubleshooting Mode: The Conflict Hunt
  • Site Health Deep Use & the Debug Kit

Who this course is for

This beginner course suits site owners and freelancers who have hit a white screen, a broken page or a mystery slowdown and want a repeatable way to find the cause. No developer background is required, though comfort logging in to wp-admin helps. If you would rather read the approach first, our free written tutorials and live 1-on-1 training cover troubleshooting too.

Frequently asked questions

Can I troubleshoot without taking my site offline?
Yes, and that is the reason to use this plugin. Troubleshooting Mode turns your plugins off for your own logged-in session only, so real visitors keep seeing the normal site the whole time. The course keeps a logged-out window open to prove it.
Is Health Check & Troubleshooting an official plugin?
Yes. It is a free plugin from the official WordPress community, built specifically for diagnosing conflicts and reading Site Health. The course is free to watch with a free account.
What is a plugin conflict and how do I find it?
A plugin conflict is when two plugins, or a plugin and your theme, interfere with each other and break a page. The course teaches a safe conflict hunt using Troubleshooting Mode so you can isolate the culprit one step at a time without affecting visitors.

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