My WordPress Site is Displaying Only the Main Page
What happened to my site?
When you try to access various pages on your WordPress site, only the main page (homepage) is displayed, while other pages result in errors or redirect back to the homepage. This issue is commonly caused by problems with permalink settings, .htaccess file configurations, or plugin conflicts.
Resolution Steps
- Log in to WordPress Admin Dashboard.
- Navigate to Settings > Permalinks.
- Select a different permalink structure (e.g., Day and name).
- Save Changes.
- Select your desired permalink structure again.
- Save Changes.
- Log in to cPanel.
- Navigate to File Manager.
- Navigate to your website's directory. If the website is your main domain, the directory will be public_html. For other domains, the directory will have the same name as the domain.
- Find the .htaccess file.
- If the .htaccess file is not visible, ensure that 'Show Hidden Files' is enabled.
- Right-click on .htaccess.
- Select Edit.
- Replace the current content with the default WordPress .htaccess code and Save changes:
# BEGIN WordPress
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
# END WordPress
- Log in to WordPress Admin Dashboard.
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins.
- Deactivate all plugins.
- Check if the issue is resolved by accessing different pages on your site.
- Reactivate plugins one by one to identify the conflicting plugin.
- Note the plugin causing the issue and seek an alternative or contact the plugin developer for support.
- Log in to WordPress Admin Dashboard.
- Navigate to Appearance > Themes.
- Activate a default WordPress theme (e.g., Twenty Twenty-One).
- Check if the issue is resolved.
- If the issue is resolved, there may be a conflict with your previous theme. Consider contacting the theme developer for support.
