avantegarde/blank-screen-steps.txt

## blank-screen-steps.txt
***Imagine the WordPress site you've been working on is now unexpectedly displaying a blank/white screen. Walk us through the steps you'd take to troubleshoot this problem.***

#1. Assuming that I'm already working on the site, remove previously written code to see if it's the culprit.
#2. Check previously written code for errors. White/blank screen if often the result of a php error.
#3. Check to see if blank/white screen is affecting entire site or single page. (Including logged in/out states)
  #3.1 If affecting single page - Check page template for errors/conflicts
  #3.2 If affecting whole site - check the themes functions.php file for errors/conflicts
#4. Test on a minumum of one other machine to determine if problem is only happening to a single machine.
#5. Check site caches to see if it's either creating the problem or simply cached the problem at the wrong time.
#6. Consider the hosting situation and see if the memory allocated to the domain is exhausted
  #6.1 If memory is exhausted and there is no better solution than to increase it, attempt to increase with WordPress php function or increase on the hosting side.
#7. Enable WordPress debugging function in wp-config.php and check errors for insight
#8. Disable plugins you think might be the culprit
  #8.1 if disabling a plugin fixes it - debug plugin for conflicts and errors
  #8.2 if disabling all plugins does not fix it - Enable WordPress debug function and see if it sheds any light
#9. If white/blank page still exists, backup the theme folder, make sure a default twenty-*** theme is installed, then either remove or move the theme out of the themes directory. WordPress will fallback on to a default theme.
  #9.1 If default theme works - debug theme that was causing issues
#10. If white/blank page still exists after applying a default theme, then re-install core wordpress.
	*Imagine the WordPress site you've been working on is now unexpectedly displaying a blank/white screen. Walk us through the steps you'd take to troubleshoot this problem.*

	#1. Assuming that I'm already working on the site, remove previously written code to see if it's the culprit.
	#2. Check previously written code for errors. White/blank screen if often the result of a php error.
	#3. Check to see if blank/white screen is affecting entire site or single page. (Including logged in/out states)
	#3.1 If affecting single page - Check page template for errors/conflicts
	#3.2 If affecting whole site - check the themes functions.php file for errors/conflicts
	#4. Test on a minumum of one other machine to determine if problem is only happening to a single machine.
	#5. Check site caches to see if it's either creating the problem or simply cached the problem at the wrong time.
	#6. Consider the hosting situation and see if the memory allocated to the domain is exhausted
	#6.1 If memory is exhausted and there is no better solution than to increase it, attempt to increase with WordPress php function or increase on the hosting side.
	#7. Enable WordPress debugging function in wp-config.php and check errors for insight
	#8. Disable plugins you think might be the culprit
	#8.1 if disabling a plugin fixes it - debug plugin for conflicts and errors
	#8.2 if disabling all plugins does not fix it - Enable WordPress debug function and see if it sheds any light
	#9. If white/blank page still exists, backup the theme folder, make sure a default twenty-*** theme is installed, then either remove or move the theme out of the themes directory. WordPress will fallback on to a default theme.
	#9.1 If default theme works - debug theme that was causing issues
	#10. If white/blank page still exists after applying a default theme, then re-install core wordpress.