Moved blog, white screen of death WordPress
It's been awhile since I've moved a WordPress blog and I've forgotten whatever checklist I need to go through.
I moved the old codewi.se blog to here:
[[LINK href="http://blog.tailormadeanswers.com/"]]http://blog.tailormadeanswers.com/[[/LINK]]
I used this script:
[[LINK href="http://interconnectit.com/124/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/"]]http://interconnectit.com/124/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/[[/LINK]]
to change every instance of "codewi.se" to "blog.tailormadeanswers.com". (but I have since deleted that script, so hackers should not waste their time trying to find it.)
I can now log into the dashboard without any problems. However, as you can see, the front page is blank.
I think I upgraded the WordPress installation, but I forget. (I started doing this many months ago, and then got sidetracked.)
When I first logged into the dashboard I was told that the database was getting upgraded.
Now I get a white screen.
Nothing in error logs. What is the problem?
Answers (5)
flint_and_tinder answers:
Plug-ins.
Via ftp rename your wp-content plug-ins folder and see if white screen goes away.
Let me know if that fixes it.
Lawrence Krubner comments:
flint_and_tinder: Actually, none of the old plugins are installed. When I go to the plugins page I see the error "Your plugins have been deactivated since their files can not be found."
John Cotton answers:
White screen can be because your theme folder has changed name...checked that?
John Cotton comments:
You could add ('WP_DEBUG', true); to your wp-config.php file - that might throw something up..
Lawrence Krubner comments:
Hmm, that is probably true. I have not copied over the old theme. How do I change this?
Lawrence Krubner comments:
I see the message: "The active theme is broken. Reverting to the default theme."
See screenshot.