Why is My WordPress Site Down (Quick Solutions)

#3 Website is Not Accessible

You can also face the website is down the error, if your website is not accessible.

There are various different reasons for which your website may be down. These reasons are –

1. WordPress is not updated completely: Whenever you update WordPress (then your wordpress site down for maintenance), it creates a temporary file of .maintenance extension. 

So whenever you visit your website it shows a message “briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance or your wordpress site down for maintenance“.

But If the installation of WordPress is failed then you will get a message like “Installation failed” or “Briefly Unavailable for Scheduled Maintenance Error in WordPress“ and now, to remove this error, you have to delete the .maintenance extension file.

I recommend you to read this guide about how to update WordPress safely.

2. Incorrect File Permission: Proper file permission is required by WordPress for auto-update.

WordPress uses the htdocs/Yoursite/wp-content/upgrade directory to store some files during the installation of the newer version of WordPress.

and, This directory must have permission to “write”.

Once you do that, you can update the WordPress without any “website is down error”.

#4 Your Website Has Been Hacked

If you have recently installed a new plugin or theme, then this may be the reason for this hack, So you can also delete that bad plugin or theme to prevent your website from the hacker.

#5 Server is Down

If you are a beginner, then most probably you have bought the shared plan for your hosting.

If you don’t know then let me tell you that, Your server is a shared server that means 4 to 5 people (Not an Exact Number) are sharing the server.

Your shared server has limited RAM and Bandwidth to control the visitors at the same time.

and, If any user (from above 4 to 5 people) has approx 2000 visitors traffic at the same time on their website then your website will automatically down.

but don’t worry, this type of problem is normal for shared users but if this problem is happening regularly then check your server Details, If you have crossed your RAM and Bandwidth due to high traffic then you have to upgrade your hosting plan.

#6 Suspended Account

This may also a problem if your “WordPress site not loading properly”, Suspended account problem generally not occur.

but if you have done any illegal activity (Like purchasing a Copyright Domain Name) or if you have not paid the dues for the renewal of your domain name or hosting. In both cases, your domain or hosting account will be suspended.

You have to immediately contact the Hosting company, they will guide you to settle your account.

But there are very low chances for Account Suspension. 

#7 Domain Has Expired

This is also a reason for which you can ask your self “why is my WordPress site down“ but there are very least and least chances to occur this problem because you know whenever your domain will expire.

Generally, Hosting companies send you the email for all the unpaid dues or about any renewal charges and you have to update your billing information to ignore the expiration of your domain name.

There is also very little chance to occur this problem.

#8 Check Your Connection

If none above method is working then there may be the problem of your internet connection.

Check your internet connection again to assure that this is not an internet connection problem.