Troubleshooting
When the maintenance message stays after an update
Before removing a maintenance marker, establish whether an update is still running and which message you are actually seeing.
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Troubleshooting
Narrow down a problem before changing the whole site.
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A scheduled post missed its time
Check the intended time, the saved status and the scheduling mechanism as separate parts of the same problem.
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Trace a missing contact email beyond the form
Trace one controlled message through the form, sending service and recipient mailbox instead of repeatedly resending an unknown failure.
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Why site search misses a post you can open
A working public address and a place in search results are different things. Start with the query and the type of content being searched.
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A menu label is right, but its destination is wrong
Read the destination attached to the menu item. Its visible label can be correct while the underlying address is outdated.
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Handle an unexpected block-content message carefully
Preserve the current content before asking the editor to recover it. A recovered block still needs a content and layout check.
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Sort Site Health findings by their actual effect
Use the findings to decide what needs attention and who can change it. A cleaner status screen is not a substitute for testing the site.
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After a move, some links still point to the old site
Inventory the old addresses, choose a serialization-aware replacement method and keep deliberate historical references out of the change.
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