Find practical solutions for resolving compatibility errors and conflicts between Wp Ghost and other active WordPress plugins and themes. Ideal for site administrators and developers seeking quick and effective fixes.
If accessing /wp-admin/ redirects to the homepage instead of the login page, this is because WP Ghost’s Hide “wp-admin” option is active. When enabled, requests to /wp-admin/ return a 404 or redirect to the homepage instead of forwarding to the login page. Use your custom login path If you’ve set a custom login path in […]
If the WordPress admin dashboard breaks after changing the wp-admin path in WP Ghost (pages not loading, settings not saving, blank screens, or redirect loops), the custom admin path isn’t fully supported by your server or a plugin depends on the default path. Revert to default wp-admin and hide it instead The safest fix is […]
If users see a 404 error or get redirected when trying to reset their password after you changed the lost password path in WP Ghost, the custom path isn’t resolving correctly or cached pages still point to the old path. Clear all caches The login page is often cached with the old lost password URL. […]
Membership and registration plugins (BuddyPress, Ultimate Member, Paid Memberships Pro, WooCommerce registration, etc.) can break when WP Ghost changes the register path because they hardcode references to the default ?action=register URL structure. Revert the register path to default Go to WP Ghost > Change Paths > Login Security and clear the custom register path to […]
If users see a 404 error or can’t access the registration form after you changed the register path in WP Ghost, the custom path isn’t resolving correctly or cached pages still link to the old URL. Clear all caches The login page is often cached with the old registration URL. Clear your WordPress cache plugin, […]
After changing the author path in WP Ghost, users may not be able to access their author pages or profile URLs because the old /author/username/ path no longer works. Old author URLs return 404 WP Ghost replaces the /author/ path with your custom path. The old URLs stop working immediately. Bookmarks, links from other sites, […]
If author page links return 404 errors or redirect to the wrong page after changing the author path in WP Ghost, cached pages or hardcoded links still reference the old /author/ path. Clear all caches Cached pages contain the old author URLs. Clear your WordPress cache plugin, CDN cache, and browser cache. Check author links […]
If author pages return 404 errors after changing the author path in WP Ghost, the server’s rewrite rules aren’t mapping the new path correctly or caches are serving the old URLs. Clear all caches Cached pages still serve the old author path. Clear your WordPress cache plugin, CDN cache, and browser cache. Then test an […]
Membership and registration plugins (BuddyPress, Ultimate Member, Paid Memberships Pro, etc.) can break when WP Ghost changes the activation path because they hardcode references to wp-activate.php for account activation links. Revert the activation path to default Go to WP Ghost > Change Paths and set the activation path back to wp-activate.php. This restores compatibility with […]
If images or media files are broken, missing, or not loading after changing the wp-content path in WP Ghost, the image URLs in your HTML, CSS, or cached files still reference the old /wp-content/ path. Work through these checks. Clear all caches Cached pages and CSS files contain the old /wp-content/uploads/ image URLs. Clear your […]