Fatal errors, white screens, broken plugins, features that quietly stopped working. I find the actual cause and fix it, usually within 24–48 hours, without touching anything that already works.
THE PROBLEM
One day it works, the next it’s a blank white page or a wall of red PHP text — nothing changed on your end, but something clearly did on the site’s. WordPress runs core, your theme and every active plugin as one PHP process, and it only takes one of them shifting under the others to bring the whole thing down.
SIGNS YOU NEED THIS
Most WordPress bugs are not mysterious once someone actually reads the error log instead of guessing. These are the ones that show up in my inbox most often.
The site goes blank, or shows a raw PHP error instead of your homepage. Usually a plugin update, a memory limit, or a theme function that broke on the current PHP version. I read the actual error log rather than guessing.
It worked yesterday. Today a form, a slider, or the checkout does not. I roll back what needs rolling back, patch what needs patching, and check the rest of the plugin stack for the same conflict.
No error message, it just does not do the thing anymore — a contact form that stopped sending, a menu that will not open, a shortcode showing raw text. These take longer to spot, and I check for them specifically.
Deprecated function warnings, slow queries, memory exhaustion. Not always visible to a visitor yet, but the kind of thing that becomes a fatal error the next time a plugin updates.
SCOPE
PROCESS
A screenshot, an error message, or just “the checkout stopped working” is enough to start. Access to the site, or a chance to reproduce it, tells me the rest.
The PHP error log and debug.log get read before I touch anything — the exact error text usually points straight at the file and line that failed, rather than me guessing.
Plugins and theme functions get isolated one at a time on a staging copy until the actual conflict is confirmed, not just the symptom that made it visible.
A full backup and a staging clone are taken before any change is made, so there is always a working version to fall back to.
The fix targets the confirmed cause — a version pin, a corrected function, a config change — not a workaround that just hides the symptom.
The specific thing that broke gets tested directly, along with anything nearby that shares the same code path, since a fix that breaks something else is not a fix.
The fix gets checked on a phone-sized viewport too, since a PHP-level fix can still leave a layout issue behind on smaller screens.
A quick check that the fix has not introduced a new slow query, an exposed error, or debug output left visible to visitors.
Deployed to live, re-tested there directly, and followed by a short written note on what caused it and a monitoring window to confirm it holds.
BENEFITS
Eleven years of freelance WordPress work means most fatal errors and plugin conflicts are not new to me — I have usually diagnosed the same failure before, just under a different plugin name. The case studies and reviews below are from that same eleven years.
Most bugs do not need a rebuild. You get the smallest fix that actually solves the problem, applied without disturbing what already works.
A fix that only hides the symptom tends to come back, usually at a worse time. I fix what actually caused it.
A short written explanation of the cause, so you are not back here in a month wondering why it broke again.
RELEVANT WORK
Each of these is written up as a full case study — the problem, the approach, the stack and the outcome.
German motorhome dealership running sales, rental and workshop booking side by side, with dealer ranges for Dethleffs, Pössl, Sunlight and Knaus.
Branding, web design and marketing studio running a subscription creative service, with a work showcase and a direct booking flow.
Nursery and pre-school group with multiple settings — admissions, visit booking, Ofsted information and recruitment.
Advertising agency covering branding and packaging, content creation, media production and 3D rendered commercials.
TESTIMONIALS
Every completed Upwork contract to date, each rated 5.0 — quoted as written.
“He is very punctual on timelines and has a complete inside out knowledge of WordPress theme development.”
“He completed the customer theme development work before time. The work delivered is awesome and he delivered more than expected. Really a good and honest freelancer to work with.”
“Ashekur Rahman delivers the work timely and perfectly. His knowledge in wordpress is very vast and he can do anything in wordpress and web developement.”
FAQ
What people ask before sending over a broken site.
Anything that is not working the way it should — a fatal error, a white screen, a plugin conflict, a form that stopped submitting, a layout that broke after an update. If it used to work and now does not, it is a bug fix.
Most single bugs are diagnosed and fixed within 24–48 hours once I have access. Genuinely urgent issues (site fully down, checkout broken) get priority — say so when you reach out.
WordPress admin access is enough for most fixes. For server-level issues (PHP version, memory limits) I will also need hosting or FTP/SFTP access.
I will tell you honestly if that is the cause. I can usually still fix it, but a nulled or unsupported plugin is a recurring risk I will flag rather than quietly work around.
Yes — it is one of the most common reasons people contact me. Nine times out of ten it is a PHP version conflict, a memory limit, or a plugin that updated badly.
Small, well-defined bugs are usually quoted as a fixed price once I have seen the error. Larger or unclear issues start with a paid diagnostic so neither of us is guessing at scope. See current starting prices.
Where the cause is systemic — outdated plugins, no staging environment, no backups — I will say so, and can set up ongoing maintenance so the same class of bug does not keep resurfacing.
Yes — paste the exact error text, or a screenshot of it, when you reach out. The exact wording usually points straight at the file or function that is failing, often before I have even logged in.
Available for new projects
NEXT STEP
Based in Bangladesh, working with clients worldwide. Describe the project and where it is stuck — every serious enquiry gets a reply within one working day.
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