When a WordPress password reset is not working, the failure usually happens at one of three points: WordPress cannot find the account, the reset email never arrives, or the reset link does not work. Use the steps below in order...
Author: JL Faverio
JL Faverio is a Technical SEO Consultant specializing in WordPress, technical SEO, and website maintenance. I help businesses and agencies fix technical SEO issues, maintain WordPress websites, improve site speed, and solve problems that other developers can't. With years of experience managing hundreds of WordPress websites, I focus on practical solutions that improve search visibility and long-term website health.
How to Fix a Hacked WordPress Site
A hacked WordPress site can redirect visitors, display spam, create unknown administrators, send malicious email, or disappear from search results. Move quickly, but do not start deleting files until you preserve evidence and create a recovery point. Confirm the Site...
How to Fix WordPress Links Not Working
When WordPress links are not working, first determine whether the problem affects one link, one content type, or the entire site. The cause is usually an incorrect URL, stale permalink rules, a redirect conflict, JavaScript, caching, or server configuration. Identify...
How to Fix the WordPress Admin Bar Missing
If the WordPress admin bar is missing, the cause is usually a disabled user preference, an expired login session, missing theme hooks, custom code, caching, or CSS. The site can still work normally, but the toolbar is useful for editing...
How to Fix Error Establishing a Database Connection in WordPress
The Error establishing a database connection message means WordPress cannot communicate with the database containing your website’s content, settings, users, and other important information. The most common causes are incorrect database credentials, a database server outage, database corruption, or a...
Why I Changed My IMDb URL to imdb.me/jlfaverio
I have been reviewing my online profiles to make sure they all use the same name and branding. This started after I learned more about Google Search Profiles and how information about a person can come from several websites. My...
Doing SEO the Way Alan Bleiweiss Taught Me to See It
I’ve been doing forensic SEO work for a criminal defense firm lately, going through the website URL by URL and trying to determine what actually deserves to remain. Not what a crawler says is good. Not what a score in...
Schema Markup for Law Firms + Free Generator
Schema markup is one of the most overlooked technical SEO opportunities for law firms. I’ve seen many firms invest heavily in media content and local backlinks, but they often miss the legal schema structured data that helps Google understand their...
Summit Defense Case Study
I removed thousands of malicious URLs from Google, migrated the site to secure hosting, and restored the law firm’s online credibility. Client Snapshot Summit Defense’s site was hacked behind the scenes. Fake Russian ecommerce pages were showing up in Google....
Redfin Blog Case Study
Here’s how I built a custom WordPress plugin for Redfin and uncovered key technical blockers that were stalling their API integration. Client Snapshot Redfin needed a custom plugin and a dev who could jump into an unclear setup and move...