Plugin updates cause fatal errors that blank the site
Plugin updates trigger PHP fatal errors that blank or lock WordPress admin and sometimes take the whole site down.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
17 public reports · first reported 27 July 2021 · last reported 29 July 2026
What's going wrong
Site owners running the Google for WooCommerce plugin report that updates or ordinary page loads sometimes trigger PHP fatal errors, leaving the WordPress admin blank, locking owners out of their dashboard, or taking the whole storefront offline until someone deactivates the plugin by hand. Hosts and agency managers see the same failures in server logs. Owners who cannot reach their dashboard often need a host or developer to restore access. A product that tests updates on a copy of the site, watches for fatal errors and rolls back automatically would protect stores from this.
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Products affected
Google for WooCommerce.
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Who has this problem
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