wordpress is blank

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  talkingpintbarandbistro · Member · Mar 18, 2026 at 6:03 pm

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  I try to edit my site and wordpress goes to a blank screen. If I try to login to wordpress itself, it flashes a jetpack screen then goes blank

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  james3265166 · Member · Mar 19, 2026 at 12:01 am

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  Flashing a Jetpack screen followed by a “White Screen of Death” typically indicates a Jetpack connection loop or a JavaScript conflict occurring during the secure login handshake. Since you cannot access the dashboard to deactivate the plugin, the most effective first step is to “manually” deactivate it by logging into your hosting File Manager, navigating to wp-content/plugins/, and renaming the jetpack folder to jetpack-old. This forces WordPress to ignore the plugin, allowing you to bypass the crash and log in to your dashboard normally at /wp-login.php. If the screen still flashes in a regular browser window, try opening an Incognito or Private window to clear any “stuck” login cookies from WordPress.com that might be causing a redirect loop. Additionally, if your site is hitting a memory wall while trying to load Jetpack’s heavy management features, adding define(‘WP_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ‘512M’); to your wp-config.php file can provide the necessary “brainpower” to complete the login process without the screen going blank.