WordPress pages not loading

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  mindmystic · Member · May 25, 2026 at 10:58 am

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  For the past few days none of the pages on WordPress are loading, or are loading very intermittently. I’m seeing this problem most with the All Posts page. I’m on the Free plan. I have not installed any plugins. I am using the theme “Reverie” for my site. I can’t change any of the site configuration parameters (e.g. PHP memory) since I’m on the free plan. I do not use the WordPress app, and access WordPress only using my browser (Chrome). Please suggest ways I could resolve this.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  tlpg · Member · May 25, 2026 at 12:00 pm

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  I am having the same problem with all of my blogs. I can get to the home page of the blogs at the back end, but the dashboard is impossible and this prevents editing of the site in both pages and posts. I need to do updates and at present I am unable to do so.

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  falsandtru · Member · May 26, 2026 at 12:02 am

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  For me, too, the admin pages have been running very slowly for about a week now, and I can’t save anything on some pages at all. It’s clear that an important change was made a several days ago that caused these issues.

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  jacksod · Member · May 26, 2026 at 12:06 am

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  Same issue here, I’ve been down for several days. If I go to a private browser sites open fine, but when I’m logged in via Google SSO the pages will intermittent load, and unable to create posts or view drafts, list posts etc. The sites themselves will sometimes load, but mostly not. Tried changing to newer templates, not working. Appears to be a larger system problem.

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  falsandtru · Member · May 26, 2026 at 12:14 am

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  The symptoms had been present for a month, but they worsened significantly a week ago to an intolerable level. By the way, my edit page is throwing the error “ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR”: https://wordpress.com/forums/topic/has-the-servers-performance-declined/

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  tanjidrahat · Staff · May 26, 2026 at 1:54 pm

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  Hi there,

  Thanks so much for reporting this, and sorry to hear about the trouble you’ve been experiencing. I’ve gone through all of your messages and wanted to share a few thoughts about what might be happening here.

  One important clue is that @jacksod mentioned the admin pages work fine in a private/incognito browser window. That usually indicates the issue is related to something stored in the regular browser session — such as cached data, cookies, or browser extensions — rather than a server-side issue.

  Browser extensions in particular can sometimes interfere with how the WordPress.com dashboard loads. This is especially common with extensions related to privacy, security, ad/script blocking, VPN/proxy tools, or anything that modifies website content or network requests. A recent browser update can also change how extensions behave, which could explain why this started suddenly without any changes made on your sites.

  Here are a few things I’d recommend trying:

  1. Clear your browser cache and cookies
     In Chrome, go to:
     Settings → Privacy and Security → Delete browsing data

  Select:

  • Cached images and files
  • Cookies and other site data

  Then click Delete data.

  After that, log back in to WordPress.com and check whether the dashboard loads properly.

  2. Disable browser extensions temporarily
     Please try disabling all browser extensions and then reload the dashboard.

  If that resolves the issue, you can re-enable the extensions one by one to identify which one is causing the conflict.

  3. Try a different browser
     If the issue still continues after clearing the cache and disabling extensions, please try another browser such as Firefox or Edge to rule out a browser-specific issue.

  For @falsandtru — the ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR message is commonly related to browser cache conflicts or extensions interfering with the connection. The steps above should hopefully help with that as well.

  If anyone is still experiencing the issue after trying these steps, please share:

  • Your site URL
  • Which browser and version you’re using
  • Whether it works in incognito/private mode
  • A list of any browser extensions you have installed

  That will help us investigate this further on a case-by-case basis.

  Thanks again for your patience!