Website shows up blank

per this, enable WP_DEBUG and WP_DEBUG_LOG and see what you get.

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/WP_DEBUG

What happens if you create a new post right now with just test content (e.g., This is a test.)? Moreover, if this proves successful, meaning you can successfully make a post right now with test content, what happens if you copy the troublemaker post’s content — make sure to copy from Text and not Visual — and paste it in the new post? Does it still work?

If not, then might I suggest pasting its contents here for folks to analyze. If the new post with the troublemaker posts content successfully posts then I would simply Trash the troublemaker (and completely delete it), rename your new post whatever the troublemaker’s was, and Save it. Once successful then simply back date it if you wish to whatever the troublemaker’s was and you’ll be golden. ??

Hope this helps!

Thank you for your follow-up message! I really appreciate the help. However, I might have phrased the problem wrong. Even when I go to the website as I am logged out of my admin account, the entire site shows up blank like I described. When I access the site from a completely different computer or phone, it shows up blank still. No matter what page link I click on (about us, blog, home, contact, etc..) it shows the blank situation.

I hope this helps. Thank you!

enable the debug defines as I suggested.

Please post a url.

Ah, I see. So, essentially, your whole website is currently “The White Screen of Death” as they like to call it. Have a look here and see if anything helps:

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Common_WordPress_Errors#The_White_Screen_of_Death

Plus, if possible, @sterndata gave very sage advice.

Ultimately, the issue will probably end up being one of two things, either a 3rd party incompatibility with your new WordPress update and/or an incompatibility with your server. The former can be tested by you via temporarily disabling ALL your plugins and switching back to the default Twenty Sixteen theme. See these links for help on how to do all this without needing to log in to your website:

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F

https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/change-theme-in-db
https://themefuse.com/restoring-wordpress-after-a-crash/

If it’s the latter, after you have reproduced the issue with all plugins disabled and the Twenty Sixteen theme, then I would contact your host’s tech support and let them know what’s going on with a box stock version of WordPress on their server.

And, oh yes, as requested by @kmessinger, providing an URL to your site would be very helpful!

Thank you for the feedback! I will give it a try and will also try to post the URL upon the owner’s request.

The url to the site is https://oldstumpbrewery.com/! Thank you very much.

Thanks! Going there now.

So, your site is up and running but major portions of it are white. I still highly suggest, logging in as an admin, disabling ALL your plugins, and switching back to the default Twenty Sixteen theme just to rule out your issue isn’t a 3rd party one. Which, I bet it is.

You have a jQuery error:

Uncaught Error: Syntax error, unrecognized expression: > a[href=#]

Is your theme and are all your plugins up to date? Especially check “Visual Composer” and name sure you’re on version 4.11.2 or better.

(Also wouldn’t hurt to upgrade from 4.5 to 4.5.1)

And please do enable debug mode as requested by @sterndata above. Thanks in advance!

Randy: no need for debug mode at this point. It’s most like a theme or plugin (e.g., Visual Composer) that requires updating. See the JS error.

Ah, yeah, I saw that after I had posted! ??

And to expand on the error message:

Error: Syntax error, unrecognized expression:  > a[href=#]
t</fa.error()                    jquery.js:2
t</fa.tokenize()              jquery.js:2
fa()                                  jquery.js:2
.find()                              jquery.js:2
a.fn.find()                        jquery-migrate.min.js:2
mainMenu.init()              main.js:130
<anonymous>                main.js:1976
n.Callbacks/i()                 jquery.js:2
n.Callbacks/j.fireWith()   jquery.js:2
.ready()                            jquery.js:2
K()                                    jquery.js:2