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Troubleshooting
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Block Editor errors
Last Updated: September 15, 2026The following are block editor errors we've seen on sites that we've investigated, and are not being caused by Feast blocks:
Block Editor Unresponsive
Last Updated: September 11, 2026A common issue users experience on WordPress 7.0+ is the block editor unresponsive or missing features. This can show up as "the editor is broken," "blocks won't do X anymore," or "this stopped working after we updated WordPress." Cause: WordPress 7.0+ changed how block registrations are handled. When an outdated plugin is still registering blocks...
Why do my images look different in edit post and live?
Last Updated: September 15, 2026There's a number of reasons that images may look different when editing your post in the WordPress admin, to pushing it live. A few possible causes to troubleshoot include: At the end of the day, it's your decision to make whether the differences are severe enough to warrant further action. This may involve: Changing the...
Why Isn't the Category Description Appearing?
Last Updated: March 21, 2026The category description is not featured on the live site. If you'd like to add in some information about your categories for your readers to see you'll want to use the Archive Intro Text section. You can find this right below the category description box on the edit category page.
Troubleshoot Plugin Conflicts
Last Updated: March 21, 2026To resolve a plugin conflict, you'll want to If so then you can reactivate them one by one to see which one is causing the problem. For your reference the only recommended plugins are: This troubleshooting method works for all of our themes including: This is an inherently manual, time-consuming process. The solution is to...
How to clear your cache
Last Updated: March 21, 2026One of the most common support issues we get is that changes aren't being reflected on peoples' sites. This is a caching issue, 99% of the time, and not related to the theme. It's especially common after updating a theme. Caches operate at multiple levels - you can have a hosting-based cache, a software/plugin cache,...
Flush Local Fonts Cache
Last Updated: March 21, 2026If your fonts aren't showing up, or bold/italics are not displaying correctly, you may need to use the Flush Local Fonts Cache under Customizer > General > Performance: Note also that some fonts don't have standard bold font weights and simply can't be used.
How to update your theme
Last Updated: March 21, 2026If you're not running the Feast Plugin, or it's not fully setup, use the classic theme update instructions. As of 2026, we're recommending all Feast clients to update to one of our new Kadence themes. Kadence For non-technical users, you may want to have us install the theme for you, which can save a lot...
Feast Plugin FAQ
Last Updated: March 21, 2026FAQ relating to the Feast Plugin. Access your Feast Plugin Subscription here. The plugin is an entirely setup than themes - you must download and install the themes separately. See the theme tutorials for the theme you'd like to install. How do I install the Feast Plugin? Always back up your website before installing or...
W3 HTML Validation
Last Updated: March 21, 2026In general, we believe that the W3 HTML Validator is outdated and has zero real world impact. Most things flagged by it are completely valid, and are built out by WordPress and/or Yoast. Any issues dealing with code put out by either of these should be taken up directly with WordPress or Yoast directly. We...
Sorry, this file type is not permitted for security reasons.
Last Updated: March 21, 2026When attempting to upload custom font files (eg. .woff) you may encounter a security error in WordPress: "font.woff" has failed to upload. Sorry, this file type is not permitted for security reasons. This is set at the host level, but can over over-ridden with WordPress filters. Warning Custom fonts often aren't developed with CLS in...
Troubleshooting Featured Images
Last Updated: March 21, 2026Featured images can be varying sizes for a number of reasons, including: Images too small The most common cause of inconsistent image sizes is that they're being uploaded too small. Make sure you're uploading featured images at minimum 1200x1200 px. Selected featured image too large If the size you've selected in the "Foodie Pro -...
Either "name" or "item. name" should be specified (in "itemListElement")
Last Updated: March 20, 2026If this appears tied to a page with cat=-1 in the URL, simply ignore it. We've released a fix for this in the Feast Plugin v.7.1.0:
This block contains unexpected or invalid content
Last Updated: March 20, 2026The error "This block contains unexpected or invalid content" is shown in the block editor when a blocks formatting doesn't match what the current version of the block editor expects. On core WordPress blocks, most of the time, this is caused by WordPress changing how they handle things and simply not caring about the end...
Incompatible Archive
Last Updated: March 20, 2026WordPress 6.4.3 is meant to be a "security and bug fix" update, but in fact contains breaking changes to how it handles zip files (used by themes and plugins). Details here. This breaking change should have been rolled into a minor version update (eg. 6.5) instead of a bug/security fix, and is a big middle-finger...
Clear Cache ‼️
Last Updated: March 21, 2026The most common issue we get is "my site isn't updating with my changes" and in 99% of cases, this is a simply cache clearing issue. There is no caching functionality in the theme, and this document serves as our complete guide to self-troubleshooting. Follow the below steps in order, and allow for 10-30 minutes...
Cloudflare Speed Brain
Last Updated: March 20, 2026There's a feature in free Cloudflare accounts called "Speed Brain" that causes WordPress plugins to be deactivated, or the fully deleted from a site on update. For reasons like this, Cloudflare is not a part of our recommended or supported setup, unless you have paid support for it. For more information see our CDN pagespeed...