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title: How to Debug Errors on PublishPress Screens
description: If buttons or actions are not working on the frontend or admin area of your PublishPress site, you may have a conflict with another plugin. Or, you might have found a bug in a PublishPress plugin. The best way to…
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/debug-errors-publishpress-screens/"
updated: "2026-10-14"
category: PublishPress.com Questions / Troubleshooting
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# How to Debug Errors on PublishPress Screens

If buttons or actions are not working on the frontend or admin area of your PublishPress site, you may have a conflict with another plugin. Or, you might have found a bug in a PublishPress plugin.

The best way to debug errors in PublishPress is to use the tools in your browser.

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## Debugging with the Chrome browser

- Open Chrome and visit the PublishPress screen that is having issues.
- Right-click to bring up this toolbar shown in the next image.
- Click "Inspect":

![Inspect 1](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/inspect-1.png)
Inspect 1

- You will now see a sidebar in Chrome that looks like this next image.
- Click the “Console” tab:

![Console](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/console-1024x302.png)
Console

- Try the action in PublishPress that’s not working.
- You may now see some errors in the “Console” tab.

![Console Error 1](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/console-error-1-1024x279.png)
Console Error 1

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## Debugging with the Firefox browser

- Open Firefox and visit the PublishPress screen that is having issues.
- Right-click to bring up this toolbar shown in the next image.
- Click "Inspect element":

![Firefox 1](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/firefox-1.png)
Firefox 1

- You will now see a sidebar in Firefox that looks like this next image.
- Click the “Console” tab:

![Console Firefox](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/console-firefox-1024x322.png)
Console Firefox

- Try the action in PublishPress that’s not working.You may now see some errors in the “Console” tab.

![Firefox Errors](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/firefox-errors-1024x328.png)
Firefox Errors