My Site Broke After a Push — Cardiff

Hey — pushed something small and now it's down? This is almost always a build output problem, not a code problem. Something that was getting copied into _site/ isn't anymore.

Site broken right now? Text PJ at 858-461-8054 — describe what changed and we'll get you a fix live.

Here's what I'd check first

Don't debug with the site down. Get back up first:

git revert HEAD --no-edit
git push

3–5 minutes and you're back. Now you can look at what actually broke without pressure.

Finding the cause

This is almost always caused by a change to the build script or config that excluded a file from the deploy output. After the rollback:

git show HEAD~1

Look for anything touching build_site.sh, promote.txt, or the deploy workflow YAML. That's where 90% of push-breaks come from.

Test before you push again

Once you've found the issue, run the build locally before pushing the fix:

bash build_site.sh
ls -la _site/ | head -20

If it looks wrong locally, it'll be wrong in CI. Confirm the files you expect are actually there before pushing.

Cardiff business — want live help right now? Text PJ at 858-461-8054 — live walkthrough, clarity before cost.