A couple of days ago, I noticed images were not loading on my WordPress sites. I blogged about this in the post Images not loading on websites. This was actually symptomatic of a much bigger issue. The behaviour I was observing was from inside my network. Outside my network, my WordPress sites were not accessible. …
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Images not loading on websites
Edit: This was symptomatic of a much broader issue. For more information, refer to the post WordPress sites not available externally. It seems overnight that images from the media library are not loading on any of the WordPress websites I manage e.g. basil.udance.com.au, sachika.udance.com.au, blog.udance.com.au, readymcgetty.com.au, etc. Here’s an example of an affected post. The …
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WordPress component versions
Use this guide when working out component versions when the resource Scripted WordPress Installation (for Reverse Proxy) is used to build a WordPress instance. WordPress MariaDB root@wp-udance:~ # mariadb –version mariadb Ver 15.1 Distrib 10.5.12-MariaDB, for FreeBSD12.2 (amd64) using EditLine wrapper PHP root@wp-udance:~ # php –version PHP 7.4.23 (cli) (built: Aug 31 2021 01:11:30) ( …
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Using Caddy to give WordPress its own directory
Caddy wiki reference: Using Caddy to give WordPress its own directory This was the original instruction for Method I using the expanded form of php_fastcgi. After Installing WordPress in the root folder, move everything from the root folder into subdir. Add the following snippet to the Caddyfile. (php_fastcgix) { route { # Add trailing slash for directory requests …
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Upgrade WordPress Jails from 11.x to 12.x
I’ve recently been upgrading FreeNAS servers from 11.3-U5 to TrueNAS 12.0-U3 starting with less critical servers such as replication targets and a test server. I’ve now upgraded critical servers as well that included VMs and multiple jails, the majority being WordPress jails. The server upgrades went smoothly without problem, however, jails were not automatically upgraded. …
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Allow another Crazy Domains Account to Control your Domain’s DNS Servers.
To allow limited control of DNS servers without granting full access to your Crazy Domains account, follow the four steps below. Step 1: Log into your Crazy Domains account Step 2: Click on Domain Tools and then click on Manage. Step 3: Scroll down to the Administration area and for the Tech Contact, click on …
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External SFTP Access to a WordPress Jail
The good folk at Automattic, owners of WordPress, have offered to help me resolve a credentialing problem I’m experiencing. However, they require the site’s SSH/SFTP/FTP credentials to access the WordPress installation folder. Up to this point, it hadn’t occurred to me to allow external access to the WordPress jail. I wasn’t even sure if this …
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Jetpack: WordPress.com Login Issue
Edit (14-Feb-2021): This has recently been resolved. The following is an extract of the solution I received in an email. We got an update from the developer team.Because of the initial mix-up of the WordPress.com accounts, it would be necessary to reset some metadata for the Secure Sign-On feature.To reset the SSO security metadata, you …
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Pen Theme – Hamburger Menu Issue
Edit (14-Feb-2021): This issue has been resolved in more recent versions of the Pen theme. Refer to the forum post Pen Theme compatibility with iOS for details. There appears to be an issue with the WordPress Pen theme, specifically the hamburger menu, and earlier versions of iPhone/iOS. The site referred to in the browser is …
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Simple Calendar – Week and Day View Issue
Edit (14-Feb-2021): It’s difficult to recommend this plug-in. It’s very buggy and support personnel don’t frequent the plugin forum, which means the plugin is largely unsupported, unless the add-ons are purchased. For all intent, this appears to be an abandoned plugin. Sample Google Calendar entry: Simple calendar month view is OK Week view is corrupted: …
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