Where does WordPress get the theme name from to check for updates?
It’s the directory name. If your theme is in wp-content/themes/my-theme, then the theme name is my-theme.
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Can not login to wordpress site after resolving white screen of death
When you say you removed the WP Super Cache plugin: did you deactivate the plugin, or just delete the plugins/wp-super-cache directory? I suspect the latter, because it looks like your site is still trying to load WP Super Cache files. You probably need to update your wp-config.php file to remove the define( ‘WP_CACHE’, true ); … Read more
WordPress update totally broke the install. Main page now displays empty rss feed
The problem is with the kommiku plugin. Disable the plugin by renaming the kommiku folder in the wp-content/plugins directory. A lot of other users seem to be experiencing bugs and problems with the plugin. Also check your .htaccess file and see if any there are any weird redirects. If there are you can delete it … Read more
Can you refresh ONLY the wordpress adminbar and not the whole page?
I would approach that problem slightly differently. The entire bar does not need to reload. Instead it needs to stay “current”. So to do that you load your initial value…let’s say $100.00 Then you use Javascript to see if new values have been added and then you update it client side. You could even do … Read more
can’t access backend while frontend works perfect
/!\ Before change I suggest, please make a full backup (code + database) of your WordPress. Deactivate all plugins. If it does not help try next Re-upload all files and folders (except the wp-content folder) from a fresh download of WordPress.
Why my plugins are updating automatically?
That might be a problem coming from your settings when you created your WordPress website. Are you using a cPanel and an application that automatically takes care of the WordPress installation for you? For example, I use ‘Quickinstall’ (you might be using the same application, or Fantastico or something in that sense). There’s an option … Read more
Site Crashes When Updating to WordPress (Version 3.6)
Probably the update wasn’t complete and some files are missing. If you have FTP access, follow these steps. Download you wp-config.php and save it somewhere. In the wp folder on server delete everything but the wp-content folder Have a DB backup, if you can Download from wordpress.org the zip of wordpress and extract it At … Read more
Updating WP 3.9.5 without destroying my website
I don’t think anyone can give you a guarantee that you will have no problems, however typically WordPress handles the upgrade process very well. You are only a couple of versions behind so I wouldn’t anticipate any major problems. You should consider: Back up all the files and database before proceeding. If you don’t know … Read more
Check filter defined or not?
has_filter() checks if any filter has been registered for a hook. This is what I want really
Auto-update failing with “hardened” permissions
The point of hardening is to avoid the core files to be manipulated by external users (on shared hosting) and by the webserver (as it is the main source of exploits). Since the update runs via the webserver it is obvious that if you hardened your files against webserver initiated manipulation, the update will fail. … Read more