Two periods in <img src> paths? <img src=”..

  • In the HTML view, you can see the URL paths for uploaded images are being abbreviated, and it is irritating/messing my site up.

    HERE’S HOW IT SHOULD LOOK:
    <img src=”https://thefinancialbrand.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/hawthorne-spam.jpg&gt;

    HERE’S WHAT WORPRESS IS DOING:
    <img src=”../wp-content/uploads/2009/10/hawthorne-spam.jpg”

    Where the hell did these two periods come from? And more importantly, how do I turn this off??? I don’t want WordPress trying to “help me” by substituting my root domain with two periods.

    This problem occurs irregularly. Last night, for instance, I uploaded 5 images for a story. WordPress only swapped the double-periods for the root domain on one of the five uploaded images.

    Why? WTF???

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  • Have you tried:

    – checking the stored urls for these images in the Media Library in case there was an issue/plugin conflict during the upload/storage process?

    – deactivating all plugins to see if this resolves the problem? If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).

    – switching to the default theme to rule out any theme-related problems?

    – resetting the plugins folder by FTP or phpMyAdmin? Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems.

    Thread Starter jeffrypilcher

    (@jeffrypilcher)

    The images are fine. They all work. This problem showed up immediately after upgrading to WP 2.8.4.

    I’m seriously skeptical that this is related to a plugin. I’ve got:

    – Akismet
    – cForms
    – Feedburner Feedsmith
    – RSS Footer
    – Similar Posts
    – SlideShare
    – Star Rating for Reviews
    – Tweet This
    – Ultimate GA
    – Video Embedder
    – WP-Email
    – WP-Polls
    – WP-Post Ratings
    – WP-Print

    You’d be surprised at what mischief an incompatible plugin can cause. The fact that this happened when you upgraded to 2.8 increases the likelihood of a plugin being responsible as that’s when a number of older plugins started to fail and/or create issues elsewhere.

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