Plugins don't work properly

  • So I’ve installed WordPress locally on my Mac.
    I have encountered problems with various plugins.

    I have installed the following plugins:
    External Links
    Custom Content Portfolio

    Externals Links – External links (after applied it to global links) don’t open in a new tab as it would otherwise do online.

    Custom Content Portfolio – Tumbnails don’t adapt to the image format, which I know they do online with the chosen theme. My photos are rectangular but becomes quadratic.

    The same applies to the tumbnail of Intro Template (I use theme Ravel). Again, the tumbnail of Intro Template adapts online but becomes quadratic instead of rectangular offline.

    I know this should work because I have run the theme and plugins online. Shouldn’t it work locally too? In the future I want to be able to test drive everything locally before publishing online, but if it doesn’t work like it does online, it becomes difficult.

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  • It could be a compatibility issue with the version of PHP on your local system.

    In situations like this, it is better to post your concerns on the specific plugin and theme support pages.

    Thread Starter Beckis

    (@beckis)

    I use the default PHP version 5.5.14. MAMP.

    Since the theme and plugins are working properly online I highly doubt that there is something wrong with them.

    Thread Starter Beckis

    (@beckis)

    I’m trying to find a solution to the problem myself because no one seems to have any suggestions. Maybe not a common problem?

    My thought is that it has something to do with ports. I use the default values ??8888/7888/8889. Should I use 80/3306 instead?

    Did you try the support pages for the plugins in question?

    I have installed many WP sites on numerous MAMP installations on a few Macs using the default settings (ports, etc.) and have never had an issue with the plugins or themes that I have selected. That said, I always make sure that they are compatible with the version of WP that is in use at the time.

    Thread Starter Beckis

    (@beckis)

    I got help from MacWorld. I had put the installation in a subfolder and not directly in the root. Now I use virtualhost also.

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