Instagram bio button doesn’t load my website properly

  • Hello everyone,

    So lately I’ve been trying to promote my website on my Instagram and put my website’s URL in my Instagram bio.
    However a lot of times my site doesn’t load properly and it just turns up in a weird and not functioning way. (Pictures not loading properly, the whole layout changing and buttons not working)
    This is how it looks: https://imgur.com/a/bMUDp66

    I’m using W3 Total cache and already purged all cache and deleted old plug-ins and updated the once I do use.

    Another thing to note is that I tried opening the link on a new phone, one that never had Instagram on it. So I downloaded the app for the first time and it failed to load as well, so I don’t think it could be a cache issue on Instagram?

    Strange thing is that on my own phone(Galaxy S10) it sometimes loads properly and other times it does not. I’m really confused by it

    Hope there is someone who know’s how to figure this out and has seen it before.
    Thanks in advance,
    Dave

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  • Hi there @davesontheroad

    Just curious… the link in your Instagram bio… is it set to https://davesontheroad.com or https://davesontheroad.com

    I’d start by adding the s, and always use the s in https://!

    Thread Starter davesontheroad

    (@davesontheroad)

    No on my Instagram I just use www. and then continue with the rest of my website: davesontheroad.com

    But never mind, now even in Google Chrome my site won’t load anymore.
    I’m receiving a 523 error which I never had before.
    So I have no idea what to do in anymore…….

    @davesontheroad OK

    As for your site I can recommend, esp if you’re not familiar with or comfortable with coding, dialing back on your caching. Edit your settings. At a super cursory glance it looks like you might have CSS and/or JS minification turned on using your caching plugin. I’d turn that off as it (or something else with your cache plugin) is causing issues. Then clear your cache.

    @davesontheroad You might also take a look at this and see if MAYBE it pertains to you: https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/minified-files-do-not-exist-in-wp-content-cache-minify/

    Thread Starter davesontheroad

    (@davesontheroad)

    Thanks a lot for the reply, I really appreciate it!
    Indeed my CSS and JS minification were turned in my W3 Total cache and in another plug-in called Autoptimize.
    I will turn these settings off for now and see how my sites runs the upcoming days.

    If the problem has been solved this way I’ll let you know
    Thanks in advance.

    Turning those on, especially turning them on in two plugins might not only be overkill but will likely mess **it up. Make sure to clear your caches! Clear them whenever something seems fishy, and keep dialing back aggressive cache settings until you reach a happy place.

    You should see results right away after caches are cleared, after you make the correct adjustment.

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