Latest Jetpack release seems to stop post preview from working

However after deactivating Jetpack, my audio player no longer displays on my posts. So I can either have no preview (with Jetpack activated) or no audio player (with Jetpack deactivated).

Could you try to log in to your site via FTP, delete the existing Jetpack folder, and reinstall the plugin manually as explained here:
https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Managing_Plugins#Manual_Plugin_Installation

if that doesn’t help, could you give me more details about the errors that appear when you hit the Preview button, and in place of the audio player if you deactivate Jetpack? It might give us more details about the problem.

Thanks!

Hi Jeremy. Thanks for your reply. I will try this and get back to you.

Cheers,
Rob

Some more information in the interim – when I deactivate Jetpack, the audio player just disappears off the preview screen. The command is still there in the edit screen but appears not to generate the player. However, just to be confusing, the player still shows on my About page. The browser I use appears to have no effect on the outcome.

When I activate Jetpack, the preview screen is completely blank. It is also interesting to note that, with Jetpack activated, my About page displays as completely blank.

Could you post a few links to some of the posts where you inserted audio players so I can take a closer look?

Could you also let me know how you inserted the audio players into your posts? Did you use a shortcode, or did you simply paste the audio file URL on its own line?

Could you also try to deactivate the Shortcode Embeds module and let me know if it helps?

If you want your site URL to remain private, you can also contact us via this contact form:
https://jetpack.me/contact-support/

Hi Jeremy,
My home page at https://www.slowenglish.info displays fine. However if you try to go to any individual post (such as https://slowenglish.info/?p=773) or to my About page (https://slowenglish.info/?page_id=433) then the screen is blank. The code I used on these pages for audio was
[audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast29.mp3%5D where the url refers to the location of my audio files, which are hosted on https://www.libsyn.com.

I tried deactivating the Shortcode Embeds module but there was no change.

If I deactivate Jetpack, then the all the posts and my About page can again be viewed, but the audio player does not show on any of the posts (although interestingly it continues to show on my About page.

Really appreciate your assistance.
Cheers,
Rob

There is a close bracket on my audio player code, but it won’t show in the above comment for some reason.

Could you try to download this small plugin, and install it on your site by going to Plugings > Add New > Upload in your dashboard?
https://i.wpne.ws/Srp5

Let me know if it changes anything with the posts where the audio player should be displayed.

Thanks!

Hi Jeremy,

Yes, that seems to have fixed the problem. With Jetpack activated, and this additional plugin activated, the audio player is now showing correctly in all my posts and on my About page. My preview button also works correctly from the edit screen in WordPress. Thanks for your assistance.

Cheers,
Rob

Thanks for letting me know.

I’m still not sure why I cannot reproduce the problem on my own test site, though. Could you let me know what other plugins are installed on your site at the moment?

It would also be useful if you could check your server error logs around the times where you experienced the issue. It could help us find out more about the error.
If you don’t know how to access your server error logs, your hosting provider should be able to help.

Thanks!

Hi Jeremy,

My installed and activated plugins are:
Askimet
BackupWordpress
Disable jetpack open graphs tag
FD Feedburner Plugin
Jetpack by WordPress.com
Official Statcounter Plugin
Wordpress Importer
WP-Pro-Quiz

I also have the following plugins which are installed but not activated:
Audio Player
Shrinktheweb Website Thumbnails

I will follow up on the server error log. I did have a chat session with my server team at Crucial about 2 days ago in relation to this issue and they said there were no issues at their end that they could identify.

Cheers,
Rob

None of these plugins seem harmful, but I’m not familiar with all of them.

Could you try to deactivate them one at a time, while keeping my small plugin deactivated, and let me know if you find a conflicting plugin?

Thanks!

Hi Jeremy,

I am trying to use my development environment (on my desktop computer) to test out the issue as you suggest. However I am unable to connect my desktop version of Jetpack to WordPress.com. I get the following message.
site_inaccessible Error Details: The Jetpack server was unable to communicate with your site [HTTP 404]. Ask your web host if they allow connections from WordPress.com. If you need further assistance, contact Jetpack Support: https://jetpack.me/support/

Is there a setting I should be changing on my desktop in order to allow Jetpack to connect with WordPress.com?

Thamks,
Rob

Is there a setting I should be changing on my desktop in order to allow Jetpack to connect with WordPress.com?

I’m afraid you won’t be able to connect your test site to WordPress.com; since that site is not publicly accessible, WordPress.com cannot connect to it. Your site would have to be on a live server to be able to connect to a third-party service like WordPress.com.