• Resolved caldoverde

    (@caldoverde)


    I have a problem similar to ones described recently (@vselep, @singingcyclist) in that the admin side of Metaslider isn’t working. It gets stuck on loading slideshows …

    There was a 2-stage development to this which I’m afraid I can’t pinpoint accurately as I only noticed it when I went to create a new slideshow. The first stage was that I could create a slideshow by adding slides, but none of the formatting I did to it on the admin side would save. The slideshow worked fine on the front end but only with the default settings. This was back in August and I was far too busy at the time to try to track down the problem, though I did notice someone else reporting the same issue. Since the front end more or less functioned, I left it at that.

    Now when I come to use it again, I can’t even get into the admin side.

    In common with the others reporting recent problems, my WP install is not in the root folder of the site but a subdirectory /blog. This is a hangover from when the site was part static, part WP. It’s now all WP. but I left the install where it is after reading some security advice. The site has been working fine like this until now.

    WP version 5.3.1
    Metaslider version 3.15.3
    Problem persists when all other plugins are deactivated

    I’ve read through the other threads but I’m afraid the server side of things is a mystery to me so I couldn’t really grasp what I could try to see if I could get it to work. Would be grateful for your assistance.

Viewing 11 replies - 16 through 26 (of 26 total)
  • Thread Starter caldoverde

    (@caldoverde)

    @jdembowski well it worked when I sent it again with text so who knows?!

    Thanks @jdembowski ??

    @caldoverde – Can you double check that is the image you meant to send? I’m seeing the same as the initial image you shared.

    Thread Starter caldoverde

    (@caldoverde)

    Ooops! The selector hadn’t shifted to the newly uploaded image. Sorry about that. Try this – https://www.permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-12-at-12.09.35.png

    The first error is the important one. Searching around Google suggests it’s because of a Chrome extension. Can you open the settings page in another browser or possibly in an incognito browser?

    If it works there can you disable your Chrome extensions until you figure out which one it is?

    Thread Starter caldoverde

    (@caldoverde)

    Okay. I opened it in Firefox but got the same problem. This is the screenshot of the error messages there … https://www.permaculturinginportugal.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-12-at-12.52.38.png

    Those errors are occurring because the data isn’t being sent from the server properly. Did you try disabling all other plugins to see if that works? Also your theme? If it works with plugins disabled, then you’ll have to enable them in chunks until you find the one causing an issue.

    Thread Starter caldoverde

    (@caldoverde)

    I did all that before I posted here. I didn’t disable the theme because I haven’t updated it or changed it since the plugin was working fine.

    Hi

    I haven’t updated it or changed it since the plugin was working fine.

    An update elsewhere could have exposed an error in your theme code so that should be ruled out as well.

    Also, people often only disable the plugins they think aren’t causing a conflict. Did you disable all? I can see an error with WP Super Cache, for example

    <!– WP Super Cache is installed but broken. The constant WPCACHEHOME must be set in the file wp-config.php and point at the WP Super Cache plugin directory. –>

    It could also be an issue with your server configuration or WordPress configuration. Can you share your .htaccess file from the server?

    Thread Starter caldoverde

    (@caldoverde)

    Oh that’s interesting. I had problems with WP Super Cache before so I uninstalled it and deleted it. It no longer shows up in my plugins list. Neither is there a folder for it in the plugins folder on the server.

    htaccess …

    
    # BEGIN WordPress
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /blog/
    RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule . /blog/index.php [L]
    </IfModule>
    
    # END WordPress
    
    # BLOCK author username query
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/wp-admin [NC]
    RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} author=\d
    RewriteRule ^ /? [L,R=301]
    </IfModule>
    # END block username searches
    
    # BEGIN WP CERBER GROOVE
    # Protection of admin scripts is enabled (CVE-2018-6389)
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(.*)wp-admin/load-scripts\.php$ [OR,NC]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(.*)wp-admin/load-styles\.php$ [NC]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE} !cerber_groove_x_wMvKiZnJVDENFfyWULuYg8TP1xjprk=qZf3CvJETtAY7M6DeuKcap5Pg1x2i
    RewriteRule (.*) - [R=403,L]
    </IfModule>
    # END WP CERBER GROOVE

    Their error message is still showing at the end of the request, which is very likely the cause. if you deleted their plugin then you should ask them how to remove the message. See here:

    https://www.permaculturinginportugal.net/wp-json/metaslider/v1

    Thread Starter caldoverde

    (@caldoverde)

    And yes. I deactivated every single plugin.

    The htaccess file above is from the subdirectory containing the WP install. If you want the one at root, I can send that too.

Viewing 11 replies - 16 through 26 (of 26 total)
  • The topic ‘Metaslider admin side not working’ is closed to new replies.