upload header image for new theme (connections)

I’ve found the same problem switching to Connections Reloaded. No matter what I try the theme won’t let me change the header either by replacing the current image or by updating the css code to link to a new image.

Any suggestions? I’m stumped.

Swapping images using either of the above techniques takes all of around 30 seconds usually just doesn’t seem to work with this theme.

Cheers.

Clear your cache? I’ve changed the top.jpg for Connections Reloaded and that’s the only issue I ran across…

Yup, tried all the usual methods already, clearing the cache and refreshing on the server side as well as locally – no joy I’m afraid.

Any more ideas out there?

Light the candles and start chanting ;’)

Seriously, this is a cache issue. Either with the server, WP caching or proxy/browser-based.

If you have replaced top.jpg in wp-content/themes/connections-reloaded/img/ and it is not the one ‘displayed’ in your browser, you’re looking at a cached page.

Fair enough Yosemite – but apart from deleting the cache locally, any other suggestions for sorting out a cache problem?

So far I have tried the following:

Deleting cache, all histories and offline files locally.
Removing files individually on the server.
Overwriting all files on the server.
Completely deleting then reinstalling theme (Both Connections and Connections Reloaded).

Methods for changing header image used so far.
Name image file the same as original theme and delete/overwrite.
Change file name in style.css and upload new file and css.

None of the above work, but I have not had this problem with any other theme today – to test I have changed the header image in Kubrick, Adventure01 and SemiLogic all with no problems using multiple images.

Now where did I put me candles?

What about wp-content/cache (if it exists)?

Just installed and tried that – no joy yet again – think I’ll have to go and find another theme before the head shaped dent in my wall gets any bigger.

Cheers

You should contact your host, describe the issue… Perhaps they are cacheing…

As Yosemite said above:- try to clear cache first.
1. remove entire cache or wp-cache from wp-content folder.
2. open wp-config.php and disable cache there.
3. Always provide your site link to help you.

Thanks for the help. I have sussed it out with the use of https://www.megaproxy.com

Where I’m based in the Middle East my host nation has a censorship policy that bans particular content – it’s supposed to be for religous purposes – but it is just as regularly used to block services that might affect the profit margin of the state owned telecoms such as skype, p2p and other networking solutions.

From what I can gather their censorship proxy seems to cache certain pages locally for around 8-12 hours. A pain in the butt when you’re trying to edit a live site.

Chris has a few good articles and a how-to on his site: https://www.chrisdiclerico.com/2006/03/31/how-to-bypass-the-damned-proxy-server-and-access-any-website-in-dubai

Thanks again