WP won’t connect to anything outside of the blog!

  • I just installed WP on my website and the install seemingly went great. But if I try to use any of the features that connect you to www.ads-software.com (like the plugin directory, update button, etc), or try to configure any of my plugins that are supposed to connect to the outside world… I just keep getting errors that it can’t connect to websites that I know are functioning.

    I’m guessing there’s a setting somewhere in the code I missed, or something I need to enable in php. But I just can’t figure out what!

    Any advice?

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  • Sounds more like it’s a hosting problem. Where is your site?

    Thread Starter whitneyd

    (@whitneyd)

    It’s on Aplus.Net.

    There’s nothing to enable in WordPress itself. On the right server with the right configuration, it should be able to connect to any other site without any problems. Try having a word with your hosting company.

    Thread Starter whitneyd

    (@whitneyd)

    Thanks! I was able to fix it by working with them.

    For any Aplus.Net users, they have to approve any outgoing connections from your website. To do this, access https://cp.aplus.net and select the domain name that you’re hosting the blog on. From there select the “Support Center” tab and then “Allow Outbound Connections”

    You need an IP address and port for EVERY outbound connection. So one for www.ads-software.com for the plug-in browser, one for LiveJournal if you have a crossposting plugin, one for Twitter if you want to use a plugin for that.

    Fun times. I’m going to be changing hosts soon, having to jump through all these hoops just to get crossposting to work was annoying.

    Hello whitneyd
    i have same problem too, can you tell me how to open the connection?

    i have found the ip address for facebook,
    but i don’t know the port number
    is it port 80?

    i’ll use this for facebook connect

    thanks!

    For the plugin browser, what did you list as the “script filenames and locations”?

    …and is it port 80?

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