AlisonMooreSmith

Reposted in with WP-Tables Reloaded tag, as per the author’s page.

After a few days of this, this morning the preview button works again. Haven’t done anything to the blog at all, not even posted. Go figure.

Darn, I was hoping this would be a quick fix. I love FormBuilder. The other forms are clunky in comparison. But can’t have it disabling my site. ??

Can anyone explain how to do that?

Thanks, stvwlf. That will fix it. I’m just wondering why this happened. I don’t think I’ve seen this in all my years of coding. Anyone know what’s going on? Is this a WP issue?

name99, I found out elsewhere that upgrading to 5.2.11 will solve the problem.

Anyway, instead of doing that, we just switched everything to a new Mac Mini (Intel) and are using 5.3. That fixed it, of course, but I can’t believe this hasn’t been fixed. Huge problem.

Thanks, Michael. How can I tell if the plug-in works in the current version — given that it hasn’t been updated for some time?

I have the same problem on one of my blogs, but don’t understand how to fix it. I’ve used the blog for a few years with no problem and all of a sudden all the dates crapped out, with no changes.

Is it just an issue of updating the PHP? If so, why did the problem happen with no changes to the blog?

Thanks.

ZGani, thanks very much. I’ll email you.

whooami, thanks for the link. I’ll read the info there.

On the contrary, what you are saying is that I am smug in MY knowledge.

Yes, I am and you are. And since you seem to agree–your opining and sighing is apparently for the good of all recipients–I’m unsure what the issues is.

Your blog is hackable. Now that you understand that, the onus for taking care of it is on you, whichever way you do it.

Nothing else, nothing more.

Actually, the onus was on me anyway. And, as I said, if your intent was simply to inform me that all past versions of WP were hackable, then a more efficient way of communicating that would have been to actually say so, rather than to answer “why is it insecure?” with the, yes, smug “because youre NOT running 2.8.2 or you wouldnt need to be upgrading. Kinda obvious?”

Informing me that I was not running 2.8.2 (which I obviously already knew) isn’t giving me the information you claim to have been trying to give. And claiming it was obvious (a claim I already addressed) wasn’t either. (In other words, it absolutely was “something else.”)

Whether your poor jaw is slacking or not, doesn’t require the smugness. No, I didn’t think you would be moved by the quotes. I was simply responding to your erroneous statement. Again, I didn’t accuse you of slamming because because you gave “advice.” I accused you of slamming because you do. And, no, responding helpfully when your jaw is dragging does not require smugness or sighing.

I’m aware that you are sometimes helpful. But as for your pasting, I’m unmoved, sorry. You still seem to miss the oft-repeated point and I’m unsure why you believe continuing to misrepresent it will somehow make it true. I didn’t say I don’t like your advice. Neither did I say I didn’t want to follow it. I said I was unable to follow it and that I was looking for information that you were unable/unwilling to give. Yet, you continue to post the same erroneous responses. It’s nonsensical.

whooami, making a claim of victimhood doesn’t turn you into a victim. If you’re getting stoned because someone responds to your claims, then you should look around to see where they are coming from. As I’ve said from the start, if you are unable or unwilling to address my questions, I have no problem with that.

There is nothing in my post to suggest that I think I know more than you or anyone else. But the ad hominem might indicate where the chip really lies.

To be clear, I do understand that I can “fix the problem later.” That is true for most problems. But the fact is, I’m interested in fixing it now. I’m not sure why that is so troubling to you and why you’re insistent that doing so isn’t necessary, isn’t an appropriate priority, etc. I’m unsure why you have taken it upon yourself to try to convince me of what I “should be” spending my time on.

Again, I understand if this is not YOUR priority. You are free to move on to questions that you are interested in. I’m simply looking for input from someone who might be able to pinpoint the problem and who IS willing to spend the time.

Your suggestion that I “don’t realize” I’m getting “good advice” indicates that perhaps you didn’t read my post. I do understand that I could manually upgrade. But I’ve explained that I’m unsure how to do it. Ignoring “good advice” isn’t synonymous with being unable to follow it.

Yes, again, I have the ability to FTP. And, yes, I have read the directions on upgrading in the codex. They are more complex than simply clicking a button, as I’m sure you know. I realize that to someone with your expertise the complexity is trifling. You might consider that to others, it is not. And less so for two of my kids for whom I’m trying to make this simple.

Having a recollection that the dashboard may have had “a very prominent read” about security issues would, obviously, only be meaningful for making a declaration if you knew other’s personal habits and use of the dashboard. Explaining to someone existing security issues would likely be helpful. I’m hard pressed to see how responding to a question about them with something like “because you’re doing something else” followed by “kinda obvious?” would be.

whooami, it wasn’t your “advice” that induced the word “slamming.” It was comments like those below. Since figuring out this problem is outside your expertise and/or interest, please feel free to spend your time on worthy questions. Really, it’s OK. I won’t be hurt.

worst thread title ever. how long did it take you to come up with such a completely useless title?

its IN the docs:

this has been discussed ad nauseum.

sigh

you can spend 8 hours looking for the answer to the lazy way to upgrade an insecure blog, or 15 mins doing it the other way,

if you have been doing this for 2 weeks, seriously, why arent you looking for another set of eyes? How much is YOUR time worth to you? pennies?

yes, by all means, enlist someone with a weeks worth of experience on these forums to help you — there’s a sure pathway to success.

you can spend days trying to fix something, or minutes going around it. your choice, your site.

you want to spend time mucxking around with something that would already be done had you just done what needed to be done.. fine with ‘us’ — its your time, not anyone else’s.

take the chip of your shoulder and accept the fact that other people know more than you and have more experience in some things

Youre getting good advice, you just dont realize it.

James, can you link to your site?

rightcross, when you say “at the top” what are you referring to? It will depend on the theme you are using.

No, of course it’s not “obvious” that running a version other than the current one is necessarily insecure.

Yes, I do know how to ftp and upload files. Still, I have not manually upgraded WP. And wanting to find out why something is or is not working is a learning process in itself.

As I said, I have no problem if it’s not worth your time to help me. But for you to demean someone for trying to figure out why and how something works is a rather sad use of time.

Whoo, I know you have a habit of flitting around the forum slamming people if you don’t think they’re up to your level, but I’m not sure the point of it. Perhaps it your way of amusing yourself.

Your life, your choice.

If anyone else has information that might help me track down the problem, I’d appreciate input.

Yea, Whooami, I know manual upgrade is an option, if I knew how to do it.

I’d like to see if I can fix the problem I’m having for later simplicity of upgrading WP, plug-ins, themes, etc. I understand that might not be worth it to you. It is to me.

If anyone has ideas on why I can’t upgrade automatically–or something else to check–I’d appreciate input.

Why do you say my current version is insecure?