pascaldaniela

Hi Jack, thanks for your reply. You’re really doing a good job with this useful plugin.
Sorry for not having read the forum rules ??
So here we go with the curl code for the above include file:
https://pastebin.com/DJSXbscR
Hope this works now. As I understand, the rejection of file_get_contents with an external source comes from a server side disabled allow_url_fopen php directive, which seems to be security standard for php5.2.
I’ve got another issue with Thumbshots.com. On their site, they ask for inclusion of this “Activation Code” to make dynamic thumbshots work: <a href="https://www.thumbshots.com" title="Thumbnails Screenshots by Thumbshots">Thumbnail Screenshots by Thumbshots</a>. Could this be a reason for the “Image coming soon” problem?
Anyway, I included it in my footer, with a nasty display: none css marker, because I have my credits on another page. I’ll tell you about the results.
Btw, my site’s (unfinished) link-library implementation is here: https://www.observatorioindigena.org/enlaces/.

Keep going,
Pascal

Hi csigncsign,

probably you resolved your problem, but I decided to post a solution here anyway, because I might be helpful for others and maybe Jack could implement it in his next release …
Solution for the “file-access is disabled in the server configuration” problem, which seems to be caused by a restrictive server-side php configuration.
1. Create a file with the following code and save it on your server as wp-includes/yourcurlinc.php:

[Code moderated as per the Forum Rules. Please use the pastebin]

2. Open link-library.php, go to line 651, and replace file_get_contents with curl_get_contents
3. add in the same file, after the header (line 36):
require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-includes/yourcurlinc.php');
4. Save and upload the modified file to your server.
That’s it, on my server the “Generate Thumbnails and Store locally” button worked perfectly after these modifications.

Pascal

Hi folks,

Check my reply here:
https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/plugin-wp-help-allow-broader-access-to-help?replies=2#post-2325144

cheers,

Pascal

Hi Art,
did you find a solution? I just changed /wp-content/plugins/wp-help/wp-help.php, line 101 from:
$hook = add_dashboard_page( _x( 'Publishing Help', 'page title', 'wp-help' ), _x( 'Publishing Help', 'menu title', 'wp-help' ), 'publish_posts', 'wp-help-documents', array( $this, 'render_listing_page' ) );
To:
$hook = add_dashboard_page( _x( 'Publishing Help', 'page title', 'wp-help' ), _x( 'Publishing Help', 'menu title', 'wp-help' ), 'read', 'wp-help-documents', array( $this, 'render_listing_page' ) );
This will of course be overwritten on a plugin update, and I don’t know if there are any security issues involved, but it makes wp-help available for all backend users.

Cheers,

Pascal