Hello!
I understand that you’re facing two issues with your website: “An active PHP session was detected” in the website health status, and the loss of the central banner (slider) due to the unavailability of the WPCustom Category Image plugin. You’d like a simple explanation of how to solve these problems on your own since it’s a small project and finding developers might be difficult during the week.
First, let’s address the “An active PHP session was detected” issue. This message usually indicates that there is an open session in your PHP code that hasn’t been properly closed. Sessions are used to store user-specific data temporarily. To resolve this, you can try the following steps:
Locate the PHP file where the session is being started. It might be a file named something like “session_start.php” or similar.
Open the file and find the line of code that starts the session. It should look like “session_start();”.
After that line of code, add another line: “session_write_close();”. This will properly close the session.
Save the file and upload it back to your server, overwriting the previous version.
Check the website health status again to see if the error message has disappeared.
Regarding the issue with the missing central banner (slider) due to the unavailability of the WPCustom Category Image plugin, it’s important to understand if these two problems are related. If the banner disappeared after the plugin was closed, there is a possibility they are connected. To confirm this, you can try the following steps:
Go to your WordPress dashboard and navigate to the “Plugins” section.
Locate the WPCustom Category Image plugin in the list of installed plugins.
Deactivate the plugin by clicking on the “Deactivate” link below its name.
Visit your website to check if the central banner (slider) reappears. If it does, then the plugin was indeed causing the issue.
If the plugin is causing the problem, you have a few options to address it:
Look for an alternative plugin that provides similar functionality to the WPCustom Category Image plugin. Search for alternatives in the WordPress plugin repository or consider using a different approach to achieve the desired functionality.
Contact the developer of the WPCustom Category Image plugin and inquire if they have a new version or an alternative solution available.
If you have some programming skills or are willing to learn, you can try modifying the code of the plugin yourself to make it compatible with the latest version of WordPress or to remove the dependency on the closed plugin.
Remember to always keep regular backups of your website before making any changes, especially when modifying code or plugins.
I hope this simplified explanation helps you in resolving these issues. If you have further questions or need additional assistance, please let me know!
Regards,
MIke
