David Burkhart

Thank you. Those do come close to what I need. I’ve asked the Wonder Plugin author if any of the gallery “skins” support responsive columns and an adjustable target/range width for them.

Thank you for replying to my request.

I did try the site health debugger. It did not seem to contain anything helpful. But, it is attached at the bottom of this response.

Only 3 plugins other than Mini Loops were active. At your prompting, I tried removing all three. But, no change. I’m unsure what resaving the widget is about. But, I am not using the Mini Loops widget, just shortcodes in the main content area, such as below (line breaks added to make it a little easier to read).

<ul>
	[miniloop categories="3" number_posts=4]
	<li class="[class]" style="clear: both;">
		<a class="alignright" href="[url]">[image from="thumb,first" fallback="?attachment_id=158" width=150 height=150 crop=1]</a>
		<a href="[url]">[title]</a>
		[excerpt length=-1 strip_tags=1 strip_shortcodes=0 space_between=1 after="... more" after_link=1]
		</li>
		[/miniloop]
	</ul>

Upon closer inspection, it appears the URL shortcode is the only one not working correctly. I also noticed that address of the page with the shortcode is inserted, leaving the shortcode. And, when I tried adding the “ml_” prefix, the entire address went away along with the shortcode.

Using “[url]” resolves to “https://mydomain.com/currentpage/%5Burl%5D”.
Using “[ml_url]” resolves to “” (null).

### wp-core ###

version: 5.6
site_language: en_US
user_language: en_US
timezone: America/New_York
permalink: /%year%/%postname%/
https_status: true
multisite: false
user_registration: 0
blog_public: 1
default_comment_status: open
environment_type: production
user_count: 2
dotorg_communication: true

### wp-paths-sizes ###

wordpress_path: /home/gracklems/public_html/twelvewestmain
wordpress_size: 43.23 MB (45333590 bytes)
uploads_path: /home/gracklems/public_html/westmainven/wp-content/uploads
uploads_size: 22.03 MB (23100641 bytes)
themes_path: /home/gracklems/public_html/westmainven/wp-content/themes
themes_size: 9.07 MB (9506997 bytes)
plugins_path: /home/gracklems/public_html/westmainven/wp-content/plugins
plugins_size: 31.70 MB (33244939 bytes)
database_size: 2.28 MB (2392064 bytes)
total_size: 108.32 MB (113578231 bytes)

### wp-active-theme ###

name: Foodeez Lite (foodeez-lite)
version: 1.0.8
author: SketchThemes
author_website: https://sketchthemes.com/
parent_theme: none
theme_features: core-block-patterns, editor-style, automatic-feed-links, title-tag, custom-header, custom-background, post-thumbnails, menus, widgets
theme_path: /home/gracklems/public_html/westmainven/wp-content/themes/foodeez-lite
auto_update: Disabled

### wp-themes-inactive (1) ###

Twenty Twenty: version: 1.6, author: the WordPress team, Auto-updates disabled

### wp-plugins-active (4) ###

MetaSlider: version: 3.20.0, author: MetaSlider, Auto-updates disabled
Mini Loops: version: 1.3.1, author: Kailey Lampert, Auto-updates disabled
WordPress Importer: version: 0.7, author: wordpressdotorg, Auto-updates disabled
WPForms Lite: version: 1.6.4.1, author: WPForms, Auto-updates disabled

### wp-media ###

image_editor: WP_Image_Editor_GD
imagick_module_version: Not available
imagemagick_version: Not available
file_uploads: File uploads is turned off
post_max_size: 24M
upload_max_filesize: 16M
max_effective_size: 16 MB
max_file_uploads: 20
gd_version: bundled (2.1.0 compatible)
ghostscript_version: 9.25

### wp-server ###

server_architecture: Linux 4.18.0-147.8.1.el7h.lve.1.x86_64 x86_64
httpd_software: LiteSpeed
php_version: 7.4.11 64bit
php_sapi: litespeed
max_input_variables: 1000
time_limit: 30
memory_limit: 128M
admin_memory_limit: 256M
max_input_time: 60
upload_max_filesize: 16M
php_post_max_size: 24M
curl_version: 7.72.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1h
suhosin: false
imagick_availability: false
pretty_permalinks: true
htaccess_extra_rules: true

### wp-database ###

extension: mysqli
server_version: 5.7.32-cll-lve
client_version: mysqlnd 7.4.11

### wp-constants ###

WP_HOME: undefined
WP_SITEURL: undefined
WP_CONTENT_DIR: /home/gracklems/public_html/westmainven/wp-content
WP_PLUGIN_DIR: /home/gracklems/public_html/westmainven/wp-content/plugins
WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT: 256M
WP_DEBUG: false
WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY: true
WP_DEBUG_LOG: false
SCRIPT_DEBUG: false
WP_CACHE: false
CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS: undefined
COMPRESS_SCRIPTS: undefined
COMPRESS_CSS: undefined
WP_LOCAL_DEV: undefined
DB_CHARSET: utf8mb4
DB_COLLATE: undefined

### wp-filesystem ###

wordpress: writable
wp-content: writable
uploads: writable
plugins: writable
themes: writable

### wpforms ###

version: 1.6.4.1
lite: Jan 17, 2021 @ 9:35pm
upload_dir: Writable
db_tables: wpt6_wpforms_tasks_meta
total_forms: 2
total_submissions: 18

I read the problem ticket for this issue. The ticket comments indicates the problem only occurs for sites with over 100 pages. I only have 30. Plus, the problem seemed to be worsening. Not only were all page parent options missing from both Quick Edit and Page Attributes, I now could not add any pages to a menu. All pages were missing in the menu editor. However, all of these problems went away for any pages where I changed the status to “Public”. From Quick Edit, this means unticking the “Private” checkbox.

Try changing your pages and the desired parents to “Public”. See if this fixes it for you.

Although this works around the problem, it still seems to be a problem. “Private” should not mean “hide during page edits”.

• This reply was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by David Burkhart.

Although I mostly could not follow the post by dsvistawp (3rd previous post), this person is onto something. If you are missing the Parent setting on both Quick Edit and Page Attributes, try playing around with the order and hierarchy of the menu. It doesn’t seem to matter if you prefer editing the menu from Appearance > Customize > Menus or more directly from Appearance > Menus. Logically, a menu shouldn’t have anything to do with the page parent attribute. However, messing with my menu caused at least a few choices for the parent in Quick Edit. I never could get more than two options to show. But, that was better than none. It was just enough to get mine straightened out for now.

I hope this helps someone. And, I sure hope this problem gets resolved soon. It’s the oldest known problem I’ve ever had to deal with. I guess it’s also a tough one to solve.

I couldn’t find your question about this in the support blog. Such technical detail is not helpful here. And, not bothering to find-out it if it is at all a problem with the plugin only skews the rating.

I recommend posting specific issues in the support blog first. Then, post here if the plugin has any issue that can or can’t be resolved.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by David Burkhart.

Use Chrome’s inspector to isolate the download control being displayed. Then, set a style rule for it to {display:none;}.

I think that should get this plugin at least one more star. But, feel free to be generous.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by David Burkhart.

The PHP version is currently 5.6.34. But, given the security vulnerability, I’m upgrading it to version 7. I hope that doesn’t open a big, ugly can of worms.

The website owner noticed a security warning about PHP being out-of-date. We are working to resolve this first. Then, I will check if it was causing the problem with your plugin. I will update this support thread with my findings.

Would you happen to know the earliest version of PHP your plugin is known to work with?

After more testing, it appears that I also cannot delete any sliders.

I figured it out. After deleting a worker, the plugin simply fails to automatically refresh the list of workers. Even when switching to a different tab, like Connections, and then back to Workers, the list won’t refresh until you press the “Refresh” button.

So far, I found on one of your websites that the paid (Pro) version is only licensed for one domain. Administration of a multisite typically occurs under a single domain. So, this technically means that one license could apply to all websites in a single multisite. But, it’s unclear how reality might settle on this.

You are correct, Wrinklie44. It does fall under the definition of Bait-and-Switch as defined by the United States Federal Trade Commission. You can file a complaint. And, if the then-current ads turn out to be authorized by ServMask, they will be subject to penalties. Since ServMask is likely has no U.S. entity, the maximum penalty will probably relate to blockage from U.S. markets.

Yani: Please give us the name of your ad partner! Running active ads for more than a year after you stop paying for it? Unlikely… But, man, I’d love to get in on that action!!

Seriously though, if the “partner” is affiliated, ServMask is liable regardless.

So, I take it that this plugin must have been implemented for distribution before being tested at all. That’s disappointing.

Any suggestion for a spam blocker that works with Jetpack contact forms?

I found Cleantalk Spam Protect. It’s only $8 per year. But, I don’t like the idea of renting anything I plan to use indefinitely.

Try Network Deactivate for the plugin in Network Administration.

I would like to see a fake login page accessed thru wp-admin or wp-login.php which would give the default error message for a bad password regardless of what is provided. If you just hide a door, burglars will look for it. But, if you also present a door that leads nowhere, all efforts will be focused on getting in that door instead of the real one.