Jamisons

Updating the DB_CHARSET and DB_COLLATE in wp-config worked. Thanks.

Astounding work. Really appreciate your service.

Reinstalled and configured and no error so far. I did change the default recipients to see if the error would occur and it did not. However, I believe the problem began when the first weekly digest happened, so we’ll see in a week.

If the error was caused by the setting the removed user ID 1, maybe whatever that process was didn’t need to run this time because user 1 didn’t exist.

Thanks for now. Will reply if the problem resumes.

Will do now. I’m using Firefox 95.0.2 on Mac OSX 12.0.1

• I upgraded to PHP 7.4 last night and the problem persisted.
• Deactivated all other plugins and problem persisted.
• Deactivated and reactivated iThemes Security. Non-stop digest emails resumed upon reactivation and error persists in Notification Center: Default Recipients[user_list] must contain at least 1 item.

Would it be beneficial to try a fresh install of iThemes Security?

These details are amazing; over and above all expectations. Thank you so much.

I compared the files and functions mentioned and they are identical to the original plugin files. So it does sound like something in my env causing the problem. Thanks a bunch.

When I installed iThemes security, I ran the feature to remove user with ID 1. Wonder if that caused an issue.

Thanks, I’m calling it a night. I’m not opposed to reinstalling the plugin. But my main concern is whether this plugin is reliable. I’ve been using it for about 10 years on other sites and never had this problem. Appreciate all your input in these forums. Have a good night.

Thanks for the reply. I tried adding the user number earlier. When I clicked save, it kept the number, but displayed the error atop the debug page: Default Recipients[user_list] must contain at least 1 item.

When I load the setting, the number is gone again. I will try role:administrator now.

No luck. Get the same error, and reloading the settings removes the user info.

I decided to disable the iThemes Security plugin until I upload the new site because there’s just too many Weekly Security Digest emails coming from it.

Another Thing I Tried
I changed the From email in the Notification Center so I could create a delete rule in my email inbox, but the notifications continue coming from the default address WordPress <[email protected]>.

Get the 503 error every few days. Replacing htaccess solves it. Disabling iThemes Security and Google XLM Sitemaps prevents it.

I have other installs with IS that change htaccess without causing 503.

So it may be IS, GXLMS, or a conflict between the two.

Not using Imagely.

Ahmadlm, did you figure out how? If so, will you explain?