stezter

Happy to pay for this fix.

I have looked through previous threads and found exactly this issue in a different guise (“Problem with Migration Mode and admin user”, Logged by Pablo). This was a year or so ago and the problem was not resolved.

The plugin describes its default behaviour being that it tries to authenticate against an external database and if that fails it will revert to the local WordPress database. It doesn’t do that. If the external authentication fails, you’re are stuffed and locked out of WordPress. That’s terrifying.

Steve

I have now verified my fear.

If a WP Administrator is NOT present in the external database then the plugin will not refer to the local WPdb to authenticate the user; the admin cannot get in.

So if the external database is down for any reason, you are locked out of WordPress.

I have tested with all setting variations and this seems to be the case.

Advice appreciated.

Steve

Thanks Sovrgn

I think I’m going to have to make a staging site. I’m terrified of locking myself out!

Steve