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How to Fix Wordpress Posts Missed Schedule Issue

Bala Krishna — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:58:52 +0000

Word Press have missed schedule issue from 2.7 version onwards. Word Press post scheduling was working fine upto 2.6.5 version as many of users reported on web. You can schedule wordpress post to publish on a specified time. but when time comes post can not publish and shows missed schedule in the admin area. According to WP guys, this is not the issue that Word Press guys can fix. This issue comes when your web server can not properly execute wp-cron process. New wordpress wp-cron method run wp-cron in separate process that rely on web server configuration. Everytime Word Press loads it looks for wp-cron whether it should be run or not based on the time it was last run.

Here are some reason that prevent Word Press to run wp-cron correctly.

Server doesn’t have DNS, and so it can’t figure out who “example.com” is, even though it is *itself*.
Server administrators, in a misguided attempt at security, have blocked “loopback” requests, so it can’t actually make a call back to itself.
Server is running something called “mod_security” or similar, which actively blocks the call due to brain-dead configuration.

There is simple to complex workaround to solve this issue. This problem automatically fix when your server is configured to run wp-cron properly but it require server root access and extensive server administration knowledge. So server configuration method is simply not for everyone to use. There is simple workaround to fix this issue that force wordpress to run wp-cron using alternative method that does not rely on web server configuration. To fix the issue add below line in the wp-config.php file. This line can be add anywhere in the wp-config.php file.

define(‘ALTERNATE_WP_CRON’, true);

This should restore wordpress schedule functionality.

How to Fix Wordpress MU Redirect Loop Installation Error

Bala Krishna — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:10:34 +0000

I recently encounter this issue on my client wordpress mu blog. �When i open main blog page after installation an infinite loop occur and stop at dead end in�Firefox. I searched a lot about this on wordpress forum.�Surprising, issue is stated everywhere in the forums and blog but no solution was suggested.

Why Redirect Loop?

The issue arise�because�database was not created during wordpress�installation but�word press�config file was written. WordPress�uses wp-config.php file to store database configuration. �If WordPress find this file in the �installation directory then no further installation procedure begin. WordPress now look at DB to load default blog but there is no table in the database. Again, control goes to install procedure but WordPress understand blog already installed�because�WordPress config file is present in root folder. Once again WordPress try to load blog from database and redirect loop occur. �I hope WordPress guys will fix this in future releases.

The Fix

The fix is very simple. Simply, rename or�delete WordPress config file and re-install wordpress mu. �Make sure database user you are using during installation have sufficient permission to create and manipulate database tables.

How to Highlight PHP Source Code in Wordpress Post

Bala Krishna — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:13:38 +0000

PHP Source Code Highlighter (syntaxhighlighter) Wordpress plugin allow you to post php code inside your wordpress post with syntax highlight and line number. The plugin preserve code formatting and do not encode character until you do manually.

Supports the following languages:

* C++ — `cpp`, `c`, `c++`
* C# — `c#`, `c-sharp`, `csharp`
* CSS — `css`
* Delphi — `delphi`, `pascal`
* Java — `java`
* JavaScript — `js`, `jscript`, `javascript`
* PHP — `php`
* Python — `py`, `python`
* Ruby — `rb`, `ruby`, `rails`, `ror`
* SQL — `sql`
* VB — `vb`, `vb.net`
* XML/HTML — `xml`, `html`, `xhtml`, `xslt`

How to Use Wordpress Syntax/Source Code Highlight Plugin

This plugin do not add any button in the editor to wrap code automatically. Hope this feature will be added soon. You need to wrap you code within add your php code here [/source code] tag.

Download: http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/syntaxhighlighter.zip
Live Demo/Screenshot: http://www.bala-krishna.com/how-to-clean-special-characters-from-php-string

WordPress 2.6 Beta 1 Out

Bala Krishna — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:34:42 +0000

WordPress 2.6 Beta1 has been released for public. This version is sheduled to release in the middle of July. It has some new features.

Exciting Post Revisioning added to keep track of all your post history. You are now protected from accidental changes.
Added ability to change wordpress content directory location.
wp-config.php now can be move on out of your web root folder.
Ability to disable remote publishing.
Built-in word counting in the wordpress post editor.
Bulk delete, activate, and deactivate for plugins.
Check box range selection with shift-click.
Integrated TinyMCE 3.1.0.1, jQuery 1.2.6, jQuery UI 1.5 for better performance.
Drag-and-drop sortable galleries
Improved Manage Pages and Manage Categories admin pages.
Improved image editing dialog with newly added image customization features.
Google Gears implemented for static file caching
SSL support for the Admin Panel

Wordpress 406 Not Acceptable Error Fix

Bala Krishna — Thu, 22 May 2008 10:38:06 +0000

I just received “Not Acceptable Error while i tried to edit post in Word Press 2.5. Earlier, It was working fine but in the previous post i get annoying error when i tried to save and continue my article. But soon i realize cause of the error. Again, the error was due to apache web server mod-security rules SecFilterEngine On. The exact text of the error is “Error 406, Not Acceptable. An appropriate representation of the requested resource /wp-admin/post.php could not be found on this server.�

Here is the quick fix the error:

Download .htaccess file from your root directory or create one if not exist.
Add following Line in .htaccess file.
SecFilterEngine Off
SecFilterScanPOST Off
If line already in your .htaccess file then place only block inside if module block.
Save file and upload file to your host root directory.
All done..

Wordpress 2.5 Release Candidate Available – What’s New

Bala Krishna — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:19:51 +0000

WordPress 2.5 RC1 available now for testing with a completely new flavor of blogging. This Release candidate will be available publicly after few days of user feedback.

New features at glance:

Fully customizable dashboard organized in a way to provide user fresh information about the blog stats, latest post and latest comments. You are now free to use your favorite RSS News feed on dashboard.
New fresh admin look and feel as well as user will be able to keep old classic look and feel.
Added multi-file upload function to provide several file at once.
One click plug-in upgrades and better tag management.
Reorganize admin navigation for better navigation options.

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Google Custom Search Engine Plugin for Wordpress

Bala Krishna — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:50:14 +0000

Google CSE is very nice plug-in to create Google custom search engine from your wordpress blog roll. This plug-in uses xml file for configuration. With this plug-in visitors will be able to search your blog roll and your blog instead of searching entire world wide web. The 2.0 version is widget ready make very easier to add custom search engine in your side bar.

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Wordpress 2.3.3 released

Bala Krishna — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:02:10 +0000

Wordpress 2.3.3 version has been released today to fix security issues in XML-RPC implementation as well as vulnerability in the WP-Forum plugin. According to WP post, an special xml-rpc request can be made that allow one user to update post of another user. Here is full list of fixes in new version.

Fixed flaw in XML-RPC implementation. you can update XML-RPC file without updating wordpress immediately. You just need to download updated xml-rpc file and overwrite new file in your existing installation.
Discovered a vulnerability within this WP-Forum plugin that can be exploited by malicious users to conduct SQL injection attacks. WP recommend to remove this plug-in until new release.
Fixed a function in wp-includes/gettext.php that fails to determine the correct byteorder on FreeBSD6.2-amd64.
Fixed emails sent problem to certain addresses.
Fixed issue with maybe_create_table function using a full path definition of the location of the wp-config.php file.

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Add voice to your post and website with vozMe

Bala Krishna — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:33:15 +0000

vozMe introduced new cool text to voice service. This service available in English,Espa�ol, and Italiano language. vozMe service also availble as Google Gadget and Wordpress plugin. You can add voice on your website page and blog post. A working version can be find at last of this blog post. Simply click on “Hear this Post” link. The link will pop up new window with the player to play post mp3 file.

Download? vozme.tar.gz ? vozme.zip

Installation

Extract archive file in a folder.
Upload extracted files with folder in wordpress plugin directory “/wp-content/plugins/”.
Activate plug-in from the Wordpress Admi. You can find this under plug-in section.
? Click on “Activate” Link beside “vozMe plugin”.
Go to vozMe options from “Options > vozMe” and customize look and feel of the plug-in. Check out? plugin option below.

How to add php code to word press blog widget

Bala Krishna — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:11:20 +0000

Word Press default widget does not allow you to use php code. You can do this by simply editing template files but this is not overall solution. By doing this you are loosing beauty of widget drag and drop functionality. The Samsarin PHP Widget available as plug-in that allow user to create new widget and add php code inline with text.

Installation & Usage

Go to the Samsarin PHP Widget website.
Download and Extract the zip file in wordpress plugins directory.
Enable the Samsarin PHP Widget from Admin Panel.
In your admin console, go to Presentation, and then go to Sidebar Widgets
Create number of PHP Widgets you are required to add.
Drag one of the available Samsarin PHP Widgets to your sidebar.
Click on the widget button add title and php code.
All you have done..