I just updated and sorry I did it. I don't see my installed plugins in the plugins list, among other missing dashboard stuff. Anybody else having this problem?
Wordpress 2.8.5 update
- Thread starter BlueYonder
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Not sure how you did the upgrade but I do not use the automatic upgrade plugin. I deactivate all plugins and then do the update through the dashboard. Then reactivate plugins. Also its a good idea to backup before you do this. I upgraded about 10 blogs today with no problems. If you are upgrading from an older than dirt version I suggest deactivating plugins then use fantastico to upgrade. Fantastico will create a backup for you if all goes to shit.
The plugins are working inside the posts, but I don't get a normal dashboard display. I can't access screen options or the help function either. The red message at the top to update the SEO plugin is normal, but when I click on the link the plugin options don't appear.
Resolved: Karl found a low memory problem and fixed this. He bumped the setting to 48MB instead of 32MB and the Plugins appeared normally again. It so happens I sent a bug report to Wordpress earlier. Oh, well. It'll keep 'em busy for a while.
I wanted to let you all know this so you won't worry about your sites.
I wanted to let you all know this so you won't worry about your sites.
For those wondering the error was basically:
Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 7680 bytes)
Kinda typical of plugins, but given the area the error was not shown on screen but rather in error log.
The fix (since its a dedicated server) was modifying the wp-settings.php in the root and change this line to increase the memory allowed.
It was at 32M, the documentation course says most only need 16M
but thats obviously not the case here.
Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 7680 bytes)
Kinda typical of plugins, but given the area the error was not shown on screen but rather in error log.
The fix (since its a dedicated server) was modifying the wp-settings.php in the root and change this line to increase the memory allowed.
Code:
if ( !defined('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT') )
define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '48M');It was at 32M, the documentation course says most only need 16M
but thats obviously not the case here.
Not sure if any of you have suffered from the disappearing Wordpress toolbar buttons in your posts and pages. I had several sites that you had to do everything by code because the quick editor buttons were just gone.
I found a plugin that fixes that. It gives you a new WYSIWYG editor with even more functions.
WordPress › Dean's FCKEditor For Wordpress WordPress Plugins
I found a plugin that fixes that. It gives you a new WYSIWYG editor with even more functions.
WordPress › Dean's FCKEditor For Wordpress WordPress Plugins
Compatible up to: 2.8.4
Gotta watch those. We were also looking at an incompatible plugin before he found the memory problem.
Hmmm. I've got it working on one of my 2.8.5 sites..but you're right..it could potentially become a problem. I've had to deactivate a few of those old plug in versions one by one to try and find culprits when my blogs aren't working properly. That's a pain in the arse.
New problem with the site since the update: New posts show content on the homepage, but no content inside posts. I went to the error log and saw this: [Sat Oct 24 09:35:06 2009] [error] [client 96.250.6.160] PHP Warning: opendir(/home/mrchang/public_html/wp-content/plugins/wp-post-icon/img/) [<a href='function.opendir'>function.opendir</a>]: failed to open dir:
Why did this update fuck me up twice?
Why did this update fuck me up twice?
Run a hosting company, no. I just have a few select clients hosted on machines/accounts I have, which I help manage/configure/tweak for them.
It's saying the plugin folder wp-post-icon/img doesn't exist. I would try reinstalling the plugin itself (not sure why it would change in a 2.8.4 -> 2.8.5 automatic update though), I tried to see if there was a newer version of the plugin but the creator's site won't load http://www.linewbie.com/wordpress-plugins/
According to the WP Plugin Directory http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-post-icon/ , its only compatible up to wordpress 2.5
*GRUMBLE*GRUMBLE*
Since I updated last night, I've had nothing but trouble, and in the future I'm not going to obediently do so the second I see an upgrade nag screen.
I have to get back to the older version, 2.8.4.
Since I updated last night, I've had nothing but trouble, and in the future I'm not going to obediently do so the second I see an upgrade nag screen.
I have to get back to the older version, 2.8.4.