Tag: WordPress Problem

How To Get Help With WordPress?

On August 7, 2013

While one can get the answer to their problem on searching WordPress forums and the Codex, a WordPress junkie (like us) can be happier on finding that there are plenty of dedicated WordPress websites (including ours JustWP.org) which can help one out. One can found WordPress help everywhere; all the matter of fact is what you are looking onto and how you are searching onto find your problem.

You can also start your search by looking around in the WordPress FAQs, which contains a huge collection of extensive answers to frequently asked questions. Other option you can opt for by posting your issue in the forums, while sometimes it may require longer time to get it solved as it totally depends on who is looking on your issue and how and what way response you are getting around.

In this article, I tried to detail out all those ways by which you can see your issue resolved. As I mentioned above, there are plenty of ways available out there, which includes looking around the web, finding various tips and tricks, the BEST WordPress websites which contains plenty of information and talk about anything from themes to plugins to tutorials and much more.

#1 Getting Help Using Keywords

There are huge ways by which you can search the web for finding the correct information you will be looking around. But, do you know that if not putting the right combination of keywords or single keyword for your search, you will nothing but end in making a huge mess on wasting your time. It’s better to limit your search to only WordPress resources related websites. Say, for example,

Warning: main(/home/atlantis/public_html/wp-includes/

functions.php): failed to open stream: No such

file or directory in /home/stargateatlantis/

public_html/wp-settings.php on line 67

Warning: main(/home/atlantis/public_html/wp-includes/

functions.php): failed to open stream: No such

file or directory in /home/stargateatlantis/

public_html/wp-settings.php on line 67

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required

'/home/atlantis/public_html/wp-includes/

functions.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:

/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/stargateatlantis/

public_html/wp-settings.php on line 67

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required

'/home/atlantis/public_html/wp-includes/

functions.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:

/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/stargateatlantis/

public_html/wp-settings.php on line 67

The following contains nothing but set of codes, but in actual if you check the text clearly it contains keywords in it. Specifically if you look pretty clearer, then you will notice that there is the specific errors which are failed to open stream and failed to open required while both happening within the wp-settings.php file. Now, the idea is although it’s nothing but an error, but this error will be your keyword and this is how, failed to open stream and failed opening required. All you have to do now is create a search in your favorite search engine which included the words:

wordpress failed open wp-settings.php

1	wordpress failed open wp-settings.php

Other thing you also have to keep a note that all the time finding keywords is not an easy task. Sometimes, it may require more efforts then you think upon. To note also here that if the problem you experience in CSS or HTML, you can include the specific tag or selector which has that problem, but in actual your main objective is to search for right words which will describe your actual problem.

#2 Search Terms Brainstorming

As discussed in #1 above, there are one-to-many chances that you caught up with finding out the right keywords. For that, you can try to brainstorm your keywords by first writing down the problem. Make sure here that you write your problem in a descriptive manner. Say, for example, the text we have taken from JustWP.org’s sister blog I2Mag:

Samsung today released a press invite to its Samsung Unpacked event which is going to take place at IFA 2013 on September 4th.

If you look onto the statement properly, you will notice that there are number of keywords are there – Samsung, Press Invite, Samsung Unpacked Event, IFA 2013, IFA – all you have to do is to arrange them properly in order to build your keyword list, which can help you out in finding the right solution for your problem.

#3 Using Search Engines

Google Site Search

To search a specific website, say JustWP.org in the Google search window, type your keywords with the site: reference at the end.

keyword1 keyword2 keyword3 site:justwp.org

1	keyword1 keyword2 keyword3 site:justwp.org

Google in this case will search all JustWP.org website and give the desired results back to you.

To narrow down your search to a specific site, say www.justwp.org, use the site: reference and type:

keyword keyword keyword site:www.justwp.org

1	keyword keyword keyword site:www.justwp.org

Google will search only the www.justwp.org site, which includes the search in all the pages and posts.

Yahoo Site Search

If you want to search a domain or website in Yahoo, then you can use Yahoo’s Advanced Search Page which allows you searching by domain name straightaway.

Other Search Engines

Try to check other search engines with their Advanced Search Options, for which, the details you can find at one place at the Search Engine Watch’s Search Command list.

#4 More Options

Over the top, if nothing above helps you out, we are always available for you, just buzz us up by filing up the contact form.

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WordPress Common Issues Part – 2

By The Editorial Team

On July 27, 2013

In Tutorials

Note: Earlier, I discussed about what the WordPress common issues are and how to solve them – in case if you missed out that part, then you can check the article here. Hope, this tutorial – the second in the series – will also result out to be useful for you. Make sure to write onto the comments below sharing how you feel and think that the content makes sense for your daily WordPress chores (which often happens more than once in a day sometimes). Happy Reading!

You finished writing your great post – your great next post – or added new or deleted old categories or maybe you added a plugin or two. But, what exactly happened, you don’t know as nothing has changed in front of you. Whatever the changes you did, everything still remains the same. You even be wondering that the fixes isn’t got fixed. The condition makes your surprised, panicked, making you screamed out loudly or even shattered for some time, but in real you need not to worry as you don’t have to do nothing like that.

The solution here first before going or digging even a percentage technical inside, calm down first as only then you and me, we can proceed and understand that what actually has happened with you in the last few minutes. Recalling everything for a second or OK if you want time more, think for a minute that what all had happened. The problem in front of you might be because with WordPress, the database, server or something that you did jumbled up. But, wait as you will definitely get your smile back when I tell you that the culprit is your internet browser. Surprised!!! Well let’s now find the potential problem and sole the issue one by one.

Potential Problem #1 – The Browser Cache

The time from when computer was first born and the time when you and me – we both are using it – a lot of tech advancements come in between – and result of which the well known – our day-to-day used gadget (device or gizmo or whatever you like to call it upon) has made our lives much easier. You did notice that when you visit a website for the first time, it takes time and when the next time you open the same site; it opens in friction of seconds. It’s all because of the browser cache which meant to speed up internet browsing for you. The cache stores the web files and information so that the browser can reuse it when the page is refreshed or viewed again.

How To Clear The Browser Cache?

In some cases by just clicking on the Refresh button on the browser toolbar or press the F5 key will let you solve your problem. But, if this doesn’t work for you, then following the steps below will let you clean the browser’s cache so that the changes you did will comes visible to you once you reload the page.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Hold down SHIFT and click on the REFRESH button in the toolbar under the menu.
If in case you are having problems clearing out the cache, then you have to force it by choosing from the menu: TOOLS > INTERNET OPTIONS > TEMPORARY FILES and click on Delete Temporary Files.
You can choose the checkbox to delete all Internet files as well as clear all your passwords and cookies (if you wish). But if the problem still stands still, then go all the way.

Mozilla Firefox

Hold down CTRL+SHIFT+R.
If in case you are having problems clearing out the cache, then you have to force it by choosing from the menu: Tools > Options > Privacy > Cache and select Clear.
If in case you are using Chris Pederick’s Web Developer Extension, click Miscellaneous and then Clear Cache.

Google Chrome

Click the Chrome menu Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
Select Tools and then select Clear browsing data.
In the dialog that appears, select the checkboxes for the types of information that you want to remove.
Select from clearing everything or for some specific duration you want to delete. If problem still remains, then advisable to delete everything.
Click Clear browsing data and you are done.

Potential Problem #2 – A WordPress Cache Plugin

To speed up your WordPress blog, you might add cache functionality in lieu of helping you to have your blog load faster. The idea is good to use the plugin – WP Super Cache or W3 Total Cache – as it retrieves the pages of your blog from the cache instead of generating them again and again. But, do you know that if you make any unnecessary changes in the plugin, then these good-called cache plugins will not cleared the old version and keep on showing you that only. It’s always advisable to check the plugin’s instructions well before to find out how to clear its cache.

Potential Problem #3 – Server-side Caching

This third potential problem sustains for some, especially when you are among those who are using a webpage cache plugin called as Varnish on your web server which will result in not displaying the recent files in front of you. Keep remember this that if you want all your edits to appear the same time in front of you, you should either disable caching or configure in such a way that it doesn’t cache the files you are working with.

Also, note that some web hosting services may use cache plugins on the backend for which you probably not having the correct knowledge of it. But, again you can turn it off by visiting your webhost’s configuration panel. If in case, you yourself feel that you are not capable (technically wise) enough to turn it off, then it’s better to ask a support member for your webhost to do the same for you.

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