Comments on: More Plugins and One Offs http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/07/12/more-plugins-and-one-offs/ A Technology Crow in search of Bright Shiny Objects Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:03:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/07/12/more-plugins-and-one-offs/#comment-9376 Chris Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:00:17 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/07/12/more-plugins-and-one-offs/#comment-9376 Ok, so far I've realized that Mike's modified Popularity Contest gets a bit silly (displays the array code in the post) if WP-Cache is disabled. I can work with that. Now for more experimenting. FOr the moment, I'm back to the non-modified WP-Cache 2.1.1. I seem to get a white page after a cached page has expired, so waiting for that to happen. [Update] - I get a white page on my main index even before the cache expires. Shoot. Took Mike's advice and tried to find the cached version of that page in the cache directory, but no luck. Off to check the error logs now. Ok, so far I’ve realized that Mike’s modified Popularity Contest gets a bit silly (displays the array code in the post) if WP-Cache is disabled. I can work with that.

Now for more experimenting. FOr the moment, I’m back to the non-modified WP-Cache 2.1.1. I seem to get a white page after a cached page has expired, so waiting for that to happen.

[Update] – I get a white page on my main index even before the cache expires. Shoot. Took Mike’s advice and tried to find the cached version of that page in the cache directory, but no luck. Off to check the error logs now.

]]> By: Lincoln http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/07/12/more-plugins-and-one-offs/#comment-9352 Lincoln Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:52:46 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/07/12/more-plugins-and-one-offs/#comment-9352 Weird, I have gzip, WP-Cache and the Popularity Contest (PC) all enabled. No hiccups at all. I dont think Im using the latest version of PC though. But then again for me, that's the problem with having all those other 75+ plugins installed. There's no way you can do a major upgrade on a setup like that without sirens going off at a NOC somewhere. It's like callously dealing with a nuclear bomb (oooh heck, let me just cut this red wire here....) Weird, I have gzip, WP-Cache and the Popularity Contest (PC) all enabled. No hiccups at all. I dont think Im using the latest version of PC though.

But then again for me, that’s the problem with having all those other 75+ plugins installed. There’s no way you can do a major upgrade on a setup like that without sirens going off at a NOC somewhere. It’s like callously dealing with a nuclear bomb (oooh heck, let me just cut this red wire here….)

]]> By: Chris http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/07/12/more-plugins-and-one-offs/#comment-9344 Chris Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:57:52 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/07/12/more-plugins-and-one-offs/#comment-9344 Oh yeah, I'm totally a chicken about the gzip mod for WP-Cache! I ain't going there quite yet... I'm at 2.8TB/mo and climbing so not too worried. As for upgrading, well, I'm a WP support forum volunteer. It helps if I know what folks are talking about! :-) I tend to upgrade my dev site first, play with it a bit and then if all goes well bulk update the other sites. Oh yeah, I’m totally a chicken about the gzip mod for WP-Cache! I ain’t going there quite yet… I’m at 2.8TB/mo and climbing so not too worried.

As for upgrading, well, I’m a WP support forum volunteer. It helps if I know what folks are talking about! :-)

I tend to upgrade my dev site first, play with it a bit and then if all goes well bulk update the other sites.

]]> By: Mike Malone http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/07/12/more-plugins-and-one-offs/#comment-9343 Mike Malone Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:50:40 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/07/12/more-plugins-and-one-offs/#comment-9343 Hrm. Don't know how the popularity-contest mod will play with gzip enabled. I've never bothered with it since I have virtually unlimited (2.25TB/month) data transfer for my servers. Upgrading WP definitely scares me. I'd never do it without 1. testing it on a development server first, and 2. making a backup of _everything_. Hrm. Don’t know how the popularity-contest mod will play with gzip enabled. I’ve never bothered with it since I have virtually unlimited (2.25TB/month) data transfer for my servers.

Upgrading WP definitely scares me. I’d never do it without 1. testing it on a development server first, and 2. making a backup of _everything_.

]]> By: Lincoln http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/07/12/more-plugins-and-one-offs/#comment-9342 Lincoln Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:45:19 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/07/12/more-plugins-and-one-offs/#comment-9342 I haven't had a problem with the content-type, but I just remembered an issue regarding gzip. When WP-Cache is enabled you have to turn off gzip in WordPress, but there's a hack somewhere to keep both going. I actually got it to work on my blog, yet another reason why my @$$ won't even thinking up of upgrading WordPress overall. God only knows how many of these tweaks are all going to get fried if I take that kind of plunge. :O I haven’t had a problem with the content-type, but I just remembered an issue regarding gzip. When WP-Cache is enabled you have to turn off gzip in WordPress, but there’s a hack somewhere to keep both going. I actually got it to work on my blog, yet another reason why my @$$ won’t even thinking up of upgrading WordPress overall. God only knows how many of these tweaks are all going to get fried if I take that kind of plunge. :O

]]> By: Mike Malone http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/07/12/more-plugins-and-one-offs/#comment-9333 Mike Malone Fri, 13 Jul 2007 02:08:59 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/07/12/more-plugins-and-one-offs/#comment-9333 The arrays (and other code) should be in the cached copy of the post, but should be executed and removed by WP-Cache. I'm using 2.1.1, so it shouldn't be a version thing... If you get a white screen again, try checking the cached page on the server (it should be under ./wp-content/cache/) sometimes an error message is dumped to the cache file. The arrays (and other code) should be in the cached copy of the post, but should be executed and removed by WP-Cache. I’m using 2.1.1, so it shouldn’t be a version thing…

If you get a white screen again, try checking the cached page on the server (it should be under ./wp-content/cache/) sometimes an error message is dumped to the cache file.

]]> By: Chris http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/07/12/more-plugins-and-one-offs/#comment-9330 Chris Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:54:57 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2007/07/12/more-plugins-and-one-offs/#comment-9330 Good tip, Mike. For the moment, I regressed both plugins and disabled wp-cache again. I was getting some odd "white page" action along with arrays being dumped into my posts (yikes!). When I have more time I'll need to do a little more investigating to figure what's going on. Good tip, Mike.

For the moment, I regressed both plugins and disabled wp-cache again. I was getting some odd “white page” action along with arrays being dumped into my posts (yikes!). When I have more time I’ll need to do a little more investigating to figure what’s going on.

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