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Retired, but not tired! Exploring the distant frontier!!

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  • Member Since: September 11th, 2007
  • Location: Australia
  • Website: stargate.co.nz
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  • Created a topic, weform mail not sending, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Having a problem with sending mail as request via wefo…

  • Created a topic, WF scan shows modified file but not able to change this notice, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Scan shows modified files of Boldgrid, but "repair" do…

  • Created a topic, Show for editing “existing issues were found again and are not shown”, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Scan shows 6 existing issues are found again and are n…

  • Created a topic, How to restore ignored scan items, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Wordfence (free) scan detailed a couple of file items …

  • Created a topic, It works well, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Simple, set and (almost) forget!

  • Posted a reply to Warning: Error while sending QUERY packet., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi @wfdave Appreciate your response. I am at a loss in locating the my.ini file.…

  • Posted a reply to Warning: Error while sending QUERY packet., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Just included the PID info in the tags setting here

  • Created a topic, Warning: Error while sending QUERY packet., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Updated Wordfence manually, and got this message: War…

  • Created a topic, warning following update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Just updated a couple of plugins and then got this mes…

  • Posted a reply to placing of slider on page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    OK, editorial control, aka my wife, is happy with slider in centre of page, so…

  • Posted a reply to placing of slider on page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi kbatdorf, Thank you for your response. Yes, I am reasonably sure it will work…

  • Created a topic, placing of slider on page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    How can I place the slider on the Right side of the pa…

  • Posted a reply to multisite untrusted CA cert, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hello Steve, managed to get wordfence installed, malware found and appropriately dealt with. I have…

  • Posted a reply to how to change multisite to main plus subdomains, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Oh, and change the .htaccess back to vanilla...

  • Posted a reply to how to change multisite to main plus subdomains, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    OK, let's shorten the enquiry. What steps do I need to take to close a…

  • Created a topic, how to change multisite to main plus subdomains, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Is there a method to change the virtual sites to actua…

  • Created a topic, Scan not starting, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Opening wordfence/scan, click begining scan. I get a r…

  • Posted a reply to multisite sites list seen but “privacy error” when I try to open dashboard, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I feel I need to re-state the problem, along with some new information. I have…

  • Posted a reply to multisite sites list seen but “privacy error” when I try to open dashboard, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi Ipstenu I agree it is most likely not a flaw with multi-site. I did…

  • Posted a reply to multisite sites list seen but “privacy error” when I try to open dashboard, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi everyone. I got a bit braver than usual and clicked through to the page…

  • Created a topic, manual removal of wordfence tables from database, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    First - DON't click the page link - this site has been…

  • Posted a reply to WP-SpamShield” removed from wordpress.org?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Can wfyann (@wfyann) let us know which plugin was being disabled? This level of information…

  • Posted a reply to multisite sites list seen but “privacy error” when I try to open dashboard, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Apologies if help could not access site - just moved the site and nameservers have…

  • Created a topic, multisite sites list seen but “privacy error” when I try to open dashboard, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I can open the admin area for the network (sweetblogsp…

  • Posted a reply to multisite untrusted CA cert, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hello Steve, thank you for your response. The certificate for the base site is fine,…

  • Created a topic, multisite untrusted CA cert, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Virtual sites not accessible due to hacker-created CA …

  • Posted a reply to multisite privacy error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi a2hostingrj The codex describes the multisite setup as virtual site - https://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network In particular:…

  • Posted a reply to multisite privacy error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    The voyage of discovery continues. Pioneer Web Design reported a redirect back to sweetblogspot -…

  • Posted a reply to multisite privacy error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    More information to answer a2hostingrj's query re hackers. These gentle people not only wrecked my…

  • Posted a reply to multisite privacy error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    OK, just changed network on my machine with HMA! I now get a redirect to…

  • Posted a reply to multisite privacy error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hello a2hostingrj and Pioneer Web Design Thank you for your responses. Firstly, the basic site…

  • Created a topic, multisite privacy error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Privacy error shows when I try to open this site (and …

  • Posted a reply to network dashboard not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    XXXX

  • Posted a reply to network dashboard not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    OK, dumbo, here, forgot to engage brain and superadmin login. I now have site, but…

  • Created a topic, network dashboard not showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Recovery from hacker. There are some 37 subdomains wit…

  • Posted a reply to hacker text persists in blog site title, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hello Yes, that is the correct title info. Problem I have is that I get…

  • Created a topic, hacker text persists in blog site title, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    After chasing the hackers out, I have a persistent pro…

  • Created a topic, Amazingly good, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    12410 spam blocked in 2 weeks - amazing!

  • Posted a reply to The Plugin “” appears to be abandoned, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thank you, email report sent.

  • Created a topic, The Plugin “” appears to be abandoned, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Wordfence scan advises "The Plugin "" appears to be ab…

  • Created a topic, flexibile tool, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Works well, great flexibility. Stops the crooks in the…

  • Posted a reply to network http error 500 – internal server error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi t-p Tried your suggestions. Access via cpanel works so renamed all plugins, renamed all…

  • Created a topic, network http error 500 – internal server error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Have network set at https://sweetblogspot.com but cann…

  • Posted a reply to recommended addition to .htaccess blocks websiteremote updating, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thank you Josiah and Caleb. I now have a much better idea of the issues.…

  • Created a topic, recommended addition to .htaccess blocks websiteremote updating, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    The setup for the site is a wordpress install in a sep…

  • Posted a reply to locked out of permalinks admin settings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I have had several sites hacked and destroyed by these vermin we call hackers. My…

  • Posted a reply to locked out of permalinks admin settings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Perhaps the real solution is to delete the wp and re-install

  • Posted a reply to locked out of permalinks admin settings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi, the source of the problem I believe, is in the locked changes to the…

  • Created a topic, locked out of permalinks admin settings, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I have a hacker that has locked me out of the permalin…

  • Posted a reply to super admin lost, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi nnikolov, resolved the problem when I removed a well-disguised "foreign" file. Our hacker excuses…