As the old saying goes, "April showers bring May flowers." But what happens when those showers turn into strong storms? In this blog post, we'll explore how quickly the weather can change from sunshine to powerful thunderstorms and how to prepare for whatever Mother Nature throws our way. So grab your umbrella and buckle up, because we're in for a wild ride!
Enabling loopback connections in WordPress means making sure your server can make HTTP requests to itself (e.g., calling https://yoursite.com/wp-cron.php from within itself). Loopback is required for: WP-Cron jobs Plugin/theme editors (to verify file write permissions) Some site health checks ( Tools > Site Health ) Automatic updates ✅ What Is a Loopback Request? A loopback is when your WordPress site tries to request a URL from itself using tools like wp_remote_get() or fsockopen() . For example: $response = wp_remote_get ( home_url ( '/wp-cron.php' ) ); If this fails, you might see warnings in Tools > Site Health like: “Your site could not complete a loopback request.” 🛠 How to Enable Loopback Requests Here are the key steps depending on your hosting/server setup: ✅ 1. Make Sure localhost or Domain Resolves Internally Check your server can resolve requests to itself. Use this quick PHP script: Create a file test-loopback.php i...
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