As Halloween wraps up and the last of the jack-o'-lanterns flicker out, there's another seasonal shift waiting in the wings: daylight saving time. Just when you thought all the ghosts and goblins were gone for another year, here comes a curious phenomenon that leaves many scratching their heads—why do we turn our clocks back just after spooky season? While it may seem like a simple act of adjusting time, there's a fascinating science behind this biannual ritual. In this blog post, we'll unravel the intriguing history and purpose behind setting our clocks back as winter approaches. Get ready to discover how a little extra sleep can lead to big changes in your daily rhythm!
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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