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 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...