David Anderson
@davidanderson on WordPress.org and Slack
- Member Since: January 2nd, 2008
- Website: updraftplus.com
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David Anderson’s badges:- Core Contributor
- Plugin Developer
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] DB Restore Fail, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@mshallop Divi stores its theme templates in your database. The themes *zip* contains theme *files*,…2 hours ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] Gave error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @hopetolive , What was the error? Please do open a support forum topic if…2 hours ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] FAILS Backing Up ONLY Plugin Folder, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Richard, Thank you. This confirms that your server has some serious disk I/O problem…4 days ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] FAILS Backing Up ONLY Plugin Folder, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That does seem like the sort of problem I was thinking of. How many files…1 week ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] Not installed … yet backing up?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Likely (based on past experience) you have another copy of the site somewhere else.1 week ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] backup hangs, no error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Terry, Good afternoon! Please provide a link to the backup log, e.g. using pastebin.com.…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] does updraft plus backup all in one backups, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I believe the ones mentioned are excluded automatically – it is mentioned under the changelog…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] I Couldn’t Find My Last Update Backup On Google Drive, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Are you using a syncing app and looking at a copy of Google Drive…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] Updraft Plus backup keeps failing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Uptimerobot have a free plan.2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] Error backing up to S3: $length must be greater than 0, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, This is a bug in WordPress’s built-in zip-handling library, triggered on PHP 8.0. See:…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] Error backing up to S3: $length must be greater than 0, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The SMTP error seems to say that your SMTP server refused to accept the email.…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] Redirected my website!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@carrobucks This means that your website was hacked, and after breaking in, the hackers decided…2 weeks ago
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Created a new ticket, #54036, in Core Trac:
PclZip throwing errors on PHP 8 - previously merged patch is incomplete2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] Annoying multiple backup files, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> I get as a business you’re trying to minimize expenses by routing non-customers to…2 weeks ago
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Committed [2590319] to Plugins Trac:
Release version 1.16.612 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [Two Factor Authentication] Doubt on login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Tony, It’s hard to say, but from past experience, it could be that you…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] Rarely works – unclear fixes – has access to your entire Google Drive, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> Updraft has full access to all of our Google Drive files. For the record,…2 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] Clone recovery, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Stuart, As clones are a paid service, wordpress.org forum rules require us to send…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [Two Factor Authentication] Max Logins – Fee Version of Two Factor Authentication, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Chris, No, there aren’t such limits. What are the symptoms of your problem? Normally…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] Cannot Complete a Successful Backup, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@asmatullah88 Thank you; if you want to place a review, you can do so here:…3 weeks ago
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Committed [2585443] to Plugins Trac:
Release version 1.16.603 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [EU/UK VAT Compliance Assistant for WooCommerce] Prices are displayed with and without VAT, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Bjorn, In the plugin FAQs, here – https://www.simbahosting.co.uk/s3/woocommerce-vat-compliance-frequently-asked-questions/ – please see the question “Can…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [Two Factor Authentication] Nothing short of outstanding!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you! David3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] Disable 2FA, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
OK, so you’re using UpdraftCentral? The form to re-establish identity is here: https://updraftplus.com/support/re-establish-identity/ , which…3 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] Disable 2FA, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Sathis, Use of UpdraftPlus to take backups doesn’t involve logging into an updraftplus.com account.…4 weeks ago
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Posted a reply to [EU/UK VAT Compliance Assistant for WooCommerce] Disable geolocation?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, What needs disabling depends on how the geolocation was performed. For the affected order,…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] Scheduled backups won’t run – Failed to open log file, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad to hear you got it sorted! David1 month ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] FAILS Backing Up ONLY Plugin Folder, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The fact that counting the files in the ‘plugins’ folder takes an exceedingly long time…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] Scheduled backups won’t run – Failed to open log file, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> What could be the difference between the manual and scheduled backups? How do you…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to [Two Factor Authentication] Disable from front-end profile editing page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Your description implies that this is a different TFA plugin – i.e. you need…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to [UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin] Warnings after upgrading site to PHP 8, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There’s nothing particularly wrong (you can ignore it) – PHP 8 ignores requests to not…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to How to navigate, via FTP, to the folder – /srv/htdocs/wp-content/advanced-cache, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, If you are new to FTP, then Googling "beginner FTP guide" will bring up…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Login form changed in one recent update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you!1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Backup does not start, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Steve, I think you have misread the reply you deleted; we were discussing creating *a…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Backup does not start, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
One more thing. Reading the code of what should come next, possibly the PHP function…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to From Rank Math to better SEO plugin., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, These two plugins are complimentary; we have no features in common, as we are…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Login form changed in one recent update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Thank you. If you're willing to consider giving us a 5-star review, I'd be…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Backup does not start, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
To be clear - this topic is only for investigating the problem encountered with the…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Login form changed in one recent update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Thank you. Please update to the just-released version 1.10.4. In the 1.10 series, the…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to Firefox stops updraftcentral dashboard from opening, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> So why, when I click “dashboard” it still says “Firefox prevented this site from…1 month ago
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Posted a reply to It did not work at all, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
> being asked for a one-time-password he does not have (since it was not possible…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Not Receiving Backup Notifications Via Email in Google Workspace, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@rebeccainmi You're welcome! If you feel able, please consider giving us a 5-star review -…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to restore website from UpdraftCentral, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, No, unfortunately if your WP admin area is not functional, then UpdraftCentral cannot communicate…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Login form changed in one recent update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Also.... your screenshot doesn't seem to show "The regular login form and forget password fields/form"?…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Login form changed in one recent update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, What versions of WP and the TFA plugin do you have installed? David2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Backup does not start, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, To clarify: I wasn't requesting you to switch permanently, just for temporary testing purposes,…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to How to activate the plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, I don't know what you mean by "it did not recognize a the password…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Backup does not start, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Do you get the same issue if you change your configuration to use a different…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Backup does not start, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If the PHP log is absolutely empty, then it is not working; the test script…2 months ago
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Posted a reply to Not Receiving Backup Notifications Via Email in Google Workspace, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Does the backup log file say that an email was successfully sent? If so,…2 months ago
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