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1. clpowers
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   I'm new to the WPress world, and have inherited some existing sites. Over the weekend, for no reason I'm aware of, the site started inserting ABBR tags in file names, where it never did before.

   The LIVE SITE link as viewed in a browser is something this, and it does not resolve to find the non-existent file:
   …wp-content/uploads/2011/07/%3Cabbr%3EWPPCWA%3C/abbr%3E-Minutes-01MAY11.pdf

   and in the media library I can see this upload, which does work if pasted into the browser:
   …wp-content/uploads/2011/07/WPPCWA-Minutes-01MAY11.pdf

   On the actual page when viewed in the editor, I see the text string intact and matching the media library link where this link is embedded:
   …wp-content/uploads/2011/07/WPPCWA-Minutes-01MAY11.pdf

   The links or file names have not been changed, it just started showing up.

   What could be causing this <ABBR>… </ABBR> tag to suddenly and automatically be inserted into a file name?

   Thanks in advance,
   Curt

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 7 months ago #

   Have you tried:

   - deactivating all plugins to see if this resolves the problem. If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).

   - switching to the Twenty Eleven theme to rule out any theme-specific problems.

   - resetting the plugins folder by FTP or PhpMyAdmin. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems.

3. clpowers
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   I'll try those, thanks!

4. clpowers
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   Found it. A plug-in called SMALL CAPS which had not seemingly caused a problem before all of a sudden was acting on file links, although I had not seen it do that until the last 48 hours. Deactivated now. Apparently although the plug-in does not alter the db it does change the downstream output so it breaks file links for some filename conventions.

   Thanks much,
   Curt

5. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 7 months ago #

   Interesting. Sounds like an older plugin that hasn't been updated to keep pace with WP. Glad to hear that you got it sorted, anyway. :-)

6. clpowers
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   Yes, seems that way. Turns out it was also the source of what was breaking our PayPal links, which also looked fine in source but malfunctioned on the live site. Been pulling my hair out over that, too. Two birds, one stone, as they say.
   Thanks,
   Curt

7. Chyetanya Kunte
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   @clpowers: Grateful to you for finding this bug in small-caps plugin. Version 1.0.2 (now available) fixes this. Give it a spin, and see if it works for you.

8. Chyetanya Kunte
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   Sorry, I've bumped it up to 1.0.3 as the fix (1.0.2 still had issues that you were facing.)

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