• System info:
    Apache version 2.2.8 (Unix)
    PHP version 5.2.6
    MySQL version 5.0.45-community-log
    Operating system Linux at Bluehost and a fresh clean install of WordPress 2.5.1 using SimpleScripts and the default.

    On activating more than x plugins, the widget page goes blank. Depending on which combinations of plugins I install, I can have more or less plugins activated at a time.

    Each plugin seems to work ok on its own: If I deactivate all plugins, and then only activate one plugin, configure it and test everything, there are no problems and the widget page is normal. As soon as I start activating multiple plugins, a treshold seems to exist after which the widget page becomes inaccessible. I have tried various configurations and it does not seem to be related to any specific plugins being incompatible.

    At some stage in the whole process I also get the message %BEG_OF_TITLE% xxx %END_OF_TITLE% on the sidebar menu at the left on the widget page. This is not reproducible, sometimes it happens sometimes not. I have to disable a plugin to let it go away.

    Extensive searches showed various possible treatments, ranging from purging and disabling browser cache, switching off javascript and wrong upgrade. Been there, done that, many time.

    I can’t find anything in the logs that indicate a problem. Any recommendations on an approach to solve the problem?

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  • Can you copy/paste the code from your sidebar.php for us to see?

    Thread Starter maeztro

    (@maeztro)

    Pasted below:
    ——————–
    <div id=”sidebar”>

      <?php /* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
      if ( !function_exists(‘dynamic_sidebar’) || !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?>
    • <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/searchform.php’); ?>
    • <!– Author information is disabled per default. Uncomment and fill in your details if you want to use it.

    • <h2>Author</h2>
      <p>A little something about you, the author. Nothing lengthy, just an overview.</p>
    • –>

      <?php if ( is_404() || is_category() || is_day() || is_month() ||
      is_year() || is_search() || is_paged() ) {
      ?>

    • <?php /* If this is a 404 page */ if (is_404()) { ?>
      <?php /* If this is a category archive */ } elseif (is_category()) { ?>
      <p>You are currently browsing the archives for the <?php single_cat_title(”); ?> category.</p>

      <?php /* If this is a yearly archive */ } elseif (is_day()) { ?>
      <p>You are currently browsing the /”><?php echo bloginfo(‘name’); ?> blog archives
      for the day <?php the_time(‘l, F jS, Y’); ?>.</p>

      <?php /* If this is a monthly archive */ } elseif (is_month()) { ?>
      <p>You are currently browsing the /”><?php echo bloginfo(‘name’); ?> blog archives
      for <?php the_time(‘F, Y’); ?>.</p>

      <?php /* If this is a yearly archive */ } elseif (is_year()) { ?>
      <p>You are currently browsing the /”><?php echo bloginfo(‘name’); ?> blog archives
      for the year <?php the_time(‘Y’); ?>.</p>

      <?php /* If this is a monthly archive */ } elseif (is_search()) { ?>
      <p>You have searched the /”><?php echo bloginfo(‘name’); ?> blog archives
      for ‘<?php the_search_query(); ?>’. If you are unable to find anything in these search results, you can try one of these links.</p>

      <?php /* If this is a monthly archive */ } elseif (isset($_GET[‘paged’]) && !empty($_GET[‘paged’])) { ?>
      <p>You are currently browsing the /”><?php echo bloginfo(‘name’); ?> blog archives.</p>

      <?php } ?>

    • <?php }?>

      <?php wp_list_pages(‘title_li=<h2>Pages</h2>’ ); ?>

    • <h2>Archives</h2>
      <?php wp_get_archives(‘type=monthly’); ?>

    <?php wp_list_categories(‘show_count=1&title_li=<h2>Categories</h2>’); ?>

    <?php /* If this is the frontpage */ if ( is_home() || is_page() ) { ?>
    <?php wp_list_bookmarks(); ?>

    • <h2>Meta</h2>

    <?php } ?>

    <?php endif; ?>

    </div>

    ——————–
    I am not sure if this is the source of the problem, as this is the WordPress Default theme. I have not edited anything in here. If you want to have a look at the output, see http://word.chaos.co.za/

    Thread Starter maeztro

    (@maeztro)

    I have just noticed the following in the error logs:
    PHP Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 7680 bytes) in /XX/public_html/website/gallery2/modules/imageframe/module.inc on line 45

    There are a few similar such lines. I have also installed the WP-Serverinfo plugin. This indicates that the PHP Memory Limit is 32M but I do have the line:
    memory_limit = 64M
    in the php.ini

    Thread Starter maeztro

    (@maeztro)

    Problem seems to have resolved. The above post was last night. This morning, WP-Serverinfo indicated that the memory limit is now 64M. I am now able to activate all the plugins, including ones that I initially thought were incompatible.

    Maybe depending on your system (linux, win) or host (own machine, bluehost, whatever), the memory limit setting takes some time to get active.

    Conclusion: don’t rely on the fact that you have adjusted the settings. Use something (WP-Serverinfo) to check if the settings has actually changed in the operating environment.

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