Title: WordPress URL Doesn't Update
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# WordPress URL Doesn't Update

 *  Resolved [graftedin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graftedin/)
 * (@graftedin)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-url-doesnt-update/)
 * Your plugin like all WordPress seems to think that absolute urls is better than
   relative. The problem is when you switch a site from development (dev.mysite.
   com) to production (www.mysite.com) any url that doesn’t update needs to be manually
   updated. Your plugin seems to cache these urls some where because I have updated
   everything in the database MANUALLY and I still have the old url being used.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-responsive-image-slider/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-responsive-image-slider/)

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 *  Thread Starter [graftedin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graftedin/)
 * (@graftedin)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-url-doesnt-update/#post-6549207)
 * It looks like the data for each slide is stored in postmeta as ris_all_photos_details
   and….ITS ENCRYPTED. That means there is no way to change urls with this plugin.
   I won’t be using this one again.
 *  Thread Starter [graftedin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graftedin/)
 * (@graftedin)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-url-doesnt-update/#post-6549209)
 * Here’s the fix.
 * Update lines 279 to 281 in the ris_generate_add_image_meta_box_function function
   in ultimate-responsive-image-slider.php.
 * $url = str_replace(“old_url”, “new_url”, $WRIS_SinglePhotoDetails[‘rpgp_image_url’]);
   
   $url1 = str_replace(“old_url”, “new_url”, $WRIS_SinglePhotoDetails[‘rpggallery_admin_thumb’]);
   $url3 = str_replace(“old_url”, “new_url”, $WRIS_SinglePhotoDetails[‘rpggallery_admin_large’]);
 * Load your slide shows in the dashboard, images should show now, click update,
   and now test on your site. If everything works change those lines back and then
   you are back to the original code.
 *  [Weblizar – WordPress Themes & Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/weblizar/)
 * (@weblizar)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-url-doesnt-update/#post-6549260)
 * Hello graftedin,
 * If you want to WordPress url then than process you will need only when you are
   going to import the slides from one website to another.
 * We have added import/export setting in plugin.(using wordpress importer)
 * When you will going to change image url there we have add a button for it.
 * Check [screenshot](http://s13.postimg.org/gp7e88bx3/chnage_image_url.png).
 * So click on this button and then change your slides image url.
 * This button only work if you want to change your export image url.
 * Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [graftedin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graftedin/)
 * (@graftedin)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-url-doesnt-update/#post-6549310)
 * I don’t understand everything you are saying….. There isn’t a help and support
   link in the version of the plugin I have. Its not that old but maybe you added
   it in the last couple of weeks.
 * My suggestion…. Stop encrypting the data. That’s not necessary.
 *  [Weblizar – WordPress Themes & Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/weblizar/)
 * (@weblizar)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-url-doesnt-update/#post-6549375)
 * Hi graftedin,
 * We are sorry. Our plugin not working for you.
 * Thanks
 *  [one3rdnerd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/one3rdnerd/)
 * (@one3rdnerd)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-url-doesnt-update/#post-6549485)
 * Okay so this seems the only way I can fix it. Why you are encrypting urls is 
   beyond me as it makes this plugin pretty much dead in the water for any serious
   developer.
 * I tried adding
 *     ```
       $url = str_replace("old_url", "new_url", $WRIS_SinglePhotoDetails['rpgp_image_url']);
       $url1 = str_replace("old_url", "new_url", $WRIS_SinglePhotoDetails['rpggallery_admin_thumb']);
       $url3 = str_replace("old_url", "new_url", $WRIS_SinglePhotoDetails['rpggallery_admin_large']);
       ```
   
 * I also tried adding it replacing old_url and new_url with the two urls, neither
   work. I need assistance with this or some better instructions.
 * Or how about you stop encrypting urls so a standard search and replace can be
   performed on the whole database (Which needs to be done every time a site moves
   from staging to live anyway).
 *  [one3rdnerd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/one3rdnerd/)
 * (@one3rdnerd)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-url-doesnt-update/#post-6549486)
 * or why don’t you make a “Migration Settings” area and then have two input fields
 * (OLD URL) – please enter your old or staging url here.
 * (NEW URL) – Please enter your new live domain URL here.
 * Submit button.
 * Then once submitted you can make that look for and replace all encrypted data.
 * You built a brilliant looking plugin but behind the scenes it is pretty poor.
 *  [one3rdnerd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/one3rdnerd/)
 * (@one3rdnerd)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-url-doesnt-update/#post-6549487)
 * Okay the latter code approach worked, however I had to manually update 112 different
   galleries to fix this. What a waste of time. Please stop releasing plugins if
   you can’t complete them first.
 *  [weblizar_support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/weblizar_support/)
 * (@weblizar_support)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-url-doesnt-update/#post-6549488)
 * Hello one3rdnerd
    we are sorry for the inconvenience, and the ‘_Help and Support_‘
   option is provided in the updated versions of the plugin. Thanks

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