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# foobuilder

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## Forum Replies Created

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 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Strange auto-re-directing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/strange-auto-re-directing/)
 *  [foobuilder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/foobuilder/)
 * (@foobuilder)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/strange-auto-re-directing/#post-2243329)
 * It looks like your site has been hacked and is being redirected to a spam site(
   which just happens to be down at the moment). [Here are steps to take to recover from the hacking.](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked)
   Good luck!
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [can't see text in editor](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-see-text-in-editor/)
 *  [foobuilder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/foobuilder/)
 * (@foobuilder)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-see-text-in-editor/#post-2243328)
 * Can you see the text when you click over to the HTML/code editor?
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [How do you escape shortcodes?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-you-escape-shortcodes/)
 *  [foobuilder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/foobuilder/)
 * (@foobuilder)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-you-escape-shortcodes/#post-2243327)
 * WordPress won’t expand the shortcode if you use two sets of brackets instead 
   of one:
 * `[[gallery]]` will render as `[gallery]`.
 * That way you don’t have to worry about switching to the visual editor. Only problem
   is that you’ll still get two sets of brackets if the plugin that handles that
   shortcode is disabled. Fortunately [there’s a ticket for this](http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12760)
   and it should be fixed soon.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [with all this talk lately about hacking in](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/with-all-this-talk-lately-about-hacking-in/)
 *  [foobuilder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/foobuilder/)
 * (@foobuilder)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/with-all-this-talk-lately-about-hacking-in/#post-2243324)
 * No plugin can protect you from exploits in other plugins, themes, or your hosting
   environment. [Read through these guidelines](http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress)
   to which I would add one thing: use plugins and themes that are popular and actively
   maintained. More users means more scrutiny, and less chance for exploits to go
   unnoticed.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [i cant load template on wordpress](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-cant-load-template-on-wordpress/)
 *  [foobuilder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/foobuilder/)
 * (@foobuilder)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-cant-load-template-on-wordpress/#post-2243317)
 * It looks like the theme you are trying to use requires the [Multibyte String extension](http://www.php.net/manual/en/book.mbstring.php)
   for PHP. That extension is not installed with PHP by default and is not something
   you will be able to install if you use a shared host. If you use a VPS or dedicated
   host running Linux you should be able to install it with your distro’s package
   manager.
 * For now you can remove the theme and WordPress will revert to the default so 
   your site will at least load.

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