Title: John's Replies | WordPress.org --- # John [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 52 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/replies/page/3/?output_format=md) [4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/replies/page/4/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Videopack] Not finding sample-video-h264.mp](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-finding-sample-video-h264-mp/) * Thread Starter [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/) * (@johnh23) * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-finding-sample-video-h264-mp/#post-17103826) * Got it. I will try to find the right way to do this. Again, thanks for your help. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Videopack] Not finding sample-video-h264.mp](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-finding-sample-video-h264-mp/) * Thread Starter [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/) * (@johnh23) * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-finding-sample-video-h264-mp/#post-17103691) * Got it. That makes sense and I will look into the link you provided. In fact there was no `define( 'UPLOADS', '../media' )`;in my config file! Maybe my install is that old? (It was set in Settings > Media.) Anyway I added it and it doesn’t seem to have made a difference (tho could be caching issues). I will look into the symlink solution. Thanks for all your help! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Videopack] Not finding sample-video-h264.mp](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-finding-sample-video-h264-mp/) * Thread Starter [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/) * (@johnh23) * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-finding-sample-video-h264-mp/#post-17103510) * If this helps, for example, when I generate 4, I can watch them be created, but the thumbnail of the thumbnail image is broken. Right click/link is [https://www.squeezehorns.com/media/thumb_tmp/20230929twotone2_thumb1.jpg?2126224182](https://www.squeezehorns.com/media/thumb_tmp/20230929twotone2_thumb1.jpg?2126224182) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Videopack] Not finding sample-video-h264.mp](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-finding-sample-video-h264-mp/) * Thread Starter [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/) * (@johnh23) * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-finding-sample-video-h264-mp/#post-17103494) * Thanks! When I go to generate the thumbnails, it looks like it’s working but the little imgs are broken. (Using a link from within my Media Library to the screen capture img I just took) [https://www.squeezehorns.com/blog/../media/videopackGenerate.png](https://www.squeezehorns.com/blog/../media/videopackGenerate.png)( same image can also be reached [https://www.squeezehorns.com/media/videopackGenerate.png](https://www.squeezehorns.com/media/videopackGenerate.png)). When I ‘choose from video’, it stalls at ‘saving’ [https://www.squeezehorns.com/blog/../media/videopackSaving.png](https://www.squeezehorns.com/blog/../media/videopackSaving.png) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Videopack] Not finding sample-video-h264.mp](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-finding-sample-video-h264-mp/) * Thread Starter [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/) * (@johnh23) * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-finding-sample-video-h264-mp/#post-17100983) * My WP knows where my Media folder is and works fine otherwise. I don’t use a plugin for that. I slightly modified (for posting) the test command in/output, replacing my actual server user name with ‘user’ and my site with ‘mysite.com’( user/mysite.com). The test seems to complete, but I can’t find the output file anywhere. Feels a little ‘permissiony’ which isn’t my forte. * ```wp-block-code ffmpeg version 3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2022 the FFmpeg developersbuilt with gcc 7 (Ubuntu 7.5.0-3ubuntu1~18.04)configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version=0ubuntu0.1 --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --enable-gpl --disable-stripping --enable-avresample --enable-avisynth --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librubberband --enable-librsvg --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-omx --enable-openal --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm --enable-libiec61883 --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libopencv --enable-libx264 --enable-sharedlibavutil 55. 78.100 / 55. 78.100libavcodec 57.107.100 / 57.107.100libavformat 57. 83.100 / 57. 83.100libavdevice 57. 10.100 / 57. 10.100libavfilter 6.107.100 / 6.107.100libavresample 3. 7. 0 / 3. 7. 0libswscale 4. 8.100 / 4. 8.100libswresample 2. 9.100 / 2. 9.100libpostproc 54. 7.100 / 54. 7.100Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '/home/user/mysite.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/video-embed-thumbnail-generator/src/images/Adobestock_469037984.mp4':Metadata:major_brand : mp42minor_version : 0compatible_brands: mp42mp41creation_time : 2023-08-02T18:57:59.000000ZDuration: 00:00:01.94, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2454 kb/sStream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 3840x2160 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 1930 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 30k tbn, 59.94 tbc (default)Metadata:creation_time : 2023-08-02T18:57:59.000000Zhandler_name : Alias Data Handlerencoder : AVC CodingStream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 314 kb/s (default)Metadata:creation_time : 2023-08-02T18:57:59.000000Zhandler_name : Alias Data HandlerStream mapping:Stream #0:0 (h264) -> scale (graph 0)scale (graph 0) -> Stream #0:0 (libx264)Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (aac (native) -> aac (native))Press [q] to stop, [?] for help[libx264 @ 0x12b059a57060] using SAR=1/1[libx264 @ 0x12b059a57060] using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast LZCNT[libx264 @ 0x12b059a57060] profile Constrained Baseline, level 3.0[libx264 @ 0x12b059a57060] 264 - core 152 r2854 e9a5903 - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec - Copyleft 2003-2017 - http://www.videolan.org/x264.html - options: cabac=0 ref=3 deblock=1:0:0 analyse=0x1:0x111 me=hex subme=7 psy=1 psy_rd=1.00:0.00 mixed_ref=1 me_range=16 chroma_me=1 trellis=1 8x8dct=0 cqm=0 deadzone=21,11 fast_pskip=1 chroma_qp_offset=-2 threads=1 lookahead_threads=1 sliced_threads=0 nr=0 decimate=1 interlaced=0 bluray_compat=0 constrained_intra=0 bframes=0 weightp=0 keyint=250 keyint_min=25 scenecut=40 intra_refresh=0 rc_lookahead=40 rc=crf mbtree=1 crf=23.0 qcomp=0.60 qpmin=0 qpmax=69 qpstep=4 ip_ratio=1.40 aq=1:1.00Output #0, mp4, to '/home/user/mysite.com/blog/../media/Adobestock_469037984-360.mp4':Metadata:major_brand : mp42minor_version : 0compatible_brands: mp42mp41encoder : Lavf57.83.100Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (libx264) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(progressive), 640x360 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], q=-1--1, 29.97 fps, 30k tbn, 29.97 tbc (default)Metadata:encoder : Lavc57.107.100 libx264Side data:cpb: bitrate max/min/avg: 0/0/0 buffer size: 0 vbv_delay: -1Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 160 kb/s (default)Metadata:creation_time : 2023-08-02T18:57:59.000000Zhandler_name : Alias Data Handlerencoder : Lavc57.107.100 aacframe= 24 fps=0.0 q=0.0 size= 0kB time=00:00:00.96 bitrate= 0.0kbits/s speed=1.91xframe= 52 fps= 51 q=29.0 size= 0kB time=00:00:01.87 bitrate= 0.2kbits/s speed=1.84x[mp4 @ 0x12b059a24580] Starting second pass: moving the moov atom to the beginning of the fileframe= 57 fps= 39 q=29.0 Lsize= 25kB time=00:00:01.92 bitrate= 104.8kbits/s speed=1.31xvideo:21kB audio:1kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: 13.584821%[libx264 @ 0x12b059a57060] frame I:1 Avg QP:13.21 size: 906[libx264 @ 0x12b059a57060] frame P:56 Avg QP:23.22 size: 358[libx264 @ 0x12b059a57060] mb I I16..4: 99.8% 0.0% 0.2%[libx264 @ 0x12b059a57060] mb P I16..4: 5.1% 0.0% 0.4% P16..4: 2.2% 0.6% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% skip:91.5%[libx264 @ 0x12b059a57060] coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 2.9% 12.1% 7.7% inter: 0.4% 1.0% 0.6%[libx264 @ 0x12b059a57060] i16 v,h,dc,p: 70% 30% 0% 0%[libx264 @ 0x12b059a57060] i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 23% 31% 32% 1% 3% 3% 4% 1% 2%[libx264 @ 0x12b059a57060] i8c dc,h,v,p: 57% 33% 10% 0%[libx264 @ 0x12b059a57060] ref P L0: 72.3% 15.2% 12.5%[libx264 @ 0x12b059a57060] kb/s:88.09[aac @ 0x12b059a48320] Qavg: 65536.000 ``` * Thanks! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Videopack] Not finding sample-video-h264.mp](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-finding-sample-video-h264-mp/) * Thread Starter [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/) * (@johnh23) * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-finding-sample-video-h264-mp/#post-17097867) * Got it. I’m able to create a thumbnail jpg now using the ffmpeg command, so I know I have the correct path to ffmpeg. But when I ‘Generate Thumbnails’ for previously uploaded videos, it looks like it’s working (for 21 videos) but completes a few seconds later and there is nothing new in my Media Library. My WP install is a little unusual though. Probably ffmpeg isn’t finding the path to my Media folder. I have my WP files in mysite.com/blog/ and keep my media files at mysite. com/mediaThe ffmpeg command looks like…/usr/bin/ffmpeg -i mysite.com/blog/../ media/test.mp4 -vframes 1 -f mjpeg mysite.com/blog/../media/test.jpgAny suggestions? Thanks! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[BulletProof Security] Empty Plugin Folder Emails](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-plugin-folder-emails/) * [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/) * (@johnh23) * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-plugin-folder-emails/page/2/#post-15750698) * FYI, The stream of email notifications did stop. What was confusing was why they continued to arrive after I’d addressed the issue. I realized later that the emails were all dated from the day of the event. Somehow they’d (gmail?) ended up cued up and delivered over the next few days.Thanks Again! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[BulletProof Security] Empty Plugin Folder Emails](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-plugin-folder-emails/) * [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/) * (@johnh23) * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-plugin-folder-emails/#post-15741065) * Got it. I’m still receiving them (FYI). Supposing I neglected to delete all of the files detected by HPF, should the Dashboard Alert be indicating the remaining files to be deleted? Or is there somewhere I can retrieve the original Alert message? Thanks! … BPS Alert: Hidden Plugin Folders|Files (HPF) Alert – June 14, 2022 – 5:38 am BPS Alert: Hidden Plugin Folders|Files (HPF) Alert – June 14, 2022 – 6:37 am BPS Alert: Hidden Plugin Folders|Files (HPF) Alert – June 14, 2022 – 7:07 am BPS Alert: Hidden Plugin Folders|Files (HPF) Alert – June 14, 2022 – 8:39 am BPS Alert: Hidden Plugin Folders|Files (HPF) Alert – June 14, 2022 – 10:07 am` * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[BulletProof Security] Empty Plugin Folder Emails](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-plugin-folder-emails/) * [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/) * (@johnh23) * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/empty-plugin-folder-emails/#post-15737726) * Just to say that I started receiving these today. The first time I logged into my WP, the BPS Dashboard Alert was there indicating the specific file which I then removed. But I continue to receive BPS alert emails and subsequent logins do not show a Dashboard Alert… While I’m at it Thank You for your awesome plugin.( Please consider adding a Donate button for those of us who would like to support but don’t require the PRO version.) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Site Kit by Google - Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed] Any update on sharing Site Kit data with other Admins?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-update-on-sharing-site-kit-data-with-other-admins/) * Thread Starter [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/) * (@johnh23) * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-update-on-sharing-site-kit-data-with-other-admins/#post-14159128) * I hear you. Unfortunately the only practical solution in my situation will be to find another stats plugin. Thanks for the reply. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin] Upgrade Server Errors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrade-server-errors/) * Thread Starter [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/) * (@johnh23) * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrade-server-errors/#post-8490416) * Thanks! That sounds like my solution. Much appreciated. And good to know too that 90MB is low. You’d think that as computing power, including memory, gets cheaper over time, they’d up their memory limits (keep customers happy) but at the same time they’ve developed Managed WordPress products (which are a lot more expensive) so one has to conclude that there’s a squeeze play going on to motivate‘ upgrading’. * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [[Twenty Thirteen] Deleting Header Images In Twenty Thirteen](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deleting-header-images-in-twenty-thirteen/) * Thread Starter [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/) * (@johnh23) * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deleting-header-images-in-twenty-thirteen/#post-4774520) * When the empty header showed up as one of the random images, I right-clicked > view background image, which took me to a 404 with the name of the deleted image in the url. The connection to that now missing image was in the database Posts table. Once I deleted that entry the deleted header image was no longer being ‘looked for’ by the random header generator. I’m impressed that I had to get into the database to correct a problem so easily come by. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Subscribe2 - Form, Email Subscribers & Newsletters] Where Do Registered Subscribers Come From?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-do-registered-subscribers-come-from/) * Thread Starter [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/) * (@johnh23) * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-do-registered-subscribers-come-from/#post-3935994) * I guess I didn’t realize that Registered Users automatically become Registered Subscribers as soon as Subscribe2 is activated. It turned out that the reason post notifications weren’t going out was simply that I hadn’t noticed that the default for Appearance > ‘Disable email notifications is checked by default on authoring pages?’ Is **checked**. And because there was other plugin info taking up real estate on the authoring page I hadn’t even seen the Subscribe2 check box beneath the Edit window. One thing that might help others, if you can confirm it… Our friendly tech support at LightningBase told me that as long as I was getting emails sent through Subscribe2 > Send Email, that would imply that the server was sending okay. P.S. Creating a ‘Test’ category and bulk unsubscribing everyone else from that category helped me do a lot of testing without bugging anyone. Thanks mattyrob! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Seriously Simple Podcasting] Adding Previous Posts/Audio to Podcast?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-previous-postsaudio-to-podcast/) * Thread Starter [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/) * (@johnh23) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-previous-postsaudio-to-podcast/#post-3480708) * Thanks Hugh! * Forum: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/) In reply to: [Random Header Twenty Eleven Stopped Working WP-MU](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-header-twenty-eleven-stopped-working-wp-mu/) * Thread Starter [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/) * (@johnh23) * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-header-twenty-eleven-stopped-working-wp-mu/#post-3344589) * I received a response directly from the developer. * > See this support link explanation, as this is not a bug [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-type-order-stops-random-header-image-showing](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-type-order-stops-random-header-image-showing) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 52 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/replies/page/3/?output_format=md) [4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/replies/page/4/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh23/replies/page/2/?output_format=md)