Title: arasa's Replies | WordPress.org --- # arasa [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 19 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Duplicator - Backups & Migration Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More] Confirming duplicator created real package](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/confirming-duplicator-created-real-package/) * Thread Starter [arasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/) * (@marksat) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/confirming-duplicator-created-real-package/#post-13540888) * This request is to identify how to validate a “completed” Duplicator package. Unrelated to any particular setup. * Is there a verification & validation step available? * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance] Preload error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preload-error-3/) * [arasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/) * (@marksat) * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preload-error-3/#post-12680112) * Content Views * Query and display posts, pages in awesome layouts (grid, scrollable list, collapsible list) easier than ever, without coding! Version 2.3.2 | By Content Views | View details * Duplicator * Migrate and backup a copy of your WordPress files and database. Duplicate and move a site from one location to another quickly. Version 1.3.28 | By Snap Creek | View details | Go Pro * Google Analytics Dashboard for WP (GADWP) Displays Google Analytics Reports and Real-Time Statistics in your Dashboard. Automatically inserts the tracking code in every page of your website. Version 6.0.2 | By ExactMetrics | View details * Jetpack by WordPress.com Bring the power of the WordPress.com cloud to your self-hosted WordPress. Jetpack enables you to connect your blog to a WordPress. com account to use the powerful features normally only available to WordPress. com users. Version 8.4.1 | By Automattic | View details * Mailjet for WordPress The Best WordPress Plugin For Email Newsletters. Version 5.2.1 | By Mailjet SAS | View details * MainWP Child Provides a secure connection between your MainWP Dashboard and your WordPress sites. MainWP allows you to manage WP sites from one central location. Plugin documentation and options can be found here [https://mainwp.com/help/](https://mainwp.com/help/) * Redirection Manage all your 301 redirects and monitor 404 errors Version 4.7.1 | By John Godley | View details * Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Hardening Deactivate The Sucuri plugin provides the website owner the best Activity Auditing, SiteCheck Remote Malware Scanning, Effective Security Hardening and Post-Hack features. SiteCheck will check for malware, spam, blacklisting and other security issues like .htaccess redirects, hidden eval code, etc. The best thing about it is it’s completely free. Version 1.8.24 | By Sucuri Inc. | View details * Two Factor Two-Factor Authentication using time-based one-time passwords, Universal 2nd Factor (FIDO U2F), email and backup verification codes. Version 0.5.1 | By Plugin Contributors | View details * Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg The Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg extends the Gutenberg functionality with several unique and feature-rich blocks that help build websites faster. * Version 1.14.8 | By Brainstorm Force | View details * UpdraftPlus – Backup/Restore Add-Ons / Pro Support | Settings | Deactivate | Take Tour Backup and restore: take backups locally, or backup to Amazon S3, Dropbox, Google Drive, Rackspace, (S)FTP, WebDAV & email, on automatic schedules. * Version 1.16.23 | By UpdraftPlus.Com, DavidAnderson | View details * Wordfence Security Upgrade To Premium | Deactivate Wordfence Security – Anti- virus, Firewall and Malware Scan * Version 7.4.6 | By Wordfence | View details Select WP-Optimize – Clean, Compress, Cache WP-Optimize – Clean, Compress, Cache * WP-Optimize makes your site fast and efficient. It cleans the database, compresses images and caches pages. Fast sites attract more traffic and users. * Version 3.0.19 | By David Anderson, Ruhani Rabin, Team Updraft | View details Select Yoast SEO Yoast SEO * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Duplicator - Backups & Migration Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More] Is it better to always use DAF instead of ZIP?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-it-better-to-always-use-daf-instead-of-zip/) * Thread Starter [arasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/) * (@marksat) * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-it-better-to-always-use-daf-instead-of-zip/#post-12604075) * Thanks for the response. * Two questions * 1. Will Duplicator fix the backup zip so that failed zip files result in an error, instead of an “all good” response? * Certainly most of us expect an “all good” response to mean that the zip file was created successfully. * 2. Do daf archives fail with an “all good” response in duplicator, just like zip files? Or are daf files actually reliable? * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin] Updraft plugin invisible and no menu item](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-plugin-invisible-and-no-menu-item-2/) * Thread Starter [arasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/) * (@marksat) * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-plugin-invisible-and-no-menu-item-2/#post-12288215) * Here’s the plugins that are being used… see anything peculiar? * Plugin Description * Select Content Views **Content Views** Settings | Add New | Deactivate Query and display posts, pages in awesome layouts (grid, scrollable list, collapsible list) easier than ever, without coding! * Version 2.2.0 | By Content Views | View details * Select Duplicator **Duplicator** Manage | Deactivate Migrate and backup a copy of your WordPress files and database. Duplicate and move a site from one location to another quickly. * Version 1.3.24 | By Snap Creek | View details | Go Pro * Select Google Analytics Dashboard for WP (GADWP) **Google Analytics Dashboard for WP (GADWP)** Settings | Deactivate Displays Google Analytics Reports and Real-Time Statistics in your Dashboard. Automatically inserts the tracking code in every page of your website. * Version 5.3.10 | By ExactMetrics | View details * Select Jetpack by WordPress.com **Jetpack by WordPress.com** Jetpack | Settings | Support | Deactivate Bring the power of the WordPress.com cloud to your self- hosted WordPress. Jetpack enables you to connect your blog to a WordPress.com account to use the powerful features normally only available to WordPress.com users. * Version 8.0 | By Automattic | View details * Select Mailjet for WordPress **Mailjet for WordPress** Setup account | Deactivate The Best WordPress Plugin For Email Newsletters. * Version 5.2 | By Mailjet SAS | View details Select MainWP Child **MainWP Child** Deactivate Provides a secure connection between your MainWP Dashboard and your WordPress sites. MainWP allows you to manage WP sites from one central location. Plugin documentation and options can be found here [https://mainwp.com/help/](https://mainwp.com/help/) * Version 4.0.5.1 | By MainWP | View details * Select Redirection **Redirection** Settings | Deactivate Manage all your 301 redirects and monitor 404 errors * Version 4.6.1 | By John Godley | View details * Select Smush **Smush** Settings | Deactivate | Upgrade Reduce image file sizes, improve performance and boost your SEO using the free WPMU DEV WordPress Smush API. * Version 3.3.2 | By WPMU DEV | View details * Select Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Hardening **Sucuri Security– Auditing, Malware Scanner and Hardening** Deactivate The Sucuri plugin provides the website owner the best Activity Auditing, SiteCheck Remote Malware Scanning, Effective Security Hardening and Post-Hack features. SiteCheck will check for malware, spam, blacklisting and other security issues like .htaccess redirects, hidden eval code, etc. The best thing about it is it’s completely free. * Version 1.8.22 | By Sucuri Inc. | View details * Select Two Factor **Two Factor** Deactivate A prototype extensible core to enable Two-Factor Authentication. * Version 0.4.8 | By Plugin Contributors | View details * Select Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg **Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg** Deactivate The Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg extends the Gutenberg functionality with several unique and feature-rich blocks that help build websites faster. * Version 1.14.6 | By Brainstorm Force | View details * Select Wordfence Security **Wordfence Security** Upgrade To Premium | Deactivate Wordfence Security – Anti-virus, Firewall and Malware Scan * Version 7.4.2 | By Wordfence | View details * Select Yoast SEO **Yoast SEO** FAQ | Premium Support | Settings | Deactivate The first true all-in-one SEO solution for WordPress, including on-page content analysis, XML sitemaps and much more. * Version 12.7.1 | By Team Yoast | View details * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin] Updraft plugin invisible and no menu item](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-plugin-invisible-and-no-menu-item-2/) * Thread Starter [arasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/) * (@marksat) * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-plugin-invisible-and-no-menu-item-2/#post-12281260) * NOTE:::: * Getting this during the Install part. NOT during the Activation part, just the Install part. * [] PHP Warning: Error while sending QUERY packet. PID=xxx in ./wp-includes/wp- db.php on line 2030 * There are no other installations that fail, only Updraft Plus. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin] Updraft plugin invisible and no menu item](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-plugin-invisible-and-no-menu-item-2/) * Thread Starter [arasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/) * (@marksat) * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-plugin-invisible-and-no-menu-item-2/#post-12281257) * I did as you recommended, using the FTP Upload portion in WordPress. Same issue. * Installation seems to work fine, but then when the plugin is activated it disappears. The only way to get rid of it is to go into Filemanager and delete the two folders mentioned earlier. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin] Updraft plugin invisible and no menu item](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-plugin-invisible-and-no-menu-item-2/) * Thread Starter [arasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/) * (@marksat) * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-plugin-invisible-and-no-menu-item-2/#post-12278310) * Just checked /wp-content/debug.log * Nothing shows up. * So the entire sequence is: * 1. Operating web site with Updraft already installed * 2. Delete Updraft folders in /wp-content nor in /wp-content/plugins * 3. Go to Plugins page. The following notification shows up: “The plugin updraftplus/ updraftplus.php has been deactivated due to an error: Plugin file does not exist.” >> Note, there is NOT a debug entry created for this error. * 4. In Plugins page, Add New * 5. Search for Updraft * 6. Install the Plugin with the following: UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin Install Now * 7. Wait for installation. This is complete when Activate is presented. UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin Activate * 8. Check wp-content/ directory… >> No updraft folder in there * 9. Check wp-content/plugins directory… >> Folder updraftplus found * 10. Check Plugins directory, everything looks fine, Plugin is there with the Activate button available… UpdraftPlus – Backup/Restore Activate | Delete * 11. Click on Activate >> Plugin disappears from Plugins page!!!! * 12. Check for files >> wp-content/updraft found! >> wp-content/plugins/updraftplus/ found! * But… plugin is not listed in the plugin menu! * 13. Try to Add New again? UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin Active More Details * >> Shows the plugin is Active! But there is no menu item, and it doesn’t show up in the Plugins page. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Duplicator - Backups & Migration Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More] How to validate Duplicator package](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-validate-duplicator-package/) * Thread Starter [arasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/) * (@marksat) * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-validate-duplicator-package/#post-12189902) * Hi Cory, * Actually it is more ominous than simply wanting to compare files. WinMerge or diff isn’t going to help, since there is nothing to diff it against. * Why would a build “pass” if it really fails? * The log file is gigantic. What exactly should any of your users be searching for, to figure out if a build actually failed when it reports that it passed? * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin] Updraft plugin invisible and no menu item](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-plugin-invisible-and-no-menu-item/) * Thread Starter [arasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/) * (@marksat) * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-plugin-invisible-and-no-menu-item/#post-11923454) * There is no error. * It installs fine. It winds up creating the appropriate folders in Plugin. And then when I activate, it just disappears. The only two ways that I’ve found to delete it is either by MainWP, or going directly into Plugins directory and deleting it from there. * No errors. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin] Updraft plugin invisible and no menu item](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-plugin-invisible-and-no-menu-item/) * Thread Starter [arasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/) * (@marksat) * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-plugin-invisible-and-no-menu-item/#post-11912155) * As described, updraft is failing when installed from WordPress. * Any recommendations? A simple google search reveals this appears to be a somewhat common failure with updraft. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin] Updraft plugin invisible and no menu item](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-plugin-invisible-and-no-menu-item/) * Thread Starter [arasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/) * (@marksat) * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-plugin-invisible-and-no-menu-item/#post-11909656) * Mainwp is there saving Grace in being able to delete the defective updraft plugin. * As described, updraft is failing when installed from WordPress. * Any recommendations? I see this is a somewhat common failure with updraft, but no answers. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Duplicator - Backups & Migration Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More] Duplicator not creating a real package](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicator-not-creating-a-real-package/) * Thread Starter [arasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/) * (@marksat) * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicator-not-creating-a-real-package/#post-11909652) * Where are the logs? * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Two Factor] PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-identification/) * [arasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/) * (@marksat) * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-identification/#post-11269476) * Thank you Kaspars. Of note, you’ll use this same technique of “disabling” when any problems exist on a site that you think might be related to a Plugin. * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [[Customizr] display-posts not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-display-posts-not-working/) * [arasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/) * (@marksat) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-display-posts-not-working/#post-4359885) * thank you acub, that plugin seems to work great! * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [[Customizr] display-posts not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-display-posts-not-working/) * [arasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/) * (@marksat) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-display-posts-not-working/#post-4359884) * I agree with ashtonej, the plugin wasn’t mentioned on * [http://en.support.wordpress.com/display-posts-shortcode/](http://en.support.wordpress.com/display-posts-shortcode/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 19 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marksat/replies/page/2/?output_format=md)