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# Andrew Boyd

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## Forum Replies Created

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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets] No images found!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-images-found-8/)
 *  [Andrew Boyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oxdeer/)
 * (@oxdeer)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-images-found-8/page/2/#post-10075812)
 * Same here! Following this topic, thanks!
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets] Slider went blank](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/)
 *  [Andrew Boyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oxdeer/)
 * (@oxdeer)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/page/3/#post-7050946)
 * [@itsflanno](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itsflanno/) a server 500 error
   has a ton of potential possibilities. If you cannot deactivate the plugin and
   restore your site functionality, you’ll want to contact your web host and see
   if they can tell you what the error logs on your server say.
 * They should also be able to access your database directly and clear out the active
   plugins field, disabling all plugins and allowing you to access your site again.
 * If you happen to find out what the error log from your host states, please share
   it here. If it’s an easy problem to avoid in the future then I’d be happy to 
   adjust the plugin code.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets] Slider went blank](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/)
 *  [Andrew Boyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oxdeer/)
 * (@oxdeer)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/page/3/#post-7050930)
 * [@itsflanno](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itsflanno/) did you disable 
   the old plugin before activating the new one?
 *   Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/)
    In reply to:
   [[Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets] No longer working – no support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-longer-working-no-support/)
 *  [Andrew Boyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oxdeer/)
 * (@oxdeer)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-longer-working-no-support/#post-8066393)
 * I have provided a patched copy (changelog available on github) that has been 
   working for a number of people. Worth a shot if you’re running into issues:
 * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank?replies=27#post-8051489](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank?replies=27#post-8051489)
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets] Slider went blank](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/)
 *  [Andrew Boyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oxdeer/)
 * (@oxdeer)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/page/2/#post-7050925)
 * [@blaifm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blaifm/) Thanks for the follow 
   up. Since I cannot replicate the issue I’m inclined to agree. Best of luck getting
   things sorted!
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets] Slider went blank](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/)
 *  [Andrew Boyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oxdeer/)
 * (@oxdeer)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/page/2/#post-7050923)
 * [@blaifm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blaifm/) I’m able to get the plugin
   to work with a hashtag and both the grid and slider layouts provided by the original
   author.
 * Did you apply the patch manually or did you install the copy from the git repo
   as a new plugin?
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets] Slider went blank](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/)
 *  [Andrew Boyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oxdeer/)
 * (@oxdeer)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/page/2/#post-7050896)
 * [@blaifm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blaifm/), would you mind providing
   a link to your site? Also, what are you using the Instagram Widget to display?
   A user? A hashtag?
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets] Slider went blank](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/)
 *  [Andrew Boyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oxdeer/)
 * (@oxdeer)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/#post-7050785)
 * Made a git repo with the patch applied. You can install as a new plugin (after
   disabling, not uninstalling) the original. Instructions provided in the readme.
 * [https://github.com/andrew-boyd/wp-instagram-slider-widget](https://github.com/andrew-boyd/wp-instagram-slider-widget)
 * Pull requests are welcome if anyone sees a flaw in the applied patch.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets] Slider went blank](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/)
 *  [Andrew Boyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oxdeer/)
 * (@oxdeer)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/#post-7050771)
 * I have a temporary working solution until the author is able to investigate further.
 * it looks as if instagram has added a cache param to the end of their image URLs
   which is causing the `save_wp_attachment()` function to return `false` when checking
   if the provided URL matches the expected image types. This also explains why 
   there was no chatter from Instagram about API changes or the like. A new URL 
   caching param isn’t really a noteworthy feature for most users.
 * Add these lines to the beginning of the function `save_wp_attachment()` which
   it looks like starts on line 1038 in the file `instagram_slider.php` in the plugin’s
   directory.
 *     ```
       // temp fix, strip cache param off of url
       $parsed_image_data = parse_url($image_data['url']);
       $image_data['url'] = $parsed_image_data['scheme'] . '://' . $parsed_image_data['host'] . $parsed_image_data['path'];
       // end temp fix;
       ```
   
 * As you can see, it’s back in working on the site I provided as a broken example
   in my original post: [http://dbbrewingcompany.com/](http://dbbrewingcompany.com/)
 * Mine was set to query for a user, not a hashtag, so not sure how universal this
   fix will prove to be.
 * **disclaimer: if you are not confident editing files directly then you’ll need
   to wait for the author. I cannot assist you if you manage to bork your site attempting
   this edit.**
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets] Slider went blank](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/)
 *  [Andrew Boyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oxdeer/)
 * (@oxdeer)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/#post-7050763)
 * [@alessiafio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alessiafio/), I imagine that
   the author is notified of new form topics and posts so that may not be necessary.
 * If anyone does reach out directly to the author of the plugin, please be very
   courteous. It’s a completely free plugin so there is no obligation to provide
   support. Not to mention that the change that broke the plugin may be entirely
   out of the author’s control.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets] Slider went blank](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/)
 *  [Andrew Boyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oxdeer/)
 * (@oxdeer)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/#post-7050657)
 * [@forkmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/forkmedia/), in my searching
   I’m unable to find any notice online from Instagram about a cutoff happening 
   on February 9th. Do you have anything definitive or is it also just a hunch for
   you?
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets] Slider went blank](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/)
 *  [Andrew Boyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oxdeer/)
 * (@oxdeer)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-went-blank/#post-7050654)
 * Same problem on a site I contribute to. Blank spot where the slider used to be.
   No recent changes to the website.
 * Website: [http://dbbrewingcompany.com/](http://dbbrewingcompany.com/)
    WordPress
   Version: 4.4.2 Instagram Slider Version: 1.3.0 Theme Name: Genesis child theme
 * Possible that Instagram has updated their API and this approach for a feed is
   no longer valid?

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