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This error indicates that your WordPress website is unable to connect to the WP Ghost Cloud servers. The most common reason is a firewall or server restriction imposed by your hosting provider, which prevents your website from communicating with third-party APIs
If your cache plugin (WP Rocket, Autoptimize, LiteSpeed Cache, W3 Total Cache, etc.) stops minifying or combining CSS and JS files when WP Ghost is active, the cache plugin can’t access the original file paths because WP Ghost has changed them. The cache plugin tries to fetch files from the new custom paths, fails to […]
If you’re logged in as an administrator but the custom admin path still redirects to the homepage, the browser session wasn’t established on the new path. WP Ghost creates sessions on both the default and custom admin paths when you log in. If the session creation fails (due to server config or plugin conflicts), WordPress […]
If your custom admin path (the one you set to replace wp-admin) redirects to the homepage when you’re not logged in, the Hide the New Admin Path option is active. This option hides the custom admin path from non-logged-in users, so accessing it before logging in redirects to the front page. Use the custom login […]
Elementor relies on the REST API, admin-ajax.php, and the wp-admin path to load its editor. When WP Ghost changes these paths in Safe Mode or Ghost Mode, Elementor may lose access to them if your server configuration, cache, or other settings are not updated to match. Here is how to fix it step by step. […]
If you’ve activated path changes in WP Ghost but the frontend still shows original WordPress paths (like /wp-content/ or /wp-includes/), the changes aren’t being applied. Work through these checks. Clear all caches This is the most common cause. Your cache plugin is serving a cached version of the page from before the path changes. Clear […]
If clicking a temporary login URL redirects to the homepage instead of logging the user in, the session is being interrupted before authentication completes. Check these causes in order. Clear all caches Clear your WordPress cache plugin, CDN cache, and browser cache. Cached redirects or stale page versions can intercept the temporary login URL before […]
If something breaks after activating WP Ghost, the issue is likely a conflict with another plugin or your theme. Follow this process to isolate the conflict. Deactivate other plugins one by one Deactivate all plugins except WP Ghost. If the issue disappears, reactivate plugins one at a time, testing after each one. The plugin that […]
If you can’t reach the login page or see errors after changing the login path in WP Ghost, work through these checks. Clear all caches Changing the login path alters URL structures that cache plugins and server caches store. Clear your WordPress cache plugin (WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache, W3 Total Cache, etc.), your CDN cache […]
If spam comments continue after changing the comments path in WP Ghost, the spam is likely coming from human spammers or bots that have adapted to the new path. WP Ghost blocks automated bots that target the default wp-comments-post.php path, but spam submitted through the actual comment form by filling in all fields correctly bypasses […]