Conflict with iThemes Security - Cannot post comments

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Elisa

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Hi,

I have already found the source of the problem, which should make it easier for you to help me.

The comments were not being published and I was getting only this loading bar at the right top corner.

I did the usual plugin conflict test and was able to identify iThemes Security as the source of this issue.

But I went even deeper into it and was able to figure out what option exectly was causing this.

So, I am able to post new comments IF AND ONLY IF I disable one of the options in System Tweaks.

That option is:

PHP in Plugins	Disable PHP in Plugins Disable PHP execution in the plugins directory. This blocks requests to PHP files inside plugin directories that can be exploited directly.

PHP in Plugins

Disable PHP in Plugins

Disable PHP execution in the plugins directory. This blocks requests to PHP files inside plugin directories that can be exploited directly.

Now, this is a problem I have never had with any other plugin, and I for sure do not want to rick my site’s security because of wpdiscuz. So if it comes down to deciding between one and the other, I will sadly have to let go of wpdiscuz.

Why is there a need for your plugin to do PHP execution? How can I use wpdiscuz without having to turn off the "Disable PHP in Plugins" option?

Posted : 14/06/2020 8:39 pm

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Asti

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Hi @elisa,

Please navigate to Dashboard > wpDiscuz > Settings > General Settings tab, enable the "Use WordPress native AJAX functions" option. It should work fine.

Please don't forget to delete all caches before checking.

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Posted : 15/06/2020 11:52 am