Export process not working in Local

  • Resolved 1below

    (@1below)


    2 years, 8 months ago

    I have been trying to export a site but I cannot get this plugin to generate any static files. No matter what I have tried so far, the export process will not start.

    I am using the current versions of WordPress (6.3.1) and Simply Static (3.1) with Local as my development environment on Windows 10.

    In case it was a conflict with something else I installed I have tried removing every other plugin except for Simply Static and made sure the temporary folder is writable.

    But even on a brand new site, using the default settings of Local and only installing Simply Static, I cannot get the plugin to work.

    Going through the diagnostics:

    On a fresh site with only Simply Static installed, and the SSL option changed to “trusted” the diagnostics will show that WordPress is not able to make requests to itself. Changing the PHP version does not resolve that issue but if I switch to Apache, the diagnostic check turns green.

    Using the default settings except for switching to Apache, all of the diagnostic checks are good. If I click the purple “Generate Static Files” button, the button turns a lighter purple and the small wait symbol appears.

    But nothing else happens. The process never works, no matter how long I wait. Nothing appears in the export log, and no error messages appear. Occasionally the text “waiting for new export…” flashes in the activity log, but that is all.

    Any advice on how to fix this would be much appreciated. Thanks.

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  • Thread Starter 1below

    (@1below)

    2 years, 8 months ago

    Just to note, I’ve gone through all the steps here:

    https://simplystatic.com/docs/simply-static-does-not-start/

    And here:

    https://simplystatic.com/docs/problems-with-local-development/

    But no luck so far.

    funksallbrother

    (@funksallbrother)

    2 years, 7 months ago

    I had these issues too on Local. However I somehow managed to get it to work properly, which I think was down to the following steps:

    • ‘Reset’ the plugin’s settings after each update here: SimplyStatic > Advanced > Utilities (should see it at the bottom of the page)
    • Ensure that your Local site is using SSL (mine wasn’t at the time) and then also change the main URLs to https in Settings > General.
    • Remove all unnecessary plugins. I got rid of ContactForm7 and Yoast Duplicate Post, leaving just 3 essential plugins: Classic Editor, SimplyStatic and Yoast.
    • Deactivate and then reactivate SimplyStatic plugin.
    • I was running WP 6.3.2, Classic Editor 1.6.3, SS 3.1.1, Yoast 21.3, PHP 8.1.10, Apache with MySQL 8.0.16 if it helps but I don’t think these are as important as the above steps.
    • Went back to the SS plugin to ‘Generate Static Files’ clicking the button and the ‘activity log’ showed more promise, recognising pages and eventually creating the zip file (default setting).

    Hope this helps you. It did for me and I’m writing this as a reminder for myself too if it happens again 😉

    Thread Starter 1below

    (@1below)

    2 years, 7 months ago

    Hi and thanks very much for your response. I tried going through all these steps, and more, but still never had any luck.

    I Reset

    • I reset the plugin – still did not work.
    • Confirmed my Local site was using SSL and the homepage was the https version.
    • I tried running Simply Static
    • I deactivated then reactivated the plugin, and then when that didn’t work, I
    • I ran WP 6.3.2, PHP 8.1.23, Apache with MySQL 8.0.16 so nearly the same.
    • Even after following all these steps and having every check box green in the diagnostics window, I still cannot make the plugin work, or even get it to do anything except turn the main button a lighter shade of purple.
    Plugin Author patrickposner

    (@patrickposner)

    2 years, 7 months ago

    Hey @1below,

    thanks for your detailed report!

    There were already a ton of good suggestions here (Thanks a lot, @funksallbrother), so I don’t spend time repeating them 😅

    Some things that weren’t mentioned and that I would check:

    Domain:

    Does your local website have a domain attached to it? Or just an IP address?

    We generally recommend setting up a temporary domain to avoid port issues.

    Firewall:

    Does some Firewall/VPN setup protect your computer?
    You might want to deactivate that temporarily.

    Debugging:

    Activate the debugging mode in Simply Static -> Settings -> Misc and run a new export – is a debug file created? Is anything obvious within the log file?

    Cheers,
    Patrick

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