Title: Problems with cloud version Last modified: July 15, 2025 --- # Problems with cloud version * Resolved [George](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) * (@giorgos93) * [10 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-cloud-version/) * Hi, after having multiple problems with local version, I decided to test a cloud version. However, I faced several problems: * 1. My .htaccess rules and my antibot were blocking your bots. So I had to whitelist your bots. * 2. Your bot was trying to use wp-load.php, so I had to whitelist direct calls to this script as well, so the link checking was able to start. * 3. After finishing the link checking, I tried to unlink 1 link. However, it started a cron task “blc_schedule_edit_links” which can’t finished, because I set CRON tasks through my server (hosting), and they work once an hour. So the task wasn’t finished, and now I can’t start a new scan because: “Please wait while we are updating a link”. And also some filters on wpmudev.com can’t be clicked anymore, because cloud version still tries to unlink that link, but it can’t, because of CRON. * Is there any way how to fix it without making CRON work right when the task appears? Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * Plugin Support [Williams – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudevsupport3/) * (@wpmudevsupport3) * [10 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-cloud-version/#post-18556772) * Hi [@giorgos93](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) , * I hope you’re doing well. * For point 1 it’s quite normal, certain firewalls could block running checks as the Broken Link Checker does, anyways, whitelisting it should help. * About points 2 and 3, I’ve forwarded these questions to the developers to confirm if there is a workaround we could suggest. * We’ll update you here once there is news from them. * Best Regards, Williams Valerio * Plugin Support [Williams – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudevsupport3/) * (@wpmudevsupport3) * [10 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-cloud-version/#post-18558669) * Hi [@giorgos93](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) , * I hope you’re doing well. * For point 2, we got some further info, and we would like to check it on our end if possible. * To do this, could you please share the domain of the site where you’re having issues? * I hope to hear back from you soon. Best Regards, Williams Valerio * Thread Starter [George](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) * (@giorgos93) * [10 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-cloud-version/#post-18558678) * Hi, [@wpmudevsupport3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudevsupport3/) . Sure: [https://litfan.ru/](https://litfan.ru/) * But please note, that I returned to local version of your plugin, so I disabled access to WMPU Dev bots, and disabled direct calls to wp-load.php. * Plugin Support [Nithin – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudevsupport11/) * (@wpmudevsupport11) * [10 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-cloud-version/#post-18561283) * Hi [@giorgos93](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/), * I’m bringing this to the attention of our BLC team regarding this matter and will follow up once there are further updates. * Regards, * Nithin * Plugin Support [Patrick – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudevsupport12/) * (@wpmudevsupport12) * [10 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-cloud-version/#post-18571925) * Hi [@giorgos93](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) * An update here, sorry for the delay. * We pinged our developers again to check it further for you, I can confirm the topic 2 ( wp-load.php ) is related to the WPMU DEV HUB request which keeps the Broken link connected to the cloud and data synced, we can’t prevent that request but you can allow specific bot and IP to avoid any other request abusing to it. * For the cronjob, I’ve pinged the developers once again, unfortunately I don’t see any way to bypass that since the plugin will require the events to be processed. * Best Regards Patrick Freitas * Plugin Support [Nebu John – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudevsupport14/) * (@wpmudevsupport14) * [10 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-cloud-version/#post-18572615) * Hi [@giorgos93](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/), * We’ve received an update from our developer regarding the issue. The request you mentioned involving wp-load.php is coming from the Hub connector. These requests are used for Hub-related services and are handled through wp-load.php, which then loads the Hub connector to process the necessary actions, including hooks that BLC may respond to. * Regarding the issue with unlinking a link: once a link edit is initiated, BLC schedules it using a cron task (blc_schedule_edit_links), which processes the update in smaller parts to manage the workload more effectively, especially if multiple links or entire sections of the site are involved. Since your server is set to run cron jobs only once per hour, that task hasn’t completed yet, which is why you’re seeing the “Please wait while we are updating a link” message and why some filters in the Hub might appear unresponsive. * This delay is likely tied to the way the cron is configured on your server. Our developer is aware of this behavior and is exploring a possible improvement to help manage this scenario better moving forward. * Please let us know if you have any questions, we are here to help. * Best Regards, Nebu John * Plugin Support [Nithin – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudevsupport11/) * (@wpmudevsupport11) * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-cloud-version/#post-18581535) * Hi [@giorgos93](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/), * Since we have acknowledged this will be improved in a future update, I’ll mark it as resolved for now. * For any new feature updates, you can get notifications on our progress by subscribing to our roadmap at [https://wpmudev.com/roadmap/](https://wpmudev.com/roadmap/) * Once new versions are released, any pertinent changes will be described in the changelog, which you can find at: * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/broken-link-checker/#developers](https://wordpress.org/plugins/broken-link-checker/#developers) * Kind Regards, * Nithin Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) The topic ‘Problems with cloud version’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/broken-link-checker/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2900468) * [Broken Link Checker](https://wordpress.org/plugins/broken-link-checker/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/broken-link-checker/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/broken-link-checker/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/broken-link-checker/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/broken-link-checker/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/broken-link-checker/reviews/) * 7 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [Nithin – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudevsupport11/) * Last activity: [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-cloud-version/#post-18581535) * Status: resolved