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Can't verify connection, can pull but can't push #691

Closed dfardon closed 3 years ago

dfardon commented 3 years ago

Describe the bug With two Wordpress installs on separate domains but on the same server, I have attempted to connect "mainsite" with "remotesite". I have created an Application password for the admin user on "remotesite" and then run the setup wizard on "mainsite" but can not get the connection verified. I have done the same thing using manual setup with the same result.

"Mainsite" can now pull from "remotesite" but is not able to push content to "remotesite" (which is what I wanted to do).

The error message I get is:

Limited connection established.

Authentication failed due to invalid credentials.
Push distribution unavailable.
Pull distribution limited to basic content, i.e. title and content body.

Expected behavior Mainsite to be able to push content to remotesite

Screenshots

Environment information

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wp-core

version: 5.6 site_language: en_US user_language: en_US timezone: +00:00 permalink: /%postname%/ https_status: true multisite: false user_registration: 0 blog_public: 1 default_comment_status: undefined environment_type: production user_count: 3 dotorg_communication: true

wp-paths-sizes

wordpress_path: /home/luxuryvillasdubr/public_html wordpress_size: 73.02 MB (76561798 bytes) uploads_path: /home/luxuryvillasdubr/public_html/wp-content/uploads uploads_size: 208.57 MB (218696775 bytes) themes_path: /home/luxuryvillasdubr/public_html/wp-content/themes themes_size: 16.85 MB (17665694 bytes) plugins_path: /home/luxuryvillasdubr/public_html/wp-content/plugins plugins_size: 114.96 MB (120547419 bytes) database_size: 51.29 MB (53776802 bytes) total_size: 464.68 MB (487248488 bytes)

wp-dropins (1)

advanced-cache.php: true

wp-active-theme

name: OceanWP (oceanwp) version: 2.0.2 author: Nick author_website: https://oceanwp.org/about-me/ parent_theme: none theme_features: core-block-patterns, align-wide, wp-block-styles, responsive-embeds, editor-styles, editor-style, menus, post-formats, title-tag, automatic-feed-links, post-thumbnails, custom-header, custom-logo, html5, woocommerce, wc-product-gallery-zoom, wc-product-gallery-lightbox, wc-product-gallery-slider, customize-selective-refresh-widgets, widgets theme_path: /home/luxuryvillasdubr/public_html/wp-content/themes/oceanwp auto_update: Enabled

wp-themes-inactive (1)

Twenty Twenty-One: version: 1.1, author: the WordPress team, Auto-updates disabled

wp-mu-plugins (1)

installatron_hide_status_test.php: author: (undefined), version: (undefined)

wp-plugins-active (23)

a3 Lazy Load: version: 2.4.3, author: a3rev Software, Auto-updates disabled AddToAny Share Buttons: version: 1.7.42, author: AddToAny, Auto-updates enabled Advanced Editor Tools (previously TinyMCE Advanced): version: 5.6.0, author: Automattic, Auto-updates enabled All-in-One WP Migration: version: 7.32, author: ServMask, Auto-updates enabled All-in-One WP Migration Google Drive Extension: version: 2.62, author: ServMask, Auto-updates enabled Autoptimize: version: 2.8.1, author: Frank Goossens (futtta), Auto-updates enabled Better Search Replace: version: 1.3.4, author: Delicious Brains, Auto-updates enabled Classic Editor: version: 1.6, author: WordPress Contributors, Auto-updates enabled Cookie Notice: version: 1.3.2, author: dFactory, Auto-updates enabled Distributor: version: 1.6.1, author: 10up Inc., Auto-updates disabled Elementor: version: 3.0.16, author: Elementor.com, Auto-updates enabled Form Maker: version: 1.13.49, author: 10Web Form Builder Team, Auto-updates enabled Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights: version: 7.14.0, author: MonsterInsights, Auto-updates enabled Ocean Extra: version: 1.6.9, author: OceanWP, Auto-updates enabled Post Duplicator: version: 2.22, author: Metaphor Creations, Auto-updates enabled Really Simple SSL: version: 4.0.5, author: Really Simple Plugins, Auto-updates enabled Responsive Lightbox & Gallery: version: 2.3.1, author: dFactory, Auto-updates enabled ShortPixel Image Optimizer: version: 4.21.1, author: ShortPixel, Auto-updates enabled Smart Slider 3: version: 3.4.1.14, author: Nextend, Auto-updates enabled Sticky Side Buttons: version: 1.0.9, author: Maeve Lander, Auto-updates enabled Wordfence Security: version: 7.4.14, author: Wordfence, Auto-updates enabled WP Super Cache: version: 1.7.1, author: Automattic, Auto-updates enabled Yoast SEO: version: 15.5, author: Team Yoast, Auto-updates enabled

wp-media

image_editor: WP_Image_Editor_GD imagick_module_version: Not available imagemagick_version: Not available file_uploads: File uploads is turned off post_max_size: 1024M upload_max_filesize: 1024M max_effective_size: 1 GB max_file_uploads: 20 gd_version: bundled (2.1.0 compatible) ghostscript_version: 9.25

wp-server

server_architecture: Linux 3.10.0-1062.4.3.el7.x86_64 x86_64 httpd_software: nginx/1.15.12 php_version: 7.2.34 64bit php_sapi: fpm-fcgi max_input_variables: 100000 time_limit: 300 memory_limit: 256M max_input_time: 600 upload_max_filesize: 1024M php_post_max_size: 1024M curl_version: 7.74.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1i suhosin: false imagick_availability: false pretty_permalinks: true htaccess_extra_rules: true

wp-database

extension: mysqli server_version: 5.7.32 client_version: mysqlnd 5.0.12-dev - 20150407 - $Id: 3591daad22de08524295e1bd073aceeff11e6579 $

wp-constants

WP_HOME: undefined WP_SITEURL: undefined WP_CONTENT_DIR: /home/luxuryvillasdubr/public_html/wp-content WP_PLUGIN_DIR: /home/luxuryvillasdubr/public_html/wp-content/plugins WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT: 256M WP_DEBUG: false WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY: true WP_DEBUG_LOG: false SCRIPT_DEBUG: false WP_CACHE: true CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS: undefined COMPRESS_SCRIPTS: undefined COMPRESS_CSS: undefined WP_LOCAL_DEV: undefined DB_CHARSET: utf8mb4 DB_COLLATE: undefined

wp-filesystem

wordpress: writable wp-content: writable uploads: writable plugins: writable themes: writable mu-plugins: writable

distributor

0: 1.6.1 1: Yes 2: dfardon@yahoo.com 3: Override Author Byline: Yes Media Handling: Featured image and attached images 4: N/A 5: Villa Ella:

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jeffpaul commented 3 years ago

@dfardon are you seeing any browser console errors on your "mainsite" or "remotesite"? From the error message you shared, it sounds like the Application Password set up did not complete successfully from "mainsite" to "remotesite". Assuming you utilized the setup wizard, did you run into any errors or have issues in completing that process?

dfardon commented 3 years ago

Hi Jeff, No related console errors on either site in normal use.

When I run the setup wizard, all is fine to the point where I click the "Yes I approve of this connection" button, at which point the button becomes greyed out and nothing further happens. At this point I see the following console error:

Uncaught TypeError: a is undefined

https://www.villaelladubrovnik.com/wp-admin/js/auth-app.min.js?ver=5.6:2 jQuery 2 dispatch handle
dkotter commented 3 years ago

@dfardon Thanks for the bug report. This sounds like the same issue reported on #689. Feel free to read my latest comment there for full details but the short version is there's a conflict between the version of Application Passwords Distributor loads and the new version that WordPress 5.6 now loads by default. We have some fixes we're working on to address this that will hopefully be released soon, but there is a work around to manually set up connections in the mean time that I detailed on that other ticket.

dfardon commented 3 years ago

@dkotter Thanks for the help, I tried manual authentication before when the automatic connection failed and had no joy. However, I have deleted any existing connections and tried again and now I have successfully connected mainsite to two remote sites, with the green button for each that shows connection is established. However, having published a test post and tried to push it to the remote sites, I get the error message "There were some issues distributing the post. ". All usernames belong to Administrators so there should be no problem with permissions. Is there a debug log I can post up here for you, or a detailed error message?

jeffpaul commented 3 years ago

@dfardon we're in the process of finishing up a 1.6.2 release that should resolve this, I'll report back here when that's ready for you to update and test again. I appreciate your feedback and patience, thanks!

dkotter commented 3 years ago

@dfardon If the connection is set up correctly now, there should be no issue with permissions. One of the other big things we often see is issues with remove request timeouts, since all the data is being sent remotely when distributing to external connections (see https://github.com/10up/distributor#known-caveatsissues).

If you open the browser console while distribution is happening, do you see any errors there? You can also inspect the request in the Network tab of the console to see if that provides any information.

dfardon commented 3 years ago

@dkotter I don't expect it's a timeout issue, I'm just trying to push a simple post with 200 words of text, and a featured image, nothing more than that.

I see the following error in the browser console when distribution fails and the error message displays:

Uncaught TypeError: T is null C push.js:122

push.js:179 setTimeout handler* push.js:381 jQuery 7 push.js:375 jQuery 2 dispatch handle
jeffpaul commented 3 years ago

@dfardon we pushed our version 1.6.2 yesterday, please see if that helps resolve your issue... thanks!

dfardon commented 3 years ago

@jeffpaul Thanks Jeff, I've updated all sites to 1.6.2 and also discovered that the Wordfence firewall blocks Application Passwords by default - why I was still able to set them up I'm not sure, but I've now enabled them and can now connect the sites automatically. However, pushing posts still failed until I tried disabling Wordfence entirely, which fixes the problem. I'll look further into it over the next day or two and let you know what config needs to be applied so that Wordfence can be active but pushing posts is still succesful.

jeffpaul commented 3 years ago

@dfardon I've definitely seen multiple plugins have issues with Wordfence aggressively blocking (for good reason on the security side, but you need to find the balance where things are blocked but not for core plugin needs). I believe Wordfence has the ability to see all its settings somewhere, you might check to see if it's blocking something with the REST API as that's my best guess for now.

dfardon commented 3 years ago

@jeffpaul Sorted, by identifying the push attempt in the Live Traffic log in Wordfence on the remote sites, I've been able to add the IP to the Firewall Allowlist and posting now works. Thanks very much for your help. Have a good weekend!

jeffpaul commented 3 years ago

That's great to hear @dfardon! I'm going to close this issue as it sounds like you're all set. If anything else crops up, please let us know.