The “ssl_error_no_cypher_overlap” error on Mozilla Firefox means that your browser and the server to which you’re trying to connect cannot agree upon something called a “cipher suite”. This particular error code is specific to Mozilla Firefox browser, even though other major browsers like Google Chrome have their own error messages to indicate the same problem. […]
How To Fix FileZilla error “connection attempt failed with eai_noname”
If you’re trying to connect to your site via FTP using FileZilla, you may find the following error: Connection attempt failed with “EAI_NONAME – Neither nodename nor servname provided, or not known”. Here’s a screenshot of the error while using FileZilla’s “Quickconnect” button: FileZilla generates the “EAI_NONAME” response code when it’s unable to connect to […]
How to Forward with Masking: And Is It a Good Idea?
Updated: 7/12/2023 Forward with masking is a kind of redirect that lets you display content from another web page to users but keeps the original URL in the address bar. Here’s an overview of how it works, its implications, and whether or not it’s a good idea for your website. What is Forwarding with Masking? […]
How to Fix Cloudflare Error 520: Server Returns Unknown Error
The Cloudflare error 520: web server returns an unknown error is another class of errors relating to problems at the origin server. I’ve already written about Cloudflare error 500 and error 523, so now it’s time to examine 523 in a little more detail. This happens when your server returns a response that Cloudflare doesn’t […]
How to Fix Cloudflare Error 500: Internal Server Error
The Cloudflare error 500: Internal Server Error is an indication that there’s something wrong with your origin server. Unlike error 523: Origin is Unreachable, your server can receive and respond to Cloudflare’s requests but throws an error in response. With Error 523, your server doesn’t respond, so Cloudflare doesn’t know whether your server even exists. […]
How to Fix Cloudflare Error 523: Origin is Unreachable
If you’ve used Cloudflare for a while, you’ll inevitably see the following error one day: Error 523: Origin is unreachable This one is very simple to understand compared to some of the other Cloudflare errors. For one reason or another, Cloudflare is unable to contact your server. If you don’t have the “Always Online” feature […]
The Best WordPress Plugin To Combat Plagiarism
I’ve seen my share of site scrapers, and it’s safe to say that the overwhelming majority pose no threat to you. Google has some documentation indicating that it prefers original content over duplicate content. However, there are also cases where Google not only doesn’t penalize sites that plagiarize but actively ranks them higher than the […]
Is It Time to Bring Back Blog Comments?
The past 13 years haven’t been kind to blogs. Today, they’re viewed as a relic of the early days of the Internet, where people didn’t know how to design websites, and everyone had a blog. And for a while, it was good. I remember participating in a network of blogs with curated communities, where we […]
Two Filters That No Longer Work In Gutenberg (And Workarounds)
While updating some of my older WordPress posts, I noticed that some of the code I’d used that worked with the older classic editor no longer works with Gutenberg. Even though I admitted my mistake and embraced Gutenberg, it’s annoying that the two filters I used no longer work. In this article, I’ll document three […]
Migrating To The New Cloudflare Managed Rules Interface
If you’ve logged into the section of Cloudflare that deals with security and managed rules, you might see a new notification about migrating to the new Cloudflare managed rules interface. But it’s not just the interface that’s different. Cloudflare is changing the backend architecture of its managed rules implementation, and it’s essential to know how […]
