WordPress 4.3 Stability Issue & Fix

Nemanja Aleksic

The latest 4.3 WordPress release has caused stability issues for some WordPress users. Although it’s not wide-spread, the cron bug has been reported to cause database issues and high site server CPU load.

Tell me more about the bug!

Reversed arguments for the scheduled task to split terms could cause the database to balloon in size in certain cases. Here’s the ticket with more detailed information:

How can I fix it?

The solution has already been found, and it will be deployed in the 4.3.1 release. In the meantime there’s no need to worry, we got your back!

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No, not literally.

Peter Wilson already released released the hotfix plugin on the WordPress repo. You can use ManageWP to instantly deploy it on all of your websites. Just follow these simple steps:

  • Go to Manage >Plugins & Themes on your ManageWP dashboard
  • Check Activate, and check all of your websites on the right
  • Search for “wp33423 hotfix” in the WordPress repository
  • Click Install
  • Celebrate, preferably with a victory dance

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Once the 4.3.1 WordPress version has been released, this plugin will deactivate itself automatically, and you can then use our Manage Plugins & Themes to completely remove it from your websites in seconds.

UPDATE: The 4.3.1 release is live, you no longer need to apply this fix – just use the ManageWP update widget to run the WordPress core update on all of your websites.

Comic credit: The Oatmeal

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Nemanja Aleksic
Head of Growth at ManageWP. Marketing Manager at GoDaddy. WordCamp Belgrade organizer. But first and foremost, a father, a husband and a puck stopper.

48 responses

  1. info@kwell.co.za Avatar
    info@kwell.co.za

    How do I resolve this error: Error: Unable to download backup file (Failed to write request to temporary file.)

    Reply
  2. chris@uprightsolutions.co.uk Avatar
    chris@uprightsolutions.co.uk

    Brilliant thanks. So easy!

    Reply
  3. Andrea Gatley Avatar
    Andrea Gatley

    Thank you! That just made updated 25 sites SO easy.

    Reply
  4. cindy@stylishink.com Avatar
    cindy@stylishink.com

    Thank you!

    Reply
  5. c.randolph@phillipsonline.com Avatar
    c.randolph@phillipsonline.com

    Thank you! ManageWP has made servicing clients so much easier. We all appreciate your work!

    Reply
  6. GINGALLEY Avatar
    GINGALLEY

    Thanks for the heads-up ManageWP! You’re the best!

    Reply
  7. Joe Fletcher Avatar
    Joe Fletcher

    That hotfix option is awesome. Curious, is ManageWP monitoring the Chrome 45 / WordPress admin bug? This bug is potentially affecting 1000s of WP admins.

    https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/33199

    You could push out this hotfix / plugin:

    https://github.com/raffjones/chrome-admin-menu-fix

    Reply
  8. jjsararas Avatar
    jjsararas

    Wonderful, because this is the sort of thing that makes maintenance customers feel warm and fuzzy about having someone else who possesses their spines..um..has their backs. 😉

    Reply
  9. James Clouser Avatar
    James Clouser

    Awesome. Thanks!

    Reply
  10. clayasbury Avatar
    clayasbury

    holy cow – this had me running circles for about 8 hours today. Thank you, Nemanja and ManageWP.

    Reply
  11. cliff@goatcloud.com Avatar
    cliff@goatcloud.com

    Truly awesome. Wow. Thank you!

    Reply
  12. andrew@cpmediallc.com Avatar
    andrew@cpmediallc.com

    ManageWP Rocks!
    Yes you do, yes you do!

    Reply
  13. curtise Avatar
    curtise

    Thanks guys, great work.

    Reply
  14. Ricky Onsman Avatar
    Ricky Onsman

    That’s ManageWP: applying WP fixes before WP does. Love it.

    Reply
  15. clayasbury Avatar
    clayasbury

    Perhaps I missed it, but should this be applied only to 4.3? I’ve got only 2 sites with 4.3 but a couple dozen at 4.2x on same server where MySQL was affected.

    Reply
  16. managewp.kleist@kascada.com Avatar
    managewp.kleist@kascada.com

    thanks!

    Reply
  17. contact4craig@gmail.com Avatar
    contact4craig@gmail.com

    Your instructions for the hotfix say to INSTALL it and then “celebrate”, but shouldn’t we INSTALL it, then ACTIVATE it on ALL sites, before we do our dance? 🙂

    Reply
  18. brad@mortgageeducators.com Avatar
    brad@mortgageeducators.com

    On a couple of my sites, I get this error whenever I try to install/update anything (WordPress, plugins, etc):

    Downloading update…

    Download failed.: error:0D0890A1:asn1 encoding routines:ASN1_verify:unknown message digest algorithm

    Installation Failed

    Why is this…?

    Reply
  19. matthias Avatar
    matthias

    We were investigating days to fix this issue (high cpu, …)
    Thank you!

    Reply
  20. Alground Avatar
    Alground

    Some of my domains have not yet updated to version 4.3. They do this automatically. Should I install the plugin before the upgrade?

    Reply
  21. clayasbury Avatar
    clayasbury

    Hope I’m wrong, but I upgraded a site from 4.2x straight to 4.3.1 this morning and now I’ve got high memory issues. The only site on the VPS and the only change made to the site. Be advised…

    Reply
  22. james.ash@jamcamedia.com Avatar
    james.ash@jamcamedia.com

    I am getting issues with the update and unable to write a post, I can add a title and add the SEO for Yoast but not write the main post any ideas?

    Reply
  23. Marcus Tibesar Avatar
    Marcus Tibesar

    The 4.3 / 4.3.1 auto upgrade whacked my database.

    Once I get my site working properly again, I am shutting off automatic upgrades.

    So tired of this foolishness WordPress core team!

    Reply
  24. Ben Avatar
    Ben

    Thanks guys, great work.

    Reply
  25. Walt Chamberlain Avatar
    Walt Chamberlain

    As of today. I’ve got 4.3.1 on boards and the bug is still there. Reinstalled 4.3.1 for the eighth time (just now) and bug is still there. Installed and activated wp33423 hotfix and that didn’t fix it either. I’m using just one platform.

    ???

    Walt

    Reply
  26. Bia2music Avatar
    Bia2music

    very good…
    thanks 🙂

    Reply
  27. Mike Avatar
    Mike

    So now is it now safe to upgrade to WordPress 4.3 for all my sites and blogs?

    Reply
  28. HireWPGeeks Avatar
    HireWPGeeks

    There are many of my client who are also complaining about the issues after upgrading their WordPress to 4.3.1.

    Reply
  29. Cole Avatar
    Cole

    Thanks for fixing the stability issue in wordpress. I am looking forward for much updates.

    Reply
  30. caryna Avatar
    caryna

    You did a great work…hat hotfix option is awesome. Curious, is ManageWP monitoring the Chrome 45 / WordPress admin bug? This bug is potentially affecting 1000s of WP admins.

    Reply

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