Release change log
- Fixed: Controls were added for the outdated Prime Mover plugin manager script in the mu-plugins directory.
- Fixed: Unable to download package in Docker-based WordPress installations.
- Fixed: Search and replace issues with similar subdirectory path installations.
- Fixed: Freemius safe mode after import.
- Fixed: After import, search and replace issues with broken external WordPress URLs.
- Compatibility: Tested for WordPress 6.8 release.
- Usability: Added tutorial to download packages in different ways.
Outdated & non-writable mu-plugin script detection
Prime Mover 2.0.5 detects non-writable mu-plugin scripts to ensure this can be updated. The handling is as follows:
- Check if the mu-plugin script manager is writable. If not writable – check if it’s the same with the latest version.
- If already the same with the installed version – the Prime Mover plugin can be used and remain activated.
- Otherwise, if the mu-plugin script is outdated and cannot be updated (due to permissions) – the Prime Mover plugin will auto-deactivate. The user must fix this issue before the plugin can be fully activated.
The control is added because it can introduce serious errors if the plugin is updated, but the mu-plugin script remains outdated.
Better compatibility with Docker-based install
The latest version is much better and friendlier to Docker-based installations than previous versions. There are several issues found with WordPress Docker that were fixed in the newest version:
- Unable to download packages in Docker.
- Bedrock WordPress migrations in and out of Docker will result in incorrect URLs.
The platforms tested with WordPress Docker are DevKinsta and DDEV development platforms.
Search replace issues with WordPress external URLs
This update fixes an edge issues with WordPress external URLs. For example, if you migrate a site – it will also change the WordPress external URLs, particularly those linked to external media files such as yourexternal.tld/wp-content/uploads/test.jpg
This happens when you migrate URLs with relative replacements (e.g. if you migrate from the root directory to the subdirectory), or it can happen if you migrate the main site to the subdirectory subsite.
Supposing these relative replacements will tell the processor to search for /wp-content/uploads/ and replace it with /wp-content/uploads/sites/5 (like when you migrate a main site to blog ID 5 subsite).
These relative replacements will affect external WordPress URLs so that it will change: yourexternal.tld/wp-content/uploads/test.jpg TO: yourexternal.tld/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/test.jpg
This will result in broken external WordPress. These are fixed with Prime Mover 2.0.5.
Freemius safe mode warning after import
In the previous version, there was a bug after the restore that would result in a “Freemius safe mode” warning. This happens mostly in multisites where clone subsites are from other subsites. The clone resolution offered by Freemius will not work in this case – because the URLs are also messed up.
The solution added in the latest version, 2.0.5, excludes Freemius settings and options from search and replace. This is unnecessary and can only corrupt the Freemius installation after restoration. This has already been done with previous versions, but this update is more of a refinement to ensure this is excluded.
Usability update: The download package column includes a tutorial link
With so many WordPress configurations and hosting, your host sometimes blocks any file download from your WordPress admin. This includes blocking the download of your exported Prime Mover packages (WPRIME package). This is beyond Prime Mover plugin control, but luckily, there is a way you can download them.
Almost all hosting solutions have access to their file manager or SFTP/FTP. You can use these tools to download your WPRIME packages if they are blocked within WordPress. With Prime Mover 2.0.5 – the download package heading column now has a link to the tutorial such as shown below:
WordPress 6.8 compatibility
There is a major update coming to WordPress this April 15, 2025. It’s the release of WordPress 6.8. Prime Mover 2.0.5 has been thoroughly tested with this newest version in all aspects of plugin functionality. This also includes testing the plugin in both single-site and multisite scenarios.
No issues were found during the testing, so we marked the release as compatible.
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