I try to only do plugins that “seem” reputable. Stuff that has a strong number of positive reviews with recent updates and can be found under the WordPress list. Again, I am new though, so I still may be naive in thinking that makes them safe.
Thank you all. I contacted the host. The Appearance problem was a PHP memory issue. They are going to do a scan and let me know what they find. I did my own scan, and it did not flag than as malware, but it did flag them as files of interest.
It’s crazy that I started this looking for why a screen wouldn’t load, and the problem was php memory, yet during the quest it is discovered that I may have malware on the site.
I know malware can happen at any time, but I started this site 4 days ago. I did not prepare for problems to start this soon. Should I use any plugin for malware? If so, do you have any recommendations or “best practices?”
Thanks again for everyone’s help and direction. Gary
I’m still new with playing with this stuff. Here is the error log. The most I can do is say “yep, looks like an error.” I’m not afraid to get my hands dirty, but I have no idea what to do about it.
1533062299: /hermes/bosnaweb21a/b1063/myd.fort/public_html/smartplanhelp.com/ssv3_payload_extractor-n1fsgqs3Kq.php startup
[31-Jul-2018 14:38:38 America/New_York] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: listItem in /hermes/bosnaweb21a/b1063/myd.fort/public_html/smartplanhelp.com/ssv3_payload_extractor-n1fsgqs3Kq.php on line 341
[31-Jul-2018 14:38:38 America/New_York] PHP Notice: Undefined property: Install::$setting in /hermes/bosnaweb21a/b1063/myd.fort/public_html/smartplanhelp.com/ssv3_payload_extractor-n1fsgqs3Kq.php on line 362
[31-Jul-2018 14:38:38 America/New_York] PHP Notice: Undefined property: Install::$setting in /hermes/bosnaweb21a/b1063/myd.fort/public_html/smartplanhelp.com/ssv3_payload_extractor-n1fsgqs3Kq.php on line 362
I am using the WordPress Twenty Sixteen theme. Does it matter that I did not create a custom theme?
I’m new to WP, so I’m not saying it isn’t my fault. I just figured I should start here.
