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Uploaded image there’s no set date i know of where everything before is “classic” and everything after is “gutenberg” but it exists ChatGPT said: Thought for 50s Yep — that “date line” can absolutely exist, but it’s not a WordPress law of nature. It’s usually an emergent line created by (a) when your site first crossed into the block editor era and/or (b) a plugin setting that makes the editor sticky per-post. 1) The real global “Gutenberg begins” date The block editor shipped into core with WordPress 5.0 (Dec 6, 2018). So: anything authored before that was necessarily “classic-format content” (HTML-ish), unless later converted. 2) The site-specific “it exists on my site” date (the one you’re feeling) If you’re using the official Classic Editor plugin and you allow switching, it can make each post open in the last editor used, regardless of who edited it. That creates a very real-looking boundary: older posts were last edited in Classic → they keep opening Classic newer posts were created/last edited in Block → they keep opening Block So your “cutoff date” is often: the first day you started creating/editing posts in Gutenberg (or the day you changed Classic Editor’s settings) — not a universal WP timestamp. 3) How to prove which cutoff you’re seeing (fast) Pick one “classic-side” post and one “gutenberg-side” post: A) Content test ([BLOCK MARKERS]) Open the post’s Code Editor (or view source) and search for: <!– wp: If it’s present, that post is block-serialized content (Gutenberg-era format). If it’s absent, it’s classic HTML-ish content. B) Behavior test ([STICKY EDITOR]) On a “problem post” that opens Classic: use the plugin’s “Switch to block editor” link (if available), make a tiny change and Update, then reopen the post. If it now reliably opens in Block, you’ve confirmed you’re dealing with the “remember last editor used” behavior. 4) One more common reason the “date line” appears Something (theme, MU-plugin, or a “disable Gutenberg for X”) can selectively disable the block editor for subsets (post types, IDs, etc.) using filters like use_block_editor_for_post. That can mimic a date cutoff if, for example, your older stuff is one post type and your newer stuff is another. If you want, paste one post URL from each side of the line (one that opens Classic, one that opens Block) and I’ll tell you the most likely mechanism and the cleanest way to “make Block win by default, but keep Classic as an escape hatch” (which is usually the sweet spot). You said: ok im going to use my oldest post as a problem post. what setting am i changing in the classic editor plugin menu? ChatGPT said: In WP Admin, the Classic Editor plugin’s setting lives here: Settings → Writing → Default editor for all users You’re looking for these two controls: Default editor for all users Set this to Block editor (if your goal is “Gutenberg wins by default”). Allow users to switch editors Set this to Yes (recommended) so you can still open something in Classic when you need to. Then Save Changes. Quick sanity check after saving: Open your “oldest problem post.” If it still opens Classic, look for a link like “Switch to block editor” (often near the top / by the editor notice). Click it, make a tiny change, Update, then reload. That “stickiness” is usually what makes old posts keep reopening in Classic. You said: ok, yea it always defaults to gutenberg after the first change. i just wanted to see if i could not hae to make that first change for all the posts i haven’t opened since the gutenberg change was made ChatGPT said: Thought for 42s Yep — what you want is basically: [keep block editor as default] + [erase the “sticky last-editor” memory for old posts] That “stickiness” is stored as post meta, commonly: classic-editor-remember → value like classic-editor or block-editor So if you bulk-delete that meta key for all posts, WordPress falls back to your Settings → Writing → Default editor choice (which you’ve set to Gutenberg). Option A (cleanest): WP-CLI (bulk delete meta) If you can run WP-CLI on the server: Backup first (Updraft / host backup). Run something like: # delete the sticky meta key everywhere wp post meta delete $(wp post list –post_type=any –format=ids) classic-editor-remember That removes the per-post “remember” flag so everything starts obeying your global default. Option B: database (fastest, but higher stakes) In phpMyAdmin (or similar), after backup: DELETE FROM wp_postmeta WHERE meta_key = ‘classic-editor-remember’; Same effect: clears the sticky editor choice site-wide. Option C (no server access): “surgical instead of global” If you don’t want to touch DB/CLI, you can still do a batch workflow: open posts in list view, open in new tabs in chunks, click “Switch to block editor,” update, close. …but yeah, that’s the manual grind you’re trying to avoid. If you tell me which access you have (WP-CLI/SSH? phpMyAdmin? neither?), I’ll give you the exact safest step You said: ok, ill try option A, let me go log in ChatGPT said: Nice — here’s the exact “Option A” flow, with the safest version first. 0) Backup first Since this touches lots of post meta, do a quick backup (Updraft or host backup). 1) Confirm WP-CLI is actually available Run: wp –info If that works, you’re good. 2) Dry-run: see if the meta key exists (and how many) This lets you verify the key name before deleting anything: wp db query “SELECT meta_value, COUNT(*) AS n FROM wp_postmeta WHERE meta_key=’classic-editor-remember’ GROUP BY meta_value ORDER BY n DESC;” If it returns rows, you’ve confirmed the key is present and you can proceed. 3) Delete the sticky flag (recommended method) This avoids command-length issues and doesn’t need you to build a massive list of post IDs: wp db query “DELETE FROM wp_postmeta WHERE meta_key=’classic-editor-remember’;” That’s still “WP-CLI” (Option A), just done via WP-CLI’s DB wrapper — and it’s the most reliable on a huge site. 4) (Optional) Clear caches If you have caching plugins or object cache: wp cache flush 5) Verify behavior Open a few “old” posts you’ve never touched since Gutenberg: they should now obey Settings → Writing → Block editor by default. If your table prefix isn’t wp_, step 3 should use your real prefix (you can see it in wp-config.php as $table_prefix), but wp db query usually works either way if you adjust the table name. When you’re back and you’ve run step 2, paste the output (just the counts / values) and I’ll tell you whether you’re clearing the right key or if your setup is using a different meta key name. You said: Uploaded image also, idk if this screenshot helps ChatGPT said: Yep — that screenshot helps a lot. That “— Classic editor” tag on the Posts list is Classic Editor basically saying: “for this post, I’m remembering Classic as the last-used editor.” So you’re not imagining it — the “line” exists because the plugin is storing a per-post preference. What the screenshot implies Posts showing “— Block editor” have either: no remembered value (so they follow your global default), or a remembered value that points to block. Posts showing “— Classic editor” almost certainly have the remembered meta set to classic. The fix (so you don’t have to open/update each old post) Bulk-delete the remember flag in one shot. Best WP-CLI approach (works even on huge sites) Run these in order: 1) Confirm how many are affected wp db query “SELECT meta_value, COUNT(*) AS n FROM wp_postmeta WHERE meta_key=’classic-editor-remember’ GROUP BY meta_value ORDER BY n DESC;” 2) Delete the remembered editor flag site-wide wp db query “DELETE FROM wp_postmeta WHERE meta_key=’classic-editor-remember’;” 3) Optional wp cache flush If step (1) returns nothing Sometimes the meta key name differs. Then run this to discover what key is being used: wp db query “SELECT meta_key, COUNT(*) AS n FROM wp_postmeta WHERE meta_key LIKE ‘%classic%’ OR meta_key LIKE ‘%editor%’ GROUP BY meta_key ORDER BY n DESC LIMIT 50;” If you paste the output of that command (just the rows), I’ll tell you exactly which key to delete—then you can do the same one-line DELETE and be done. You said: Uploaded image ChatGPT said: Thought for 15s Perfect screenshot — it shows two separate issues: 1) You ran WP-CLI from the wrong directory (so it can’t find WordPress) At the bottom you’re in a plain kingdomofjoga.com [~]# prompt and WP-CLI says: “This does not seem to be a WordPress installation…” So either: cd into the WP root (where wp-config.php lives), or add –path=… to every wp command. On your host, it looks like the WP root is probably: cd ~/public_html Then test: wp core version If that works, you’re in the right place. 2) Your DB table prefix is _SXI_, not wp_ Your earlier successful commands are using _SXI_postmeta, so for Classic Editor you must query that table. Run this (single line) From ~/public_html: wp db query “SELECT meta_value, COUNT(*) AS n FROM _SXI_postmeta WHERE meta_key=’classic-editor-remember’ GROUP BY meta_value ORDER BY n DESC;” If you see counts, you’ve confirmed the sticky flag. Then delete it site-wide wp db query “DELETE FROM _SXI_postmeta WHERE meta_key=’classic-editor-remember’;” Optional: wp cache flush About that “Unsuccessful stat on filename containing newline…” That’s happening because you’re pasting multi-line SQL into WP-CLI in a way cPanel’s wrapper doesn’t like. Keep the SQL inside the quotes to one line (like the commands above) and it stops. If you run the SELECT and paste the output (the rows), I’ll tell you immediately whether you’re ready to delete or if your install is using a different meta key name. You said: Uploaded image should i always log out of SSH before quitting terminal? ChatGPT said: You don’t have to, but it’s a good habit. If you type exit (or Ctrl-D) first, the SSH session ends cleanly and you won’t see that prompt. If you just quit Terminal / hit “Terminate”, macOS kills the SSH process. That also closes the connection, but it’s a “hang up” instead of a tidy logout. Rule of thumb Normal use: exit before closing the window. If something is stuck / you’re sure nothing is running: Terminate is fine. One exception: if you started a long command on the server in that SSH session, Terminate will kill it unless you ran it inside screen/tmux or with nohup. You said: ok so im entering what first? this “cd public hitml? i just logged inoto SSH and entered passphrase ChatGPT said: Yep — first thing after you log in (and after the passphrase) is to move into the WordPress root so WP-CLI can “see” wp-config.php. Step 1: go to the WP root Run: cd ~/public_html Step 2: confirm WP-CLI sees WordPress wp core version If that prints a version number, you’re in business. Step 3: check the Classic Editor “remember” flag (using your _SXI_ tables) wp db query “SELECT meta_value, COUNT(*) AS n FROM _SXI_postmeta WHERE meta_key=’classic-editor-remember’ GROUP BY meta_value ORDER BY n DESC;” Step 4: delete it (only if Step 3 shows rows) wp db query “DELETE FROM _SXI_postmeta WHERE meta_key=’classic-editor-remember’;” Then optionally: wp cache flush If Step 2 fails (still says “does not seem to be a WordPress installation”), tell me exactly what it outputs and I’ll point you to the correct directory on that host. You said: Uploaded image ChatGPT said: Yep — you’re in the right place now. Your prompt shows: kingdpu8@kingdomofjoga.com [~/public_html]# So next, do these in this exact order: 1) Confirm WP-CLI sees WordPress wp core version 2) Check how many posts have the Classic “remember” flag (keep it one line) wp db query “SELECT meta_value, COUNT(*) AS n FROM _SXI_postmeta WHERE meta_key=’classic-editor-remember’ GROUP BY meta_value ORDER BY n DESC;” 3) If step 2 returns rows, delete that flag site-wide wp db query “DELETE FROM _SXI_postmeta WHERE meta_key=’classic-editor-remember’;” 4) Optional cache flush wp cache flush About that warning you’re seeing cannot create: No such file or directory (hg_tmp_history) is a harmless shell-history temp-file thing. Ignore it for now — it won’t affect WP-CLI or the DB queries. Run step 1 and paste what it outputs (just the result line). You said: Uploaded image ChatGPT said: Perfect — wp core version returned 6.9.1, so WP-CLI is pointed at the right WordPress install. ✅ Next, run this one-liner to see how many posts are “stuck” remembering Classic vs anything else: wp db query “SELECT meta_value, COUNT(*) AS n FROM _SXI_postmeta WHERE meta_key=’classic-editor-remember’ GROUP BY meta_value ORDER BY n DESC;” If it prints rows like classic-editor / block-editor with counts → great. Then you can clear the stickiness site-wide: wp db query “DELETE FROM _SXI_postmeta WHERE meta_key=’classic-editor-remember’;” Optional (only if you use caching/object cache): wp cache flush After that, refresh your Posts list — those “— Classic editor” labels should disappear and everything should obey your global Block editor default unless you explicitly switch a post again. You said: Uploaded image ChatGPT said: YES. That output is exactly what we wanted. You’ve got: block-editor → 29,404 classic-editor → 727 So those 727 are the ones showing “— Classic editor” in your Posts list. Now run the delete (one line) This will remove the “remember editor” flag entirely so posts fall back to your global default (Gutenberg): wp db query “DELETE FROM _SXI_postmeta WHERE meta_key=’classic-editor-remember’;” Then (optional but nice) wp cache flush Verify in WP Admin Reload the Posts list: the “— Classic editor” / “— Block editor” labels should disappear (or at least the Classic ones should be gone), and opening those old posts should default to Gutenberg without you doing the first manual flip. If you want an extra safety confirmation before/after, run: wp db query “SELECT COUNT(*) AS n FROM _SXI_postmeta WHERE meta_key=’classic-editor-remember’;” Before delete it should be ~30131 total; after delete it should be 0. You said: Uploaded image ChatGPT said: Nice — you ran the DELETE correctly. ✅ WP-CLI didn’t print a “rows affected” line (common with this wrapper), but the command executed. Now do this quick confirmation: 1) Verify it’s gone (should return 0) wp db query “SELECT COUNT(*) AS n FROM _SXI_postmeta WHERE meta_key=’classic-editor-remember’;” If n is 0, you’re done-done. 2) Optional cache flush wp cache flush 3) Verify in WP Admin Reload Posts → All Posts: those “— Classic editor” labels should vanish, and opening an untouched old post should now default to Gutenberg. (That hg_tmp_history… cannot create message is still just noise—ignore.) You said: Uploaded image ChatGPT said: Boom. ✅ Your verification query shows n = 0, so the sticky “remember editor” flag is fully cleared. Next two quick finishes: 1) Optional cache flush (safe) wp cache flush 2) Check in WP Admin Reload Posts → All Posts and open a couple of previously “Classic editor” posts. They should now default to Gutenberg without you doing the “first switch.” 3) Clean exit from SSH When you’re done: exit If anything still opens Classic after this, it won’t be the “remember” meta anymore — it would mean a different rule is forcing Classic (post type, plugin filter, etc.). But based on your counts, this should be the whole fix. You said: Uploaded image ChatGPT said: Perfect. ✅ wp cache flush ran successfully (“Success: The cache was flushed.”) classic-editor-remember is at 0 so the “sticky Classic” behavior is officially nuked site-wide. Now go to WP Admin → Posts → All Posts and refresh: those “— Classic editor” tags should be gone, and old untouched posts should open in Gutenberg by default. When you’re done in SSH, clean exit: exit You said: great thx i think that should clear it up ChatGPT said: Hell yeah — that was the right fix (727 posts freed 🧹). Two quick “make sure it sticks” checks: In WP Admin: Settings → Writing → Default editor = Block editor (and “allow switching” however you prefer). Spot-test 2–3 formerly “Classic editor” posts from the list. And yep — when you’re done in Terminal: exit to close SSH cleanly. You said: i think i should probbly delete all broken image links on the site ChatGPT said: That’s a solid cleanup target — just do it in a way that won’t melt your server or turn into a “death loop.” The key distinction Broken images in content = posts/pages contain <img … src=”…”> that 404s. Missing attachment files = the Media Library still has attachments, but the physical file in /uploads/ is gone. Hotlinked / external images = the remote site changed/blocked. Each needs a slightly different tool. Safest, fastest approach (recommended) 1) Crawl the site and export the broken images list Use a crawler from your Mac so the load is on you, not WordPress: Screaming Frog SEO Spider (free tier is often enough for sampling; paid for huge crawls) or any link checker that reports image 404s and exports CSV. This gives you a list of: page URL where the broken image appears broken image URL status code (404, 410, timeout, etc.) 2) Fix in bulk (surgical replacements) Once you have the broken image URL patterns, you can often fix thousands with search/replace: wrong domain (http → https, www vs non-www) old uploads path (/wp-content/uploads/2014/… etc.) CDN domain changes Use Better Search Replace (plugin) or WP-CLI search-replace (faster, safer on big sites if used carefully). WordPress-native approach (works, but can be heavy) Plugins like Broken Link Checker can find broken media links, but on a huge site they can be resource-hungry. If you use one, enable it temporarily, scan, export, then disable. If your goal is literally “delete all broken image links” Be careful: “delete” can mean either: remove the <img> tags from posts (content changes), or delete orphaned Media Library items (attachment cleanup). For content: remove <img> tags only when the URL matches a broken pattern That’s usually done via: crawl → export broken image URLs → batch replace those exact URLs with nothing (or a placeholder image) For Media Library: remove attachments whose files are missing That’s a different audit (filesystem vs DB), and it’s doable — but you’d want to log results first so you don’t delete good records. If you want the cleanest “JoGa-scale” workflow, do it as a 12-pack: full backup crawl sample (1k URLs) identify top 3 broken URL patterns run 1 targeted search/replace (dry run) re-crawl sample repeat patterns then do the full crawl export final broken images list decide: remove vs replace with placeholder apply bulk edits re-crawl verification disable any temporary plugins If you tell me whether most broken images are internal uploads or external hotlinks, I’ll give you the exact fastest toolchain and (if you want) the WP-CLI commands for a dry-run search/replace that won’t brick anything. You said: i have a couple wp plugins for broken inks ut ihavent used them. in a while, are any of them good fpr just deleting them? i think i onl used them to detect the broken links ChatGPT said: Most “broken link” plugins are good at finding broken stuff, but only meh-to-dangerous at auto-deleting—especially on a site your size. That said, there are a couple ways to “delete” (remove) broken links/images, depending on what you mean by delete: 1) If you mean “remove the link but keep the text” Broken Link Checker (the classic one) is good here: It can unlink broken hyperlinks (turn <a href> into plain text) in bulk. That’s usually safe for text links. But… 2) If you mean “remove broken images from posts” This is the tricky part. Most broken-link plugins detect broken images, but they don’t always cleanly “delete the <img> tag” in bulk the way you’d want. Some let you edit each instance, but bulk-removal is inconsistent. For images, the cleanest “delete” is usually: identify the broken image URL(s) / patterns run a targeted search/replace that removes those specific <img …> chunks (or replaces them with a placeholder) That’s not something I’d trust a generic broken-link plugin to do automatically at scale. 3) If you mean “delete Media Library items whose files are missing” That’s a different kind of cleanup (attachments vs content). Broken-link plugins usually don’t handle this well. You’d want a dedicated “media cleanup” tool, and even then: log first, delete second. My recommendation for your situation (huge site) Use your broken-link plugin(s) for what they’re best at: scan + export/report then do removal in a controlled bulk way (WP-CLI search-replace or a DB-safe search/replace plugin). If you tell me the names of the plugins you already have installed (Plugins → Installed Plugins screenshot or just copy/paste the names), I’ll tell you which of your set actually supports: bulk unlink bulk remove images export lists …and which ones to avoid on a 35k-post site. You said: Uploaded image Uploaded image i’m still seeing some scattershot “classic editor” default openings…but i’ll just manully change to “block editor” when i encounter them. i thought iwas solved yesterday by the simple test of viewing list of my posts from oldest to newest. before the SSH changes, some were labeled “classic editor”, after the SSH changes, they were all either not labeled or labeled “block editor”. not sure what the difference between “no label” and “black editor label” because they both open to the block editor. i would turn off the classic editor and page title splitter so that all posts would be forced to open to the block editor. it would be ideal if just turning off the “classic editor plugin” would also turn off the “line break” changes made with “pge title splitter”. if i turn off “page title splitter as well, i just get a bunch of clunky post titles before i add the other advantage to the “classic editor” line break method was cosmetic. even if you add the :br> in code view your wordpress post editor includes the >br> when its the post title… also wanted to see if we could switch all “password protected” posts to “private” ChatGPT said: Thought for 29s Got it — and you did solve the big piece yesterday: you nuked the sticky per-post “remember editor” flag (classic-editor-remember). That’s why your “oldest → newest” list stopped showing Classic tags. What you’re seeing now (“scattershot classic openings”) is almost always one of these 3 other mechanisms: A) You’re opening the Classic URL variant without realizing it In your Posts list you still have both links: Edit (block editor) Edit (classic editor) If you click the title vs Edit (block editor), or if a tab is bookmarked, sometimes you end up on a URL that includes a Classic forcing param (or it routes you through the Classic endpoint). Quick check: when it opens Classic, look at the URL. If you see anything like: classic-editor ?classic-editor__forget &classic-editor …that explains it. Use Edit (block editor) as the “truth link.” B) Something else is forcing Classic for specific posts/post types Even with classic-editor-remember gone, another plugin/theme/MU-plugin can filter Gutenberg off for subsets (certain categories, old post type, etc.). Fast DB sniff (optional, if you want to prove it): wp db query “SELECT meta_key, COUNT(*) AS n FROM _SXI_postmeta WHERE meta_key LIKE ‘%classic%’ OR meta_key LIKE ‘%gutenberg%’ OR meta_key LIKE ‘%block%’ GROUP BY meta_key ORDER BY n DESC LIMIT 50;” If there’s another “force classic” meta key in play, it’ll usually show up there. C) “No label” vs “Block editor” label In the Posts list: “Block editor” label usually means the plugin has an explicit editor choice it can name. No label often means “no special handling here” → it just follows the global default (which for you is Block). So: both can open in Block, for slightly different reasons. Nothing “wrong” there. About disabling Classic Editor + Page Title Splitter Classic Editor plugin If you disable Classic Editor, WordPress will still open old content in Block Editor, usually inside a Classic block. That part is fine. Page Title Splitter Turning off Page Title Splitter will not automatically revert titles. The is literally stored inside post_title in the database (your screenshot shows the raw ). Deactivating the plugin won’t “unsplit” anything. Also: Block Editor will show the raw in the title field because it’s not meant to render HTML in titles. So your “cosmetic advantage” was essentially coming from the plugin UI layer, not WordPress itself. Practical take: If you like the behavior on the front-end, keep the plugin (or bake the behavior into your theme). If you want to remove the ugliness in the editor title field but keep the front-end look, better solution is: store plain text titles and handle line breaks with CSS/theme templates (so the admin title stays clean). That’s a theme-level fix, not a plugin trick. Switch all password-protected posts to Private (WP-CLI) This is totally doable — but note the semantic change: Password protected = public, but gated by password Private = only visible to logged-in users with permission (usually admins/editors) If you’re sure you want “private wins”, here’s the clean DB way (with your _SXI_ prefix): 1) Count how many you’ll affect wp db query “SELECT COUNT(*) AS n FROM _SXI_posts WHERE post_password <> ” AND post_status IN (‘publish’,’private’);” 2) Convert them If you want them private and also to clear the password (recommended, since it’s no longer needed): wp db query “UPDATE _SXI_posts SET post_status=’private’, post_password=” WHERE post_password <> ” AND post_status=’publish’;” (Optional) If you also have password-protected pages/custom post types and want everything, remove the post_status=’publish’ restriction, but I’d start with publish only. If you want, I can give you a single “audit command” that lists a handful of the remaining posts that still open Classic (IDs + titles) so we can see if it’s a post-type rule, a URL forcing issue, or another meta key. You said: no, i meant that if i add the line break with the classic editor, it lists the proper post name and keeps its instructions hidden. if i add the line break with a in code view. it appears the same to the user, but in my post listl, it is still listed with in the name ChatGPT said: Ahh—yep. That’s the difference between: “real HTML stored in post_title” (your ), vs a plugin/UI trick that renders a line break for you while keeping the underlying stored title “clean”. So when you add in code view, you’re literally saving those characters into the database title, and WP Admin will faithfully show them as text ( ) in the Posts list. What you liked about the Classic/Page Title Splitter behavior is: Front-end: shows the split title (good) Back-end list view: shows the “pretty” title without exposing the markup (also good) And it keeps your “instructions” hidden (i.e., it’s not leaking raw markup into admin UI) What that means for your options Option 1: Keep Page Title Splitter (or similar) and stop putting into titles This is the simplest: let the plugin do the rendering, and keep titles as plain text. Upside: Admin titles stay readable. Downside: You’re dependent on the plugin. Option 2: Remove from titles, but keep the front-end line break via theme/CSS This is the “clean system” approach: Store titles as plain text using a separator you control (example: -16 FEB 2026- | [DAILY PROGRESS] REPORT-) In the theme, replace | with when displaying the title (front-end only) Upside: Admin stays clean, no plugin dependency. Downside: Requires a small theme tweak (or a code snippet plugin). If you want that approach, the pattern is basically: keep a delimiter in the title (like | or —) front-end filter converts delimiter → admin stays untouched Option 3: Keep in titles, but hide it in the WP Admin list This is also possible: you can inject admin CSS/JS to render as a line break (or strip it) in the Posts table UI. Upside: You keep your existing titles. Downside: Admin-only hack; may break on WP updates. Your “instructions hidden” note If your “instructions” are in the title, the only safe way to “hide” them from the admin list is: don’t store them in the title. Put them in: the post content (first block, collapsed), or a custom field, or an excerpt, or a private taxonomy/tag If you tell me exactly what the “instructions” look like (one example title), I’ll give you the cleanest pattern that preserves: front-end line break admin list clean instructions not leaking into the title field at all You said: are there any wrdpress plug-ins that work ike “page title splitter” but can be applied to gutenberg editor? ChatGPT said: Thought for 33s Yes-ish, but with an important constraint: Gutenberg’s title field is plain text by design, so plugins can’t “inject a visual breakpoint control inside the title input” the same way Page Title Splitter does in Classic. That limitation is why Page Title Splitter has “doesn’t work with Gutenberg” threads in its support forum. So the real Gutenberg-compatible equivalents fall into two buckets: 1) Subtitle / Secondary-title plugins (Gutenberg-friendly workaround) Instead of forcing a line break inside the main title, you add a second title field (subtitle) and style the theme to display: Title Subtitle A widely used example is Secondary Title (adds an alternative title to posts/pages/CPTs, can auto-display / shortcode / PHP). This gives you the “two-line headline” look without polluting post_title with . 2) Theme-level “delimiter → on output” (best for your exact pain point) You keep titles clean in WP Admin, but still get controlled line breaks on the front end by using a delimiter like | (pipe) in the title, and your theme replaces it with only when rendering. This is a common pattern precisely to avoid showing up in the admin list. This one matches your requirement most closely: Admin list stays readable (no junk) Front end gets the split No need to touch Classic Editor at all The honest answer to your specific question A plugin that works exactly like Page Title Splitter but inside Gutenberg’s title field: generally no (because the title field doesn’t support that kind of formatting UI). If you tell me which you want: A) “true subtitle field” (Secondary Title style), or B) “single title field + delimiter that becomes on the front end” …I’ll give you the cleanest implementation path for your setup (and a safe way to migrate existing titles so your post list stops showing markup). You said: option B ChatGPT said: Cool — Option B is the cleanest way to keep Gutenberg titles plain-text (so your Posts list stays readable) while still getting a two-line title on the front end. Here’s the setup. 1) Pick a delimiter token Use something you’ll never naturally type by accident. Good options: || (double pipe) ← my favorite ⏎ (a symbol) —//— (your own marker) Example title you type in Gutenberg: -16 FEBRUARY 2026- || [DAILY PROGRESS] REPORT- Admin list will show exactly that (clean). Front-end will show it as: line 1 line 2 2) Convert delimiter → on the front end only Add this snippet via Code Snippets plugin (or your theme’s functions.php if you prefer). /** * Front-end: turn ” || ” into a line break in post titles. * Admin remains unchanged. */ add_filter(‘the_title’, function ($title, $post_id = 0) { // Don’t affect admin screens or REST responses. if (is_admin() || (defined(‘REST_REQUEST’) && REST_REQUEST)) { return $title; } // Only affect the main query title output. $delimiter = ‘ || ‘; if (strpos($title, $delimiter) !== false) { $title = str_replace($delimiter, ‘ ’, $title); } return $title; }, 10, 2); Important note Your theme must output titles with HTML allowed (most do). If your theme escapes the title, the might show as text. If that happens, we’ll switch to a theme-template filter instead (still easy). 3) Optional: make the second line slightly smaller Add CSS (Customizer → Additional CSS): .entry-title br + span, .entry-title br + * { display: inline; } (If you want true styling control, we can instead wrap the second line in a … and style it cleanly.) 4) If you already have stored in titles You can clean them out in bulk and replace with your delimiter. Dry run (shows how many titles contain ): wp db query “SELECT COUNT(*) AS n FROM _SXI_posts WHERE post_title LIKE ‘%<br%’;” Replace → || (simple version): wp db query “UPDATE _SXI_posts SET post_title = REPLACE(post_title, ‘ ’, ‘ || ‘) WHERE post_title LIKE ‘% %’;” If you have variants like or , we’ll run additional replaces. If you tell me what theme you’re on (or paste the HTML around your post title from “View Source”), I can make sure the will render as an actual line break on your front end with zero surprises. You said: Uploaded image will this plug-in work or should i download “code snippets”? ChatGPT said: Yep — WPCode Lite will work for this. You do not need to install “Code Snippets” just for the delimiter → filter. Do this: WP Admin → Code Snippets (WPCode) → Add Snippet Choose “Add Your Custom Code (New Snippet)” Code Type: PHP Snippet Paste this (same idea, just a hair more guarded): add_filter(‘the_title’, function ($title, $post_id = 0) { // front-end only if (is_admin() || (defined(‘REST_REQUEST’) && REST_REQUEST)) { return $title; } $delimiter = ‘ || ‘; if (strpos($title, $delimiter) !== false) { $title = str_replace($delimiter, ‘ ’, $title); } return $title; }, 10, 2); Set Location to “Run Everywhere” (default is fine), Activate. Then test one post with a title like: -16 FEBRUARY 2026- || [DAILY PROGRESS] REPORT- If your theme escapes the title and you see the literal on the front end, tell me what theme you’re using and I’ll give you the alternate hook that works for your theme output. You said: ok, do i add title to the snippet first? ChatGPT said: Yep — in WPCode you should give the snippet a title (it’s just for your organization). Use something like: Title: Title delimiter -> line break ( || ) Code Type: PHP Snippet Paste the code Auto Insert / Location: Run Everywhere (default is fine) Active: On Then Save. Nothing about the snippet “title” affects your post titles — it’s just the label for the snippet itself. You said: what’s a general rule to test whether a change to a wordpress site is working? i stil see the in my post list after activating the snippet. if it doesn’t work at first, do i then clear wordpress site cache….then clear chrome cookies….then log out of wordpress and log back in…restarting chrome….restarting computer? ChatGPT said: Good instinct. Here’s the sane rule: Test in the smallest scope first, and only clear what could actually be caching the thing you changed. Don’t jump straight to “restart computer” unless you’re debugging hardware. First: know what you’re testing Your snippet changes front-end rendering only (the_title on non-admin pages). So: Seeing in the WP Admin Posts list is expected and will not change from that snippet. You should test on the front-end post page (View → the public page), not inside wp-admin. If you want the admin list to hide , that’s a different snippet (admin-only filter) or a bulk title cleanup. Minimal test sequence (90% of cases) 1) Test in a private window Open the post on the front end in Incognito/Private. This bypasses a bunch of logged-in caching weirdness and plugin toolbars. 2) Hard refresh that page On Mac Chrome: Cmd–Shift–R (or hold Shift and click reload). 3) If you use a caching plugin / host cache → purge cache In WP Admin bar you literally have “Purge cache” — click that. That’s the right cache to clear for theme/snippet output. What not to do (usually wasted effort) Clearing Chrome cookies: only matters for login/session issues, not HTML output. Logging out/in: rarely relevant unless the snippet is role-dependent. Restarting Chrome / computer: almost never relevant for a WordPress PHP snippet. Why you still see in the post list Because is stored in post_title as text. The admin list intentionally shows raw title text. Your snippet doesn’t touch admin. Quick front-end check Pick one post title that contains your delimiter (like ||) and view it on the front end. If you used ||: the front end should show a line break. If you’re trying to make existing titles break on the front end: your snippet won’t change those unless you replace with || in the actual stored titles, or we modify the snippet to also convert text. If you want, I can adjust your snippet to handle both: || → literal / in titles → But first: are you testing on the front end or in the Posts list? (Because the Posts list result you reported is exactly what I’d expect.) You said: Uploaded image i just don’t want it to show up on the admin page….the never shows up on the front end as long as i insert in code view. on the top of template post pages, i include something like ✨XXX✨ 🎶BASIX🎶 at the top and can directly cut/paste into title box without changing to code view. ChatGPT said: Got it: you want to keep using in the title (because it’s fast + works on the front end), but you want WP Admin to display it “pretty” (or at least not show the literal text) in the Posts list + title box. That’s an admin-only display problem, not a front-end problem. Here are the two clean approaches—pick the vibe: Option 1 (recommended): Hide in WP Admin display only (keep it stored) This keeps your workflow exactly as-is. A) Strip it in the Posts list (admin table) Add a second WPCode PHP snippet (admin-only): Title: Admin: hide in post titles PHP snippet: add_filter(‘the_title’, function ($title, $post_id = 0) { // ONLY in wp-admin screens (posts list, etc.) if (!is_admin()) { return $title; } // Remove common variants that may be stored in post_title. $title = str_ireplace([‘ ’, ‘ ’, ‘ ’], ‘ ‘, $title); // Optional: collapse double spaces $title = preg_replace(‘/\s+/’, ‘ ‘, $title); return $title; }, 10, 2); Result: WP Admin lists won’t show anymore. Front end remains unchanged (your existing front-end behavior stays). B) Also clean it in the editor title input (optional) The Gutenberg title input is React-driven; the_title doesn’t always affect that field. If you still see inside the edit screen’s title box, we can handle that with a tiny admin JS snippet (also via WPCode) to “display-clean” the input while preserving the saved value — but try A first. Option 2 (more “proper”): Stop storing and use a delimiter This is the earlier Option B. It eliminates the admin issue forever, but it changes your workflow (you’d paste || instead of ). Your exact use case (templates like ✨XXX✨ 🎶BASIX🎶) Option 1 is perfect: keep pasting exactly that, but make admin UI stop showing raw . Important note This is purely cosmetic in admin. It won’t break anything, but: In some places WP Admin might still show the raw post_title (e.g., quick edit fields, some plugin screens). The posts list is the big one. If you add the admin snippet above and your Posts list still shows , tell me whether you’re using a plugin that replaces the Posts table UI (or a custom admin theme), and I’ll switch the approach to an admin JS override that will 100% catch it. You said: should i delete that last snipppet? what was it doing? ChatGPT said: Don’t delete it yet until we’re sure what you want, but here’s what it was doing: The last snippet (“delimiter → line break”) behavior It only affects the front end, and only when a title contains your delimiter: If a post title contains ||, it replaces that with an actual HTML when the title is displayed on the site. It does nothing in wp-admin (Posts list, editor title box) because it explicitly bails out on is_admin(). So: It does not help with your current problem ( showing in the admin list). It also doesn’t change anything unless you actually use || in titles. Should you delete it? If you aren’t going to use the || delimiter system, you can deactivate that snippet (safer than deleting). It’s basically unused. If you might switch to delimiter titles later, keep it. What you need for your goal You want an admin-only snippet that hides (or prettifies) stored in titles inside wp-admin. That’s a separate snippet from the delimiter one. If you tell me whether you want the admin list to show: a space instead of , or a visible separator like / or •, …I’ll tailor the admin snippet accordingly. You said: can you use [SPACE] [ | ] [SPACE] ? ChatGPT said: Yep — perfect. We’ll make WP Admin display any (and variants) as: | (space, pipe, space) Keep your stored titles exactly as they are; this is just cosmetic in wp-admin. WPCode snippet (admin-only display) Create a new PHP snippet (or edit the one we were about to add) and use this: add_filter(‘the_title’, function ($title, $post_id = 0) { // Only affect wp-admin display (Posts list, etc.) if (!is_admin()) { return $title; } // Replace stored variants with ” | ” $title = str_ireplace([‘ ’, ‘ ’, ‘ ’], ‘ | ‘, $title); // Optional: normalize whitespace $title = preg_replace(‘/\s+/’, ‘ ‘, $title); return trim($title); }, 10, 2); What you should expect after enabling Posts → All Posts list: titles will show | instead of . Front end: unchanged (your still works as a line break). Some places (like the Gutenberg title input field) may still show raw because it’s not always powered by the_title. If that happens, we’ll add a tiny admin JS snippet to make the title box display pretty too. If you want, name the snippet something like: Admin: show as | in titles. You said: cool that works, thx. so now i’ve got everything opening to block editor, code being only option for title line breaks, and a way to hide any markup language in the admin post list with snippets. how about changing all password protected posts to private posts? ChatGPT said: Cool — let’s do the password→private conversion cleanly. What this will do For any post that currently has a password (i.e. post_password is not empty), we’ll: set post_status to private clear post_password (recommended, since it won’t be used anymore) This keeps the content but changes visibility rules. 0) (Strongly recommended) Backup first Updraft / host backup. 1) Count how many password-protected posts you have Run in SSH from ~/public_html: wp db query “SELECT COUNT(*) AS n FROM _SXI_posts WHERE post_password <> ” AND post_type=’post’;” If you want to include pages too: wp db query “SELECT post_type, COUNT(*) AS n FROM _SXI_posts WHERE post_password <> ” GROUP BY post_type ORDER BY n DESC;” 2) Convert password-protected posts to private + clear password wp db query “UPDATE _SXI_posts SET post_status=’private’, post_password=” WHERE post_password <> ” AND post_type=’post’;” 3) Verify wp db query “SELECT COUNT(*) AS still_passworded FROM _SXI_posts WHERE post_password <> ” AND post_type=’post’;” Should be 0. Optional: flush cache wp cache flush Notes / gotchas Private posts are visible only to logged-in users with permission (admins/editors). If you ever relied on “share the password with someone who’s not logged in,” that will stop working. If you have custom post types that are password-protected, we can include them too (once you see the breakdown by post_type). If you paste the output of the post_type breakdown query, I’ll tell you the exact safest UPDATE that matches what you actually have. You said: Uploaded image are any of these warnings concerning? ChatGPT said: Mostly not your fault, but yes, they’re worth caring about—just not as an emergency for what you’re doing. From your screenshot I can see these two messages: 1) “WARNING: connection is not using a post-quantum key exchange algorithm…” This is basically OpenSSH saying: Your connection is using normal modern SSH crypto (still fine), but it’s not using a newer post-quantum KEX method (like sntrup761x25519-sha512@openssh.com), so in a far-future “store now, decrypt later” world, someone recording today’s traffic might theoretically decrypt it later if quantum computers get strong enough. Practical reality: for WordPress admin / WP-CLI maintenance, this is not something you need to panic about. It’s more of a “your server’s SSH config is behind current best-practice.” If you want to improve it It’s a server-side SSH config update. You’d need your host (Bluehost) or server admin to update OpenSSH and enable PQ KEX. If you don’t control server SSH config, you can’t “fix” it from your Mac alone. 2) “The server may need to be upgraded…” That’s the actionable summary: your server’s SSH stack likely isn’t up to the latest OpenSSH features. Any immediate risk to proceed with your WP work? No. For what you’re doing (WP-CLI + DB queries) the connection is still encrypted and authenticated. Just: keep using key-based SSH (which you are), don’t paste secrets into the terminal unnecessarily, and log out with exit when done. One quick thing I would check (low effort) Run this on the server (once you cd ~/public_html): ssh -V Actually that runs locally, not on server—better: uname -a Not to “fix” it, just to know what kind of environment you’re on. If you ever open a support ticket, you can mention: “OpenSSH client warns PQ KEX not enabled; can you upgrade SSH daemon / enable sntrup KEX?” If you want, paste the exact warning lines (copy text) and I’ll tell you whether it’s just “missing PQ KEX” or also complaining about older ciphers/MACs (those would be more concerning). You said: Uploaded image i’m using this command line to log into SSH ssh -i ~/.ssh/jogakey kingdpu8@162.241.217.108 i forget, do i have to do some other command to apply it to “public html”? my current prompt line* —> ChatGPT said: Yep — that SSH command just logs you into your account’s home directory (~). It doesn’t automatically drop you into public_html. What you do next At that prompt: cd ~/public_html Then you’ll see your prompt change to something like: [~/public_html]# At that point WP-CLI commands like wp core version will work without needing –path=…. Quick “did it work?” check After cd: pwd Should print something ending in /public_html. Tip (optional): make it automatic If you always want SSH to land in public_html, you can run: echo “cd ~/public_html” >> ~/.bash_profile (or ~/.bashrc depending on shell), but I’d only do that if you’re comfortable editing shell startup files. The manual cd is totally fine. You said: Uploaded image ChatGPT said: You did it exactly right. ✅ Your screenshot shows: you ran cd ~/public_html pwd returned: /home2/kingdpu8/public_html your prompt now ends with: [~/public_html]# So you’re already “applied to public_html” — nothing else needed. The only odd thing left: that hg_tmp_history… cannot create line That’s just your shell trying (and failing) to write a temp history file at login / on each command. It doesn’t affect WP-CLI or your WordPress work. If you ever want to silence it (optional), the quick fix is to create the directory it’s trying to use: mkdir -p /home2/kingdpu8/.hg_tmp_history …but honestly you can ignore it unless it annoys you. If you’re ready to do the password→private conversion now, we can run the count query next. You said: Uploaded image ChatGPT said: Nice — your query result is super clean: post → 2052 password-protected posts So we can safely target just post_type=’post’. Before you run the conversion (1 quick “sanity snapshot”) This tells you how many are currently publish vs already private (still passworded): wp db query “SELECT post_status, COUNT(*) AS n FROM _SXI_posts WHERE post_password <> ” AND post_type=’post’ GROUP BY post_status ORDER BY n DESC;” Convert password-protected → private (and clear passwords) This will flip only published password-protected posts to private and clear the password: wp db query “UPDATE _SXI_posts SET post_status=’private’, post_password=” WHERE post_password <> ” AND post_type=’post’ AND post_status=’publish’;” Verify it worked No more passwords on posts: wp db query “SELECT COUNT(*) AS still_passworded FROM _SXI_posts WHERE post_password <> ” AND post_type=’post’;” How many private posts you now have (optional): wp db query “SELECT COUNT(*) AS private_posts FROM _SXI_posts WHERE post_status=’private’ AND post_type=’post’;” Then flush cache (optional) wp cache flush Note: once these are private, they won’t be accessible to non-logged-in viewers even with a password (that’s the point). If you still need “shareable but gated” for any subset, we should exclude those first (by category/tag/ID list). You said: Uploaded image ChatGPT said: Perfect — all 2052 password-protected posts are currently publish. That means the conversion query can be super straightforward. Run the conversion (private + clear password) wp db query “UPDATE _SXI_posts SET post_status=’private’, post_password=” WHERE post_password <> ” AND post_type=’post’ AND post_status=’publish’;” Verify (should be 0) wp db query “SELECT COUNT(*) AS still_passworded FROM _SXI_posts WHERE post_password <> ” AND post_type=’post’;” Quick sanity: how many private posts now wp db query “SELECT COUNT(*) AS private_posts FROM _SXI_posts WHERE post_status=’private’ AND post_type=’post’;” Optional wp cache flush After that, in WP Admin → Posts: those posts will show as Private they will no longer be accessible via password prompt to logged-out visitors (they’ll 404 or show “not found” depending on theme), which is the intended behavior. You said: Uploaded image i’m still getting a few more of these scattershot “classic editors”. is there any way to filter, i have the clssic editor plugin turned off but a lot of old posts still open to classic editor ChatGPT said: Thought for 29s That “— Classic editor” label in the Posts list is the giveaway: something is still enabling a Classic-editor pathway, even if you think you turned the Classic Editor plugin off. There are 3 common causes: 1) Classic Editor is still active somewhere (MU-plugin / network / caching) Even if you deactivated it in the normal Plugins screen, it can still be active as: a Must-Use plugin (wp-content/mu-plugins/) a network-activated plugin (if multisite) or you’re looking at an uncached admin page vs a cached one (less common, but happens) Fastest truth test (SSH/WP-CLI): cd ~/public_html wp plugin list –status=active | egrep -i “classic|gutenberg|editor|disable” wp plugin list –status=must-use | egrep -i “classic|gutenberg|editor|disable” If you see classic-editor (or anything like “Disable Gutenberg”), that explains the scattershot behavior. 2) Something is forcing Classic for certain posts via a filter Some plugins/themes use: use_block_editor_for_post use_block_editor_for_post_type …and return false for specific posts/post types. 3) You’re opening the Classic link variant If you click Edit (classic editor) (or a bookmarked URL that forces classic), it’ll keep landing you there. The “scattershot” feeling can be as simple as “which link got clicked”. Make Block Editor win no matter what (posts only) If your goal is force Block Editor for all post posts, you can hard-override it with a WPCode snippet. WPCode PHP snippet Title: Force Block Editor for posts Code type: PHP add_filter(‘use_block_editor_for_post_type’, function ($use, $post_type) { if ($post_type === ‘post’) return true; return $use; }, 100, 2); add_filter(‘use_block_editor_for_post’, function ($use, $post) { if (is_object($post) && isset($post->post_type) && $post->post_type === ‘post’) return true; return $use; }, 100, 2); This makes “Edit” land in Gutenberg for posts even if some other code tries to disable it. “Is there a way to filter the ones still opening Classic?” Yes—if the Classic Editor plugin is active, you can filter by the underlying meta (but you already deleted classic-editor-remember, so that’s not it). Instead, I’d do this practical filter: Find posts whose content is not block-serialized (often the ones people think “are Classic”) wp db query “SELECT COUNT(*) AS n FROM _SXI_posts WHERE post_type=’post’ AND post_status IN (‘publish’,’private’) AND post_content NOT LIKE ‘%<!– wp:%’;” Those are “classic-format” posts (they will still open in Gutenberg, but inside a Classic block). Quick question-free next step Run the two WP-CLI “active/must-use plugin” commands above and paste the output lines that match. That will tell us in one glance whether: Classic Editor is still active (somewhere), or something else is disabling Gutenberg.

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