WordPress / WordPress/wordpress-playground
Silence `wp_version_check()` errors in Playground web
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[Type] Bug
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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Description
A by-product of preloading wp-admin requests is a series of log messages similar to this one:
[30-Jul-2025 13:30:47 UTC] PHP Warning: wp_version_check(): An unexpected error occurred. Something may be wrong with [WordPress.org](http://wordpress.org/) or this server’s configuration. If you continue to have problems, please try the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/forums/">support forums</a>. (WordPress could not establish a secure connection to [WordPress.org](http://wordpress.org/). Please contact your server administrator.) in /wordpress/wp-includes/functions.php on line 135
Let's silence them at the pre-loading stage. They don't add anything useful.
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Research direction
Review PR #2295 and the preloading path for wp-admin requests to locate where wp_version_check() warnings are emitted. Confirm the change suppresses these messages during preloading without hiding unrelated errors, then verify that the reported log output no longer appears.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100