Strange Wordpress Problem Please Help

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  1. #1
    Having an issue with a wordpress site I built. I have had this issue before and it usually goes away when I clear my browser cache but not this time.

    Using WP 3.0.4 with permalinks set to - Day and name format

    The issue is I have links in my menu and when I click on them using Google Chrome it doesn't take me to the page. It actually downloads a file to my PC called "download" . The file itself is empty and has no file format like .txt or .html . It does this for any link I click in the menu. When I try the site in Firefox it works ok but occasionally I will get a black page with just the url for the page I should be on listed at the top of the page. When I refresh the page it takes me to the actual page.

    Very strange. Not sure if it's a wordpress issue or a browser/pc issue.

    Anyone else seen this before and know what the problem is?

    Thanks
     
    m82492, Jan 19, 2011 IP
  2. radiant_luv

    radiant_luv Peon

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    #2
    May be it's limited to your system/ browser? Did you check with another system? May be, post the link here so others can test on their system?
     
    radiant_luv, Jan 19, 2011 IP
  3. AutoblogWorld.com

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    #3
    I've actually seen this before when embedding a video and instead of it showing on the page and playing, it would prompt you to download it. The problem was a duplicate piece of code next to each other. However if it's just doing this in Google Chrome, it might just be a cross browser issue. If it's not doing this in IE or Firefox, my guess is that it is Google Chrome. I have a guy that does all my PHP cross browser stuff and we find there is a lot more issues making the pages viewable in Google Chrome than the other two browsers. Check the URL in Google Chrome and clear your cookies/cache and check it again.

    Good luck
     
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    Sounds more like the web server doesn't know how to deal with the file format, and so downloads it instead of displaying it.
     
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    i might suggest you have to reinstall the windows may it is the problem
     
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  6. radiant_luv

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    ==^ LOL. That reminds me of our IT support.
     
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  7. m82492

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    Site is HERE every time I click on one of the menu links it downloads a file called downloads. When I use www.hidemyass.com proxy to view the site it works fine. Used CCleaner to clean out temp files. This is driving me nuts.
     
    m82492, Jan 21, 2011 IP
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    Well he said Firefox would handle it correctly, only occasionally failing. That rules out the server being the issue.

    Also, I just viewed it in Google Chrome, it worked perfectly. It really looks like an issue with your browser.
     
    brpyne, Jan 21, 2011 IP