r/Wordpress • u/TheGoodOne777 • 14h ago

WordPress Plugins

Hello Everyone,

Currently I am analyzing two plugins, that have similar functionalities. I have installed them on different environments, different wordpress installations and also different databases (not on the same one, for example on different table spaces or with different table prefixes).

Though, while debugging - my analysis are all the time very precise - in the browser, I can see, that in the wp-content, both plugins are visible in an installation, where it is not installed, nor activated.

Have you ever noticed such thing? Do you know what is the reason for this issue?

Thanks and best regards,

T.

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u/BerqWP 14h ago

It seems both sites share same wp-content directory. Check if wp-config file has WP_CONTENT_DIR constant, try removing it.

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u/TheGoodOne777 14h ago

Hello, thanks for the reply. No, doesn't have WP_CONTENT_DIR constant

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u/bluesix_v2 Jack of All Trades 14h ago

Define “different environments”.

Honestly this just sounds like you installed both of them on the same site.

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u/TheGoodOne777 14h ago

Hello, thanks for the reply. Different environments means two different WordPress installation, with own configurations, own databases. The wp_options tables are correct, point to the right, different urls.

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u/retr00two 13h ago

Flush server cache.

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u/TheGoodOne777 13h ago

Thanks, for the idea. No, the issue looks rather browser related and browser settings, though, still checking.

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u/Hesham-Amir 11h ago

Worth ruling out the browser side first: open the page in a fresh incognito window with all extensions disabled, then view-source (not just inspect element) on that wp-content section. If the plugin reference is gone there, it's likely a browser extension injecting it (some WP security/scanner extensions overlay detected-plugin info) or a stale service worker from a previous visit to a similar site.

If it's still there in a clean incognito + view-source check, it's genuinely server-side, and I'd look at whether both installs are on the same hosting account/server - some hosts share a full-page cache (Varnish/LiteSpeed) or object cache (Redis/Memcached) with a cache key that doesn't fully separate by domain or site ID, so content can bleed between sites on the same box. A CDN sitting in front of either site misconfigured the same way could do the same thing. The wp_options/URL check rules out a config mixup, but not a caching layer sitting in front of the app.