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Hi Peter, thanks for taking the time to go through everything in detail – really appreciated. Good to see how much is already done or on the roadmap. Also, I really like your “Nearly Everything at Once” acronym for Neo. 😉 Looking forward to the phased rollout. Cheers, Mike

Hi everyone, Every site I've launched eventually had a database incident — corrupted table, failed migration, bad deploy. Having a reliable backup system that runs automatically and stores offsite is non-negotiable. This module is what I use in production. GitHub: https://github.com/mxmsmnv/ProcessDbBackup What it does: Three independent backup types — Regular, Weekly, Monthly — each with its own LazyCron schedule and retention count Admin home widget — shows status (🟢 OK / 🟡 Outdated / 🔴 No backups) per type with "Create now" buttons Backblaze B2 upload — optional offsite storage after every backup, keep or delete local copy Chunked upload — upload .sql.gz from your computer in 2MB chunks, bypasses upload_max_filesize entirely Streaming restore — reads .gz line-by-line, flat memory usage regardless of dump size Partial restore — select individual tables from a backup Pre-restore auto-backup — safety backup of current DB before any restore Backup integrity verification — gzip check + SQL structure validation Lock file — prevents concurrent backup processes Exclude tables — skip cache, sessions etc. from all backups Storage protected with .htaccess deny-all Backup methods: mysqldump (preferred, InnoDB-safe hot backup) with PHP PDO fallback. Restore via mysql CLI with PHP PDO streaming fallback. Requirements: ProcessWire 3.0+, PHP 8.0+, zlib, PDO. mysqldump/mysql CLI optional but recommended for large databases. MIT License.

Hmm, not the best solution. 😅 I've tried it about 30 times already today.

You need try couple times.

Those "top bar features" are welcome, and so are the "library and inputfield" additions/changes. Thanks @Peter Knight!

Thanks, @millipedia. I used Audio Embed Textformatter in the past, in another site, together with Video Embed and so on (pdf, etc.). But it would be much simpler and more elegant to use a universal "insert media..." in TinyMCE. As a last resource, while I wait for a uniform solution, I'm using a Hanna code to embed the audio without forcing the person who is editing to deal with code. But I'm not completely satisfied with this partial solution, I confess.

You could use @teppo's Audio Embed Textformatter which converts URLs which reference audio files into an audio tag.

I assume you want those other RM types that should not be editable by the user with the given role still to be shown in admin, but with all their fields being disabled. The best way to achieve this is via hooks. Look here or search for similar topics for inspiration. Check RestrictRepeaterMatrix's source code for another example. You need to get the InputfieldRepeaterMatrix field at some point (maybe after the renderReadyHook method), foreach through the blocks and change their fields' output based on your conditions. Sorry for no ready-to-copy-and-paste code))

Media plugin is enabled. The file is in the inputfield files in the page. It doesn't work. The files inputfield allows wav and mp3 extensions, amongst others.

Hi everyone, I’m not actually sure who the forum admin is at the moment: here’s a bug report. I can’t change my profile picture. When I try to upload and save it, I get a 500 server error with the message: Content unavailable. Resource was not cached. FYI @ryan

I guess you have to enable the TinyMCE media plugin in your field settings → Input. It's in the Plugins section. Also, make sure to add the media type to the toolbar. Personally I try to avoid adding audio elements to the WYSIWYG editor. As a quick solution you could create a text field to reference a file path or add a file field which provide a upload option. <audio controls> <source src='{$file->url}' type='audio/mpeg'> </audio> Updated:

I need to insert in a inputfield (textarea) a player for sound (either mp3 or wav). It seems TinyMCE strips out the tag <audio src="..."></audio>. Any ideas about what I'm missing?

Hello, I need some advice on what is the best option to set permissions for Repeater Matrix. I am using a Repeater Matrix with multiple Repeater Matrix types in a template. The main Repeater_matrix_field consists of around 10 items with image, text fields and various layouts. What I am trying to do is to limit permissions and prevent a user role from editing. How can I restrict access to certain Repeater Matrix types so that all fields are locked except 2 Repeater Matrix types? Is that possible? Repeater_matrix_field structure: 1. Repeater Matrix item: Full size image field 2. Repeater Matrix Item Two Column text fields 3. and 4. Repeater Matrix Item. The only field that the user should be allowed to edit 5. Repeater Matrix Item: Text Teaser fields 6. Repeater Matrix Item: Full size image field 7. Repeater Matrix Item: Two Column text fields What is the most elegant way to set the permissions? Option A. I have looked into RestrictRepeaterMatrix module. However it still possible to modify and delete existing Repeater Matrix types. Option B. Usually I would add a separate field with individual permissions, but adding 2 more Repeater Matrix duplicates seems to be overkill. Also both fields are located in the middle of the Repeater Matrix field. The option to change the item order is essential. I hope this makes sense. I really appreciate any reply.

Update: Custom Option – v 1.1.0 A while back, a kind soul forked this module to add Polish quotation marks. Small plot twist: Polish primary quotes are typographically identical to German ones („...“) – so the fork mostly added the word "Polish" to the dropdown. Hats off to the spirit, though. 🇵🇱🇩🇪 Taking the hint, we've now added a Custom option: pick it in the module config and you get two extra text fields where you define your own opening and closing characters. No more forking required when none of the presets fit — Polish, Klingon, or otherwise. 😉 Cheers, Mike

[manual] Sync "TracyDebugger" branch "master": 1121 remote, 987 local, 0 to update, 0 to delete (134 preserved via .gitignore/.gitattributes) Yep. Thanks for quick fix!

Sorry, @matjazp, that's a genuine data-loss bug on Windows, on us. Root cause: buildLocalFileMap was using SplFileInfo::getPathname() which returns backslash paths on Windows, while the remote tree uses forward slashes. So every subdirectory file looked simultaneously "new" (not in local) AND "deleted" (not in remote) because the key comparison failed. The ZIP path then wrote 980 files and the delete pass immediately removed the same 980 files via their backslash variant — which on NTFS resolves to the same file. That's exactly the "6 files left in root" pattern you saw. Fix is now in branch refactor-install-from-Github: relative paths are normalized to forward slashes in buildLocalFileMap regardless of OS. A few things to double-check before you retry: Sync GitSync branch "refactor-install-from-Github" to latest commit 0f1425e Make sure your manually-restored TracyDebugger matches the upstream master (which it should if you grabbed it from the GH repo directly) Run sync — log should show something like 0 to update, 0 to delete (134 preserved via .gitignore/.gitattributes) and "up to date" If your restore was from git clone rather than the GitHub ZIP, your local will have .gitattributes and docs/ present — those are now matched by the .gitattributes export-ignore filter, so they'll be preserved rather than deleted. Thanks for the precise log output — without the file-count math the Windows-only nature wouldn't have been obvious. Linux/macOS users were unaffected because SplFileInfo::getPathname() already returns forward slashes there. Cheers, Mike

Hi Nomak, thanks for posting — this sounds like an interesting project. I'm Robert, a web developer based in Düsseldorf, Germany, doing both frontend and backend development. My frontend stack normally includes HTML, CSS (SASS/PostCSS), JavaScript (Alpine.js, htmx or Vue if needed), focusing on fully responsive (fluid) and accessible results. You can get a first impression of my work at robertweiss.de. I'm located in Germany and hold a valid EU VAT ID, so there would be no issues on the tax and legal side. I'd be happy to hear more about the project scope — for instance the size and complexity of the design, the number of templates/elements involved, and any specific interactions or animations expected. Knowing the budget you have in mind would also help me figure out if this could be a good fit for both of us. Looking forward to hearing from you! Best regards, Robert

Hi @Peter Knight Thanks for your reply! I have distinct mockups for the desktop version as well as for mobile - the tablet version must be derived from these mockups.

I remember that there were some attempts to create courses on PW, but none of them really stuck in my memory. I think it is better to make one's way through tutorials and read through the docs. There are some videos that can be useful. These come to mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHqnLQy9R1A - a really dated walkthrough I have once started with; everything looks different but the essence is the same) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOrdUWNK38ibz8U_5Vq4zSPZfvFKzUuiT - a comparaison to WP

Thanks for the fast response. Unfortunatelly the sync screw up the TracyDebugger (Error: Failed opening required 'C:\inetpub\wwwroot\site\modules\TracyDebugger/tracy-2.12.x/src/tracy.php') and I had to restore it form the GH repo. In the logs: 2026-05-13 09:28:15 admin http://localhost/processwire/setup/gitsync/sync/ [manual] Sync "TracyDebugger" branch "master": 1121 remote, 987 local, 980 to update, 980 to delete (134 preserved via .gitignore/.gitattributes) 2026-05-13 09:28:23 admin http://localhost/processwire/setup/gitsync/sync/ Using ZIP archive for 980 file update(s) (>50 threshold) ... 980 files updated ... 2026-05-13 09:28:27 admin http://localhost/processwire/setup/gitsync/sync/ [manual] Synced "TracyDebugger" to branch "master" (commit 068bbd9) – 980 updated, 980 deleted Not sure what happened, but when the site failed with the exception, the TracyDebugger folder only had 6 files on the root. Other folders, like assets, panels, includes were all missing. It's odd since the log shows: 2026-05-10 18:25:51 admin http://localhost/processwire/setup/gitsync/sync/ Updated: panels/AdminToolsPanel.php (8396 bytes) ... 2026-05-10 18:25:47 admin http://localhost/processwire/setup/gitsync/sync/ Updated: includes/post_processors/AdminToolsPost.php (4138 bytes) Will try to debug later, I'm at work now 🙂

Hi, @maximus, since we do not use OpenAI products (company policy) I haven´t tried Codex at all. But nevertheless, that workflow works — GitSync reacts to any git push, regardless of whether the commit comes from a human, CI, or an agent like Codex Cloud. @matjazp: Thanks for the detailed log — that pinpointed the problem clearly. Three fixes are now in main: PHP execution timeout lifted during sync (set_time_limit(0)). The 500 you hit was almost certainly PHP killing the script at 30–60 s, not GitHub timing out. Large diffs now use the ZIP archive endpoint. When more than 50 files need updating, GitSync fetches a single ZIP of the branch via /zipball/{ref} and copies from the extracted archive instead of hitting /git/blobs/{sha} once per file. Your 1115-file diff turns from ~1115 sequential HTTPS requests into 1 download plus local copies. GitSync now respects two sources at once: .gitignore (which spares Tracy's runtime files like logs/, dumps/, bluescreen/) and .gitattributes export-ignore (which keeps maintainer-excluded files like docs/ and .gitattributes itself off the live install). Both apply bidirectionally — files matching either are never added by the sync and never deleted from local. End result for TracyDebugger: install + first sync = "up to date" with zero unnecessary churn. Please switch to the GitSync branch refactor-install-from-Github in GitSync and give it another try — the log line for the sync should now show N to update, M to delete (P preserved via .gitignore/.gitattributes) – both N and M considerably lower than your original 1115/4430, and you'll also see Using ZIP archive for N file update(s) whenever the update count is above the 50-file threshold. We will merge the branch into main after some internal testing, so feedback is welcome 😉 Cheers, Mike

Hi Are there any online learning courses for processwire available? many thanks.

@Mikel, thanks for the clarification. Just for info, I've forked the ProcessWireUpgrade module and modified it so it can upgrade modules (and dev core) to the latest commit, even if there is no version bump. For the issues I have: the main issue is that the request timeout and I get http error 500 making the download incomplete. I have GH api key. 2026-05-13 05:12:16 admin http://localhost/processwire/setup/gitsync/sync/ [manual] Sync "TracyDebugger" branch "master": 1121 remote, 4437 local, 1115 to update, 4430 to delete 2026-05-13 05:12:17 admin http://localhost/processwire/setup/gitsync/sync/ Updated: .gitattributes (48 bytes) ... 2026-05-13 05:13:55 admin http://localhost/processwire/setup/gitsync/sync/ Updated: scripts/ace-editor/mode-batchfile.js (5187 bytes) All together it managed to fetch 268 files in ~100 seconds.

LoginPassKey has undergone some changes. Latest version is 0.3.1 available at https://github.com/clipmagic/LoginPassKey As well as some 'under the hood' security upgrades, you can now login without entering a username/email. Simply click the 'Login with PassKey' button and if all the checks pass, you're automatically logged into either the admin area, or the frontend via LoginRegisterPro depending on your config/setup. A full list of the changes available at https://github.com/clipmagic/LoginPassKey/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Another heads up for folks. It's not a PW bug but maybe could be considered a deprecation. I started getting this error: # ProcessWire\\WireException: Unknown column name(s) for findRaw: date_format.id in /wire/core/Pages/PagesRaw/PagesRaw.php:1816 ```php 1813 | protected function unknownFieldsException(array $fieldNames, $context = '') { 1814 | if($context) $context = " $context"; 1815 | $s = "Unknown$context name(s) for findRaw: " . implode(', ', $fieldNames); ► 1816 | throw new WireException($s); 1817 | } 1818 | } ``` The issue is that I had a table field (date_format) and a findRaw() that tried to load this array of fields: ['id','format','countries'] However table fields have no "id" field. In previous versions of PW this was silently ignored, but now the refactor of PagesRaw into wire/core/Pages/PagesRaw/ added strict column validation in findCustomField(), resulting in that exception. Hope that helps someone!