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  • 48 Hours Later: How WordPress Studio Broke Chrome—and How I Fixed It!

    The last two days were a rollercoaster at GarageCraft3D HQ. It all started innocently enough—I decided to test out the WordPress Studio app to streamline managing GarageCraft3D.com. Little did I know, this simple decision would launch me into a 48-hour troubleshooting saga!

    After installing WordPress Studio, my Chrome browser refused to connect to GarageCraft3D.com, displaying a stubborn “ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED” error. Weirdly enough, the website worked perfectly fine on my phone and other browsers like Edge.

    I cleared my Chrome cache. Nothing.

    Reset Chrome’s DNS settings. Still nothing.

    Reinstalled Chrome completely. Nope—didn’t work.

    Then it hit me—I needed to dig deeper. Checking Windows Firewall rules, network settings, and even resetting my TCP/IP stack didn’t reveal the issue. Eventually, I examined my Windows “hosts” file—a text file that can redirect web traffic internally. And there it was, clear as day:

    WordPress Studio had redirected all my browser traffic to a local IP address (my computer itself!), causing Chrome to refuse the connection. After deleting this line and flushing the DNS cache, Chrome instantly loaded GarageCraft3D.com again!

    Lessons learned? Be cautious with apps that can change deep system settings, and always check the hosts file early in troubleshooting!

    Now we’re back up and running at full speed. Thanks for hanging with me through the tech drama—GarageCraft3D.com is officially back online!

  • Work in progress!

    Such is the #GarageMaker life. Lots of evenings spent working, refining, crafting and making. Web development has been no different. The last time I touched web development was learning HTML coding circa 1995, it’s been so long I’ve even forgotten the name of the old hosting platform. I believe it was along the lines of “wildfire”. Apologies as it has certainly been a minute…

    In the coming days and weeks I hope to grow this into a small business venture and broadening my reach and clientele. For my fellow beer enthusiasts, targeting you! Crafts will be on their way.

    Please join me as I learn, grow, create, shape, and make a new opportunity!

    Added tonight – “About GarageCraft3d”- “Our Products” (header only) – “Our Mission (header only)” – Updated Logo

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