[wowmatt]

4 years ago #24873

Hi,
I have finally had time to setup a new staging site to properly test WP Solr and get it setup.
However for some reason when I go to create a test index I get an error message:
“An unexpected error occured. Please retry a bit later.”
https://markuphero.com/share/bKZCMvCCphqFlXEvXJL0
Are you aware of this issue? Or is there something I should do to fix?

Thanks

[wpsolr]

4 years ago #24874

We indeed stopped the Elasticsearch test index service.
The test button will also be removed from the next WPSOLR release.

[wowmatt]

4 years ago #24876

Ah okay fair enough, what would you recommend as a quick simple test server to setup for this?

[wpsolr]

4 years ago #24877

– For Elasticsearch
a) Bonsai provides a free sandbox cluster: https://www.wpsolr.com/guide/configuration-step-by-step-schematic/configure-your-indexes/create-a-bonsai-elasticsearch-index/

b) If you are on Cloudways, every server comes with a free local Elasticsearch: https://www.wpsolr.com/guide/configuration-step-by-step-schematic/configure-your-indexes/create-a-cloudways-elasticsearch-index/

– For Solr
I do not know any free sandbox hosted.

– For Algolia:
You could also try Algolia, which provides a free tier for non-production usage: https://www.wpsolr.com/guide/configuration-step-by-step-schematic/configure-your-indexes/create-an-algolia-index/

[wowmatt]

4 years ago #24878

Perfect thanks!