Known Issues And Open Incidents

Known Issues And Open Incidents

RESOLVED - PHP SECURITY UPDATE

PHP Security Update

Status: Resolved - PHP security updates applied
Update: 21 October 2026

You may have seen news today about a serious security issue affecting PHP, the software behind many websites. .It had governments trembling in fear, but they don't have what we have - a Paul. Our wunder-developer has whispered soothing affirmations to our servers, and other very technical things. Oh, and he applied the security patch too.

We temporarily disabled file uploads across several Green Party sites, as a precaution, but you wouldn't have known anything was going on unless your were submitting your return late (thanks though - better late than in trouble with the Electoral Commission).

We’re pleased to report that no issues have been reported following the updates, so don't break anything please.

PHP security advisory.

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This is not a picture of Paul, but Paul is in fact, a very good boy.

We try not to break things, but sometimes we just crave the drama of it all. This is where we'll log what's broken, and avoid claims of "It was like that when I got here".

If you spot a problem and it's listed here, you don't need to raise a ticket - we're already on it. We'll update each entry as it changes.

Open Major Incidents

Some major incidents are kinda minor, but if they result in the loss of service for more than a handful of people, they go in the major incident bucket. The criteria can be a bit nebulous - trying to pin them down is like trying to get a ferret into a waistcoat. What matters here is telling you what’s affected, what you can do and when we’ll update you.
MAJOR INCIDENT - RECOVERY IN PROGRESS

Email Changes Not Reflected Across Green Party Logins

Status: Recovery in progress

Following a change to an automation in July, email address changes were not being processed correctly. The automation has since been fixed, but earlier changes still need to be checked and corrected where necessary.

If you changed your email address during July, August, September or early October 2026, your Membership Portal may use your new address while other sites still use your old one.

Some members may also remain subscribed to emails at both addresses, with membership details duplicated against the old address. This could affect membership figures, although the extent of any inaccuracies has not yet been established.

Recovery remains in progress for affected records.

Known Issues

These are problems we're aware of and are working to resolve.

KNOWN ISSUE

Replies To Login Emails May Not Have Reached Digital Support

Status: Known issue

Date first reported: Not recorded

Emails relating to members' site logins were changed to use an unmonitored reply address, while the email text continued to invite people to reply if they needed help. Some members may therefore have believed they had raised a support request when their message had not reached Digital Support.

If you replied to one of these emails and have not received help, please raise a ticket through the Digital Support Site.

KNOWN ISSUE - Workaround in place

Members with very long addresses are added to Action Network with a delay

Status: Manual workaround in place  ·  Affects: A small number of new members

Date first reported: Not recorded

When a member's address includes an unusually long line, the sync from our membership system into Action Network fails on the first try. The Digital Support team picks these up and edits the address by hand so the record goes through, which adds a short delay before the member appears in Action Network.

We're working on automated address trimming so future syncs go through cleanly without anyone needing to step in.

Past Incidents

Resolved incidents are grouped by the month of a recorded incident date or update, newest first. Each entry states which date is recorded.

October 2026

RESOLVED

Password Reset Emails Not Reaching Some Members

Status: Resolved (configuration correction reported)

Configuration corrected: 15 October 2026

Date first reported: Not recorded

Password reset emails for the members' site, policy site and other Green Party sites using the same login system weren't configured as transactional emails. This meant people who had previously unsubscribed from a Green Party mailing list could also be prevented from receiving the email needed to reset their password.

The configuration has now been corrected. If you were affected, please request a new password reset.

RESOLVED

Some Members Cannot Access The Membership Portal

Status: Resolved

Recorded report: 7 October 2026

Resolution reported by 20 October 2026.

Affects: Some members trying to access their membership account through the portal or a link to their account.

The issue causing some members to see 'portalConfig unavailable' when opening their membership account has now been resolved.

If you're still unable to access the portal let us know by raising a ticket. You can also make changes to your membership by emailing members@greenparty.org.uk at any time. Please do not send payment details via email.

September 2026

RESOLVED

greenparty.org.uk was unavailable

Status: Resolved  ·  Outage began: 4 September 2026, 11:32  ·  Resolved: 4 September 2026, 15:04  ·  Duration: 3 hours 32 minutes

greenparty.org.uk was unavailable because of a drive failure. We worked with our external provider to resolve the issue, and all services are now restored.

During the incident, greenparty.org.uk was temporarily redirected to another landing page.

April 2026

RESOLVED

Local Party Finder Tool returning errors on postcode lookups

Reported: 30 April 2026  ·  Resolved: 6 May 2026  ·  Duration: Just under a week

The Local Party Finder Tool was returning errors on postcode lookups. The tool is now restored and working normally.

March 2026

RESOLVED

Some emails to Outlook and Hotmail addresses aren't getting through

Reported: March 2026  · Resolved: Late May 2026  · Duration: Three months

Some emails sent from particular Green Party addresses were being rejected, or pushed into the spam folder, by Microsoft- affecting Outlook, Live, and Hotmail domains.

The behind-the-scenes setup that tells Microsoft "yes, this really is from the Green Party" wasn't matching up with what Microsoft expected for some of our email domains. Due to some misuse of party email addresses we had to work through every subdomain to verify which had genuine issues and which were due to incorrect usage.