diff --git a/core/TESTS/tests.py b/core/TESTS/tests.py
index 60c6d9c..f95ffc1 100644
--- a/core/TESTS/tests.py
+++ b/core/TESTS/tests.py
@@ -132,14 +132,25 @@ class PageTests(TestCase):
         phrase    = re.search(r'Phil Wigglesworth', content)
         phrase    = re.search(r'A more obscure record of longest gap between expos has', content)
 
-    def test_page_expofile(self):
+    def test_page_expofile_document(self):
         # Flat file tests.
         response = self.client.get('/expofiles/documents/surveying/tunnel-loefflerCP35-only.pdf')
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertEqual(len(response.content), 2299270)
+        if response.status_code != 200:
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)  
+        if response.status_code != 302:
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)  
+        print(response)
+        print(response.content)
+        self.assertEqual(len(response.content), 2299270) # fails, but is working manually!
+
+    def test_page_expofile_writeup(self):
+        # Flat file tests.
         response = self.client.get('/expofiles/writeups/1982/logbook1982.pdf')
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertEqual(len(response.content), 12915413)
+        if response.status_code != 200:
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)  
+        if response.status_code != 302:
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)  
+        self.assertEqual(len(response.content), 12915413) # fails, but is working manually!
 
 
     def test_page_ss(self):
diff --git a/core/templatetags/csrffaker.py b/core/templatetags/csrffaker.py
index 8d9d943..6186369 100644
--- a/core/templatetags/csrffaker.py
+++ b/core/templatetags/csrffaker.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import django
 from django import template
 
 register = template.Library()
-if django.VERSION[0] >=1 and django.VERSION[1] > 1:
-    pass
-else:
+# if django.VERSION[0] >=1 and django.VERSION[1] > 1:
+    # pass
+# else:
 
-    @register.simple_tag
-    def csrf_token(): return ""
+    # @register.simple_tag
+    # def csrf_token(): return ""
diff --git a/databaseReset.py b/databaseReset.py
index 7510ce3..bf91ccf 100644
--- a/databaseReset.py
+++ b/databaseReset.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ a complete reset, and the queue is then executed.
 In future all these functions may be moved to a control panel webpage running within the
 troggle application.
 """
+print(" - settings on loading databaseReset.py", flush=True)
 
 os.environ['PYTHONPATH'] = settings.PYTHON_PATH
 os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'settings')
diff --git a/localsettingsWSL.py b/localsettingsWSL.py
index 3a0b45c..cae8080 100644
--- a/localsettingsWSL.py
+++ b/localsettingsWSL.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import urllib.parse
-from unipath import Path
+from pathlib import Path
 """Settings for a troggle installation which may vary among different
 installations: for development or deployment, in a docker image or
 python virtual environment (venv), on ubuntu, debian or in Windows
@@ -26,20 +26,38 @@ print(" * importing troggle/localsettings.py")
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 SERVERPORT = '8000'
-
+#SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = True # breaks 7 tests in test suite 301 not 200 (or 302) and runserver fails completely
 # --------------------- MEDIA redirections BEGIN --------------------- 
 #REPOS_ROOT_PATH  = '/mnt/d/CUCC-Expo/t37/'
-REPOS_ROOT_PATH = Path(__file__).ancestor(1)
-LIBDIR  =  REPOS_ROOT_PATH.child('lib').child('python3.7')
+REPOS_ROOT_PATH = Path(__file__).parent.parent
+LIBDIR  =  REPOS_ROOT_PATH / 'lib' / 'python3.7'
 
-TROGGLE_PATH = Path(__file__)
-TEMPLATE_PATH     = TROGGLE_PATH.child('templates')
-MEDIA_ROOT        = TROGGLE_PATH.child('media')
+TROGGLE_PATH = Path(__file__).parent
+TEMPLATE_PATH     = os.fspath(TROGGLE_PATH / 'templates')
+MEDIA_ROOT        = os.fspath(TROGGLE_PATH / 'media')
 
 # URL that handles the media served from MEDIA_ROOT. Make sure to use a
 # trailing slash if there is a path component (optional in other cases).
 MEDIA_URL = '/site-media/'
 
+URL_ROOT = 'http://localhost:'+ SERVERPORT +'/'
+DIR_ROOT = ''#this should end in / if a value is given
+
+MEDIA_URL   = urllib.parse.urljoin(URL_ROOT , '/site_media/')
+SURVEYS_URL = urllib.parse.urljoin(URL_ROOT , '/survey_scans/')
+PHOTOS_URL  = urllib.parse.urljoin(URL_ROOT , '/photos/')
+SVX_URL     = urllib.parse.urljoin(URL_ROOT , '/survex/')
+
+
+STATIC_URL = urllib.parse.urljoin(URL_ROOT , '/static/') # used by Django admin pages. Do not delete.
+JSLIB_URL  = urllib.parse.urljoin(URL_ROOT , '/javascript/') # always fails, try to revive it ?
+
+print(REPOS_ROOT_PATH)
+print(LIBDIR)
+print(TROGGLE_PATH)
+print(TEMPLATE_PATH)
+print(MEDIA_ROOT)
+
 #STATIC_ROOT removed after merging content into MEDIA_ROOT. See urls.py & core/views_surveys.py
 # --------------------- MEDIA redirections END --------------------- 
 
@@ -48,7 +66,7 @@ DEBUG = True # Always keep this, even when on public server. Otherwise NO ERROR
 
 # executables:
 CAVERN = 'cavern'
-THREEDTOPOS = 'survexport --pos'
+SURVEXPORT = 'survexport'
 
 DATABASES = {
     'default': { 
@@ -64,17 +82,18 @@ DATABASES = {
 # add in 290, 291, 358 when they don't make it crash horribly
 NOTABLECAVESHREFS = [ "264", "258", "204", "76", "107"]
 
-sys.path.append(REPOS_ROOT_PATH)
-sys.path.append(REPOS_ROOT_PATH + 'troggle')
-PYTHON_PATH = REPOS_ROOT_PATH.child('troggle')
+PYTHON_PATH = REPOS_ROOT_PATH / 'troggle'
+sys.path.append(os.fspath(REPOS_ROOT_PATH))
+sys.path.append(os.fspath(PYTHON_PATH))
 
-LOGFILE = PYTHON_PATH.child(troggle.log')
+LOGFILE = PYTHON_PATH / 'troggle.log'
+PYTHON_PATH = os.fspath(PYTHON_PATH)
 
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
         'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
         'DIRS': [
-            PYTHON_PATH + "templates"
+            TEMPLATE_PATH
         ],
         'OPTIONS': {
             'debug': 'DEBUG',
@@ -107,29 +126,19 @@ EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = "insert-real-email-password-here"
 EMAIL_PORT=587
 EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
 
-SURVEX_DATA = REPOS_ROOT_PATH + 'loser/'
-TUNNEL_DATA = REPOS_ROOT_PATH + 'drawings/'
-THREEDCACHEDIR = REPOS_ROOT_PATH + 'expowebcache/3d/'
+SURVEX_DATA = REPOS_ROOT_PATH / "loser"
+TUNNEL_DATA = REPOS_ROOT_PATH / "drawings"
+THREEDCACHEDIR  =  REPOS_ROOT_PATH / 'expowebcache' / '3d'
 
-EXPOWEB = REPOS_ROOT_PATH + 'expoweb/'
+EXPOWEB = REPOS_ROOT_PATH / "expoweb"
 SURVEYS = REPOS_ROOT_PATH
 SURVEY_SCANS = '/mnt/f/expofiles/surveyscans/'
 FILES = '/mnt/f/expofiles/'
-CAVEDESCRIPTIONS = os.path.join(EXPOWEB, "cave_data")
-ENTRANCEDESCRIPTIONS = os.path.join(EXPOWEB, "entrance_data")
+CAVEDESCRIPTIONS        = EXPOWEB / "cave_data"
+ENTRANCEDESCRIPTIONS    = EXPOWEB / "entrance_data"
 EXPOWEB_URL = ''
 SURVEYS_URL = '/survey_scans/'
 EXPOFILES ='/mnt/f/expofiles/'
 
-URL_ROOT = 'http://localhost:'+ SERVERPORT +'/'
-DIR_ROOT = ''#this should end in / if a value is given
-
-SURVEYS_URL = urllib.parse.urljoin(URL_ROOT , '/survey_scans/')
-PHOTOS_URL  = urllib.parse.urljoin(URL_ROOT , '/photos/')
-SVX_URL = urllib.parse.urljoin(URL_ROOT , '/survex/')
-
-
-STATIC_URL = urllib.parse.urljoin(URL_ROOT , '/static/') # used by Django admin pages. Do not delete.
-JSLIB_URL  = urllib.parse.urljoin(URL_ROOT , '/javascript/') # always fails, try to revive it ?
 
 print(" + finished importing troggle/localsettings.py")