Critical Compatibility Failure Between Free and Premium Versions

Unfortunately, my experience with this plugin has been extremely disappointing due to a complete mismatch between the system requirements of the free and paid versions.

1. The free version does not work on PHP 7.4, even though PHP 7.4 is required to run the premium version.
When attempting to install it, the following error appears:

Composer detected issues in your platform: Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version “>= 8.1.0”.

In other words, the free version cannot be installed in the environment that is mandatory for the paid version.

2. The premium version does not work on PHP 8+, which is required by the free version and by all modern versions of WordPress/WooCommerce.
On PHP 8.4, the premium module fails with:

Script error: the ionCube Loader for PHP needs to be installed…

ionCube does not support current PHP versions, and this effectively blocks any attempt to upgrade the site to a secure and supported environment.

As a result, you end up in a deadlock:

• the free version requires PHP 8.1+,
• the paid version requires PHP 7.4 and ionCube,
• and the plugin cannot run in any realistic or modern configuration.

This makes the product unusable for real-world projects without resorting to outdated PHP versions or insecure workarounds.
It’s unfortunate that the developers have not aligned the dependencies and continue relying on ionCube, which is no longer suitable for modern PHP development.