Hey @jerrystampfer,
Thanks for taking the time to leave some feedback and hopefully I can clarify some points for you.
I’ve tested the latest version of the WooCommerce External Product New Tab plugin with the latest version of WordPress, WooCommerce the default Twenty Twenty One theme and also the Storefront theme. When testing the plugin is working correctly and expect on several different test installations.
What the plugin does is open all external/affiliate product Buy Now buttons in a new tab on product category archives, the shop page and also all single products pages of WooCommerce.
Great idea but in practice this doesn’t work as it simply loops out to the product page and then again and then again
The plugin actually does not simply loop out to the product page and then again and then again? The plugin replaces the default HTML markup of the WooCommerce plugins external/affiliate product output with markup that includes the code required to open those links in a new tab.
That is replaced via the add_action() woocommerce_external_add_to_cart function which is initiated within the WooCommerce plugin. There is no lopping going on though and it implements the correct WooCommerce development procedures.
Sorry but perhaps the fact that it hasn’t been updated in 7 months should have told me something.
With regards to the plugin not having been updated in 7 months the reason for that is there have been no changes made to the way WooCommerce outputs external/affiliate products in that time. Therefore there has been no requirement to update any of the plugin’s codebase with regards to existing compatibility with the WooCommerce plugin.
I hope this clarifies the aspects of your review for you.
I also noticed from looking at your WordPress.org user profile you didn’t post any support questions before writing your review for the plugin. If you had posted for some assistance I would have been happy to offer some help and guidance. For future reference, it’s considered polite on the WordPres.org forums to ask a plugin author for assistance first before posting a review that could contain inaccuracies like this one 😉
If you require some assistance with the plugin or have any further questions please do use the plugins support forums below.
https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wc-external-product-new-tab/
Kind regards,
Hi
Ok – I apologise for not opening a support ticket and perhaps I was a bit hasty in going straight to a review but .
I have read your response, for which I am grateful. I understand what is it supposed to do but I have just stated what actually happened in my case. I have tried it on two different websites running different themes. Perhaps there is a conflict somewhere but I have not made this up.. this is what is happening in my case.
J
Up-date.
I now have this working but it doesn’t seem to work all of the time.
Can you think of any reason for this?
(Happy to review my review, of course)
J
Hey @jerrystampfer,
If you can post a support topic in the forum and provide a link to a product on your site that you’ve found isn’t working as expected I’ll be happy to take a closer look for you. 🙂
https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wc-external-product-new-tab/
Stuart
I have now posted a support topic as requested.
Hopefully we can find out where the issue is.
Best wishes,
J
