This plugin should not be needed, but it is.

  • NoNewWars

    (@nonewwars)


    5 years, 9 months ago

    I’ve just wasted half an hour of my life courtesy of being convinced my site had been hacked because of a “Please verify that the administration email for this website is still correct.” If you wanted to do something to convince someone their security had been blown, that message plus “This email may be different from your personal email address” with an Update button seems to have been specifically designed to upset people.

    I expect I am now going to get that message on my other sites, and get calls and emails from colleagues who look after sites built for them thinking the same thing.

    This change to the core product makes as much sense as emailing “Let me know if you don’t get this email”.

    Thank you for making this plugin.

    But it should not need to exist.

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  • Thread Starter NoNewWars

    (@nonewwars)

    5 years, 9 months ago

    It it especially annoying that every discussion about this stupid new feature has been closed so nobody else can add “What a bloody stupid an annoying idea this is”.

    I expect the number of downloads for this bloody-stupid-idea-fixing plugin to get into the 100,000s.

    Plugin Author Alex Mansfield

    (@alexmansfield)

    5 years, 8 months ago

    You’re welcome, @nonewwars! I agree, this plugin shouldn’t need to exist. The first thing I thought when I saw that notification was, “Oh no! What are all my clients going to think when they get this message next time they log in.” I manage many sites for my clients, and I don’t need WordPress sending warning style notifications to my clients about things that I’m already taking care of.

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