Title: acub's Replies | WordPress.org --- # acub [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 681 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/replies/page/3/?output_format=md) … [44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/replies/page/44/?output_format=md) [45](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/replies/page/45/?output_format=md) [46](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/replies/page/46/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Disable User Registration] Plugin will not install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-will-not-install-5/) * Plugin Contributor [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/) * (@acub) * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-will-not-install-5/#post-10847704) * Since you haven’t provided additional info to reproduce this and the issue is not present in a fresh WP install, I’m going to assume it has to do with your particular setup. * Should you or anyone else run into this problem again, please open a new ticket, providing the following or as many of this info as possible: * – WP version – complete list of installed plugins (with versions) – installed theme (with version) – php version installed * For now, I’m going to close this as “not a support question”. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Disable User Registration] Plugin will not install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-will-not-install-5/) * Plugin Contributor [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/) * (@acub) * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-will-not-install-5/#post-10778085) * There are very many reasons for which a plugin might not get installed in a WordPress install, [@annasue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/annasue/). * The most common issue is faulty writing permissions on your server. If you are able to install other plugins but not this one, please let me know. * I just installed the plugin in a WP 4.9.8 and it works fine. * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[Disable User Registration] Doesn’t work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-1679/) * Plugin Contributor [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/) * (@acub) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-1679/#post-9464425) * DUR does not disable notifications (emails) triggered in the new user creation process. However, in all cases I know of, it blocks the creation of the user. * If you get emails about users being added to your website you should go to the Users section of your Dashboard. If new users are listed there, DUR did not work and I am interested in knowing more about your setup, so I could improve the plugin. If no new users are listed under Dashboard > Users, it means **DUR worked as intended**. Some script tried to add users to your website (and went through the user creation process, triggering the “New user added” email), but DUR successfully caught the attempts and didn’t allow the users creation. * Blocking emails about users being added is not and probably never will be part of this plugin’s scope. - This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/). * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Media Files Background Color] Can This Create a Transparent Background?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-this-create-a-transparent-background/) * Plugin Author [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/) * (@acub) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-this-create-a-transparent-background/#post-8907340) * This plugin does not modify the uploaded images. * It only allows the ability to change the background color displayed under the images in Dashboard > Media, so your images can become more visible in back-end( this is useful when your images have the same color as the default background). * Currently you can only change the background color from Dashboard > Settings. I’m considering adding controls for it in the Media screen section. * Currently you can only set one background color for all Media entries. I’m considering allowing users to set specific colors for each file or for groups of files. * I won’t have time for any work on the plugin for at least two weeks from now. * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[Advanced TinyMCE Configuration] Too Restricted](https://wordpress.org/support/?post_type=topic&p=8049693) * [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/) * (@acub) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/?post_type=topic&p=8049693#post-8886706) * [@jdembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) Is it possible to remove or ignore a rating? Looking at this plugin, I noticed it has close to 50k installs, no other bad reviews than this one, but suffers from modesty. It clearly doesn’t “nag” users into awarding ratings. I can’t think of a more clear case of unfair rating, combined with the lack of gratitude of 50k users. * In order to balance this, either users should be given the possibility of voting for excluding an unfair rating or, as an alternative, number of installs should be factored in when calculating a plugins’ rating. * Has there been any talk on this? I haven’t found anything relevant. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Media Files Background Color] No color background](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-color-background/) * Plugin Author [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/) * (@acub) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-color-background/#post-8819029) * I haven’t seen this at the time you posted, adramm. Apparently, I don’t get emailed automatically when a topic is open (I had no idea I need to subscribe to my plugins in order to be notified by any topics in them – I assumed it’s by default). * Do you still have this problem? If you do, I need a bit more info. * The plugin should work with 4.5.3. Let me know if you still need help. - This reply was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/). - This reply was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/). * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Easy Forms for Mailchimp] Programmatic opti-in](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/programmatic-opti-in/) * Thread Starter [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/) * (@acub) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/programmatic-opti-in/#post-6821281) * Thank you very much. I’ll try to create a reusable class for opt-in, just in case it might be useful to anyone in the future. * I really appreciate your help. * My plugin is quite specific, it’s for an English Language Learning Centre and they have this quiz on their website. At the end of the quiz, they ask for the email to send results and also they wanted a checkbox for newsletter signup. * If it’s checked, besides sending results to both quiz taker and teacher, I need to initiate the double opt-in process. That’s about it. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Easy Forms for Mailchimp] Programmatic opti-in](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/programmatic-opti-in/) * Thread Starter [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/) * (@acub) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/programmatic-opti-in/#post-6821256) * Hello Tracy, Evan. Thank you for your replies. * Yes, in a more complex plugin, at the final step I ask users if they would like to sign-up for our newsletter. And with that information, if they said yes, I’d like to automatically sign them up, having their acceptance and email address. I’m not familiar with MC, I’m assuming that will trigger an email from MC so they can confirm their email address and their option (am I wrong?). * So, just to make sure: your plugin does not have an embedded function that can call the MC Api for me, I need to build a method for that myself, is that correct? I was hoping I could skip authenticating with MC, as I’m assuming your plugin already handles that. * I’m asking because I’ve never worked with MC before. I’ll read the API if I need to, but I won’t if there’s any way around it. 🙂 * Until we finish this conversation, I’ll mark it as [not a support question], so it doesn’t affect your support ratings. * While looking forward to your response I thank you for your time. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[WPAdverts - Classifieds Plugin] To whom it might concern…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/to-whom-it-might-concern/) * Thread Starter [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/) * (@acub) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/to-whom-it-might-concern/#post-6794639) * 1. Always escape user data first thing after you get it. Than decide what you do with it. 2. You are using this function in way too many places to keep track of, at least when it’s so much as stake. 3. I found at least one place where you are querying the database with the contents of user input without escaping it: `shortcodes.php` line 47. * My advice in regard to your own piece of mind and maybe that of your users, escape that input. **When security related, do not hope and will. Do.** * 4. Keep looking on the bright side of life. I’m with you on that one, really. * ___________ * And, since we’re here, do you have any idea why after installing your plugin WP no longer returns the auto-generated excerpts, on `advert_category` (tax pages), even after I `add_post_type_support('advert', 'exceprt')`. It only returns the manual excerpts, if set. Link to the full context in Iurie’s post, above. * It really bugs me, as I wasn’t able to find the reason. * Yet. * Cheers! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[WPAdverts - Classifieds Plugin] To whom it might concern…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/to-whom-it-might-concern/) * Thread Starter [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/) * (@acub) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/to-whom-it-might-concern/#post-6794594) * **Another issue I accidentally found**, due to some net issues: You need to declare the `jquery` dependency on all your scripts containing `jQuery` (which are not depending on scripts that are already depending on `jQuery`). This is a set of errors that do not typically occur on a local machine, since the loading time is very small, but if you test it on a live website on slow connection, you’ll see what I mean. * Here’s the list of scripts that need the dependency: * ``` adverts-multiselect => wpadverts.php:137 adverts-frontend => wpadverts.php:192,194 adverts-frontend-add.js => wpadverts.php:195 adverts-admin => wpadverts.php:195:238 adverts-admin-updates => wpadverts.php:241 ``` * You’re welcome. * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[Disable All WordPress Updates] Useless…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useless-103/) * [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/) * (@acub) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useless-103/#post-7951602) * [@bernardberry646](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bernardberry646/): He rated it 1 star specifically **because** it did what it said it would. Perhaps he would have rated it 5 stars if it didn’t work, who knows? * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[Media Files Background Color] this is amazing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-is-amazing-8/) * Plugin Author [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/) * (@acub) * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-is-amazing-8/#post-8008448) * That is a very interesting idea. Before you asked, I couldn’t see any improvement to this tiny plugin and now a whole range of cool features come to mind. * Yes, I guess I could add some soft patterns as alternatives to solid color backgrounds or even CSS gradients. But what I’m thinking might be a lot more useful would be a system of tags for images that would add a different background and/or a soft colored border to help people better organize their media files). * I’ll think it through and start coding when I get some extra time. Thank you for your feedback. * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[Disable All WordPress Updates] Useless…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useless-103/) * [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/) * (@acub) * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useless-103/#post-7951593) * [@dymskiy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dymskiy/), did you just rate this plugin 1 star because it doesn’t work when NOT active? You’re unbelievable. * For everyone reading this: the plugin works flawlessly and delivers exactly what advertised. **When active, the website is frozen, no updates whatsoever**. They don’t even show up, because WP never checks for them so you can safely deliver a website to a client and guarantee everything will work, provided they NEVER deactivate this plugin. * Of course, if the version(s) of WP, theme or plugins you _froze_ the website to contain vulnerabilities, it will be your job to fix them for your client if he ever gets hacked. But in the long run it’s a lot better than having to _fix_ each client’s website broken from incompatible updates between theme, plugins and WP. * 5 stars from me with a big **thank you** to the author. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Feed JSON] I have a slight problem when loading specific posts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-have-a-slight-problem-when-loading-specific-posts/) * Thread Starter [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/) * (@acub) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-have-a-slight-problem-when-loading-specific-posts/#post-5935806) * Another sidenote: you probably want to remove the “static” in front of **feed_json- >add_feed_json()**. You’re not calling it statically anywhere and it renders ** $this** undeclared. * Right? * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Jetpack - WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth] White screen of death after updated..](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/white-screen-of-death-after-updated/) * [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/) * (@acub) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/white-screen-of-death-after-updated/#post-5915662) * WP 4.1.1 seems to need a lot more memory than previous versions. Add * ``` define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '512M'); ``` * in your wp-config.php file just before the * ``` /* Stop editing */ ``` * line. * If you’re on a shared host and can’t access that much memory, go for whatever your limit is (96M, 128M, 256M, the higher the better). From my tests the minimum required memory is 96M for 4.1.1 (i have exhausted memory logs for 48M and 64M doing random plugin enabling and disabling in wp-admin, editing media files, etc…), so this might be a heavy blow on all WP installations on cheap hosts. * This demand of memory is either a bug and will be fixed soon or it should be emphasised on the update page and people should be warned not to update if they don’t have the server resources. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 681 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/replies/page/3/?output_format=md) … [44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/replies/page/44/?output_format=md) [45](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/replies/page/45/?output_format=md) [46](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/replies/page/46/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/replies/page/2/?output_format=md)