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# clipper87

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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Download Monitor] [PHP Error]](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-410/)
 *  [clipper87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clipper87/)
 * (@clipper87)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-410/#post-13324858)
 * [@barrykooij](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrykooij/) you addressed 
   me in 2 threads, I replied in both threads with the same message.
 * As a FINAL TAKE to this matter from my side I conclude that it was ONLY after
   me insisting publicly here in this forum that you came up with a meta update 
   so that the plugin got rid of the WordPress.org warning that it might no longer
   be maintained as it had not been tested with the last 3 versions of WordPress.
   Today exactly the same thing is happening with the PHP error in a sense because
   of my reply in this thread; the PHP error was brought forward approx 5 (!) months
   ago and all that time you have not done a thing about it. That is the reality.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Download Monitor] Plugin abandoned ?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-abandoned-56/)
 *  Thread Starter [clipper87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clipper87/)
 * (@clipper87)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-abandoned-56/#post-13323108)
 * The truth of the matter is somewhat different I’m afraid:
 * I am using 2 paid extensions and for one of them (mail lock) there’s 2 issues
   that as far as I’m concerned are to be considered technical issues:
 * 1. After clicking on the mail lock “download” button the download starts but 
   there is no way to show a message or redirect to some page to confirm the download
   has been initiated & taken care of. Right now just continues to be displayed.
   Adjusting this behavior with some code imho is a very small undertaking.
 * 2. The styling of the Download button has a problem on mobile if the label is
   longer than the word “Download”
 * And then there is indeed a feature request for a double opt-in to avoid that 
   people enter bogus email addresses so they don’t waste my time when trying to
   follow up on their download. It is true that no commitments were ever made about
   implementing this. While unfortunate, the lack of this feature never lead me 
   to think that the plugin is abandoned let alone spread rumors about it being 
   abandoned.
 * The release history [https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-monitor/#developers](https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-monitor/#developers)
   was what started worrying me and others as the last update was april 3rd 2019.
   
   Wordpress.org thereafter started signalling that the plug may have been abandoned/
   no longer maintained as it had not been tested with the last 3 versions of WordPress.
 * It was only per my public insistence in this forum that the plugin got a so called
   meta update june 8th with undisclosed “fixes and tweaks”.
 * Another thing that started worrying me was the lack of reply/action via private
   email for support requests.
    I’m not trying to imply anything here so let me 
   just share the following timeline of events which again lead me to think the 
   plugin is being abandoned:
 * – The last private email about my issues I sent to [@barrykooij](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrykooij/)
   was on june 8th. He replied that he’d do a meta update and get back to me the
   next day for my other issues in that email.
    – The meta update materialised but
   I did not hear from @barrykooj until june 12th [@barrykooij](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrykooij/)
   telling me that he had not forgotten about me. – Nothing futher happened. – June
   24th I emailed [@barrykooij](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrykooij/)
   to get a status update but I did not get a reply. – July 14th I emailed [@barrykooij](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrykooij/)
   again to get a status update & asked if this plugin was still being worked on.–
   I did not get a reply.
 * Today august 27th -almost 3 months late- I replyed to [@dyin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dyin/)
   that I suspected this plugin was dead in the water based on my experiences.
 * Basically I’d like to just get on with things: I have repeatedly stated that 
   this plugin is unique & great and I’d be happy to pay for it for many more year’s
   to come.
 * I look forward to an email from you [@barrykooij](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrykooij/)
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Download Monitor] [PHP Error]](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-410/)
 *  [clipper87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clipper87/)
 * (@clipper87)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-410/#post-13323107)
 * The truth of the matter is somewhat different I’m afraid:
 * I am using 2 paid extensions and for one of them (mail lock) there’s 2 issues
   that as far as I’m concerned are to be considered technical issues:
 * 1. After clicking on the mail lock “download” button the download starts but 
   there is no way to show a message or redirect to some page to confirm the download
   has been initiated & taken care of. Right now just continues to be displayed.
   Adjusting this behavior with some code imho is a very small undertaking.
 * 2. The styling of the Download button has a problem on mobile if the label is
   longer than the word “Download”
 * And then there is indeed a feature request for a double opt-in to avoid that 
   people enter bogus email addresses so they don’t waste my time when trying to
   follow up on their download. It is true that no commitments were ever made about
   implementing this. While unfortunate, the lack of this feature never lead me 
   to think that the plugin is abandoned let alone spread rumors about it being 
   abandoned.
 * The release history [https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-monitor/#developers](https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-monitor/#developers)
   was what started worrying me and others as the last update was april 3rd 2019.
   
   Wordpress.org thereafter started signalling that the plug may have been abandoned/
   no longer maintained as it had not been tested with the last 3 versions of WordPress.
 * It was only per my public insistence in this forum that the plugin got a so called
   meta update june 8th with undisclosed “fixes and tweaks”.
 * Another thing that started worrying me was the lack of reply/action via private
   email for support requests.
    I’m not trying to imply anything here so let me 
   just share the following timeline of events which again lead me to think the 
   plugin is being abandoned:
 * – The last private email about my issues I sent to [@barrykooij](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrykooij/)
   was on june 8th. He replied that he’d do a meta update and get back to me the
   next day for my other issues in that email.
    – The meta update materialised but
   I did not hear from @barrykooj until june 12th [@barrykooij](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrykooij/)
   telling me that he had not forgotten about me. – Nothing futher happened. – June
   24th I emailed [@barrykooij](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrykooij/)
   to get a status update but I did not get a reply. – July 14th I emailed [@barrykooij](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrykooij/)
   again to get a status update & asked if this plugin was still being worked on.–
   I did not get a reply.
 * Today august 27th -almost 3 months late- I replyed to [@dyin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dyin/)
   that I suspected this plugin was dead in the water based on my experiences.
 * Basically I’d like to just get on with things: I have repeatedly stated that 
   this plugin is unique & great and I’d be happy to pay for it for many more year’s
   to come.
 * I look forward to an email from you [@barrykooij](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrykooij/)
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Download Monitor] [PHP Error]](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-410/)
 *  [clipper87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clipper87/)
 * (@clipper87)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-410/#post-13322152)
 * I think & regret that this plugin is dead in the water. Really very unfortunate
   because it is a great concept. I’ve been chasing them for approx 2 year’s to 
   no avail. See [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-abandoned-56/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-abandoned-56/)
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Download Monitor] PHP 7.4 Error Notice](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-4-error-notice/)
 *  [clipper87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clipper87/)
 * (@clipper87)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-4-error-notice/#post-13039082)
 * [@luminsol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luminsol/) where / when do you
   get this error ? I’m running the plugin on PHP 7.4.7 but not yet in production
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Download Monitor] plugin abandoned ?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-abandoned-49/)
 *  Thread Starter [clipper87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clipper87/)
 * (@clipper87)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-abandoned-49/#post-12945330)
 * Thank you Barry; you really started to worry me. Glad you responded.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Download Monitor] plugin abandoned ?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-abandoned-49/)
 *  Thread Starter [clipper87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clipper87/)
 * (@clipper87)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-abandoned-49/#post-12945209)
 * Things don’t look good. I’ve bought the optional email lock plugin back in february
   2019 trusting that the author [@barrykooij](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrykooij/)
   per his promise -in writing- would add a feature that I was looking for. He’d
   release that by the end of august 2019 but it never materialized. Up until that
   time communication was ok. I’ve been trying to contact him ever since and at 
   the end of january 2020 he replied telling me that he could not give any timeframe
   for the feature but still planned to add it. As a matter of gesture he waived
   the subscription fee for a year. This added feature is one thing but the thing
   that starts to worry me more and more is that the core plugin hasn’t received
   any update for well over a year now. No compliance testing with recent WordPress
   versions either. Download Monitor is a great and unique plugin for which I see
   no alternative so I truly hope all is well with [@barrykooij](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrykooij/)
   and that he comes forward right here to spell out what his plans are with the
   plugin. With 100.000+ installs I think that would just be a courtesy to both 
   paid and non paid users. I contacted the contributors that are listed today. 
   So far one of them [@mikejolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/)
   replied, telling me that he hasn’t been involved in it for year’s now. Download
   Monitor from what I’ve learned after doing some research was not created by [@barrykooij](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barrykooij/);
   he continued the work on it after the original author abandoned it I believe.
   I truly hope all will work out real soon.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Contact Form 7] Contact list disappeared](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/contact-list-disappeared/)
 *  [clipper87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clipper87/)
 * (@clipper87)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/contact-list-disappeared/#post-12134462)
 * try disabling polylang. I have a similar issue caused by WPML
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Contact Form 7] Forms not showing in admin dashboard anymore](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forms-not-showing-in-admin-dashboard-anymore/)
 *  [clipper87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clipper87/)
 * (@clipper87)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forms-not-showing-in-admin-dashboard-anymore/#post-12126612)
 * Same issue here. I have 3 CF7 forms. If I disable WPML multilingual CMS they 
   re-appear. If I only disable “Contact form 7 multilingual” then 2 forms re-appear.
   To date I have not yet done anything with translations. WPML has been giving 
   me quite some issues lately with their 4.3x update.
 * UPDATE: not only my forms had disappeared , I also got a message about wrongly
   configured email settings in my forms with a link to validate them. Clicking 
   on that link resulted in the message disappearing (no forms found) but my forms
   did not re-appear.
 * I have fully disabled WPML for now
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by [clipper87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clipper87/).
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Redirection for Contact Form 7] Changes you made may not be saved.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changes-you-made-may-not-be-saved-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [clipper87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clipper87/)
 * (@clipper87)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changes-you-made-may-not-be-saved-2/#post-12079291)
 * Sorry for late reply; I was out of town. Just installed the update & tested; 
   works perfect now! Many thx!
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Redirection for Contact Form 7] Changes you made may not be saved.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changes-you-made-may-not-be-saved-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [clipper87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clipper87/)
 * (@clipper87)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changes-you-made-may-not-be-saved-2/#post-12069261)
 * Icognito mode & no browser extensions: same problem. Will try on a clean wordpress
   install & get back to you. I am suspecting the messages you show from time to
   time about the pro version; I see no logic as to when they are being displayed.
   There appear to 2 kinds of messages; a link at the bottom & some image that sometimes
   appears ?
    Thx
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Redirection for Contact Form 7] Changes you made may not be saved.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changes-you-made-may-not-be-saved-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [clipper87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clipper87/)
 * (@clipper87)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changes-you-made-may-not-be-saved-2/#post-12068857)
 * I have exactly the same issue; if I disable the plugin the issue is no longer
   present.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Contact Form 7] use wetransfer embed in form](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-wetransfer-embed-in-form/)
 *  Thread Starter [clipper87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clipper87/)
 * (@clipper87)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-wetransfer-embed-in-form/#post-12067579)
 * Kudos to my son Rutger for helping me out; this is the way to implement wetransfer
   embed in contactform 7 (and make the upload mandatory/required):
 *     ```
       <div data-widget-host="habitat" id="wt_embed">
         <script type="text/props">
           {
             "wtEmbedKey": "not-disclosed-for-security-reason",
             "wtEmbedOutput": "span > .wt_embed_output",
             "wtEmbedLanguage": "nl"
           }
         </script>
       </div>
       <script async src="https://prod-embed-cdn.wetransfer.net/v1/latest.js"></script>
   
       <!--
         The next input element will hold the transfer link. For testing purposes, you
         could change the type attribute to "text", instead of "hidden".
       -->
   
       [text* wt_embed_output id:wt_embed_output class:wt_embed_output]
       ```
   
 * Adding **span >** to the wtEmbedOutput key’s value did the trick!
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Get Use APIs - JSON Content Importer] show once](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-once-3/)
 *  Thread Starter [clipper87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clipper87/)
 * (@clipper87)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-once-3/#post-11998194)
 * [@jdembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) [@berkux](https://wordpress.org/support/users/berkux/)
   It’s not a security issue. The url is not supposed to be publicly known; anyone
   browsing this forum could take advantage of it and that should not be the case.
   I take great care when posting but unfortunately this one slipped through the
   cracks. I find the forum policy hard to understand/accdept. All parties involved(
   me & Bernard) agree to delete the post yet it is being refused. I see no reason.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Get Use APIs - JSON Content Importer] show once](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-once-3/)
 *  Thread Starter [clipper87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clipper87/)
 * (@clipper87)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-once-3/#post-11997617)
 * [@jdembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) I need to obfuscate
   the url in the post but cannot edit or delete the post.

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