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# jakeob

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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Reviews and Rating – Google Reviews] Unable to receive new reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-receive-new-reviews/)
 *  Thread Starter [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/)
 * (@jakeob)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-receive-new-reviews/#post-16164252)
 * I red the FAQ about 5 reviews limit but didnt realize plugin only works with 
   relevant reviews. This is unfortunate because in my case the relevant reviews
   are half a year old. While I have a lot a newer reviews available. I’ll contact
   you via email, thank you for your help.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Reviews and Rating – Google Reviews] Unable to receive new reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-receive-new-reviews/)
 *  Thread Starter [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/)
 * (@jakeob)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-receive-new-reviews/#post-16162325)
 * The retrieved data contains first 5 reviews (not by date on google but first 
   5 by id in your plugin). And no errors what so ever. Strange thing is that it
   also contains “user_ratings_total”: 145. This means that the api is communicating
   properly (since the 145 is current total number of reviews on google) but the
   plugin keeps asking for the same 5 reviews over and over.
 * Is it possible that plugin glitched because I might have (not sure) first connected
   the api and downloaded the 5 reviews and afterwards manually imported the rest?
 * Therefore the last retrieved data created records with id 1-5 and manually imported
   data created 6-139.
 * I would try to delete all data and reimport it again but the manual import was
   a huge pain since you are forced to manually fill in approximate date of review.
 * —-
 * Also as a side note I noticed that once you manually import reviews you cannot
   change the language of date. So for example if you didnt set the proper language
   prior to the manual import you are doomed because you wont be able to translate“
   a week ago” etc. Also it not possible to translate it vie Loco Translator or 
   any other since its hard written into a database.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Reviews and Rating – Google Reviews] Unable to receive new reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-receive-new-reviews/)
 *  Thread Starter [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/)
 * (@jakeob)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-receive-new-reviews/#post-16162167)
 * Thank you for your quick reply, I tried to enable additional sanitization, cleared
   plugin cache and ran google_business_reviews_rating_run cron from WP Crontrol
   plugin. But without any change.
 * Would I see any errors if for example the api key was no longer working? Or is
   there any error log I could take a look at?
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Simple FTP Directory Lister] Improvement to clicking behavior](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/improvement-to-clicking-behavior/)
 *  Plugin Author [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/)
 * (@jakeob)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/improvement-to-clicking-behavior/#post-15614914)
 * Hello [@ldeschenes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ldeschenes/),
 * I made a small javascript fix that should solve the click behaviour issue.
    This
   solution is not as polished as it could be but it will do the trick.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Simple FTP Directory Lister] Improvement to clicking behavior](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/improvement-to-clicking-behavior/)
 *  Plugin Author [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/)
 * (@jakeob)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/improvement-to-clicking-behavior/#post-15569997)
 * Hello [@ldeschenes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ldeschenes/),
 * your suggestion make sense, the folders shouldnt close when you click on file.
   I have tested it and if you click with middle mouse button it wont close, otherwise
   it will.
 * This is because the files are placed inside parent folder div and when you click
   on file it also acts like you clicked on the folder.
 * Fixing this would probably require a lot of changes and a lot of time.
    So for
   now due to lack of free time I wont be addressing this, eventho your point is
   absolutely valid.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Simple FTP Directory Lister] Remove file extension](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-file-extension/)
 *  Plugin Author [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/)
 * (@jakeob)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-file-extension/#post-15549886)
 * I had to do a little change inside javascript file in order not to remove the
   extension from the link. So if you see extension being removed from the link 
   as well the problem is most likely that you are using old cached javascript file
   and not the new one. Try deleting site and browser cache.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Simple FTP Directory Lister] Remove file extension](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-file-extension/)
 *  Plugin Author [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/)
 * (@jakeob)
 * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-file-extension/#post-15547209)
 * Hello ldeschenes, Im glad you like the plugin. Usually I dont really have any
   spare time to develop this plugin but I hade a bit today so I added the feature
   you were asking for 🙂
 * Update the plugin and in the settings you can now select option to hide extensions.
   You can also hide only specific extensions (see options of the plugin).
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Simple FTP Directory Lister] change text color?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-color-43/)
 *  Plugin Author [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/)
 * (@jakeob)
 * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-color-43/#post-15547190)
 * You can completely change styles of the plugin see FAQ:
 * Can I completely change the styles your plugin is using?
    Yes, you can. To use
   your styles you need to create a folder called simple-ftp-directory-lister within
   your theme directory with a subfolder called css. From now on all the styles 
   of the plugin will be loaded from this folder. Be aware that you should be using
   child theme in order to keep any theme changes after you update the theme. There
   are 5 different css files that controls styles. You need to copy these files 
   from the plugin folder to the css folder you just created. Now change anything
   you want in these files, the plugin will be loading these and ignore its own 
   css files. Example where you need to create the folder: /wp-content/themes/themeyouareusing/
   simple-ftp-directory-lister/css/”`
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/).
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/).
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Simple FTP Directory Lister] WP&Elementor compatibility](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpelementor-compatibility/)
 *  Plugin Author [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/)
 * (@jakeob)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpelementor-compatibility/#post-15209838)
 * Hello bogdanstyle, its unlikely that using the shortcode would break your menu.
   Also, I am using the plugin within elementor just fine. There might be some incompatibility
   with other plugin.
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/).
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Simple FTP Directory Lister] Set path does not exist](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/set-path-does-not-exist-3/)
 *  Plugin Author [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/)
 * (@jakeob)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/set-path-does-not-exist-3/#post-15209837)
 * Hello Vovastik, path is already targeted to /wp-content/uploads by default. Therefore
   the path you set is /wp-content/uploads/wp-content/uploads/ad and that probably
   does not exist.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Simple FTP Directory Lister] Override css](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/override-css-10/)
 *  Plugin Author [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/)
 * (@jakeob)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/override-css-10/#post-14435250)
 * Hello Halloy,
 * the plugin loads css in the body because it applies some conditions to it.
    As
   you stated you can use !important to override the styles.
 * However for more complex changes I have updated the plugin to allow you to completely
   overtake the css files the plugin loads.
 * To use your styles you need to create a folder called simple-ftp-directory-lister
   within your theme directory with a subfolder called css. From now on all the 
   styles of the plugin will be loaded from this folder. Be aware that you should
   be using child theme in order to keep any theme changes after you update the 
   theme.
 * There are 5 different css files that controls styles. You need to copy these 
   files from the plugin folder to the css folder you just created.
 * Now change anything you want in these files, the plugin will be loading these
   and ignore its own css files.
 * Example where you need to create the folder: /wp-content/themes/themeyouareusing/
   simple-ftp-directory-lister/css/
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Simple FTP Directory Lister] No Matter What, my set path does not exist](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-matter-what-my-set-path-does-not-exist/)
 *  Plugin Author [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/)
 * (@jakeob)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-matter-what-my-set-path-does-not-exist/#post-14361934)
 * Hi Kevlar, sorry for the late response – for some reason I dont receive notifications
   when new comment is added.
 * The path is preset to aim to the uploads folder.
 * So for example if you have a folder called “yourfolder” that is inside /wp-content/
   uploads/ then all you need to add is yourfolder to the settings and not /wp-content/
   uploads/yourfolder
 *   Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/)
    In reply to:
   [[Simple FTP Directory Lister] Set path does not exist](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/set-path-does-not-exist-2/)
 *  Plugin Author [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/)
 * (@jakeob)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/set-path-does-not-exist-2/#post-13888322)
 * There are no icon files to modify. Icons are added directly to classes as background
   url in base64. Therefore you need to override these classes background url.
 * For example basic folder icon is class is .folder-icon
    and to override it you
   can do something like this: .folder-icon { background: url(your-base64-image-
   here) !important; }
 * You can convert images to base64 for example here: [https://www.base64-image.de/](https://www.base64-image.de/)
 *   Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/)
    In reply to:
   [[Simple FTP Directory Lister] Set path does not exist](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/set-path-does-not-exist-2/)
 *  Plugin Author [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/)
 * (@jakeob)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/set-path-does-not-exist-2/#post-13373478)
 * A little tip – if you register your custom upload folder as official WP Upload
   folder path (basically rewrite destination of WP Upload folder), you **probably
   should** be able to use the plugin since I am using the inbuilt wp_upload_dir()
   function. I havent tested this tho.
 * I released a new version today, with the correct example. Thank you for letting
   me know that it was wrong.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Simple FTP Directory Lister] Disable jump to top?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-jump-to-top/)
 *  Plugin Author [jakeob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakeob/)
 * (@jakeob)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-jump-to-top/#post-13371923)
 * Hi Marco,
 * thank you for the demo. I understand know.
    I consider this as a feature, not
   a bug. The clunky jump on top feeling is caused by currently opened root folder
   closing when you click to open another root folder below (only one root folder
   opened is allowed) **when using vertical layout**.
 * Originally I wrote the plugin for a specific website and this was better behavior
   there. Afterwards I added the horizontal layout and this vertical behavior still
   seems better on mobile phones (vertical layout is used on mobile phones even 
   if you choose horizontal). I might improve this in the future if I find enough
   free time to do so.
 * Also thank you for showing me the Download from files plugin alternative. I didnt
   know about it as it didnt exist at the time I needed to list the files on my 
   clients website and I had to create Simple FTP Directory Lister. Hopefully the
   developer will have more free time to invest into development to polish the plugin.
 * Maybe someone in the future will come here and find the link useful:
    [https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-from-files/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-from-files/)

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