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## Forum Replies Created

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 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [wp_posts locks up when optimized – post_category and comment_count show “0”](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_posts-locks-up-when-optimized-post_category-and-comment_count-show-0/)
 *  Thread Starter [phinx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phinx/)
 * (@phinx)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_posts-locks-up-when-optimized-post_category-and-comment_count-show-0/#post-9462274)
 * Er…anyone home?
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [wp_posts locks up when optimized – post_category and comment_count show “0”](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_posts-locks-up-when-optimized-post_category-and-comment_count-show-0/)
 *  Thread Starter [phinx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phinx/)
 * (@phinx)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_posts-locks-up-when-optimized-post_category-and-comment_count-show-0/#post-9422771)
 * Wordpress gurus, could really use your help on this.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security] Blocked IP Screen Hangs and Error Getting Location](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocked-ip-screen-hangs-and-error-getting-location/)
 *  Thread Starter [phinx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phinx/)
 * (@phinx)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocked-ip-screen-hangs-and-error-getting-location/#post-6497633)
 * Hi Brian,
 * It shows no problem with connectivity, all tests are passed, which makes the 
   error bewildering.
 * Appreciate your help in figuring this out.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Jetpack - WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth] How to Exclude Publicize Buttons From Posts in Widget](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-exclude-publicize-buttons-from-posts-in-widget/)
 *  Thread Starter [phinx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phinx/)
 * (@phinx)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-exclude-publicize-buttons-from-posts-in-widget/#post-5492865)
 * Whoops! Spoke too soon! Adding the excerpt solved the issue for my home page 
   only, the problem with the Publicize buttons appearing continues to be an issue
   when I am on the page of a post.
 * Appreciate help with this!
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Jetpack - WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth] How to Exclude Publicize Buttons From Posts in Widget](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-exclude-publicize-buttons-from-posts-in-widget/)
 *  Thread Starter [phinx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phinx/)
 * (@phinx)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-exclude-publicize-buttons-from-posts-in-widget/#post-5492847)
 * Nevermind, I discovered that one post didn’t have an excerpt and once I added
   that, the Publicize buttons stopped appearing. Apparently whatever function was
   used by the posts widget to fill in the excerpt was triggering this.
 * All is cool now!
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[IP Blacklist Cloud] Removing Your Promo From Our Comment Box](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-your-promo-from-our-comment-box/)
 *  Thread Starter [phinx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phinx/)
 * (@phinx)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-your-promo-from-our-comment-box/#post-4602158)
 * Thanks for your response, Adeel. Will be looking forward to it!
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Theme My Login] Double Instance of Login Box on Login Page](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-instance-of-login-box-on-login-page/)
 *  Thread Starter [phinx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phinx/)
 * (@phinx)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-instance-of-login-box-on-login-page/#post-3662879)
 * Nevermind, found a duplicate Login page which was apparently causing the duplication.
   Thanks anyway!
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Tools for Twitter] [Plugin: Twitter Tools] WordPress database error – Duplicate entry for key 2 for quer](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-twitter-tools-wordpress-database-error-duplicate-entry-for-key-2-for-quer/)
 *  Thread Starter [phinx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phinx/)
 * (@phinx)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-twitter-tools-wordpress-database-error-duplicate-entry-for-key-2-for-quer/#post-2315673)
 * Staze, really appreciate the explanation, thanks so much!
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Mihdan: Ajax Edit Comments] This plugin recently sold to price-gouging company](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-plugin-recently-sold-to-price-gouging-company/)
 *  Thread Starter [phinx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phinx/)
 * (@phinx)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-plugin-recently-sold-to-price-gouging-company/#post-2177721)
 * **BesZain:** I appreciate your response but there are many like myself who either
   purchased memberships for a period of time then let them lapse or purchased the
   program under one of the limited agreements.
 * In order for any of us to update AEC, you now require us to pay nearly $200 and
   buy software we may not need nor want.
 * I originally purchased AEC for $5 for a single site with the understanding that
   I could periodically update when I chose to for $5.00. Now, you require $200 
   for me to do the same. That’s outrageous and violates the trust and understanding
   there was when I originally purchased AEC.
 * What if an update of WordPress makes my version of AEC unusable? That would then
   cost me $200 to have a working version? That is absurd, I have never seen a WordPress
   plugin with anywhere near this high of a price tag. In fact, it could cost around
   the same for a WordPress user to hire a developer to create a custom plugin that
   works similarly to AEC as it would be to purchase AEC from you. That just doesn’t
   make sense.
 * This is bad faith towards those who have supported this software, especially 
   the many who purchased it without the annual support plan and though those who
   have an active plan have a temporary reprieve from your 4000% price increase 
   and might not be concerned at this point in time, when their membership expires
   or lapses and they are faced with paying exorbitant fees, I doubt they will be
   silent or pleased.
 * Killing the golden goose is not usually the best business plan. Ask Netflix about
   that, they just hiked their price by around 200% percent on their customers and
   are being hit hard financially, you’ve hiked the price of this for those of us
   not on an annual plan by 4000%, what reaction and word of mouth do you think 
   that generates?
 * I understand that you want to recoup the expense of purchasing AEC as soon as
   possible but creating a price barrier for new purchases and limited or lapsed
   memberships seems counter-intuitive. Why would you make new purchases and non-
   subscriber updates so prohibitively expensive? You’re not interested in growing
   your user base or retaining users not on annual plans already?
 * BTW, it also creates a huge path for a reasonably-priced competing plugin to 
   carve away your usership which, though it’s unintentional, in the long run may
   be better for WordPress users.
 * I like AEC but I and many others will not pay $200 for a single WordPress plugin/
   update. If that is irrelevant to you, so be it.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Viper's Video Quicktags] [Plugin: Viper's Video Quicktags] Video doesn't embed, only image with link](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-vipers-video-quicktags-video-doesnt-embed-only-image-with-link/)
 *  Thread Starter [phinx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phinx/)
 * (@phinx)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-vipers-video-quicktags-video-doesnt-embed-only-image-with-link/#post-1969153)
 * Nope, I’ve given up on Viper’s and just trashed it. I use Smart YouTube which
   covers most videos for me since they’re mostly YouTube. Otherwise, I just paste
   the embed code from other sites.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Comments randomly going into moderation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-randomly-going-into-moderation/)
 *  Thread Starter [phinx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phinx/)
 * (@phinx)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-randomly-going-into-moderation/#post-1261587)
 * Thanks esmi, I am running Akismet, maybe that’s what’s acting up but it shows
   no spams being caught. The comments are just sent into moderation, needing to
   be approved, not treated as spam. I’ll try disabling Akismet that but not sure
   that’s the problem.
 * Anyone have any other ideas on what else might be doing this?
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Comments randomly going into moderation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-randomly-going-into-moderation/)
 *  Thread Starter [phinx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phinx/)
 * (@phinx)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-randomly-going-into-moderation/#post-1261514)
 * Michael, thanks so much for your quick response, it really is an urgent issue
   that could damage my blog if people think they’re being targeted for censorship.
 * The comments that were held did not have any links in them and I don’t have any
   entries in that filter to send any comments into moderation.
 * What else could it be?

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