Nice BUT

  • Very useful tool.

    Why on earth did you activate the dashboard widget out of the blue, freaking out tens of thousand of users to false fears of being the target of some tailor-made attack just because they suddenly see the normal background bot activity of the internet in the form of WP login attempts..?

    What could have possessed you to think it’s a good idea? Oh I know, selling your premium plugin.

    The first step is even “Change your password to something more secure” – MORE? As if “your password is KNOWN, change it”?

    Disgusting move.

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  • Plugin Author WPChef

    (@wpchefgadget)

    Hi Jaakko, thank you for your feedback. We are glad you find the plugin useful. The information we provide on the dashboard widget is no different than what is shown in the plugin dashboard. Several plugins have dashboard widgets showing a health status or quick stats. You may disable the dashboard widget in the settings if you prefer not to see it. Our position as a software company is not to determine whether background brute force attacks are “normal background activity” or “targeted attacks”. In fact, “normal background activity” is how most successful attacks occur, which is why it’s important for site admins to monitor this more frequently. Especially for sites that have sensitive data and a lot of users who use poor passwords.

    Nice boilerplate from Marketing WPChef. I have the same evaluation of your behavior as Jaakko. Your response has motivated me to start looking for a replacement plugin that is not driven by the contempt and greed you exhibit. Brilliant idea to cause grief for webmasters. Good day.

    • This reply was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by msarns.
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