Version 2.8.7 Hiding Pending Review Users??

@icentrics indeed it’s very confusing, unintuitive and not at all efficient, I don’t understand why they changed this ??

I am one of @icentrics clients, and this caused a minor panic this morning. We had new users pending, but did not see the customary “Pending” filter link and thought someone had hacked in and approved a bunch of users. Please bring that back, as well as the previous way to approve users as @icentrics referenced.

Hi,

Please read this article Ultimate Member 2.8.7 User Management: What’s New and How to Use It – Ultimate Member . Also there my short screencast about new UI on wp-admin > Users screen. https://jam.dev/c/eeca3078-6fc6-4ae0-984f-fd05422617a4 how it looks on real screen.

Due to CVE ID: CVE-2024-8520 issue we had to rewrite the user actions handlers. Both for wp-admin and User Profile screens.

We have researched the best practices how to make it in WordPress native way, secure and clear. The same time, the performance issue on wp-admin > Users screen for websites with +5k users and when Ultimate Member is active also had been fixed.

Unfortunately, there is a related issue with user registration status and we are planning the hotfix release later today. Version 2.8.8 by nikitasinelnikov · Pull Request #1556 · ultimatemember/ultimatemember (github.com)

Please let me know if you have other questions,
Best Regards!

thanks for your reply Mykyta Synelnikov, while i appreciate the efforts to streamline all the options and features above the users table. This update feels like the interface went from bad to worse hiding the most basic information such as “Pending Users” from site admins. It doesn’t scale well for us as developers with over 500 client sites. Site admins believe their sites have been hacked or automatically approving new users now.

Hi @icentrics

There is a Gist that you can use as backdoor
Ultimate Member >= 2.8.7. Add list table views instead of filter dropdown (github.com)

But it rollbacks a performance on Users list table to 2.8.6 version and I don’t recommend to use this Gist for sites with +5k users.

Let me know if this thread can be resolved,
Best Regards!

Hi Mykyta Synelnikov

Thanks for your reply. Resolved? no, I’m taking dozens of calls per day as clients think their site(s) have been hacked or broken due to this update. Would you consider putting “Pending Users” (back at the top) along with the other roles so they aren’t hidden? I can’t imagine this would cause a performance issue.

thanks for your consideration

@icentrics

I understand your approach, but if you imagine that the user has 10-20 roles on the site. 5k users with a lot of activity and it is necessary to get the number of users with status every time the page loads (even with active cache it can trigger some issues). This puts a lot of strain on the servers.

I understand that sometimes it’s hard to get off the ground, but we’re moving forward to improve plugin functionality, while maintaining the simplicity of the UI/UX of WordPress and not obstructing the interface that can be extended via any 3rd-party plugins from WordPress directory. We prepared this detailed article with all changes https://docs.ultimatemember.com/article/1943-guide-to-ultimate-member-managing-users-in-wordpress please introduce it to your customers.

Otherwise, please follow this link https://gist.github.com/nikitasinelnikov/f049b5f911554586ff06633e9639da4c I specified in my previous message. It’s the Gist you can suggest for your customers. It can be easy added to theme/child-theme functions.php file. It can be a special solution for individual customers who need list table views instead of filter dropdown.

This can be a niche solution for users with a small number of users and user roles on sites where you don’t need to care about performance. Or a niche solution, when links instead of dropdown will make the interface easier (a lot of the filters in list table from 3rd-party plugins).

Best Regards!

Hi Mykyta Synelnikov (@nsinelnikov)

Have you tested this update on mobile devices? my clients can no longer see “All Statuses” or “Bulk Actions” pull-down menus while attempting to approve new users. This is a real disapointment.

Hi @icentrics

Thanks for letting us know. There is the fix Fixes User status filter on mobile devices by nikitasinelnikov · Pull Request #1569 · ultimatemember/ultimatemember (github.com) It will be added to the next Ultimate Member version.

Bulk actions you can find below the list table. It’s WordPress native UI for mobile devices. E.g. user manage checked necessary users, list screen down and select the necessary bulk action.

Best Regards!