Widgets not working

Well, Christophe, I finally got the CBX plugin working, but the problem was NOT with the plugin itself. Something was seriously wrong with my WP database, or maybe even with my mySQL installation. At any rate, I had to reinstall mySQL, reinstall a virgin copy of WordPress, create a new WP database, and then import part of my previous WP database backup from a mySQL dump. But something isn’t right, because the plugin reports 464 guests and 0 bots. I have NEVER had that many simultaneous users — usually a few dozen at best — and there are usually quite a few search bots as well. There is no way there are 0 bots connected to my blog. Christophe, you noticing anything weird with your CBX installation?

I don’t know what to tell you, I haven’t had any particular problems (installed on two sites) and I’ve hidden the bots in the interface.

If you have a problem with the plugin you can open an issue at https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-useronline/issues

@martje65, what is the point of having a support forum here on the WordPress site, if we have to go to github to file a bug report?

Several people here have already complained about the plugin no longer working. Shouldn’t that be enough to draw the plugin developer’s attention here.

Yet he has remained silent, which is why users are now abandoning his plugin.

Exactly, it makes absolutely no sense for people to leave a forum MADE for support to then go to github, open another account there etc and say the issues, no logic in that whatsoever.

The plugin is simply dead and will probably be removed by admins soon.

Dear @kd35 the plugin is not dead, the last update is from 3 weeks ago.

Okay, well, I went ahead and filed a bug report on GitHub a few hours ago. Let’s see if the plugin developer responds there.

However, I still think it is inappropriate for him to not respond here after over two weeks of his users waiting for a fix. At least let us know if he is working on a fix.

While I truly appreciate his plugin and have used it a long time, at the same time, if he is no longer willing to respond to the plugin’s users here for whatever his reasons, then in my view, perhaps his plugin should not be on www.remarpro.com to being with.

I don’t mean to sound harsh, but I have had a long pet peeve with developers who ignore their end users, or who don’t provide proper support for their product.

I think a lot of products tend to die for this very reason. In fact, it is for this very reason that some time ago, I and a number of other WP blog admins switched from one popular WP syndication plugin to another one. The first developer simply went silent and stopped supporting us.

Hmm this is tricky. This fix https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-scb-framework/pull/1/files broke it. But it is needed to fix the _load_textdomain_just_in_time error in WP 6.7

• This reply was modified 2 months, 2 weeks ago by Lester Chan.

Okie, let me revert the change and updated it to 2.88.6. Let me know if it fixed it.

I am happy to report that 2.88.6 is working properly. Thank you!

Hello everyone,

I’m glad to hear that the plugin is working again.

But hey, almost three weeks is a long time, as I explained in a previous post, I changed plugin on my 3 sites.

Mind you, I’m not criticizing, I can understand that a free extension can’t benefit from fast support, but this was really too long.

Have a great week!

Chrristophe

Sorry Chrristophe, I don’t monitor support forums anymore as I have no time for it (feel free to post on the GitHub issues page next time as I check that more often). Also, I was away for holidays for the past 2 weeks, so I don’t have a laptop with me even if I spotted it, I will not be able to fix it till today.

• This reply was modified 2 months, 2 weeks ago by Lester Chan.
• This reply was modified 2 months, 2 weeks ago by Lester Chan.

Dear @gamerz

Now the widget problem is solved we have the Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time problem back.

Exactly what is the Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time problem that you both have been referring to?

I don’t seem to be experiencing it. Stats are loading properly in the sidebar on my blog’s home page, and if I click on the link there, it takes me to the Users Online page where I can see the details of everyone who is currently on the blog: myself, guests and bots.

Am I missing something? Exactly where is this problem supposed to occur?

Dear @wordweaver777

If you replace the define( ‘WP_DEBUG’, false); to define( ‘WP_DEBUG’, true); in you wp-config.php file you will see the problem.

Normal we have the debug on false but on our test websites we have them on true.
Some poeple always have the problem even if the have the debug on false.