Wordfence Warning

  • Just a heads-up: Wordfence warns that:

    “Details: It was last updated 2 years 3 months ago and tested up to WordPress 5.5.11. Plugins can be removed from www.remarpro.com for various reasons. This can include benign issues like a plugin author discontinuing development or moving the plugin distribution to their own site, but some might also be due to security issues. In any case, future updates may or may not be available, so it is worth investigating the cause and deciding whether to temporarily or permanently replace or remove the plugin. Get more information.“

    If Add From Server is still maintained, it might be worthwhile either reaching out to Wordfence (https://www.wordfence.com/contact/) or making a trivial update and refreshing the version number and build date.

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  • Plugin Author Dion Hulse

    (@dd32)

    Meta Developer

    Thanks for the heads up – but since this isn’t actually an issue, I’m not going to change anything just to make a security plugin that’s only trying to make itself seem more relevant silence itself.

    @dd32 This is not just for “a security plugin”, it’s also for all the current and future users, who would like to know if the plugin is still supported and will work on current sites.

    As a core/meta developer I would think you should understand the importance of authors who support their products.

    I’ve just recommended one of my clients to remove the plugin, because it hasn’t been updated for a long time.

    Plugin Author Dion Hulse

    (@dd32)

    Meta Developer

    I 100% understand it, but I 100% don’t offer active support for this plugin or have a want for people continue to use it.

    This plugin was built and designed for a problem which existed 10+ years ago. WordPress has come a long way since then. Unfortunately every time I’ve closed the plugin (I’ve done it 2-3 times over that time) there’s an outpouring of requests from users who still rely upon it in one way or another.

    I have zero concerns about someone ceasing to use the plugin due to a warning from a 3rd-party platform. I have zero concerns about a user choosing to use a different plugin due to the outdated warning. I have zero concerns about the plugin appearing lower in the search rankings. I have zero concerns of others seeing it as “not supported” or “potentially doesn’t work”; Either it works for you, or it doesn’t.

    I understand your position and as the author of the plugin it’s your own decision, so I respect that. My client has already removed the plugin, but for others it might be an option if you would find someone who can adopt the plugin.

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