WP Mail SMTP Screen Option

  • Resolved jetxpert

    (@jetxpert)


    3 years, 9 months ago

    Your recent update introduced a new WP Screen Option: “WP Mail SMTP.”

    The screen option has a couple of bugs:

    (1) It is not capturing “Sent Emails” (regular or test emails)

    (2) The “gear” icon shown inside the dropdown menu is not centered.

    Current CSS for the icon is:

    .wp-mail-smtp-dash-widget .wp-mail-smtp-dash-widget-block-settings .wp-mail-smtp-dash-widget-settings-button .dashicons {
width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    font-size: 20px;
    margin-top: 4px;
}

    CSS should be:

    .wp-mail-smtp-dash-widget .wp-mail-smtp-dash-widget-block-settings .wp-mail-smtp-dash-widget-settings-button .dashicons {
     width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    font-size: 20px;
    margin-top: -2px;
}

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    Thank you!

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  • Thread Starter jetxpert

    (@jetxpert)

    Update:

    CSS should be: (affected variable: “margin-top”)

    .wp-mail-smtp-dash-widget .wp-mail-smtp-dash-widget-block-settings .wp-mail-smtp-dash-widget-settings-button .dashicons {
     width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    font-size: 20px;
    margin-top: -4px;
}
    Plugin Author Gregor Capuder

    (@capuderg)

    Hi @jetxpert,

    by “screen option” you mean the dashboard widget, right?

    The lite version of the dashboard widget does not collect the successful and/or failed emails, that’s why their values are set to “N/A” (not available).

    About the gear icon… Could you please let me know which browser (and what version) you are using? I’ve tested it on macOS with the latest browsers (Chrome, Firefox, and Safari) and the gear icon looks OK.

    Take care!

    Thread Starter jetxpert

    (@jetxpert)

    @capuderg,

    Thanks for the reply. Yes, we’re referring to the dashboard widget.

    In response:

    (1) If the dashboard widget was mainly created for the pro version of your plugin, then get rid of it (i.e., delete it) completely in the lite version. It’s deceiving, confusing, and does not contribute much to “lite users.”

    If the widget (partial functionality) is offered to lure lite users to upgrade to the pro version of your plugin, that’s a no-no. We would like to recommend giving your lite users the “pickle” and activate the widget for them as well. Now, that would be a nice enhancement for all.

    (2) The gear icon issue appears when using Windows 10/11, a desktop platform (screen resolution: 1920 x 1080), and the latest version of all common browsers (e.g., Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Opera). Our CSS code (provided above) fixed the issue for Windows and both our iPhone (Safari) and iPad (Safari). As you know, many times CSS codes are not friendly across MacOS and Windows.

    Cheers!

    “It’s deceiving, confusing, and does not contribute much to “lite users.”

    If the widget (partial functionality) is offered to lure lite users to upgrade to the pro version of your plugin, that’s a no-no. ”

    100% agree with @jetxpert

    I’ve got WP SMTP on a MultiSite network and now I have to explain to my 100+ subsite users what this new spammy dashboard widget is and how to get rid of it.

    Easy SMTP plugin might be a better option now.

    Plugin Author Gregor Capuder

    (@capuderg)

    Hi,

    We’re sorry that the dashboard widget is not providing enough information for you.

    While the Lite version of the plugin does not include the Email Log feature or display its information, the dashboard widget can help Lite users to see how many emails their site is sending in total at a quick glance.

    If you’d prefer to hide the dashboard widget, you can go to WP Mail SMTP > Settings > Misc to select Hide Dashboard Widget.

    You can also hide the dashboard widget with this PHP code:
    add_filter( 'wp_mail_smtp_admin_dashboard_widget', '__return_false' );

    We appreciate that you’ve taken the time to share your feedback about the dashboard and we’ve noted your suggestions for our team to consider.

    If we can help with anything else, please feel welcome to reach out!

    Have a nice day ??

    Thread Starter jetxpert

    (@jetxpert)

    @capuderg,

    Thanks for the reply. In response:

    (1) You haven’t addressed the “gear icon” position issue described above.

    (2) Yes, we can disable or omit the widget but since you added it for lite users (as an upsell), can you at least activate the features provided below?

    wp-mail-smtp-widget-issues

    Thank you.

    Plugin Author Gregor Capuder

    (@capuderg)

    Hi @jetxpert,

    (1) we created a ticket in our issue tracker right after you reported it and we’ll fix the gear icon alignment in the next plugin version. Thanks for reporting it.

    (2) The information you are referring to is taken from the Email Logs, which the lite version does not include, so we can’t “activate” it.

    Have a nice day!

    Thread Starter jetxpert

    (@jetxpert)

    Hi @capuderg,

    Thank you. Hoping you’ll consider updating your plugin (free version) in the near future to provide what we requested (Sent and Failed Email metrics).

    Cheers!

    Plugin Author Gregor Capuder

    (@capuderg)

    Hi @jetxpert,

    we tested all browsers on Windows 10 (plus a bunch of variations on BrowserStack) and could not replicate this “gear icon” issue.

    Is it possible that there is some other plugin causing a CSS issue on your site?

    Take care!

    Thread Starter jetxpert

    (@jetxpert)

    @capuderg,

    Glad you found no issues at your end.

    Yes, we’re using WP Rocket (Remove Unused CSS feature), so it could be breaking portions of your plugin’s CSS.

    Since WPR RUCSS is in Beta testing mode, we’ll monitor this item and report back one way or another.

    Again, thank you for your help and patience on this. Time to fry bigger fish ??

    Issue closed.

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