displaywidget

Okay, in the plugin’s source code (display-widgets.php), find a line that says

return (bool) $instance;

and replace it with

return $instance;

Can you let me know if that fixes the problem? If it does, I’ll release the update right away. Thanks for your help.

Okay, in the plugin’s source code (display-widgets.php version 2.6.2), find a line that says

return (bool) $instance;

and replace it with

return $instance;

Can you let me know if that fixes the problem? If it does, I’ll release the update right away. Thanks for your help.

Okay, in the plugin’s source code (display-widgets.php), find a line that says

return (bool) $instance;

and replace it with

return $instance;

Can you let me know if that fixes the problem? If it does, I’ll release the update right away. Thanks for your help.

I’m working on a fix. Can someone please help me test it in advance? Please let me know and I will send you a link to download it. Thanks for your help.

I will install Gravity Forms and take a look at the issue.

@grof, do you have Gravity Forms installed too?

@thebeanz and @dmx09, could you please expand on what error is being displayed? Any errors in your web server error log that could indicate what’s happening on the other sites where the widgets just disappear? Would you be able to send me a screenshot of your widget settings? Thank you.

sorry, but it doesn’t matter if there is a holiday or not. That maybe sounds harsh but there is obviously a major issue now on something which went just fine before. And a lot of confusion comes with that. Not to mention without any transparency on that issue from your side. I bet if you really love that plugin so much as you said, you would care a little bit more.

I hear you (even though I don’t fully agree on putting a plugin before my own family). Look, it’s been a bumpy start so far, no doubt about it. Like it’s been said, you can downgrade to version 2.05 for now, until you feel confident that my work can be trusted again. Updates will be posted in the changelog, and I will monitor these forums more frequently to make sure all concerns and issues are addressed in a timely fashion. I will let my actions speak from now on.

PS: even if I take my responsibilities, the community will never be happy, and being a plugin developer is just a thankless task. I’ve come to accept this harsh truth.

@gcbancod, version 2.6.2 has just been released. I’m waiting for the moderators to open it again. It fixes this bug. Please let me know if it works for you.

@donburikun, because if I created my own, all current 200k users would have not enjoyed the new features and the upcoming fixes ?? You’ll see, once we pass this bumpy start, it will be smooth sailing.

Well, you’re always free to change your mind a few months from now, when you feel you can trust this plugin (and me) again. No hard feelings.

Believe what you like. I can write whatever I want, but it would still be the typical situation “he said/she said”. What matters here is my genuine willingness to reboot this plugin and add new FEATURES. Free of charge. Only time will tell if you can trust my code or not. I will stop feeding this silly argument now. Thank you for your patience and support.

@angietops7, out of curiosity, where does it say that I purchased this plugin? See? This is exactly why people like Trump win: because of fake information being spread, and because of people who believe in anything they read without checking the reliability of those sources. I’d like to know where this rumor that “money was exchanged” started.

Dear All.

Apologies for the delay. Please consider that it is Independence Day weekend here in the United States, and even plugin developers deserve to spend some quality time with their families, don’t you think? I am in process of sorting things out with WordPress moderators, after having been reported for violation of the guidelines TWICE.

Look, rest assured that even if I have been developing plugins for quite some time, I’m still learning the procedures and restrictions of having something hosted on the public WP repository. This is a thankless job, that I do in my spare time because I LOVE this plugin (I’ve been using it for my own sites for a while), and I was really sad to see it die with such a great userbase.

I hope you will cut me some slack. Version 2.6.2 has already been committed to the repo, now it’s just a matter of having it approved and reopened by the moderators.

I just recently understood that I could access these forums even if the plugin was “closed” to the public, so please forgive me if I did not reply right away. Note that I am trying my best to get this resolved and to get over these initial bumps with the minimal amount of damage for the community.

Regarding the plugin being removed from the repo two times, the whole situation is just a misunderstanding, and I am sure it will get resolved pretty soon. In order to geolocate IP addresses, I decided to use Ip2location. However, they only offer up to 50 daily requests for each source, so you understand how that would not work for implement the functionality to hide widget by country, unless i start saving ip=country in your local database, which would make it very big.

So I registered address geoip2.io to provide service for “unlimited” requests. I purchased ip2location Pachage for a project of mine a while ago, so I can use with no problem, as long as I do not sell similar service to ip2location.

My hosting provider, of course, has apache log Enabled, so technically yes, they/i have access to IP addresses of those using service. But if you explain to me how I can monetize this, I will do it ?? because I haven’t found a way to turn an apache log into cash haha. This seems to be what other users are suggesting here, but clearly it’s not the case. Why do I collect also website URL? Because I want to run analytics on this information and see if some websites are abusing of this FREE service, and maybe implement a blacklist, or eventually do something where those who exceed a certain amount of requests will need to purchase a license directly from IP2Location. See where I’m going with this? Also because, again, what else could I do with this information? If you explain how I can make money by just collecting IP and URL, please tell me… I have a big family to feed ??

As you can see, I am doing my best to collaborate with users and moderators, and I’m sorry that people think I try to take advantage of something.

Thank you for your support and patience! Together as a community, we can do better. No need to start pointing fingers and getting upset at each other!

@nikkoboy

Apologies for the delay. Please consider that it is Independence Day weekend here in the United States, and even plugin developers deserve to spend some quality time with their families, don’t you think? I am in process of sorting things out with WordPress moderators, after having been reported for violation of the guidelines TWICE.

Look, rest assured that even if I have been developing plugins for quite some time, I’m still learning the procedures and restrictions of having something hosted on the public WP repository. This is a thankless job, that I do in my spare time because I LOVE this plugin (I’ve been using it for my own sites for a while), and I was really sad to see it die with such a great userbase.

I hope you will cut me some slack. Version 2.6.2 has already been committed to the repo, now it’s just a matter of having it approved and reopened by the moderators.

I just recently understood that I could access these forums even if the plugin was “closed” to the public, so please forgive me if I did not reply right away. Note that I am trying my best to get this resolved and to get over these initial bumps with the minimal amount of damage for the community.

Regarding the plugin being removed from the repo two times, the whole situation is just a misunderstanding, and I am sure it will get resolved pretty soon. In order to geolocate IP addresses, I decided to use Ip2location. However, they only offer up to 50 daily requests for each source, so you understand how that would not work for implement the functionality to hide widget by country, unless i start saving ip=country in your local database, which would make it very big.

So I registered address geoip2.io to provide service for “unlimited” requests. I purchased ip2location Pachage for a project of mine a while ago, so I can use with no problem, as long as I do not sell similar service to ip2location.

My hosting provider, of course, has apache log Enabled, so technically yes, they/i have access to IP addresses of those using service. But if you explain to me how I can monetize this, I will do it ?? because I haven’t found a way to turn an apache log into cash haha. This seems to be what other users are suggesting here, but clearly it’s not the case. Why do I collect also website URL? Because I want to run analytics on this information and see if some websites are abusing of this FREE service, and maybe implement a blacklist, or eventually do something where those who exceed a certain amount of requests will need to purchase a license directly from IP2Location. See where I’m going with this? Also because, again, what else could I do with this information? If you explain how I can make money by just collecting IP and URL, please tell me… I have a big family to feed ??

As you can see, I am doing my best to collaborate with users and moderators, and I’m sorry that people think I try to take advantage of something.

Thank you for your support and patience! Together as a community, we can do better. No need to start pointing fingers and getting upset at each other!

@angietops7

Apologies for the delay. Please consider that it is Independence Day weekend here in the United States, and even plugin developers deserve to spend some quality time with their families, don’t you think? I am in process of sorting things out with WordPress moderators, after having been reported for violation of the guidelines TWICE.

Look, rest assured that even if I have been developing plugins for quite some time, I’m still learning the procedures and restrictions of having something hosted on the public WP repository. This is a thankless job, that I do in my spare time because I LOVE this plugin (I’ve been using it for my own sites for a while), and I was really sad to see it die with such a great userbase.

I hope you will cut me some slack. Version 2.6.2 has already been committed to the repo, now it’s just a matter of having it approved and reopened by the moderators.

I just recently understood that I could access these forums even if the plugin was “closed” to the public, so please forgive me if I did not reply right away. Note that I am trying my best to get this resolved and to get over these initial bumps with the minimal amount of damage for the community.

Regarding your question, I was asked to add a link to my terms and conditions. The whole situation is just a misunderstanding, and I am sure it will get resolved pretty soon. In order to geolocate IP addresses, we decided to use Ip2location. However, they only offer up to 50 daily requests for each source, so you understand how that would not work for implement the functionality to hide widget by country, unless i start saving ip=country in your local database, which would make it very big.

So I registered address to provide service for unlimited requests. I purchased ip2location Pachage for a project of mine a while ago, so I can use with no problem, as long as I do not sell similar service to ip2location.

My hosting provider, of course, has apache log Enabled, so technically yes, they/i have access to IP addresses of those using service. But if you explain to me how I can monetize this, I will do it ?? because I haven’t found a way to turn an apache log into cash haha. This seems to be what other users are suggesting here, but clearly it’s not the case. Why do I collect also website URL? Because I want to run analytics on this information and see if some websites are abusing of this FREE service, and maybe implement a blacklist, or eventually do something where those who exceed a certain amount of requests will need to purchase a license directly from IP2Location. See where I’m going with this? Also because, again, what else could I do with this information? If you explain how I can make money by just collecting IP and URL, please tell me… I have a big family to feed ??

As you can see, I am doing my best to collaborate with users and moderators, and I’m sorry that people think I try to take advantage of something.

Thank you for your support and patience! Together as a community, we can do better. No need to start pointing fingers and getting upset at each other!