Josh Habdas

Okay, I thought I was able to get to the plugin to connect with a new IAM user with a new security policy containing only the Role of Network Administrator. But this started to fail so that’s not it.

According to an AWS forum post Administrator access is required to use Amazon’s Product Advertising API (PA API). That’s more authority than I’m willing to give to a plugin—even if I myself had written it.

Guess I’ll try it with tags and categories only for now or try and find a way to integrate with a plugin such as Amazon Web Services which appears to be more focused on security.

Thanks for your reply, @sc0ttkclark. Sounds good to me.

The following video sheds some light. Though dated, the narrator shows some methods for generating API keys specific for the Product Advertising API:

What have you tried so far? Would you mind sharing so others landing here trying to achieve a similar experience know what didn’t work for you?

If you have the means, please show your gratitude by buying them a coffee. The artwork put into this theme is that of a Picasso.

If you have the means, please show your gratitude by buying them a coffee. ??

Thanks for the info, @phamtungpth. As a FOSS developer by trade, I would be more likely to fork than pay. But I was able to find another solution which met my needs for for the time-being. Thanks again and best of luck. I hope to see Atom support in your future as it brings many benefits RSS is unable to provide.

Yeah, this is a bug in the plugin. Not sure if it occurs under versions of PHP other than 7 but I’m seeing it in 7.x.

Workaround is to transform XML file. Here’s the script I’m using to do so until the bug is resolved: tr -d "\n" < feed.xml > out.xml. Thankfully in my case I’m not doing this over the wire.

Wrote that and I hadn’t even discovered bi-directional fields yet. This makes me cry a little tear of joy.

Thanks for this valuable information folks and demystifying things. I saw this plugin was indeed blessed by the author and that alleviates my concern. Cheers to you both for your help.

Thank you, Dean. Now that I know where the canonical repo is I’ll leverage that for further communication. Cheers.

Note I tested this on WP4.8 and it works splendidly. Thank you for this fantastic plugin wrapping PhotoSwipe. I will leave a review once I have time to experiment with it more.

Thanks for the info, Louy. Dmitry doesn’t remember the conversation. Please feel free to reach out to him. After speaking with him earlier he suggested the unofficial PhotoSwipe plugin used with his approval is PhotoSwipe Masonry Gallery. Perhaps a misunderstanding. The other plugin clearly states they were given clearance on their demo page.

My apologies for any doubt raised. I just happen to be familiar with PhotoSwipe licensing and needed to inquire as this plugin appeared first in search results and it’s not clear if it’s blessed.

To continue development of unsupported/abandoned plugin

Check the licensing and make sure everything’s legit, fork the code, apply new license, include existing license(s) as necessary, apply patch from @gravitylover and re-release as a new plugin. Steps may vary. Check the actual LICENSE or COPYING file for specific requirements. These should be included in every repository.

For God’s sake, if you release a plugin, be sure to either omit the version or include the -or-later clause to ensure future license compatibility if licensed under GPL. This will require reading the GNU website top to bottom. Be sure to also check the FAQ and compatibility matrix. This is a rite of passage.

Check opensource.stackexchange.com for open source licensing questions. Be absolutely sure if you release a new plugin you’re ready to assume responsibility of supporting it or an angry mob will come after you with pitchforks and molotov cocktails in hand and no holds barred.

There may be other ways to do this, such as a transfer of ownership. In that case you’ll want to check with the plugin author first, or, if they cannot be reached, contact the WP plugin team via email or Slack for next steps.

@jdembowski as with our previous encounters, I will reiterate this is a support request. It’s a direct question to the plugin maintainer and now going off-topic.