jvmap

It definitely has a bit of a ransomware smell to it. The plugin will happily take your data in, but you have to pay to get it out.

That said, I’m quite happy with the plugin and the array of free features is quite generous.

My TL;DR:

• For disappointed users: take this as a great opportunity to learn some basic SQL to get the contacts straight from the database.
• For the plugin developers: please clearly indicate on the import page that export is a paid feature. The negative sentiment arises not from the fact that some features are paid, but because of a perceived lack of transparency on your part.

I have the same sentiment. Purchased a “lifetime license” back then, now the “update to the plugin pricing model” means I need to pay to keep using the same features I bought a lifetime license for.

I’m also not against a paid subscription model per se, but you can’t first sell a lifetime license and then spin it into a paid subscription for the same features.

I guess it’s a universal problem with lifetime licenses: you become a worthless customer. Still, some companies care more about ethics and trust than others.

Even the updater for the 3 exact plugins I bought a lifetime license for, is telling me “Payment Required”.

To be fair, the plugins bundle was useful for some time. Now I will be looking for alternatives, merely because of unethical business practices I don’t want to deal with.

Works perfectly now!

Great, thanks! I can beta test it on my site if you like.

Thanks! No, I did not need highlighting. Setting the highlight selectors option value to .nothing solved the problem.

@corvex : I had the same problem. Specifically using Jetpack sharing & related posts features. They append to the content using the the_content filter. So my reusable text blocks ended up with sharing buttons and related post links below them, haha. Not what I wanted.

I eventually worked around the issue by inserting my text blocks with the plain=”true” attribute. In addition, I added a custom function through a code snippet:

add_filter('text_blocks_shortcode_html', 'jv_fix_reusable_text_blocks', 2, 10);

function jv_fix_reusable_text_blocks( $content ) {
  return do_shortcode($content);
}

Maybe that will help you out. Bye!