WP Greet Box version 5.0 is here!
What’s new this release?
This version of WP Greet Box has the following enhancements.
- Added ability to expand related posts by default.
- Added ability to display related posts before the greeting message.
- Added localization support.
- Added version checking.
- Cleaned up a lot of code.
Where do I download, file bugs, make feature requests, comments, and suggestions?
Please visit the original plugin post.
commented on April 23rd, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Released 5.0.1
- Fixed array_slice() warning in the admin dashboard.
- Fixed version check to not break page when $wp_version is empty.
commented on April 25th, 2009 at 6:33 am
Does this update add a panel in dashboard that links to this site? I'm sure that it was not there… and now it is after this update!
commented on April 25th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Yes, but you can turn it off in the dashboard screen options.
commented on April 25th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Hmmmm. Considering i was hacked last night- I'm now very wary of "things" being added or turned on without my consent. It would be nice if it was off by default and give an option to turn it on…don't you think? this is a fantastic plugin but if all devs just added stuff to the dashboard……well you get my point
commented on April 25th, 2009 at 9:37 am
I understand what you are saying and you are always welcomed to not use the plugin.
Lately, top developers have been doing this because their plugins are so useful (e.g. Joost de Valk from yoast.com). Free plugin development doesn't put food on the table. It is only fair to be able to utilize the plugin to help bring traffic to my site (and that does help put food on the table).
At least there is an option to turn it off. I could have just added it without the option to turn it off and make you hack the code to remove it yourself too
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commented on April 25th, 2009 at 9:51 am
It is still not the "right thing to do" – justify it how you want. All the best.
commented on April 25th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
I also seem to agree with Paul, it's always better to have consent first.
commented on April 25th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Really awesome! I am really interested in the outcome! Maybe I will get enough negativity to justify removal of this little widget and/or move to a quasi-paid support model. Thanks again Andrew.
commented on April 25th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
I guess I can just rip out all of these "features" that help me build traffic and make this a premium plugin instead. Would you guys like that?
Actually, that is a great idea. On the next reason, I will remove these features and start charging for support.
commented on April 25th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Thats a valid point made by Paul. But, I do not mind sharing real estate in my 'dashboard'. All in all, a great plugin which I love to use and configure.
Thanks for that. Gave it a 5 star today.
commented on April 25th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Thaya, I hadn't realised that it was added by your plugin until I read this thread but I really don't mind at all. I'm not sure of the benefits to you, but it is harmless.
commented on April 25th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Thanks for visiting Andrew. As a plugin author, you probably share the same pain. I'm just trying my best to figure out a way to justify spending 20-30 hours a week on WordPress plugin development and support. I figured that the space in my dashboards are harmless, but apparently people are quite annoyed by it being on by default.
commented on April 25th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Thanks for visiting and for giving it a 5 star! Andrew says he didn't even notice the box until he read this thread. That is why I made it on by default. Nobody will know that the box is there unless the see it first and disable if they want to.
commented on April 25th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
I've dropped a post about it to see if the opinion is more widely held or if it is a minority: http://www.wp-fun.co.uk/2009/04/25/gaining-benefi…
commented on April 26th, 2009 at 2:07 am
I actually have considered adding something similar to this. Not a box on the Dashboard, but maybe a little "Latest from Webmaster-Source" on one of the plugin's management pages. I never did though. I don't even have an opt-out credit link in WP125…
I don't see a problem with what you added (I haven't upgraded myself yet though). You can turn it off if you don't like it. It doesn't do anything for me, since I already subscribe to Omninoggin through my RSS reader, but it would certainly be beneficial to you, as plenty of people would leave it.
Paul's complaint ('Considering i was hacked last night- I'm now very wary of "things" being added or turned on without my consent.') is simply unreasonable, in my opinion. That's how software updates work. And not updating software out of fear of exploits is an invitation to attack.
commented on April 26th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
I feel that people who use plugins to enhance their site, and get said plugin for free, are so used to downloading free software off the internet that they feel they are in someway "entitled." The plugin is great, and because I use and enjoy the service, I don't mind one bit giving you some traffic. After all, the people complaining about this usually have maybe 1 to 3 hits a week on their inane blog. Great work and keep trolls under bridges.
commented on April 28th, 2009 at 3:02 am
I'm sorry, but are all of you 3 years old? The guy pushed an update for a fantastic plugin, and all he does is add a little blurb on your dashboard that has a non-malignant link. Come on, it can even be turned off. Cut the guy some slack. It won't kill you.
Thaya, awesome plugin. If i had a credit card, you'd get $20. Seriously.
commented on April 29th, 2009 at 12:44 am
I'm not sure if its the update to WP Greet Box or the Minimize WP plugin you have, but all previous problems i've asked you about are… well, resolved
thanks a ton.
commented on April 30th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Hey Thaya,
First of all great work on this plugin! It has truly developed into an extremely useful addition to WP blogs!
Second – a question: I used to be able to specify with your plugin to Not Display message to repeat visitors, or so I believe. Now it is shown to everyone and every time. Did I miss something? Anything I can do to show Greet Box only ONCE per visitor?
Alex
commented on May 4th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
I got the idea of doing this from Joost de Valk\\'s plugins. I wonder how many times (and if ever) he got flamed for this.
commented on May 4th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Thanks Rusty. Free plugin development does take a toll on your life. I\\'m at the point where I\\'m spread too thin and I feel like I need to find something to justify continuing free plugin development.
commented on May 4th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Thank you for all of your kind words!
commented on May 4th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Welcome back Alex. I think there is a bug in WPGB regarding in the latest version in this area. I\\'m working on fixing it. Please stay tuned!
commented on May 4th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Hey, who's voting all of the sensible comments down…?
commented on May 4th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
It seems like they voted all of the comments down (not just the sensible ones). Weird trollers!
commented on May 6th, 2009 at 6:09 am
First thing first, you have great plugin and wanted to thank you for the awesome work. However, there's a bug or rather, an incompatibility issue in the newest version with simple tags 1.6.6. When the 2 plugins are activated together, the wp-admin/plugins.php page is somewhat almost blank. I hope you or the other author will give it a fix
commented on May 6th, 2009 at 6:24 am
Thank you for adding localization support. Do you have a pot file for the plugin?
commented on May 6th, 2009 at 6:30 am
hmm, just noticed another thing, seems like simple tags has a problem with wp super cache too, maybe its more of a faulty issue on their side.
commented on May 7th, 2009 at 8:06 am
That's interesting, I use both simple tags and wp greet box and my plugins.php page works fine?
commented on May 12th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Released version 5.0.2
- Fixed greeting message showing up when it's not supposed to in PHP mode.
- Changed auto insertion filter content priority 100 (low priority)
- Remove OMNINOGGIN dashboard widget.
commented on May 12th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
I don't have a pot file for the plugin. I'll look into generating it for the next version.
commented on May 17th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Lock up this comment thread so people can post support questions in the support forum.