Are you going to keep security updates for 3.7.1?

  • Resolved ontheroad

    (@ontheroad)


    4 years, 3 months ago

    I see the AIOSEO version 4.+ has been a major update and caused major problems for many.

    I’ve been using AIOSEO since it was first introduced. I wrote my concerns about when it was taken over my another company who are well known for bloatware and ads etc.

    My question is simple, given the current issues will you be continuing to support version 3.7.1 with security updates.

    I have no intention of updating to 4.+ during this holiday period and find it insane to have a major update rollout given the year that it is and the holidays. I’m using another SEO plugin on other sites and I’m happy with it. Heck, if headspace2 was still around I’d be happy with that as it just did the job.

    However, if these reports about 4.+ and AIOSEO continue I’m really not prepared to sacrifice a major site for this type of carry on or to be a test subject. I’d prefer to wait 3-6 months until the issues with 4.++ are sorted out and carry on with version 3.7.1.

    So I would like to know will you be continuing to support 3.7.1 or is it dead too?

    • This topic was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by ontheroad.
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  • Plugin Author arnaudbroes

    (@arnaudbroes)

    Hey @ontheroad,

    We understand your concern. Our team is working very hard on getting these issues fixed and we are dedicated to uphold the quality of work we did in the past.

    The new version of the plugin was an enormous project for us, which took us almost one year to complete, and even though we did an enormous amount of rigorous testing (multiple weeks), there are still a number of issues out there “in the wild” that we couldn’t identify during this phase (theme/plugin conflicts, environment issues, and so on).

    Unfortunately we don’t have any plans to continue to development on the 3.x version of the plugin. It received significant security patches though in one of last updates, so you should be able to continue using it if you want to.

    We have a very dedicated team, and many of us are really passionate (like, seriously) about All in One SEO, including myself, so we’ll definitely continue to uphold the same standards we had in the past. Now we just need to get past these release issues and then we’ll have a plugin that’s ready for all the exciting things we have planned for AIOSEO in the future.

    My recommendation would be to set up a staging site and test whether the new version generates any errors on your website before you upgrade.

    – Arnaud

    Thread Starter ontheroad

    (@ontheroad)

    Hi @arnaudbroes

    Thank you for your detailed reply. It gives me some faith that you are still involved in this plugin.

    I’ll be downloading the plugin over the coming days to a local offline site to test it. Again, and I’m sure you are aware of this, having folk do this is not the best way to promote a plugin. And yes, I’m aware there are many factors that can go wrong in a plugins update.

    I’m a big believer in keep it simple. I’ve said it to other developers, but one way to do this while keeping a happy customer base is to offer a free lite version, and a heavier more feature filled pro version. It might be something the team could think about.

    Ditto about better release schedules … just before the holidays?! I’ll also throw one in there about making the changelog accessible on the WP page instead of an external one. I know there was an issue about that before and how WP made it difficult. My call on that is, if other plugins, including your competitors can do it, so should you.

    Meanwhile, I look forward to seeing, hopefully, positive updates on this new version of the plugin over the coming couple of weeks.

    Plugin Author arnaudbroes

    (@arnaudbroes)

    Hey @ontheroad,

    I hear you. We’ll definitely keep your feedback into account.

    Also, we weren’t aware it’s now possible to include the changelog on the WP page. That’s great so we’ll definitely look into this in the future.

    – Arnaud

    I second this suggestions, one of the publisher we handled lost 27% organic after 9 days, reverted back, restore wp_options, and it climbs back up slowly but surely.

    The risk with full rewrite is that you are betting on someone else’s organic traffic. This should have never been a gamble.

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