But … it's not actually redacted, right?

  • Listen, not to be a big jerk, but:

    I presume this doesn’t actually redact anything? As in: it will LOOK redacted, just like applying <del></del> styling will “cross out” the text, but … do a “view page source” and the redacted text is still there, right? And it gets discovered by Google, too.

    I like the idea, but … unless I’m missing something I’m gonna say “no”

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  • I haven’t tried the plugin, but https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-redact-text-in-wordpress/ says:

    Delete the text you want to be redacted and replace it with this shortcode:
    [redacted]
    …
    [redacted length=”medium”]
    [redacted length=”large”]
    [redacted length=”extra”]
    …
    Please note that, you will actually need to delete the text you want to hide. The purpose of this plugin is not to hide text, but to show that some text has been redacted.

    So I think the purpose is to generate a black bar. I agree the plugin description should be more detailed that, apparently, you actually SHOULDN’T type the text there.

    If I were developing it, I think I’d make it a non-self-closing shortcode that can keep the text in the post editor (so the author can remember what was redacted) and just not output it when rendering the shortcode.

    However, that method would require closing all shortcodes and would actually expose the text if the shortcode isn’t used properly or if the plugin gets deactivated.

    Pros and cons.

    Plugin function probably deserves a higher rating, but documentation for a “redaction” plugin is currently in the 1-2 star rating range.

    Moderator Jan Dembowski

    (@jdembowski)

    Forum Moderator and Brute Squad

    Side note: @pcvip That domain name you’ve posted https://thewordpresshelpers.com/ violates the WordPress trademark.

    https://wordpressfoundation.org/trademark-policy/
    https://www.ads-software.com/about/domains/

    It’s easy to fix and I suggest you stop using it with a 301 redirect to something not in violation such as thewphelpers.com or such.

    Thread Starter pcvip

    (@pcvip)

    @clifford paulick:

    I failed to mention that article, and actually had intended to, so thank you. Problem is, at the end of the day it isn’t the blogosphere’s job to write the documentation. AND: (let’s be frank, OK?) I don’t believe the software author saying “hey listen; this software doesn’t actually do what it appears/pretends to do” changes anything.

    My point was that I’m genuinely concerned about that disparity between seeming function and actual function.

    Thread Starter pcvip

    (@pcvip)

    @jan dembowski : thanks for the documentation. trademark is a scary beast and I appreciate the feedback!

    Good feedback. I hope it gets improved for less savvy users’ sake.

    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/eyes-only-plus/ seems to be an appealing alternative, but I haven’t tried that one either. Good luck to you and the dev of this plugin too.

    Plugin Author Mike Smith (madebyguerrilla)

    (@madebyguerrilla)

    Thanks for the comments. I’m going to update the plugin description to give a bit more info on how it works.

    In short: replace the words you want hidden with the shortcode.

    Thread Starter pcvip

    (@pcvip)

    you’re welcome, Mike. And yeah, under the circumstances I guess that’s the best choice, eh?

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