Can you update the plugin twice a year to show that it is still useful ?

  • Resolved cacabe

    (@cacabe)


    2 years, 9 months ago

    hello,

    Can you update the plugin twice a year to show that it is still useful ?

    Because now this message is displayed:
    This plugin hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.

    I had a fake order and put your plugin to stop it, it seems to work well !

    Thanks again.

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  • Plugin Author Alex Wigmore

    (@wigster)

    Hi @cacabe

    Sure—I still use this plugin—and if necessary I will update it; so far nothing has required any code updates.

    However, for peace of mind, I’ve just committed a new version of the plugin confirming it’s tested and working fine with the latest releases.

    Hope that helps,
    Alex

    Hi @wigster ,

    Do I have the correct plugin? Only 2 files in my /wp-content/plugins/block-specific-spam-woo-orders

    readme.txt and woo-block-spam-orders.php that only blocks bbbb and abbuzz.com.

    Plugin Author Alex Wigmore

    (@wigster)

    Hi @yofazza – that’s correct, this plugin is dedicated to blocking out these specific spam orders that, for some reason, are still an ongoing issue by spammers.

    Ah I see. Okay, I thought it has a set of names in regex or something. I’ll see if I can modify it a little to also catch my specific spam.

    I prefer your simple approach than installing or paying a large-complex plugin. Too bloated.

    Plugin Author Alex Wigmore

    (@wigster)

    I agree @yofazza – that’s why I created the plugin: I don’t like the idea of too much complexity when it comes to potentially blocking WooCommerce sales!

    Let me know how you get on, there’s of course room to expand the plugin further.

    Thread Starter cacabe

    (@cacabe)

    @wigster

    Yes, KISS ! keep it simple stupid ! always better, thanks again for this !

    I tried many times to disable it and then I get fake orders again, so WTF is doing this ? any idea ? and how come Woo dev are too stupid to block these fake orders in core ?! Busy only working on plugins that make more money ?

    DANKE SCHOEN

    @cacabe this card testing thing aren’t just in WordPress. Basically you have a list of card details. You then verify them by using it to buy something cheap in hoping that the real owner won’t notice if it does get through. You set a bot to mass-test the card details against ecommerce sites.

    Some automated bots might search and “work” on woocommerce checkout pages by itself so once you disable the blocking you’ll see them checking out again.

    @wigmore , I currently just modify the first & last name field to match my bot and it effectively stopped them. Before, there was like 100+ checkouts every 10 hours or something, in the past 3 days.

    I’ll let you know if I come up with something else, or if my site is targeted by a smarter bot.

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