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No unfortunately not. Automatic downloading violates the license of wordpress.

So it had to be removed, and it will not get back in because if it will the plugin will be taken down again by WordPress.

I don’t like it either but it’s just the way it is.

You only have to download the database every now and then to still get a great plugin. Or if you do not want to do so, use the GeoIP API plugin and always get the latest version of the database.

Hi Pascal, my whole security and anti-spam strategy is based on your plugin.

I have IQ Block running on a bunch of websites.

If we upgrade it breaks the plugin unless we install database?

Will the plugin continue to function for a time if we don’t upgrade, so we have some breathing space?

Thanks for answers. MTN

Hello Pascal,

How OFTEN do you suggest we download the database in view of this recent change you had to make? Every month? Every week? or what?

GREAT plugin.

Thanks!

Hi Mountainguy2,

Not upgrading is not a problem. The main change with this release was removing the auto download option. So sticking to v1.1.16 for now is okay.

Hi Bloguser2012,

The databases of Maxmind are updated once a month, so if you always want the latest info once a month is enough. As data does not change that often and you don’t mind not to be at the latest version a couple of times a year is no problem either.

Thanks Pascal.

I loaded the new version, downloaded and installed the Maxmind database and I then could no longer access my website. Just got an error message. Went back to v1.1.16 and its ok now. Why not just add a “click here” to download the Maxmind database like other plugins do?

Because the guys from WordPress do not allow this. The (auto) download of the Maxmind databases are a conflict with the WordPress license.

Pascal, That would not be an autoload that would be my manually clicking on a prompt in your plugin to do the download. That way you can also designate where the Maxmind database would be downloaded to.

Why did the new version prohibit my accessing my website?

Also a button to download the database was not allowed. I’ve checked with the guys. The only option for them was for me to instruct the users to download the file and uploading it to a directory in the wordpress tree.

I don’t like it much either but the wordpress guys removed the plugin from the plugin directory and this was the only solution for the plugin to get back in the directory.

I am not entirely sure why you were blocked. Did you whitelist your own ip?

I could tell you at least one other common plugin that has a reminder and a button but won’t in a public forum. I uploaded GeoIP.dat.gz to the upload directory your last update said to do and after that I couldn’t get back in. Do you want me to do it all over again to see what the message said?

You first need to unzip the file before uploading it.

Although I will probably check in the next version if the database exists as gzip as well and unzip it. I should be allowed to do that much ??

So if you did unzip the file and placed it in /wp-content/uploads/ and got blocked out then if it is not too much trouble please let me know what error you got.

I tried the new version without GeoIP.dat unzipped and got a blank screen when I went to the website. After I unzipped it and got it in the right place it works fine! I think this procedure is a bit much for the average person who relies on plugins. How does “Visitor Maps and Who’s Online” get away with having the button to update from Maxmind?

I uploaded the unzipped file but it still shows the message that the GeoIp database does not exist? any suggestions?

Nevermind, I uploaded the folder and it didn’t work, when I upload the individual file it seems to be working alright, message disappeared. Awesome plugin, keep up the good work. Thanks