Includes spyware + obnoxius upsell messages, stay away

Hello Stanislav.

When activating the plugin, all users see the below page:
https://monosnap.com/file/CVs4IBXAMGQHcQujCkfkqPNcL9BdCM.png

If you don’t want to share some basic information with me, or Freemius on my behalf, feel free to click “Skip” and then Freemius won’t be activated. This system is opt-in and transparent, as required by the WordPress plugin repository guidelines.

As far as I understand, Freemius is not spyware, because “spyware is software that aims to gather information about a person or organization without their knowledge”. According to Wikipedia.

If you don’t want to share information like the PHP version of your site, feel free to click “Skip”. There is no requirement to opt-in to Freemius to use the plugin.?

Getting the information that Freemius collects is really useful for me, as I now know that of the users that updated recently only 2.8% use PHP 5.3. I can keep that in mind when considering adding new features/technology to the plugin. This is just one of decisions that are made easier.

Freemius is also used by other well known plugins such as NextGEN Gallery, FooPlugins, and Popup Maker. Simple Facebook Page Widget & Shortcode.

If you would like to know more about me, please visit my personal site or my?www.ads-software.com?profile. If you would like to know more about Freemius, the service I use, please visit the Freemius website.?

I hope that clarify’s things, if you have any questions or remaining worries, please let me know. I would like to understand your position and make changes if something trully is wrong.?

Kind regards
David

I’m changing my review to 1 star because additionally from the previous spyware there are now also obnoxious upsell messages. Do not use this plugin.

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Hi Stanislav,

I’m sorry you feel that way. This is not very different than upsells in other plugins like Yoast etc. And please feel free to ignore them if you don’t want or need the features in the current Pro version.

Your screenshot was cut in such a way that the “Dismiss” button is not shown, but it’s there. Just click that and you won’t see the message again.
https://monosnap.com/file/iYWNgG2nKifoFD6xdWiVV34IjowXuz.png

If you are wondering what else changed in the plugin since I adopted it, please see the changelog. PHP 7.0 compatibility, bug fixes, new UI and features, it’s not just “upsells”…
https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/post-snippets/#developers

I hope my previous reply was at all helpful in explaining the situation, otherwise feel free to let me know so I can elaborate.

Kind regards
David

After dismissing the upsell messages several times, they keep coming back. I’m sorry, but you can’t compare this plugin in terms of usefulness to Yoast SEO, and even they have upsell messages you can actually disable. Your monetization scheme is bad and I hope people stay way from this plugin.

Which one is coming back? It shouldn’t be coming back, if you let me know I can check it and find out what’s causing it.