WordFence File Change Error.

  • Resolved artdavis

    (@artdavis)


    6 months, 1 week ago

    Wordfence is throwing “file change” errors:

    Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wp-extended-search/languages/wp-extended-search.pot
    Modified plugin file: wp-content/plugins/wp-extended-search/wp-es.php

    Details: This file belongs to plugin “WP Extended Search” version “2.1.2” and has been modified from the file that is distributed by www.ads-software.com for this version. Please use the link to see how the file has changed. If you have modified this file yourself, you can safely ignore this warning. If you see a lot of changed files in a plugin that have been made by the author, then try uninstalling and reinstalling the plugin to force an upgrade. Doing this is a workaround for plugin authors who don’t manage their code correctly.

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  • Thread Starter artdavis

    (@artdavis)

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    Plugin Author Sumit Singh

    (@5um17)

    Hi,

    I have changed the plugin comment header and pushed the changes to repo without release because there was nothing new to release.

    You can safely ignore this warning or delete the plugin then install again.

    Thanks

    Thread Starter artdavis

    (@artdavis)

    I understand the nature of the warning and that I can safely ignore it, but why would you (not) do that? If you made changes, that’s a new revision, even if it’s X.y.z.

    “You can safely ignore this warning or delete the plugin then install again.”


    “If you see a lot of changed files in a plugin that have been made by the author, then try uninstalling and reinstalling the plugin to force an upgrade. Doing this is a workaround for plugin authors who don’t manage their code correctly.”

    Plugin Author Sumit Singh

    (@5um17)

    Hi,

    It was just to save resources.
    I simply do not want WP to download the plugin on thousands of site without any reason when there was no actual change.

    There was no single line of PHP code change it was just the PO file with date changes and some comments. You can see the changes here https://plugins.trac.www.ads-software.com/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3069790%40wp-extended-search&old=2896054%40wp-extended-search&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

    I understand they are matching the hash of plugin files and those are mismatched even with the single dot changes.

    I would make sure not push PHP file to the WP repo without new version those can wait for the release. For now you can ignore it.

    Thanks

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