MKSnMKS

Thanks vincentatsc.

Hopefully the plugin author(s) will fix this sometime soon.

Thanks for the info.
Please let me know then that is done, and I will mark this topic as resolved.

Thank you

Okay.
When fixed, we can mark this topic as resolved.
Thank you for your help.

Hi vincentatsc,

1) Is the

$$meta[‘key’] = $meta[‘value’];

ok syntax for earlier versions of PHP ??

If it is ok to use this in earlier php versions, and the code still work, then this is only a problem with later versions.

3) If the ${$meta['key']} = $meta['value']; curly bracket form of the code works in all php versions, then there is no harm in using that for all, and it fixes the problem.

So, is the curly bracket form, backward compatible with earlier php versions?

Thanks

Hi Mostafa Soufi,

Thanks for getting back on this.
I think you might like it when you see it in action.
No rush, but thanks for thinking about it.

Hi mbrsolution,

The

File has mixed line endings

warnings can be a problem when used on certain types of server, and line ending combinations.
see Search “File has mixed line endings” and “php”.

The fix, is to be consistent with the type of line endings, within a file.
A search and replace for the characters will remove the possibility.

But in the meantime, the plugin will work for servers which are insensitive to this effect. But for potential users on systems that ‘are’ sensitive, they will probably end up ditching the plugin, or possibly even worse, the plugin ditches them – but who knows.

Please feed this info back to the “whois library authors”, so they can improve the library.

Thank you.

Hi vincentatsc,

1) Is the

$$meta[‘key’] = $meta[‘value’];

ok syntax for earlier versions of PHP?
(If it is not, then this should be fixed anyway.)

2) The plugin could make use of methods for detecting the php version, and using different code depending on the version that is detected.

Thanks

Hi vincentatsc,

I don’t program in PHP, but that looks like a fix (if it works).
Did it work for you after you edited the correction?
The developer will probably notice you contribution shortly.

Thanks for your help.

Example

The sms sent from the website visitor, is received in the dashboard.
The dashboard reads the sms, and plays an audio file.
The audio file that is played, may depend on on the contents of the sms, or the number that sent it.
This allows for music, or spoken messages.
The message played is related to a topic (keyword) in the sms, or the language of the (known?) caller.

The txt sender can be told to include a certain word or code, to help the txt be swiftly answered.

For example;
a) Include “custenq” in a message, plays a spoken audio message “You have a new customer enquiry sms message”
b) Include “appt” in a message, plays a spoken audio message “You have a new appointment enquiry sms message”
c) Include “prod” in a message, plays a spoken audio message “You have a new product enquiry sms message”
etc.

Also there could be notification messages to say things like “You have received a (type of) sms message, and it has been automatically responded to.”

Benefits
This means the website dashboard needs to be open for the audio to play.
But it it also means, that hands free monitoring of the messages is possible,
because the person only needs to be in hearing distance. They do not need to operate anything to receive the notification. They do not need to interrupt any activity to receive the notification.
Yet they can immediately respond, if they choose to.
An effective time saver when all hands are needed for other tasks.

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Do you?

So how do you find out you have received a sms?

And what would you rather be doing, while waiting for a sms?

How quickly do you want to respond to a sms when you get one?

These questions may be helpful in assessing the level of need,
both for your self, and for the range of users that you are interested in having use this plugin.

Thanks

Okay.
I’ve updated to 4.0.12 now.
Thanks

Hi,
Play Audio from the wordpress page in dashboard.
This can be heard on any device.

It may be necessary for the “page” or “player” to be “responsive”, so that it plays a file that the device is capable of playing.

Hi Mostafa Soufi (@mostafas1990),

Method 1;
Like the “postie” plugin, which looks at an email address, and makes a new post out of an incoming email.(WordPress can also do this natively.)
But instead of posting the email contents to a new page, the email contents can be posted to the text editor in WP SMS, then sent, and visa versa.

WP SMS can look at an email address and send and sms from a received email message (include destination number or group, in the subject line.
WP SMS can send an email to the email address when it receives a message, and add the sender’s number to the subject line.

Method 2 (coding needed to write the extension);
have an extension in Thunderbird that can treat txt numbers the same as email addresses, for management inbox,outbox, and other boxes. And work with txt number in the contacts database.

Benefits
This means that the email program, can keep a record of all txt communications, so nothing is lost.
There is an interface to an organisation’s customer support system.
The staff, do not need to learn much more than they already know, to be able to send txt messages from their PCs.
The staff do not need to be logged in to the website to handled the communications.
The txts are handled the same as emails, so it is easy to make sure that all important messages have been handled.

Hi Mostafa Soufi (@mostafas1990),

I tested the “WordPress SMS plugin – Beta Version 4.0.11”, which I installed manually (after uninstalling the previous auto-installed version).

It is 4 hours and 45 minutes after you posted the message to update to 4.0.12, as I write this. But the 4.0.12 update is not available for update.

Should I wait a little longer, or is there a problem with updating from a beta version to an autoinstall version? Do I need to uninstall the beta, and re-install a normal version, before I can update?
Do the beta versions only update to the beta version?

Thanks

Looking good! I’ll take it as resolved.