Alex Wigmore

Hi @clitopwebsite – I’ve added extra functionality, if you know a little bit of code you can now add your own names/email domains to block:
https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/block-specific-spam-woo-orders/#:~:text=How%20to%20Use%20Custom%20Filters

Hi @jrevillini – I’ve added those features you requested:

You can now use optional filters to add your own names/email domains:
https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/block-specific-spam-woo-orders/#will%20you%20keep%20this%20plugin%20updated%3F:~:text=How%20to%20Use%20Custom%20Filters

I do plan to add a way to customise / add custom emails in the future.
For the short term the main aim was to keep the plugin as clear and simple as possible, so as long as that aim can still be met, I plan on seeing what options I can code in, as quite a lot of people have requested this feature.

Hi @digglikeseo — this plugin was already compatible, I’ve just released a plugin update (0.76) that confirms this, so you will now be able to activate/continue with WooCommercE HPOS after updating the plugin.

Thanks for the kind feedback.

A settings option has been suggested a couple of times. I definitely would like to add it one day, and do plan to, but it’s low priority—as the key focus is keeping the plugin as clean and simple as possible to avoid the main spam bots.
If required it is relatively easy to edit the plugin file to add your own list of emails to block.

Hi @clitopwebsite
Thanks for the kind feedback.

A settings option has been suggested a couple of times. I definitely would like to add it one day, and do plan to, but it’s low priority—as the key focus is keeping the plugin as clean and simple as possible to avoid the main spam bots.
If required it is relatively easy to edit the plugin file to add your own list of emails to block.

Hey @ticubso — I’m seeing a lot of people with the same issues, in that the instructions aren’t super clear. as far as I’m aware there isn’t really a none developer way of fixing it so far.
I wrote up some of my findings/suggestions: https://guwii.com/fix-acf-pro-output-unfiltered-html/
If you managed to fix in a simpler way please let me know and I’ll update my article.

Hi @tallmale — at the moment this plugin only blocks a key set of known spammers, there is no configuration to edit.

If they’re not confidential could you share the details of the spam orders? (name and/or email address). Potentially there’s a new string of attacks that this plugin could be updated to tackle.

Hi @catvetbeb,

I have updated the plugin (version 0.6) to now also block fakemail.com email addresses:
https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/block-specific-spam-woo-orders/#developers

The plugin is meant to be a simple way to block common threats. I would like to add in the ability for users to add their own in the future—it’s on the to-do list, but would require quite a lot of work to develop.

Regards,
Alex

Hi @catvetbeb,

I have updated the plugin (version 0.6) to now also block fakemail.com email addresses:
https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/block-specific-spam-woo-orders/#developers

The plugin is meant to be a simple way to block common threats. I would like to add in the ability for users to add their own in the future—it’s on the to-do list, but would require quite a lot of work to develop.

Regards,
Alex

@all and @anghelemanuel99 – this is a significant issue with the latest version of the plugin. I think the developers of the plugin are already aware of it, I posted a temporary workaround/fix here:
https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/password-reset-error-10/#post-15954303

This seems to be quite a major issue.
I’ve fixed this personally by commenting out 2 lines of the code, I’m not sure if this is the exact solution yet, but it has resolved the critical error issue at least.

In this file:
/public_html/wp-content/plugins/translatepress-multilingual/includes/class-woocommerce-emails.php
I commented/removed the 2 following lines:
Line ~13:
add_action( 'woocommerce_checkout_update_order_meta', array( $this, 'save_language_on_checkout' ), 10, 2 );

Line ~42
add_filter( 'woocommerce_allow_switching_email_locale', array( $this, 'trp_woo_setup_locale' ), 10, 2 );

• This reply was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by Alex Wigmore.

This seems to be quite a major issue.
I’ve fixed this personally by commenting out 2 lines of the code, I’m not sure if this is the exact solution yet, but it has resolved the critical error issue at least.

In this file:
/public_html/wp-content/plugins/translatepress-multilingual/includes/class-woocommerce-emails.php
I commented/removed the 2 following lines:
Line ~13:
add_action( 'woocommerce_checkout_update_order_meta', array( $this, 'save_language_on_checkout' ), 10, 2 );

Line ~42
add_filter( 'woocommerce_allow_switching_email_locale', array( $this, 'trp_woo_setup_locale' ), 10, 2 );

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.

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.