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It's Episode 526 – We have plugins for All The Currencies, Lightning Bitcoin, Admin Entry, Travelling the World, Disabled Forms, On Demand Weather… and ClassicPress Options. It's all coming up on WordPress Plugins A-Z!
All Currencies for WooCommerce, Admin Allow by IP, No Active for GravityForms, Bitcoin/Lightning Payment Gateway – LNBits, World Travel Information, OWM Weather……. and ClassicPress options on Episode 526.
John's Intro:
A New Day is Dawning prepare yourself for the change!
With great appreciation for the No Agenda Show for their inspiration of ideas and the occasional stolen sound clip.
This is a value for value show and I look forward to everyone providing some value back.
Before I get started, you will want to hang around to the end of the show for our Q & A segment with Amber…. and to those listening on the podcast, you may want to check out the YouTube version which has some great discussions before the show starts…
Producer Credits:
Executive producer:
Nobody this week. Maybe next week!
Show Art:
Greg's Graphics (Greg Holdsworth) — https://gregsgraphics.com
All the show notes can be found at: WPPluginsAtoZ.com
Check out all the art work at https://wppluginsatoz.com/show-art-submitted/
Ambers' Rant:
This is #33 of 52 episodes for 2021!! 33!! it's the magic NUMberrrr!!! I hope that everyone out there managed to get that sunshine while it was still going strong!! It seems – at least here on the island anyways – that fall is making itself known now, with cooler weather and cloudy days.
Clouds… but no rain yet… it's a little odd…
If you didn't get the last of the sunshine, no worries! It will be back probably at least one more time before the rains and snows come. Remember also to keep up that hour a day thing I keep yammering on about! A good book, a nice drink – boos or not, whichever you prefer – and NO media!! I know I always feel a lot better after unplugging for a bit.
Rinse and repeat as often as needed.
We have some news from the world of WordPress for you today as well as some great plugins.
News this week:
Sent in by a listener
Intel just signed a major chip-making deal with the Pentagon, and it could help the US solve its semiconductor problem
Trend Micro's Linux Threat Report identifies the most vulnerable distributions and biggest security headaches
He predicted the dark side of the Internet 30 years ago. Why did no one listen?
Great News!! WordPress Classic Editor has been extended for AT LEAST another year! – This is certainly good news for those of us who prefer to use this.
Google Search Completes Rollout of Link Spam Update – Basically, Google spent about a month creating more effective ways to identify and nullify ‘spammy links' – good news, but hopefully it is only being used for the no good sites… I'm always suspicious of large companies…
Sky Broadband in the UK went down yesterday – And they are still having issues today. Always good to keep an eye on things when internets anywhere go down in my opinion.
The extras – for even more extra news, check out our Facebook, or Twitter page!
This is the extra news stuff that someone out there might find interesting. To read more, you can head on over to the show notes or newsletter and check it out! If you find something to add for next show, send me a link at amber@wppro.ca
Free Tickets to WordCamp US Online 2021! – Always good to know that you can get free tickets when its something you are interested in! Check out the article for more info!
Entertaining article on ‘the horrors of today's sites' – TNW has some awesome things on their site, and really – pop-ups are never enjoyable as a consumer… Especially as many as are used today….
Google Patches Actively-Exploited Zero-Day Bug in Chrome Browser – The memory-corruption vulnerability exists in the browser's FreeType font rendering Library. Check out the article for more details!
MineCraft Mods Attack More Than 1-Million Android Devices – This is a good thing to know about if you or your kids love this game. I know my youngest does – definitely something to keep an eye out for. Check out the article for more!
Tips Tuesday! – The most recent Tips Tuesday for you guys with MayAnna!
The hall of shame via Automattic:
transparency.automattic.com/tag/hall-of-shame/
Matt's Famous Quotes
https://www.idrlabs.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg.php
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We'd like to acknowledge all the producers who have supported the show in the various ways over the last week.
This weeks show Art Work comes from:
(Artist of the week) — Greg's Graphics (Greg Holdsworth) — https://gregsgraphics.com
This week's Executive Producer/'s are:
Nobody this week. Maybe next week!
A big thank you to all the Producers who came in under $50 and to those who have set up weekly subscriptions they will remain anonymous and I thank you very much.
All these small subscriptions really help the show out.
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Off we go into the meat and potatoes, Into the depths of plugin depravity…..
ClassicPress Options
ClassicPress is growing really well, but I just don't have the time to add reviews on ClassicPress myself. I am always open to reviews sent in by listeners; though unless there is a review sent into me on ClassicPress, I am not going to do more than mention that ClassicPress is a thing, and here are some resources. I hope some listeners out there find this information useful!
One thing I am looking forward to in the ClassicPress World is the expansion of the number of ClassicPress specific plugins and their own repository. There are a few plugins specifically for ClassicPress and all plugins for WordPress 4.9.9 work well on it. I do believe it has a future, I just have not time to help them in getting it out there.
ClassicPress News:
The article mentioned on the show two weeks ago.
A post from a new ClassicPress user who migrated fro WordPress 5.7 to 5.8 and then to ClassicPress
A users personal experience of going through the migration, an interesting read.
The First Release Candidate for ClassicPress 1.3.0 is available!
For more information about what's included, and how to help, checkout https://forums.classicpress.net/…/classicpress-1-3…/3356
Happy Testing!
For some up to date news on ClassicPress check out the ClassicPress Blog.
ClassicPress Resources:
“Must Have” Plugins List
https://forums.classicpress.net/t/must-have-plugins-list/1163
It seems ClassicPress now has it own repository you can check it here https://directory.classicpress.net/plugins they now have 72 plugins available.
CodePotent's plugin directory
https://codepotent.com/classicpress/plugins/
WordPress Plugins
Are you looking for some great newly released plugins check this link
https://wordpress.org/plugins/browse/new/
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John's Plugin
All Currencies for WooCommerce
https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-all-currencies/
The Lowdown:
This is a really good idea – so far I have really only seen a specific allotment of currencies that are offered at any given time to be translated – this one though, they have A LOT of countries!!
There are also CryptoCurrencies that are in this plugin – it's a great and easy to use plugin, definitely worth going to check out.
Rating 5 Dragons
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Amber's Plugin
Bitcoin/Lightning Payment Gateway – LNBits
https://wordpress.org/plugins/lightning-payment-gateway-lnbits/
The Lowdown:
Accept Bit Coin as payment through WooCommerce!!!
This is a pretty nifty plugin, though I can't say for sure how well this works as I don't have any bitcoin to test this fully.
I know it was easy to activate, and I didn't have to go and get an API in order to make it work, so it is worth a go if you find yourself in need of accepting BitCoin for payment!!
Rating 5 Dragons
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John's Plugin
Admin Allow by IP
https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-allow-by-ip/
The Lowdown:
So, odd thing about this one – it's called Admin Allow by IP, but you need to look for ‘Admin Block' under settings. That was a little confusing for me….
Really easy to use though, simply check off ‘Enable Development', and whichever IP's are added will be hidden. You can add as many as you want, just put a comma between them.
Rating 5 Dragons
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Amber's Plugin
World Travel Information
https://wordpress.org/plugins/world-travel-information/
PLUGIN HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED – WORDPRESS NOTICE STATES:
This plugin has been closed as of September 23, 2021 and is not available for download. Reason: Security Issue.
The Lowdown:
If you find you, or your customers/viewers, have any need what so ever for travelling information and what is needed in order to travel, then this plugin is perfect!
Really easy to use, just activate it – be sure to look for ‘travel info' on the right, the name is a little different. Then once there, look up whichever country it is that you are wanting the information for, copy the short code, and paste it onto whichever page you want!! They provide everything, just copy and paste! And the information it presents DOES seem to be within the last 24 hours at least.
Rating 5 Dragons
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John's Plugin
No Active for GravityForms
https://wordpress.org/plugins/noactive-for-gravityforms/
The Lowdown:
This is a pretty cool plugin! Instead of having your no longer active form with Gravity Forms just throw out an empty page, you can activate this and instead have the non active form throw up a message stating that it's just not active.
Really simple and easy to use, totally free, and although when you first deactivate the form you figure people will just be able to tell – you would be surprised how many times even the creator forgets that the form was deactivated, and confusion avails!
Rating 5 Dragons
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Amber's Plugin
OWM Weather
https://wordpress.org/plugins/owm-weather/
The Lowdown:
This plugin is meant to be either a dashboard widget, or a shortcode on your page – or both! – that tells you the weather for your area.
However, unless you sign into the Open Weather Map Website and get yourself an account and an API address, you will have call limits, and the plugin is REALLY eager in telling you that you need to go and get your API key.
Honestly, I didn't get further than setting it up for local weather on my dashboard, and I found that although it works – that constant reminder is REALLY irritating!
So yes, it works as it should, and although they have no ads and are totally free, they have really eager reminders that just don't want to leave you alone.
Rating 4 Dragons
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Random links for plugins
WordPress plugins crafted from love and experience
Listener Feedback / Audio Clips
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Listener Questions
If you have any you would like to have asked, please feel free to send them in! Remember, there's no such thing as a stupid question!
Enter The Contest to Win!!:
Contests Powered by Simple Giveaways who kindly provides us with the premium version for our contests.
Steve Goodtime & Brant Matthews created a new jingle for us for contests.
I do want to thank Charlie for coming to the aid of the show and getting our contests all organized. I also want to thank all the developers again for supporting our show with their plugin donations! Please check them out.
Short note about participating in the contests folks. Remember we go to great efforts to get these licenses and look for more participation from you the producers.
Our contest is for:
Codeixer Deposits for WooCommerce Single Domain Lifetime License
Single Domain Lifetime License valued at $179
https://wppluginsatoz.com/giveaway/codeixer-deposits-for-woocommerce-single-domain-lifetime-license/
Are you currently running an online store? If so, you may explore various methods that can support your conversions and sales. One of the best methods you can use is by providing partial payment options to all your customers.
Doing this will let your customers not having to pay the total product price while they buy. What’s more, it allows you to give an amount they need to pay upfront and then collect the rest of the amount at predefined intervals.
Enter for your chance to win a Single Domain Lifetime License valued at $179! It’s time to let your customers divide an order payment, leave a deposit, and pay the remaining balance later. (https://wppluginsatoz.com/giveaway/codeixer-deposits-for-woocommerce-single-domain-lifetime-license/) The contest will run until September 30th!!
Let your friends know about the giveaway!
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The contest will run until September 30th!!
Visit http://WPPluginsAtoZ.com/contests for more info.
For all developers who would like to support the show. You can donate a premium license to be used in a future contest, please go to WPPluginsAtoZ.com/PluginContest
The plugins we covered were:
John’s Plugins: All Currencies for WooCommerce – 5, Admin Allow by IP – 5, No Active for GravityForms – 5
Amber's Plugins: Bitcoin/Lightning Payment Gateway – LNBits – 5, World Travel Information – 5, OWM Weather – 4
Matt's Famous Quotes
https://www.idrlabs.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg.php
Reminders / Commercial / Promotions:
Next Week:
No meetup planned at the moment but you can keep tabs on this at https://wppluginsatoz.com/meetup
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If you have suggestions on plugins you would like to have reviewed please submit them on the website at https://wppluginsatoz.com/submit-plugin-review/
Q & A Time with Amber ——– Catch this info on our YouTube Channel
If you have questions you would like to have asked on the show, send them in to me at Amber@WPPro.ca and we will answer to the best of our ability!
- What does it mean when you have ‘failed transfers' in FTP?
- What do you do about them?
- What does it mean when FTP takes 6 hours to backup files for you? Is that your computer being slow, or the files being many?
- How do you get your mind to wrap around something like a new theme when you just don't ‘get' it like you ‘get' other themes and tools?
- Is there a trick or a way to help push you over that initial hurdle, other than slamming your head against the brick wall a whole bunch?
Closing out this Episode
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