Say no to malicious add-ons
Twelve years ago, I posted to my personal blog an article titled Free Plugin Declaration: Contact Form 7 is Free. In that post, I praised the WordPress community and its open-source spirit, and swore...
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Opinions on plugins, install other plugins
I’m writing this as feedback to the WordPress Plugin Review Team’s blog post on September 10. In it, they point out there are plugins in the plugin directory that install other plugins to the user...
View ArticleContact Form 7 6.0
Contact Form 7 version 6.0 is now available. This is a major update including many significant changes. Upgrading the plugin to 6.0 is recommended for all users. Editor revamped 6.0 revamps the...
View ArticleContact Form 7 6.0.1
Contact Form 7 version 6.0.1 is now available. This minor update release includes a few improvements and bug fixes. Major changes Config-validator: Defines the configValidator object even when config...
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Suggesting telephone country codes
If you make a phone call to a foreign number, you need a particular code added in front of the number. It is called the international dialing code or telephone country code, a one- to three-digit code...
View ArticleComplete removal of Constant Contact integration
The Constant Contact integration is currently marked as deprecated; you get a warning on admin screens if you use it, but the feature itself is still available and works as before. However, since we...
View ArticleOur future plans for CAPTCHAs
As you may already know, Google has a plan to make all reCAPTCHA users migrate to reCAPTCHA Enterprise on Google Cloud by the end of 2025. This means a cost increase for many users. I’m writing this...
View ArticleContact Form 7 6.0.4
Contact Form 7 version 6.0.4 is now available. This minor update release includes some improvements and bug fixes. Major changes REST API: Avoids PHP 8.1+ deprecation warning by ensuring a string...
View ArticleContact Form 7 6.0.5
Contact Form 7 version 6.0.5 is now available. This minor update release includes some improvements and bug fixes. Major changes WPCF7_FormTag: Uses get_option() instead of get_id_option() outside a...
View ArticleContact Form 7 6.0.6
Contact Form 7 version 6.0.6 is now available. This minor update release includes some security enhancements, and is confirmed to work with WordPress 6.8. Major changes Stripe: Adds detection of fake...
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