Title: 1.8.8 Update Bug?
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# 1.8.8 Update Bug?

 *  Resolved [mccullek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mccullek/)
 * (@mccullek)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/188-update-bug/)
 * With the 1.8.8 update, all of my paid articles were no longer hidden if you clicked
   on a paid category list or if you used the search function and searched for articles.
   Using these access points, all of my paid materials were wide open for any non
   members to see.
 * The only fix I could find was to use the filter searches and archives setting
   and set the option to “yes, only members can see.” Previously before this update,
   non members could only see excerpts using archives and searches. Now I have to
   hide everything completely to keep the paid articles from being viewed by non
   members.
 * I know the issues is not a problem with any of my plugins, as I disabled them
   one by one without any changes, so it was obviously something that changed with
   the 1.8.8 update.
 * Was this a planned change or is there a bug? I really liked the fact that non
   members could see the excerpts previously, as it often drew enough interest to
   entice new members to join. With update 1.8.8, that is not possible any longer?
   If this is a bug, do you plan to fix it soon? If not a bug, why the change?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Jason Coleman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/strangerstudios/)
 * (@strangerstudios)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/188-update-bug/#post-7127326)
 * Thanks for bringing this to our attention, and sorry that this bug went out.
 * We had tweaked a bit of code to fix a bug where direct file downloads (via our“
   getfile.php” script) and some other non-page assets (like some pages created 
   by other plugins) were not being locked down properly. This inadvertently broke
   protection on index pages like the blog homepage and category indexes.
 * A possible fix can be found here:
    [https://github.com/strangerstudios/paid-memberships-pro/commit/2b11129811c056e294b0255c156c136d753f7cbc](https://github.com/strangerstudios/paid-memberships-pro/commit/2b11129811c056e294b0255c156c136d753f7cbc)
 * I would like to test this a bit more to make sure it works in those other cases
   we were trying to fix in 1.8.8, but plan to push an update out with something
   like that tomorrow. Feel free to patch your copy of PMPro in the meantime.
 * Thanks.
 *  Plugin Author [Jason Coleman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/strangerstudios/)
 * (@strangerstudios)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/188-update-bug/#post-7127348)
 * The fix for this is in the 1.8.8.2 release. If you run into any issues, please
   open a new thread and I’ll be on the look out.

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 * Last reply from: [Jason Coleman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/strangerstudios/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/188-update-bug/#post-7127348)
 * Status: resolved