Title: A Note From The Developer
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# A Note From The Developer

 *  Resolved [Gary Bury](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gary-bury/)
 * (@gary-bury)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-note-from-the-developer/)
 * Hello all,
    I’m sorry we’ve not been active on this forum recently, life has 
   been hectic at mediaburst and we’ve been focusing heavily on our commercial products.
 * We’re aware that this plugin is in desperate need of an update, in fact we think
   it needs a complete re-write.
 * We do plan to do this at some stage it’s just I can’t promise when. We have to
   fit it in around our normal day to day revenue generating operations and as I
   said at the start, we’re really snowed under.
 * For those of you who the plugin doesn’t work then until we have an update available
   I’m sorry we can’t help you. For those of you posting ideas and suggestions, 
   keep it up, we’ll review this forum when it comes to updating the plugin.
 * Thanks
    Gary
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/mediaburst-email-to-sms/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/mediaburst-email-to-sms/)

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 *  [Tom Finley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hifidesign/)
 * (@hifidesign)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-note-from-the-developer/#post-4077407)
 * Thanks for the update, Gary. Some things I think a lot of folks would like to
   see is the default provider list. I know I’ve complained about it in the past,
   but have since learned to use a CSV to control the list.
 * Another featured that would be great to have is the ability to eliminate the “
   Country” dropdown from the admin side. I only deal with clients in the US, and
   to be able to bypass that completely would be great in terms of how we are structuring
   our UIs.
 * Speaking of the backend — the ability to send the SMS emails without requiring
   them to be tied to a post would be great. We’ve used some SMS email plugins in
   the past that allowed the WP admin to create groups of users (ex: employees vs.
   customers) to be able to message. That could be cool.
 * Lastly, Textburst and Clockwork now have really reasonable pricing for sending
   actual SMS as it pertains to the US — THANK YOU! I can see huge potential for
   monetizing this plugin with a pro version or simply including an API activated“
   true SMS” option. There really aren’t that many affordable SMS services with 
   clean interfaces (on the SMS delivery service side OR WordPress side) that cater
   to US-based customers. I know we could sell your service to our customers better
   if Mediaburst considered adding that feature.
 *  Thread Starter [Gary Bury](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gary-bury/)
 * (@gary-bury)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-note-from-the-developer/#post-4077408)
 * Yeah I agree with your comments in general. Quite a few users have asked for 
   the ability to eliminate the country dropdown.
 * We have spoke internally about a plugin that would allow you to create groups
   of users for SMS purposes and send a generic text to. But I admit if we did that
   it’d be a separate plugin that used Clockwork, and hence charged for per text
   sent.
 * We’ve also discussed the “paid for” option of the notifications plugin, we never
   specced it fully and the discussion was around; is it a separate plugin or upgrade/
   configuration of the existing.
 * Anyway, thanks for the kind words about Clockwork and Textburst, we are working
   flat out on both products to make them easier to use and more accessible to all.
 * We’ll keep you posted on this plugin status.
 *  [Tom Finley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hifidesign/)
 * (@hifidesign)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-note-from-the-developer/#post-4077410)
 * > We’ve also discussed the “paid for” option of the notifications plugin, we 
   > never specced it fully and the discussion was around; is it a separate plugin
   > or upgrade/ configuration of the existing.
 * Gary, I think that Formidable Pro has a pretty good model, in terms of what I’ve
   seen for a free/paid plugin. Using the free version you can build contact forms
   with limitations. Buying a license and entering a unique key in the plugin’s 
   global settings, you’re able to re-download the “full” version of the plugin,
   overwriting the free version, and you’ve got full capabilities.
 * I think you guys could pull off something similar, that is license-key- or API-
   key-based, and you could potentially provide premium updates via something like
   [http://wp-updates.com](http://wp-updates.com) (I’ve never used them nor am I
   affiliated with them; it’s just a pain to keep plugins current across dozens 
   of sites when you have to FTP the updates individually).
 * At any rate, I do a lot of work for mainly restaurant clients who like the SMS
   feature. If you guys have any questions on the designer/developer end about what
   clients are asking for or what we tend to encounter, don’t hesitate to reach 
   out.
 *  [Tom Finley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hifidesign/)
 * (@hifidesign)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-note-from-the-developer/#post-4077411)
 * Sorry, forgot to add that post category filtering for SMS would be extremely 
   prudent. Not **every** post should get texted.
 *  [James Inman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamesinman/)
 * (@jamesinman)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-note-from-the-developer/#post-4077438)
 * Thanks for your useful suggestions, hifidesign. I’ve just posted about an update
   to the plugin here: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/updated-plugin-available?replies=1#post-4964188](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/updated-plugin-available?replies=1#post-4964188)

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