False Advertisment?
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It appears that you are violating the community guidelines.
Can you please explain this play on words?
Taken from your main WP plugin page:
Below is a summary of the changes that the plugin can keep a record of:
https://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/wp-security-audit-log/The sixth bullet point states:
User activity such as login, logout, failed logins, and terminating other sessions
However, once the plugin is installed that section is behind a paywall.
Under: “Real-Time Users Sessions Management”
The plugin guidelines are: https://developer.ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/wordpress-org/detailed-plugin-guidelines/#9-developers-and-their-plugins-must-not-do-anything-illegal-dishonest-or-morally-offensive
…and the ones you appear to violate are:
Implying users must pay to unlock included features
and
Intentionally attempting to exploit loopholes in the guidelines
The solution is to clearly state what the free version can and cannot due.
I’ll add, this is a great plugin, but the information of what is and what is not paid is misleading.
Thank you for creating an awesome plugin.
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Hi Robert,
Thank you! I’m grateful for the detailed reply, ownership, clarity and recent plugin updates.
The confusion I’m wanting to remove is still present. I’ve linked a screenshot indicating the sections and detailed them below.
What would add clarity are the following updates:
- Admin Menu:
- Replacing the (+) icon with a currency symbol, paid verbiage, or any other indicator that those menu items are paid. Even better, declutter the menu by removing them entirely, considering theres already an “Upgrade to Premium”. Also, the (+) icon is widely accepted as an open/close expand/collapse indicator in the UI/UX community and not one to indicate a user must pay to view whats behind the link.
- Plugin Detail Tab:
- Removing this verbiage from the “WORDPRESS CHANGES AND DETAILS THE WP ACTIVITY LOG KEEPS A LOG OF” list and any other features listed that are not available in the free version to their own section of premium features.
“User activity such as login, logout, failed logins, and terminating other sessions.”
- Removing this verbiage from the “WORDPRESS CHANGES AND DETAILS THE WP ACTIVITY LOG KEEPS A LOG OF” list and any other features listed that are not available in the free version to their own section of premium features.
I’ll gladly rate the plugin once the above are either confirmed via an update or briefly explained why not.
Again, thank you the time spent contributing to the community.
Hello Zane,
Thank you for your reply. To answer your concerns;
1. Admin menu; while I understand where you are coming from and thank you for sharing your opinion. The icons we use and the number of entries we have in the plugin’s menu are a design decision that do affects the functionality of the plugin, nor they are confusing. It depends on the context, but the + icon is also used to highlight upgrade or add functionality for example. Having said that, we will discuss this internally and do more research, after all, if it helps, we’ll gladly update it.
2. The “WORDPRESS CHANGES AND DETAILS THE WP ACTIVITY LOG KEEPS A LOG OF” is exactly that – a list of activities that the plugin keeps a log of. WP Activity Log logs an extensive array of activities that INCLUDES session termination, This is not a feature that needs to be unlocked.
So basically, when a user clicks the button “Log Out Everyone Else”, which is a functionality available by default in WordPress in the My account page:
The FREE edition of the plugin keeps a log of that action, as can be seen in the below screenshot.
You are confusing stems from the fact that the premium plugin includes a feature that allows admins to terminate users’s sessions, which is listed under the section “PREMIUM FEATURES LIST”.
I hope the above clarifies this issue. Should you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to ask. - Admin Menu:
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