Title: Plugin stopped working?
Last modified: September 29, 2020

---

# Plugin stopped working?

 *  Resolved [georgecarvill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/georgecarvill/)
 * (@georgecarvill)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-stopped-working-198/)
 * Your scanner reports no e-mail addresses on this page — as it should. But the
   e-mail addresses that are on the page, and others on our site, have twice in 
   the last month been used for scam e-mails.
    One might be tempted to say “buy 
   the pro version.” But if the free version test tool says the free version is 
   working, what confidence do I have that the paid version will do any better?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fplugin-stopped-working-198%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total)

 *  Plugin Author [Till Krüss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tillkruess/)
 * (@tillkruess)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-stopped-working-198/#post-13470362)
 * Hi George,
 * the Pro version is a fair bit more aggressive with it’s obfuscation, but it is
   impossible to say where spammers got your email address from. It could also be
   a data leak, or a paid list.
 *  Thread Starter [georgecarvill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/georgecarvill/)
 * (@georgecarvill)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-stopped-working-198/#post-13470412)
 * Thank you for the quick reply.
 * I agree that it is impossible to say where the spammers got the addresses. However…
   
   1 – All who received today’s scam have addresses on our page. 2 – All the scam
   e-mails pretend to be our minister. who has an uncommon name. 3 – I have polled
   the congregation and so far no one has reported getting the scam who does not
   have an e-mail address visible on our site.
 * ergo, I’m pretty sure the addresses came from our “protected” site.
 * Your thoughts?
 *  Thread Starter [georgecarvill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/georgecarvill/)
 * (@georgecarvill)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-stopped-working-198/#post-13470427)
 * Also, the page scanner returned the message below which makes me think it could
   be reporting fake negatives:
    /* <![CDATA[ */ var pluploadL10n = {“queue_limit_exceeded”:”
   You have attempted to queue too many files.”,”file_exceeds_size_limit”:”%s exceeds
   the maximum upload size for this site.”,”zero_byte_file”:”This file is empty.
   Please try another.”,”invalid_filetype”:”Sorry, this file type is not permitted
   for security reasons.”,”not_an_image”:”This file is not an image. Please try 
   another.”,”image_memory_exceeded”:”Memory exceeded. Please try another smaller
   file.”,”image_dimensions_exceeded”:”This is larger than the maximum size. Please
   try another.”,”default_error”:”An error occurred in the upload. Please try again
   later.”,”missing_upload_url”:”There was a configuration error. Please contact
   the server administrator.”,”upload_limit_exceeded”:”You may only upload 1 file.”,”
   http_error”:”Unexpected response from the server. The file may have been uploaded
   successfully. Check in the Media Library or reload the page.”,”http_error_image”:”
   Post-processing of the image failed likely because the server is busy or does
   not have enough resources. Uploading a smaller image may help. Suggested maximum
   size is 2500 pixels.”,”upload_failed”:”Upload failed.”,”big_upload_failed”:”Please
   try uploading this file with the %1$sbrowser uploader%2$s.”,”big_upload_queued”:”%
   s exceeds the maximum upload size for the multi-file uploader when used in your
   browser.”,”io_error”:”IO error.”,”security_error”:”Security error.”,”file_cancelled”:”
   File canceled.”,”upload_stopped”:”Upload stopped.”,”dismiss”:”Dismiss”,”crunching”:”
   Crunching\u2026″,”deleted”:”moved to the Trash.”,”error_uploading”:”\u201c%s\
   u201d has failed to upload.”,”unsupported_image”:”This image cannot be displayed
   in a web browser. For best results convert it to JPEG before uploading.”}; /*]]
   > */
 *  Plugin Author [Till Krüss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tillkruess/)
 * (@tillkruess)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-stopped-working-198/#post-13470438)
 * In that case I’d suggest the Pro version and using the ROT47 obfuscation technique.
 *  Thread Starter [georgecarvill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/georgecarvill/)
 * (@georgecarvill)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-stopped-working-198/#post-13470476)
 * OK, willing to look into that.
 * But this page: [https://encoder.till.im/guide](https://encoder.till.im/guide)
 * Does not mention the ROT47 obfuscation technique. Where can I find information
   about that?
 *  Thread Starter [georgecarvill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/georgecarvill/)
 * (@georgecarvill)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-stopped-working-198/#post-13470505)
 * Curiously, the scanner finds this text “Please check your email and click on 
   the link to access your complete donation history.”
 * Which does not appear anywhere on our site.

Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total)

The topic ‘Plugin stopped working?’ is closed to new replies.

 * ![](https://ps.w.org/email-address-encoder/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=970206)
 * [Email Address Encoder](https://wordpress.org/plugins/email-address-encoder/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/email-address-encoder/#faq)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/email-address-encoder/)
 * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/email-address-encoder/active/)
 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/email-address-encoder/unresolved/)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/email-address-encoder/reviews/)

 * 6 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [georgecarvill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/georgecarvill/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-stopped-working-198/#post-13470505)
 * Status: resolved