Title: Plugin Violates the WordPress plugin submission guidelines
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Plugin Violates the WordPress plugin submission guidelines

 *  [vipteam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vipteam/)
 * (@vipteam)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-violates-the-wordpress-plugin-submission-guidelines/)
 * This plugin add a promotional link at WP toolbar:
 * Link Page Expiration Robot Premium Features
    [http://www.pageexpirationrobot.com/v2/special](http://www.pageexpirationrobot.com/v2/special)
 * [Take a look at Screenshot](http://i.imgur.com/Pvukced.png)
 * For sites that have enabled user registration this link is visible to the public.
 * This violates the WordPress plugin submission guidelines. Take a look at: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/about/guidelines/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/about/guidelines/)
 * #10: The plugin must not embed external links on the public site (like a “powered
   by” link) without explicitly asking the user’s permission. Any such options in
   the plugin must default to NOT show the link.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-expiration-robot/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-expiration-robot/)

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 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-violates-the-wordpress-plugin-submission-guidelines/#post-5874719)
 * For these sorts of issues (and you are right) please send the details to the 
   plugin team via `plugins [at] wordpress.org` and they can deal with this.
 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-violates-the-wordpress-plugin-submission-guidelines/#post-5874722)
 * By the way you can remove that from the admin menu without hacking that plugin.
 * Create a new file in `wp-content/plugins` named `remove-per-advert-menu.php` 
   and put these lines in it.
 *     ```
       <?php
       /*
       Plugin Name: Remove PER admin menu advert
       Description: This plugin removed the Page Expiration Robot advertisement from the admin menu
       Version: 0.1
       */
   
       add_action( 'init', 'mh_no_menu' , 15 );
       function mh_no_menu () {
               remove_action( 'admin_bar_menu','per_admin_bar_menu', 1000);
       }
       ```
   
 * Activate that new plugin and the advertisement link will be gone.
 * **Edit:** Whoops! That only does it for the admin menu (natually). I fix.
 * **Edit no. 2:** Fixed again. The hook into `init` is probably wasteful but that
   plugin now works and removed the advert link.
 *  Thread Starter [vipteam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vipteam/)
 * (@vipteam)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-violates-the-wordpress-plugin-submission-guidelines/#post-5874723)
 * Hi Jan,
 * So, if I understood this will still be visible to registered users. And in the
   Admin Dashboard will be hidden.
 * As a temporary solution this is good advice. Thank you. However, this type of
   advertising should not be there.
 * Regards
 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-violates-the-wordpress-plugin-submission-guidelines/#post-5874725)
 * > So, if I understood this will still be visible to registered users. And in 
   > the Admin Dashboard will be hidden.
 * Nope. I fixed it. The added menu will be removed in all cases now and invisible
   to all. 😉
 * > However, this type of advertising should not be there.
 * I agree, but I am not part of the plugin team. They work really hard. 😉 Send
   them the details and the plugin team can make a determination.
 *  Thread Starter [vipteam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vipteam/)
 * (@vipteam)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-violates-the-wordpress-plugin-submission-guidelines/#post-5874727)
 * Hi Jan,
 * I understood. Thank you very much.
 * Regards

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 * ![](https://ps.w.org/page-expiration-robot/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=1008910)
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 * 5 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [vipteam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vipteam/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-violates-the-wordpress-plugin-submission-guidelines/#post-5874727)
 * Status: not resolved