This Plugin is a spammer

  • Resolved antonv

    (@antonv)


    3 years, 9 months ago

    This plugins creates an unnecessary entry in the admin/tools dashboard advertising other plugins including a Truth Social plugin. Makes me wonder if malicious code is hidden in this plugin for promoting Truth Social agendas.

    Anyway, to restore the classic menus all that is required is to add the following code in the the theme functions.php

    // Disables the block editor from managing widgets in the Gutenberg plugin.
add_filter( 'gutenberg_use_widgets_block_editor', '__return_false' );
// Disables the block editor from managing widgets.
add_filter( 'use_widgets_block_editor', '__return_false' );
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  • Plugin Author sminozzi

    (@sminozzi)

    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hi Antonv,

    This plugin has more than 20,000 users.

    Ours plugins don’t have malicious code. All plugins are approved by WordPress before be included on WordPress repository. WordPress has a great professional team. Please, don’t offend them and don’t try to create distrust over WordPress system.

    You gave dangerous suggestion because when the site theme make update, the code you wrote above will be dropped. Then, is not useful.

    Cheers,
    Bill

    Thread Starter antonv

    (@antonv)

    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hi Bill, you are offending every user and plugin contributor by putting a spam into the admin tool menu that is not a tool but an advert to your other plugins.

    My experience with spammers is that there is always a hidden motive.

    How the WordPress team missed this — I do not know — just shows that they are human and overworked.

    Plugin Author sminozzi

    (@sminozzi)

    3 years, 9 months ago

    Your suggestion doesn’t work.
    When users update the theme, your code will go away.
    Then, I don’t trust too much in your experience.
    Anyway, each user is free to use the plugin or not.

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