David Wiedmer

Hi,

thanks for the detailed description — you’ve actually identified the root cause correctly. The magic link flow doesn’t work well on mobile because email apps open links in their own built-in browser, which
has a separate login session from the user’s regular browser.

The good news: for a closed group like a club, you don’t need the registration or general shortcode at all. Here’s a simpler setup that avoids the problem entirely:

1. Enable WordPress user registration and set the default role
   Go to WP Admin → Settings → General and:
   • Check “Anyone can register”
   • Set “New User Default Role” to EventAdmin Volunteer –> Every new account will automatically have the right role.
2. Have volunteers register via the standard WordPress login page
   Send your volunteers to yoursite.com/wp-login.php?action=register. They enter their name and email, receive a standard WordPress password setup email, and set their own password. This is a one-time step
   that works in any browser.
3. Point them to the cockpit page
   After logging in at yoursite.com/wp-login.php, they land on your page with the [eventadmin_cockpit] or [eventadmin_shiftselector] shortcode — fully functional, no magic links involved.
   The registration shortcode on the plugin is designed for open public events where volunteers self-register from scratch. For a known group like yours, the native WordPress registration flow is the better fit and far more reliable on mobile. Hope that helps!

Thanks for the feedback! Happy to make your life easier. Let me know if there is something I could improve!

I would also love to understand where and for what the plugin is used. So feel free to share any insights!

Best, David

Hi Marc,

Thanks for the detailed report. You found a real bug, and while investigating it I actually discovered a second, more serious issue underneath.

Bug 1 (what you reported): After adding the first department, WordPress resets the form and accidentally clears the color picker to black instead of back to the default grey. Fixed in 1.5.1 — the picker now correctly resets to grey after each addition.

Bug 2 (what I found while fixing it): Department colors were never actually being saved at all, due to an internal mismatch in the security check. This means any color you selected was silently discarded.
The workaround you described (opening the department again in a new session to change the color) would also not have saved the color — so you may want to go through your departments and re-set the colors after updating to 1.5.1, where saving is now working correctly.

Both issues are fixed in version 1.5.1, which is available now.

Sorry for the trouble, and thanks again for taking the time to report it!

Best regards,
David

Hi Marceeck,

Thanks for reaching out! Yes, screenshots would be very helpful. please feel free to share them.

In the meantime, a quick clarifying question: on the “All events” page (the standard WordPress post list), do you see a column called “Period”? If so, clicking its header should already sort your shifts by
start date. Clicking once sorts ascending, clicking again sorts descending.

What I’d like to understand is:

1. Is the “Period” column missing or not sortable for you?
2. Or does it work, but you’d like the page to open already sorted by start date by default (without having to click each time)?
3. When you mention “just like the overview page” — are you referring to the EventAdmin dashboard (the plugin’s own overview), or a different page? Once we know which case applies, we can point you to a solution or add it as an improvement. Screenshots of both pages would make it much easier to compare what you’re seeing. Thanks!

Thank you so much for the 5-star review!

I’m really glad the plugin fits your needs, especially for such a meaningful project. Your support means a lot and helps it grow in the WordPress community.

Thank you so much for taking the time to share such detailed and positive feedback! 🙏
Contributions like yours are exactly what help improve the plugin and make it better for everyone. I really appreciate your support and the effort you put into your feedback!