Comments for joshcook.net

Comment on JC-IPRestrictions by Mette

Mette — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:46:00 +0000

Josh – It will be okay.

If you mail me I’ll answer with username and password.

And thank you very much for helping out.

Comment on JC-IPRestrictions by Josh

Josh — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:32:03 +0000

Mette: I guess without seeing any of your configuration I can’t really help out. Would it be okay with you if I could log into your wordpress site as an admin?

Comment on JC-IPRestrictions by Mette

Mette — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:46:10 +0000

Josh: The IP adresses are beeing blocked. My problem is that “password bypass box” is not beeing displayed.

As I wrote before I use this line:
Net=131.165.63.132|Password=kmd2013|Message=You’ve been blocked!

Comment on Wordpress Plugin: Age Calculator by Josh

Josh — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:44:22 +0000

Yes, the plugin could be called directly from PHP although it would be difficult as it relies on many of the built-in functions of WordPress to function correctly.

Comment on JC-IPRestrictions by Josh

Josh — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:42:10 +0000

Mett: Is this the IP address you are trying to block? I’m confused – are non of the IP addresses you are trying to block being blocked or only one?

Comment on Wordpress Plugin: Age Calculator by Radik

Radik — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:09:53 +0000

Hi Josh, thank you for the plugin. I’m trying to hardcode the quicktag into php page (to use your plugin with Custom Fields) and it doesn’t work. Nor it works within post title. I guess, quicktags are not supposed to be placed in php, I’m new to php. Can your plugin be used within php, instead of quicktag? Thanks.

Comment on JC-IPRestrictions by Mette

Mette — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:55:04 +0000

Josh:

ipchicken returns this address: 87.51.172.212

Comment on JC-IPRestrictions by Josh

Josh — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:07:30 +0000

Mette:

What is the IP address of your WAN connection? You can find out by going to http://www.ipchicken.com.

Comment on JC-IPRestrictions by Mette

Mette — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:12:50 +0000

I’m using this line in the configuration box:

Net=131.165.63.132|Password=kmd2013|Message=You’ve been blocked!

But no “password bypass box” is displayed. What am I doing wrong.

Comment on JC-IPRestrictions by Josh

Josh — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:42:50 +0000

I almost deleted the comment above but realized responding would be the correct thing to do:

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“No info on how to block all but one IP”
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Yes, you are correct, there is no information on how to block all but one IP address. There’s also no information on how to make ice cream in the owners manual of my coffee maker. That’s because it isn’t supported. This plug-in does not support the ability to block all IP addresses except those defined. It’s IP-Restrictions not IP-Exceptions… I do know there are a few plug-ins that offer this type of functionality and, if you’re on a Unix/Linux platform, you can also utilize htaccess rules.

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“no clear info on how to put the password field in restriction message”
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If you take a look at the “Other Notes” section of the readme.txt file you’ll find detailed information on how to include the password field on the restriction page. Guess you missed that part?

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“u know, just do it right, and charge 9.95 for it. ppl will pay and you will provide a much better product.”
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Why would I want to charge for something that I threw together for a personal project? I’d much rather provide the plug-in for free and offer “ok” support. Yes, I won’t respond to a comment or an email that asks me if the plug-in does something that its not designed to do because, well, RTFM. Although I’ve answered all comments and/or emails over the years and typically within a few days. Now if a few days isn’t good enough for you I’ll tell you that someone spending $9.95 one time will not make me offer a quicker response. Not only would that not pay for the time that it took to develop the program she economics say that I’d end up losing money (time is money, right) if I charged for any of my plug-ins. I provide support because I chose to provide support – because I try to help people even when I need to respond to comments like yours.

Directly from the readme.txt file:
I provide support via my web site, although just because you post a request for help doesn’t mean I will have time to answer your question. This is a free plug-in and as such, you aren’t guaranteed support. Then again, I’ll help as much as I can and have time for.

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“all will be happy. but this crap, with no real support and begging for donations..sad”
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Begging? Where do I beg for donations? With 1,233 downloads since I’ve released this plug-in no one has donated – not even 0.01 – for any of my plug-ins.

Directly from the readme.txt file:
Your plug-in rocks! Can I donate?
Absolutely!!! Visit web site for more information!

The link back to my web site just links to the home page. Not a donation page, not a special “hi, thanks for using my plug-in” page, just the home page… I guess that’s begging to you.

Bob – Hopefully I’ve answered your questions properly.

(and for those of you who know me, I didn’t proof this at all – hopefully that’s okay with Bob)