Recent content by Gene Steinberg

I have tried to run this beta on our least used forum. It's something I can quickly restore if need be. No beta version has run successfully. Yes, I disable all add-ons first. The upgrade fails always. So I have to copy the files over. So beta 4 during install process: XF\Db\Exception: MySQL...

As a prolific developer of add-ons, is this anything you'd like to tackle?

I did try to see who hosts the site, but it's protected by CloudFlare. The domain is registered with GoDaddy, so that might be a source of potential complaints if the developer is taking money and failing to deliver products/services as promised.

To be fair, there may be perfectly reasonable reasons why no support or response has been provided by the developer in 2 years. It may be a matter of business issues, personal problems (illnesses, etc.). But a response, if one is possible, would surely resolve some things.

But if money is being taken for products and/or services that aren't being delivered, that's another matter entirely with potential legal complications. Refunds can be requested via chargeback (if it isn't too late), or by request to the developer.

Someone is paying for the hosting of the site. Someone is receiving money when the paid versions of the add-ons are ordered. So the company is not technically out of business.

If someone has an investment in purchasing and using an add-on in a way that delivers income to a forum, this is not easily done. I'm sure most people who ordered the pro version of Paid Registrations didn't know it would be abandoned without notice. Not everyone has the wherewithal to...

Alas, I don't see any sign that anyone is interested. Then again, if fixing the current add-on to be 2.3 compatible is simple, maybe changing a few lines of code, maybe someone could unofficially advise how without distributing the fix? It's not as if they have any real fear of consequences. I'd...

Exactly! We added Stripe several years ago. It helped boost new memberships, but hasn't come close to matching PayPal for new signups.

XF 2.3 supports expanded PayPal features, so they are hardly going to abandon it. Again, we have members who signed up with PayPal for monthly/annual/lifetime subscriptions beginning in 2014.

Yes, but if you've already a roster of paid members who used PayPal to join, that would be a problem. There's clearly no seamless way to convert. Our paid memberships have been active since 2014. And, yes, you can use PayPal to pay for an eBay purchase. Try checking out sometime. I see a...

Sure but it appears nobody has shown interest so far. I'm surprised there isn't a decent-sized market for one. AndyB has a paid registration add-on limited to Stripe, saying it would take major work to duplicate Paid Registrations. He knows what he's doing and I doubt he's going to do a major...

Self-serving if they are users of the product. Remember that the present developer is taking money for support/upgrade services and not providing anything beyond a full-performance version that's a couple of years old. Maybe request PayPal/credit card chargebacks for long-term support...

Maybe an unofficial patch? I can't think that the company is going to sue someone who will sell them more product?

I'm not a developer, but I can't see why it can't be updated to be compatible with XF 2.3. Other developers are managing that. If someone takes it over. Meantime, since we have a mission-critical need for that add-on, unless there's a drop-in replacement that carries over the same features (or...