Add-on Update Notifier 1.1.8 Patch Level 1

[otto]

And a Question:

I have it activated - but I see no notification about new updates. Only the one at ACP. Is there a second switch I have to enable?

 

[mazzly]

And a Question:
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I have it activated - but I see no notification about new updates. Only the one at ACP. Is there a second switch I have to enable?

That should be enough.. The addon only checks in with the API every 6h though and only notifies if something new has been found, so might be you have manually updated the addon(s) before the checkin has happened?

 

[otto]

And... I miss this stuff:

I think its helpfull to have such informations and easy to find links.

 

[mazzly]

And... I miss this stuff:
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I think its helpfull to have such informations and easy to find links.

Yep have just not had time to add those yet

 

[otto]

That should be enough.. The addon only checks in with the API every 6h though and only notifies if something new has been found, so might be you have manually updated the addon(s) before the checkin has happened?

hmm... I see the notice at my ACP - then I go back to my frontend and cant find any frontend notice for this. Thats why I am wonder.

 

[mazzly]

hmm... I see the notice at my ACP - then I go back to my frontend and cant find any frontend notice for this. Thats why I am wonder.

The acp notice always shows, but the alerts are only triggered when a new addon version is found... It might be that there hasn't come anything new since you installed... But if you see new things in the ACP notice but don't get a notification there might br something we have to fix...

 

[mazzly]

mazzly updated Addon Update Notifier with a new update entry:

Better onboarding for new installations (resubmit version without double attachments)

On new installs (and upgrade if API key is missing) there are now instructions on how to get the addon running:
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[mazzly]

mazzly updated Addon Update Notifier with a new update entry:

Better onboarding for new installations (resubmit version without double attachments)



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Was apparently not possible to remove one of the duplicated attachments from the download button so I re-released this version and remove the doubly-one

 

[Bulbagarden]

Set this up on our test forum, and immediately ran into API limitations, just from the sheer numbers of addons there that we're playing with over there before taking them over to our live forum. Is there any chance that, for those forums with 80+ addons, this addon could simply do something like check alternating halves of the addons every time it checks in (i.e. an install with 100 addons would check those in 2 batches of 50 spread over 12 hours)?

I can't speak for others, but I know I'm not likely to be checking addon updates more than once a day anyway, so the existing 6 hourly checks are already far more frequent than I need.

 

[mazzly]

Set this up on our test forum, and immediately ran into API limitations, just from the sheer numbers of addons there that we're playing with over there before taking them over to our live forum. Is there any chance that, for those forums with 80+ addons, this addon could simply do something like check alternating halves of the addons every time it checks in (i.e. an install with 100 addons would check those in 2 batches of 50 spread over 12 hours)?

The API limitations and time limitations are there to prevent NULL forum sites from trying to proxy/scrape the data for their users (we also have other things in place but security by obscurity is always nice )... This addon is only for real XF customers

I can't speak for others, but I know I'm not likely to be checking addon updates more than once a day anyway, so the existing 6 hourly checks are already far more frequent than I need.

It could be less frequent, but also I know some users would want slightly more often updates

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Also, I've been playing with the idea of making this addon use a Freemium model, where e.g. ~40 add-ons are included for free in the API key, and if you want more it would be something like ~5€ per ~30 extra add-ons per year to get update info on more, that way it pays for the server costs and maintenance of the addon (into which I've already put 100+ hours)

 

[Mr Lucky]

Also, I've been playing with the idea of making this addon use a Freemium model, where e.g. ~40 add-ons are included for free in the API key, and if you want more it would be something like

This sounds very fair both to users and yourself

 

[mazzly]

mazzly updated Addon Update Notifier with a new update entry:

Improve addon.json metadata, and allow ignoring a specific addon version

• addon.json metadata now has some useful links, thanks @otto
• possibility to ignore the current newest version
  • When a newer version is released it will still notify you about the newer version
  • Less clutter in admin/addon if you don't e.g. want to update to a specific version

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[mazzly]

So if I ignore it, is it one time ignore or permanent? I don't want to ignore and forget it

btw, with the latest release, you can hide this by "ignoring this version"

thank you. where do I donate to support this?

I added a donate button in the addon listing now also

But if you have over ~40 add-ons in your list, you might want to wait for me to do the following

Also, I've been playing with the idea of making this addon use a Freemium model, where e.g. ~40 add-ons are included for free in the API key, and if you want more it would be something like ~5€ per ~30 extra add-ons per year to get update info on more

 

[alfaNova]

Hi @mazzly

Is there any plan to include the one-click upgrade instead of a download?

Regards...

 

[mazzly]

Hi @mazzly

Is there any plan to include the one-click upgrade instead of a download?

Regards...

Nope, sorry , too many security implications with implementing something like that...
I could even get in legal trouble if I would manage to mess something up here and credentials would leak out...

 

[Stuart Wright]

Correct information entered to get the API key, but
Oops! We ran into some problems.
API key not valid

 

[mazzly]

Correct information entered to get the API key, but
Oops! We ran into some problems.
API key not valid

Can you send a PM with details used and I'll look into why it would say that

It seems you put the board url as https://www.avforums.com/forums/ but the addon checked in with https://www.avforums.com

I now edited your API key to have the correct value

 

[mazzly]

mazzly updated Addon Update Notifier with a new update entry:

Auto-fill the boardUrl when setting up API-key through the link from options

When clicking the "Get your API key here"-link in the addon options, it passes along your forum's boardUrl so you don't have to worry about getting the value right

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[GameNet]

Hi @mazzly I wanted to know why is my add-on is not listed for best add-on ever?

I am taking about the nick97 recently used device add-on!

 

[mazzly]

Hi @mazzly I wanted to know why is my add-on is not listed for best add-on ever?

I am taking about the nick97 recently used device add-on!

It is not necessarily the "best" addons list, but the "most used"... Also note that the data currently is from 74 forums using the addon, so it might be that those specific forums are not using that addon... The more forums using this addon, the more accurate the data will be

Here is some data for a few nick addons... (I don't want to put a full list as there were some private addons there also...)

(btw, ignore the maintained column, not correct data there..)

Currently to be in top X, requires a minimum of Y forums to use it:

• Top 100: 8 forums using it
• Top 200: 5 forums using it
• Top 300: 4 forums using it
• Top 400: 3 forums using it
• Top 500-700: 2 forums using it

Those numbers will also change the more forums are using it