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Episode 65: Automatic Renewals, Monsters in the Database, and Client License Ownership
Today’s sponsor is Network Solutions. If you are looking for a managed hosting platform with an emphasis on security, consider their product, Secure WordPress. Your plugins will stay updated and you won’t have to worry about malware. Even better, their tech support is available 24/7, so your questions won’t have to go unanswered. You can learn more at getnetsol.com/applyfilters.
This week, we’re hearing from Pippin and Brad about what they’ve been up to, and both will talk about one of their respective blog posts that have gone up recently.
Pippin’s Update
Pippin’s main update is that Restricted Content Pro 2.6 went live. It was a smooth release, and it has a few great new features. First, they rebuilt the user interface and how content restriction is set up. There is new metadata and APIs, and they’ve replaced PDF invoices with HTML to help save space during downloads. Finally, they’re using Drip Content, a new add-on that will eliminate the problem of people signing up for one month of the program, downloading all of the content, then cancelling.
Brad’s Update
Brad has recently released the version of 1.6.1 Migrate DB Pro. Most of the differences are bug fixes. It’s now WordPress 4.6 compatible. They’ve launched automatic renewals. Perhaps one of the most important fixes is that the version number is now in the name of the file to make it more usable with JavaScript.
Other topics that are discussed include:
Pippin explains his post, “The Monster That Is a Poor Database Schema.”
He talks about the importance of an abstraction layer.
Brad explains his post, “Hey, WordPress Developers, Your Clients Should Own Their Plug-In Licenses.”
He discusses the pitfalls of developers using their own licenses for plugins on client sites.
Links and Resources:
Getdrip.com
The Monster That Is a Poor Database Schema
Hey WordPress Developers, Your Clients Should Own Their Plugin Licenses
If you’re enjoying the show we sure would appreciate a Review in iTunes. Thanks!
Transcript
INTRO: Welcome to Apply Filters, the podcast all about WordPress development. Now here’s your hosts, Pippin Williamson and Brad Touesnard.
BRAD: Welcome to Episode 65. This time Pippin and I will be talking about what we’ve been up to and we’ll be covering some of the articles we’ve recently written and kind of going into detail on some of those topics. But first–
I registered my first ever domain name in 1999, 17 years ago. Back then there was one place to register domain names, a company called Network Solutions. Many of you probably already know this, but did you know that Network Solutions also has a WordPress hosting platform? They do.
It’s called Secure WordPress. It’s a managed WordPress hosting platform with an emphasis on security. They automatically keep WordPress core and your themes and plugins up to date. They have daily backups. They provide malware scanning and removal. And they put your site behind a data center class firewall to protect against zero day hacks and DDoS attacks.
They have expert tech support available 24/7 via chat and phone. Network Solutions takes care of keeping your site locked down and up to date, so you can focus on your business. Visit GetNetSol.com/ApplyFilters today to get started. And now back to the show.
Okay, Pippin. What have you been up to, man?
PIPPIN: Well, once again, kind of like just about every other week, we’ve got a couple of plugin updates that went out. This week was in the Restrict Content Pro land. We pushed out Restrict Content Pro 2.6, which I believe I had mentioned we had released the beta in the last episode, and so that update went live a few days ago. So far it’s been a pretty smooth release.
We have pushed a couple of very, very minor point releases since then just to fix a couple of small issues. This is one of the big updates that we’ve been working on for about four or five months now, and we’re pretty e
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By Apply FiltersToday’s sponsor is Network Solutions. If you are looking for a managed hosting platform with an emphasis on security, consider their product, Secure WordPress. Your plugins will stay updated and you won’t have to worry about malware. Even better, their tech support is available 24/7, so your questions won’t have to go unanswered. You can learn more at getnetsol.com/applyfilters.
This week, we’re hearing from Pippin and Brad about what they’ve been up to, and both will talk about one of their respective blog posts that have gone up recently.
Pippin’s Update
Pippin’s main update is that Restricted Content Pro 2.6 went live. It was a smooth release, and it has a few great new features. First, they rebuilt the user interface and how content restriction is set up. There is new metadata and APIs, and they’ve replaced PDF invoices with HTML to help save space during downloads. Finally, they’re using Drip Content, a new add-on that will eliminate the problem of people signing up for one month of the program, downloading all of the content, then cancelling.
Brad’s Update
Brad has recently released the version of 1.6.1 Migrate DB Pro. Most of the differences are bug fixes. It’s now WordPress 4.6 compatible. They’ve launched automatic renewals. Perhaps one of the most important fixes is that the version number is now in the name of the file to make it more usable with JavaScript.
Other topics that are discussed include:
Pippin explains his post, “The Monster That Is a Poor Database Schema.”
He talks about the importance of an abstraction layer.
Brad explains his post, “Hey, WordPress Developers, Your Clients Should Own Their Plug-In Licenses.”
He discusses the pitfalls of developers using their own licenses for plugins on client sites.
Links and Resources:
Getdrip.com
The Monster That Is a Poor Database Schema
Hey WordPress Developers, Your Clients Should Own Their Plugin Licenses
If you’re enjoying the show we sure would appreciate a Review in iTunes. Thanks!
Transcript
INTRO: Welcome to Apply Filters, the podcast all about WordPress development. Now here’s your hosts, Pippin Williamson and Brad Touesnard.
BRAD: Welcome to Episode 65. This time Pippin and I will be talking about what we’ve been up to and we’ll be covering some of the articles we’ve recently written and kind of going into detail on some of those topics. But first–
I registered my first ever domain name in 1999, 17 years ago. Back then there was one place to register domain names, a company called Network Solutions. Many of you probably already know this, but did you know that Network Solutions also has a WordPress hosting platform? They do.
It’s called Secure WordPress. It’s a managed WordPress hosting platform with an emphasis on security. They automatically keep WordPress core and your themes and plugins up to date. They have daily backups. They provide malware scanning and removal. And they put your site behind a data center class firewall to protect against zero day hacks and DDoS attacks.
They have expert tech support available 24/7 via chat and phone. Network Solutions takes care of keeping your site locked down and up to date, so you can focus on your business. Visit GetNetSol.com/ApplyFilters today to get started. And now back to the show.
Okay, Pippin. What have you been up to, man?
PIPPIN: Well, once again, kind of like just about every other week, we’ve got a couple of plugin updates that went out. This week was in the Restrict Content Pro land. We pushed out Restrict Content Pro 2.6, which I believe I had mentioned we had released the beta in the last episode, and so that update went live a few days ago. So far it’s been a pretty smooth release.
We have pushed a couple of very, very minor point releases since then just to fix a couple of small issues. This is one of the big updates that we’ve been working on for about four or five months now, and we’re pretty e