Annoying "We found a place"

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  • July 28, 2018 at 1:57 pm #440116

    Dirk
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    If you navigate to “Add place” and then directly to another page and come back you are already getting this message. This is annoying for the user as he has not edit anything on “Add places”.
    I would like to disable this function as this is not needed for me and also for me concerning GDPR not wanted at all.

    A filter or a hook is okay for me to switch it off.

    July 28, 2018 at 2:09 pm #440124

    Guust
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    I thought that was discussed and sorted a while ago?

    July 28, 2018 at 2:17 pm #440127

    Dirk
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    Yes, I have discussed that, but that it is showing up even if you do not enter anything is not what it should be.

    Also my GDPR concerns are still there.

    As I don’t have any documentation, I’m asking here for a hook or a filter.

    July 30, 2018 at 12:33 pm #440372

    Stiofan O’Connor
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    As i have stated there is no way to fully disable this but i have added a slight work around that will prevent the message from showing in most cases if you have not entered info.

    Thanks,

    Stiofan

    July 30, 2018 at 3:22 pm #440418

    Dirk
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    Stiofan,

    I need here something that will not store any personal data (like the IP) for this function.

    In my environment the $_SERVER variable is returning localhost for any users because of GDPR. Too many plugins are storing personal information without asking someone or describing it in the documentation. This function will not work in my environment anyhow.
    The message and also the filling of the fields needs to be disabled.
    I have mentioned this before that this is against my privacy policies.

    July 30, 2018 at 5:49 pm #440446

    Stiofan O’Connor
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    submit_ip we can probably remove.

    Apart from that i think anyone visiting the “add listing” form has a reasonable expectation the info they enter will be saved…

    Stiofan

    July 30, 2018 at 6:00 pm #440447

    Dirk
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    Nope, I have not that requirment or the expectation.

    A user “save” is okay for me as I can implement something around. But no autosave. If you like to have this function, I need a switch to turn it off.

    July 30, 2018 at 6:18 pm #440450

    Stiofan O’Connor
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    Its the exact same system WP uses, and theirs can’t be turned off…

    July 30, 2018 at 6:26 pm #440456

    Dirk
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    Okay. This is for me a show stopper. Your competitors does not have such a boundary condition at the front end.

    July 31, 2018 at 10:12 am #440536

    Stiofan O’Connor
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    I don’t even know what ur asking at this point… To stop the ajax autosave? The post is created when the page is loaded and there is no way to prevent that, which is exactly how WP works in the backend… You could set it to never show an auto save but someone could just keep refreshing ur add listing page and fill ur DB full of empty posts until the cron runs to clear them in a few days…

    Stiofan

    July 31, 2018 at 1:31 pm #440583

    Dirk
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    I’m not sure why you are asking always the same question.

    I like to disable the message and to disable the autosave. This is something that I CANNOT use.

    Anyhow, your competitors do not have this on the front end and if you are introducing this, it will be the end of my geodirectory experience.

    July 31, 2018 at 2:23 pm #440592

    Stiofan O’Connor
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    I’m sure our competitors will catch up in a few years lol 🙂

    The message will only be shown if basic info like title and description have been added.
    I have added a filter to be able to disable the autosave “geodir_autosave” just set it to zero: 0
    (you will also need to disable preview button in settings)

    Stiofan

    July 31, 2018 at 5:23 pm #440641

    Dirk
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    🙂

    In my test the message is showing up without entering anything.

    Okay. Great. Thanks. I will test it once it is released.

    Dirk

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