Send Emails with Mandrill: plugin closed?
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Looks like this plugin was closed by WordPress on 7/31/24. Is the developer still active?
I notice no updates for the last 2 years.
Anyone have a suggested replacement?
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I sent an inquiry to plugins@wordpress.org about this plugin author’s lack of response on this forum and asked about why the plugin was closed and if it will be back. This was their response to me:
While we understand the concern, our policy is to not disclose why plugins are closed to anyone save the developer for the first 60 days. After that time, the reason why a plugin is closed will be made public, but in vague terms (i.e. ‘Guideline Violation’ or ‘Security’).
We know this can be frustrating, especially with larger plugins, which we rarely close unless we feel there’s no alternative. In general, we advise giving it the 60 days before taking action. Many plugins are reopened shortly after being closed. But if a plugin does hit the 60 days, then either the developer has no intention of updating it, or the issue is beyond their capability to correct. At that point, we recommend finding an alternative/replacement.
There are cases where you will see ‘This closure is permanent’ and that is a sign the plugin will not be updated and should not be used. We try to limit those, as it’s not a great experience for anyone, but generally happens when a developer asks to close a plugin, or a developer is banned for repeat violations.
Again, we do understand why this is frustrating and vague, but we want to give the developers every reasonable chance to make corrections before publicizing why their work was closed, to help protect their reputations as much as we can.————————-
This means we have to wait until 10.1.24 (since this plugin was removed on 7.31.24) to hear what is going on if the plugin has not been added back to the repo.
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