Let me preface this post by mentioning that this was difficult to write, I’m still frustrated but I’ve accepted the immediate outcome. That said… Last week I received an email from the WordPress.org plugin review team that Sprout Invoices “has been found to be in violation of the repository guidelines, found at https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-org/detailed-plugin-guidelines/“. Turns out this was the issue: What […]
I couldn’t figure out how to add a string attachment to the notifications sent through wp_mail so I hacked something together — without modifying core files (as you might have seen in some Google search results). So I pass an attachment that’s a json encoded array that will intentionally fail. View the code on Gist. Since the attachment failed […]
I’m not ashamed to say that I use Bootstrap, it’s one of the main reasons I was able to get Sprout Apps launched so quickly last year. It may be a bit bloated and there are some other great frameworks/tools for prototyping and this example should help. What I am ashamed of is not getting around to adding pagination to SA […]
I’ve been working with PayPal’s APIs for over six years and I still don’t completely understand what the fuck is going on over there. It seems every other year they have a new API and not once (to my knowledge) have they deprecated something useless. Just look at the “Classic APIs Product Page“. They even re-branded a while […]
At Sprout Apps I wanted Sprout Invoices to be the only product that had a license, with all add-ons (or extensions) using that license to receive automatic updates (or validate against). This provides a lot of benefits, mainly: a better customer experience, and improved recurring sales. If you’re not with me, consider your customer’s point […]
I really have no idea why the default behavior for Photon is not serve images on a page served over SSL but the solution is rather simple. View the code on Gist.
A little background first… To celebrate Christmas and get Sprout Apps jump started for the new year I’ve launched a huge discount on Sprout Invoices and Help Scout Desk. The sale sets the cheaper monthly plans of Sprout Invoices to a $1, then each day the price will increase until Christmas day (when I’ll just manually remove the […]
A big change since I started Sprout Apps is putting aside time to contribute back to WordPress more. In the past my excuse of not contributing was always time but honestly bad experiences within core conversations and my lack of confidence held me back. I’ve come to realize my excuses suck and that I have a lot to benefit from […]
If you’re a developer and release code to the public: own your mistakes don’t blame your users for them. — Dan Cameron (@dancameron) September 10, 2014 Someone on the Advanced WordPress Facebook group posted this about how he was frustrated how plugin updates were being handled by a certain developer. That arena is definitely not the […]
As a follow to my EDD Recurring Payments & Discounts: Proposal I’d like to share my solution. Let me set this up for you first. Here’s the pricing options for Sprout Invoices. Note: the customer pays the “Signup Fee” and the “Price” initially, I’ve written about a proposal to change this already. The discount is for 25% off […]
