disable plugin notification?

[design_agency]

hi–

im hoping to disable one specific plugin notification and can't find the right code to do it. soliloquy slider has a notification that the license has expired and it needs to be renewed. i no longer use soliloquy for this reason (yearly subscription) but a couple of sites i've handed off to clients use it, and they see this notification despite the fact that the slider works fine and there is no need for additional support.

does anyone know if there is a way to disable this specific notification?

thanks for any advice,
emily

[David Chu]

Emily!
How are you? 🙂

There are a number of ways to do this. They do involve code changes, so consider doing a backup first.

One fairly painless method: when you go to Plugins, you'll see your plugin there, along with its update message. There will be a link to edit the plugin. When you go in there, right near the top you'll see a version number of the plugin. The trick is to change that to a huge number, like 999, and save. That should keep the message away for a really long time. 🙂

Another method can be seen here. A little more coding, but not much. If you try that, note the comment below that talks about using that code for more than one plugin on a site.

Hope that helps!
Dave

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Dave Chu · Custom WordPress Developer – likes collaborating with Designers

[design_agency]

hay dave, thanks for the tip!

i gave them both a go — the code changes weren't too daunting 😉 — though neither got rid of the nag. could this be because this is a notification that my license key has expired, and not an update notification? if so, is there a different approach that you know of?

thanks again for your advice,
emily

[David Chu]

Hi Emily!
Oh, yes, Soliloquy non-Lite, with a license. Gee, I'm not sure, but I think you're onto something. I just installed Soliloquy Lite, and had the same non-result, no matter what I tried. They must be doing things a bit differently from your typical plugin.

So short of pawing through all the code, I don't have an clear recommendation. There are plugins that deal with this - you could try some of this stuff. Of the stuff there, Easy Updates Manager looks promising.

Have a nice weekend! Dave

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Dave Chu · Custom WordPress Developer – likes collaborating with Designers

[design_agency]

well drat!

thanks for thinking on that with me—will keep sleuthing out the issue and post back if i figure it out!

all the best,
emily

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