Comments on: The Most Annoying WordPress Plugin

By: Patrick Allmond

Patrick Allmond — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:06:47 +0000

Thanks for reading and responding Rob. I’ll look for it in the future. Thanks for doing WP plugin development too. It is people like you that make WP the kickass platform that it is.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:04:59 +0000

Hey Patrick,

Yea that’s one of the most complained about things in regards to the site… I’m working on creating a new theme which will feature a “static” front page that tells all about the plugin, how it works, what it does, etc…

Look for it in the next few months or so.

By: Patrick Allmond

Patrick Allmond — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:59:38 +0000

I am at the site. You kn0w – there is no easy way to find out what the plug in does. I can see updates, download it, see the history of it. Where is a simple page that just says what it does?

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:17:05 +0000

He makes the Sexy Bookmarks plugin. If you click on his name you can find out more about it. It’s become quite popular

By: Patrick Allmond

Patrick Allmond — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:07:51 +0000

What is the plugin that he makes ? Always interested in what people are doing in plugins.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:39:38 +0000

Josh,

I don’t know the name of that one either, I was actually searching through that toolbar the other day trying to find out it’s name. That one is annoying as well, and I might have mentioned it had I known it’s name.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:36:13 +0000

Sorry, forgot to nominate the one I think to be the most annoying… I don’t know the name of it, but it’s the one that stuffs that huge toolbar that sticks to the bottom of your viewport at all times…

In my opinion, it’s more “in your face” than the greetbox plugin.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:33:45 +0000

Haha, well that’s a relief! However, I would honestly recommend that if you plan to install mine, you should probably wait until the next release… This past release let loose a LOT of bugs that we’re trying to squash.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:31:24 +0000

Josh,

I like your plugin. I’m still thinking about installing it instead of the Sociofluid plugin I went with last night.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:27:28 +0000

Whew! I was nervous to click the link… Didn’t want to come here and see my plugin as the “most annoying”! haha

I agree though, users should at least have time to judge whether the article is worthy of a call to action before one is presented in such an “in your face” manner.