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A review reading “Receipts stopped going out after I updated.” is one of 31 posts about the same bug, among 2,221 posts read in 90 days. Pulse finds three answers: what to fix, receipt emails stop after the 4.2 update, 31 posts; what people ask for, show a field only when another is ticked, 18 asks; why they leave, no payments built in, 9 posts.

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What to fixHigh severity

Receipt emails stop sending after the 4.2 update

First seen
Jul 28
Last seen
Sep 20
Versions named
4.2, 4.2.1
Sources
292
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Posts per week about receipt emails
Week of Jun 220
Week of Jun 290
Week of Jul 60
Week of Jul 130
Week of Jul 200
Week of Jul 272
Week of Aug 33
Week of Aug 104
Week of Aug 173
Week of Aug 245
Week of Aug 314
Week of Sep 74
Week of Sep 146

Demo data · Formbox, last 90 days

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Formbox2,099 posts

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share of posts

Formpad1,640 posts

wordpress.org reviews and support, same 90 days. Each side is a share of its own posts.

4 of 9

posts about leaving name Formpad

“No Stripe, so we had to switch.”lotte · 1-star review

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PulseMon 21 Sep, 9:00

Action neededFormbox: what changed

Needs attention

WorseReceipt emails stop sending after 4.26 posts this week, up from 4. High severity.
GrowingShow a field only when another is ticked3 new asks this week, 18 in total.
FixedDate field shows the wrong formatThread marked resolved after 4.2.1.

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FormpadSpam gets through6 new posts this week.

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  2. 212posts read

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    Support threads148
    Advisories0

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