I have just bought another, 3-license lifetime addon pack, from a 3rd party provider. That makes 7 licenses I have paid for so far, and they are not cheap.
If I have to freeze Elementor at 2.7.x that is not going to be a good long-term solution. It would also mean I should think about trying to get a refund for those licenses I bought only days ago.
I hope ClassicPress is not going to end up being a game of “Whack-a-Mole”, as more and more developers drop WP 4.9 support for their plugins. We can’t fork them all.
I don’t think we need to play Whack-a-Mole or fork everything. We can instead support those developers who make clear that they are supporting ClassicPress.
In the case of page builders, one of the Beaver Builder devs has already made it clear on these forums that they will be supporting ClassicPress. See "Must Have" Plugins List - #40 by Pross
Obviously, changing from one plugin to another takes time and work in the short term. But, if it also provides a long-term solution, then it will save both in the long run.
It’s in their 2.8-beta-2 version (in the code, not a statement) - plugin will not run if WP version is bellow v5.x (tested locally) unless that is subject to change!
Let’s hope they stick to that and not pull a WooTrick in the near future! Then again, it would be better to pull the trick than just sneak it in when no one’s looking.
Seems the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing. While Elementor said they will support WP 4.9.x their developer has said otherwise:
Elementor supports the last 3 versions of WordPress (Current - 5.3, 5.2, 5.1, 5.0). WordPress 4.9 was released on November 16, 2017, and since then it has progressed and evolved in many fields, but most importantly in terms of minimum requirements and new functionality.
We try to align with them and to provide our users with the best experience.
Probably safest to assume it’s an ex-plugin as far as CP is concerned. At least Beaver Builder has done the right thing But I just wish that BB would introduce a single-site pricing option though as not everyone needs or wants unlimited sites and at $99, it is quite pricey.