Fix notice positioning and prevent auto-clearing of error notices (v1.6.9)

README.md

@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ The plugin works by:
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### 1.6.9
+* Fixed issue with notices not appearing below WordPress error messages
+* Improved JavaScript detection of WordPress error notices
+* Prevented WordPress from automatically clearing error notices on page refresh
+* Added multiple timing attempts to ensure notices appear correctly
+* Enhanced error notice targeting for better compatibility
+
 ### 1.6.8
 * Fixed notice positioning to appear directly below WordPress error messages
 * Improved notice width to match WordPress error messages

assets/js/admin-scripts.js

@@ -10,20 +10,30 @@
         }
 
         // Find all notification containers first
-        var noticeContainers = document.querySelectorAll('.notice, .error, .updated');
+        var noticeContainers = document.querySelectorAll('.notice, .error, .updated, div.error');
         var targetNotice = null;
 
         // Find all error notifications about missing plugins
         noticeContainers.forEach(function(notice) {
             if ((notice.textContent.includes('Plugin file does not exist') ||
                 notice.textContent.includes('has been deactivated due to an error')) &&
-                notice.classList.contains('error')) {
+                (notice.classList.contains('error') || notice.classList.contains('notice-error'))) {
                 // We'll use the last matching notice as our target
                 targetNotice = notice;
                 console.log('Found WordPress error notice:', notice.textContent);
             }
         });
 
+        // If we didn't find a specific error notice, look for the general WordPress error at the top
+        if (!targetNotice) {
+            // Try to find the WordPress error message at the top of the page
+            var wpError = document.querySelector('.error:not(.below-h2), div.error:not(.below-h2), .notice-error:not(.below-h2)');
+            if (wpError) {
+                targetNotice = wpError;
+                console.log('Found general WordPress error notice');
+            }
+        }
+
         // If we found a target notice, add our custom notice after it
         if (targetNotice) {
             // Check if we already added our notice
@@ -88,7 +98,8 @@
 
     // Try to inject notices on multiple events to ensure it works
     document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
-        injectNotice();
+        // Delay the initial injection to ensure WordPress has fully loaded its notices
+        setTimeout(injectNotice, 100);
 
         // Also set up a MutationObserver to watch for dynamically added notices
         var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {
@@ -96,8 +107,8 @@
                 if (mutation.addedNodes && mutation.addedNodes.length > 0) {
                     // Check if added nodes are notices or contain notices
                     mutation.addedNodes.forEach(function(node) {
-                        if (node.nodeType === 1 && (node.matches('.notice, .error, .updated') || node.querySelector('.notice, .error, .updated'))) {
+                        if (node.nodeType === 1 && (node.matches('.notice, .error, .updated, div.error') || node.querySelector('.notice, .error, .updated, div.error'))) {
-                            injectNotice();
+                            setTimeout(injectNotice, 50); // Small delay to ensure the DOM is updated
                         }
                     });
                 }
@@ -113,4 +124,9 @@
         setTimeout(injectNotice, 500); // Delay slightly to ensure dynamic content is loaded
     });
 
+    // Additional attempt after a longer delay to catch late-loading notices
+    window.addEventListener('load', function() {
+        setTimeout(injectNotice, 1000); // Longer delay as final attempt
+    });
+
 })();

fix-plugin-does-not-exist-notices.php

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: Fix 'Plugin file does not exist.' Notices
  * Plugin URI: https://wordpress.org/plugins/fix-plugin-does-not-exist-notices/
  * Description: Adds missing plugins to the plugins list with a "Remove Reference" link so you can permanently clean up invalid plugin entries and remove error notices.
- * Version: 1.6.8
+ * Version: 1.6.9
  * Author: Marcus Quinn
  * Author URI: https://www.wpallstars.com
  * License: GPL-2.0+
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 }
 
 // Define plugin constants
-define( 'FPDEN_VERSION', '1.6.8' );
+define( 'FPDEN_VERSION', '1.6.9' );
 define( 'FPDEN_PLUGIN_DIR', plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'FPDEN_PLUGIN_URL', plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'FPDEN_PLUGIN_FILE', __FILE__ );
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ class Fix_Plugin_Does_Not_Exist_Notices {
 
 		// Enqueue admin scripts and styles.
 		add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', array( $this, 'enqueue_admin_assets' ) );
+
+		// Prevent WordPress from automatically deactivating missing plugins
+		add_filter( 'pre_option_recently_activated', array( $this, 'prevent_auto_deactivation' ) );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -391,6 +394,37 @@ class Fix_Plugin_Does_Not_Exist_Notices {
 
 		return $this->invalid_plugins;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Prevent WordPress from automatically deactivating missing plugins.
+	 *
+	 * WordPress normally deactivates plugins that don't exist and adds them to the
+	 * 'recently_activated' option. This filter prevents that behavior so we can
+	 * handle the deactivation ourselves through our UI.
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $pre_option The value to return instead of the option value.
+	 * @return mixed The original value (null) to let WordPress proceed, or an array to override.
+	 */
+	public function prevent_auto_deactivation( $pre_option ) {
+		// Only run on the plugins page
+		if ( ! $this->is_plugins_page() ) {
+			return $pre_option;
+		}
+
+		// Get our invalid plugins
+		$invalid_plugins = $this->get_invalid_plugins();
+
+		// If we have invalid plugins and we're on the plugins page, return an empty array
+		// to prevent WordPress from auto-deactivating the plugins
+		if ( ! empty( $invalid_plugins ) ) {
+			// Return the current value of the option to prevent WordPress from modifying it
+			$recently_activated = get_option( 'recently_activated', array() );
+			return $recently_activated;
+		}
+
+		// Otherwise, let WordPress handle it normally
+		return $pre_option;
+	}
 } // End class Fix_Plugin_Does_Not_Exist_Notices
 
 // Initialize the plugin class.

languages/fix-plugin-does-not-exist-notices.pot

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This file is distributed under the GPL-2.0+.
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: Fix 'Plugin file does not exist.' Notices 1.6.8\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: Fix 'Plugin file does not exist.' Notices 1.6.9\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fix-plugin-does-not-exist-notices\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"

readme.txt

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Tags: plugins, missing plugins, cleanup, error fix, admin tools, plugin file doe
 Requires at least: 5.0
 Tested up to: 6.4
 Requires PHP: 7.0
-Stable tag: 1.6.8
+Stable tag: 1.6.9
 License: GPL-2.0+
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ Although this plugin consumes minimal disk space, and doesn't run unless you are
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 1.6.9 =
+* Fixed issue with notices not appearing below WordPress error messages
+* Improved JavaScript detection of WordPress error notices
+* Prevented WordPress from automatically clearing error notices on page refresh
+* Added multiple timing attempts to ensure notices appear correctly
+* Enhanced error notice targeting for better compatibility
+
 = 1.6.8 =
 * Fixed notice positioning to appear directly below WordPress error messages
 * Improved notice width to match WordPress error messages
@@ -227,8 +234,8 @@ Although this plugin consumes minimal disk space, and doesn't run unless you are
 
 == Upgrade Notice ==
 
-= 1.6.8 =
+= 1.6.9 =
-Improved notice positioning and appearance, with better explanatory text and more reliable error detection!
+Fixed critical issue with WordPress automatically clearing error notices on page refresh and improved notice positioning!
 
 = 1.6.3 =
 Fixed Git Updater repository URLs and updated organization naming for consistent branding across all platforms!