FestingerVault → GrootMade Connect

FestingerVault has been archived.
This repository now serves a single purpose: automatically migrating existing FestingerVault installations to GrootMade Connect, the open-source successor.

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What happened?

FestingerVault has been retired and replaced by GrootMade Connect — a fully open-source WP plugin that continues where FestingerVault left off, with a fresh codebase under the GPL-2.0 license.

What does this plugin do now?

This is a transitional release (6.0.x). When installed on a WP site that still runs FestingerVault, it:

1. Shows an archived notice in wp-admin explaining the transition.
2. Pre-seeds your existing data (activation key, settings, auto-update preferences, user roles, language choice) into GrootMade Connect's option keys — so nothing is lost.
3. Self-updates to GrootMade Connect via the standard WP update flow — no manual steps required.
4. Cleans up all legacy FestingerVault data after a successful migration.

Once the update completes, FestingerVault is gone and GrootMade Connect is active with all your previous settings intact.

For existing users

If you see "FestingerVault has been archived" in your dashboard:

1. Go to Dashboard → Updates.
2. Update FestingerVault — it will automatically become GrootMade Connect.
3. That's it. Your activation key and settings carry over.

If the update doesn't appear, clear the transient cache:

wp transient delete festingervault_upgrade_info

Or wait up to 20 minutes for the cached check to expire.

Repository structure

plugin.php              # Entry point — boots Migration, Admin, and Upgrade only
includes/src/
├── Admin.php           # Archived banner notice in wp-admin
├── Constants.php       # Update URLs pointing to GrootMade/connect
├── Migration.php       # Pre-seeds FV settings → GrootMade option keys
└── Upgrade.php         # Self-update mechanism + post-install cleanup
includes/lib/           # Composer PSR-4 autoloader

New development

All new development happens at GrootMade/connect.

This repository is archived and will not receive further updates beyond the migration release.

License

GPL-2.0 — see LICENSE.