# Changelog of WordPress.org · Plugin Author Emails (`corent1robert/wordpress-plugin-author-contacts`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/corent1robert/wordpress-plugin-author-contacts/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/corent1robert/wordpress-plugin-author-contacts.md

## Changelog

### 0.3

- Store Try / empty input / `helloWorld`: run the Console example (`smtp`) and finish **SUCCEEDED** instead of `Actor.fail`.
- Free-plan Full catalog falls back to Search + smtp. Proxy and directory errors are logged; the run still succeeds.
- Short timeout / LIMITED Try runs cap at 3 authors. `Actor.exit({ timeoutSecs: 5 })`.

### 0.2

- Free plan: conversion log after export (20-row cap).
  *Apify actor version: 0.2*

- Dataset now includes `samplePluginIcon` (WordPress.org plugin logo) and Console tables show it as an image column.

- Store SEO title includes **Scraper** and `| Apify`. Categories: Lead Generation, Developer Tools, Business.

- Custom Store icon (envelope / plugin piece) — not the WordPress trademark W.

### 0.1

*Apify actor version: 0.1*

- First private build: keyword / plugin URL / tag / author URL → unique WordPress.org plugin authors.
- Contacts from public sources: plugin description, WordPress.org profile, plugin homepage and same-origin contact page — **one author per row**, not per plugin.
- Unique author key is the WordPress.org username. Several plugins from the same publisher stay one lead.
- **Full catalog (paid plans):** popular plugin directory pages → unique authors. Free Apify plans are rejected. Max authors up to 5,000 on catalog (2,000 on keyword mode). Timeout 4h.
- Console form: **Step 1** Mode → **Step 2** keyword/URL and tag → **Step 3** max authors, require email, skip Automattic. Proxy is hidden.
- Pay-per-event: **Actor start $0.00005** (5s compute included); charged per unique author, not per plugin. Free plan capped at **20 authors** per run.
- vs Store comps: plugin scrapers charge **$3–$50 / 1k plugin rows**. This Actor is **$2 / 1k unique authors** on Free.