Optimizepress 2.0 review

I'm also wondering why the packages offered don't allow me to use it for my clients sites if required, could be a great fit for some.

I see that for the existing customers, they have a 10 site package for $99. For new customers they have a 3 site package for $97. Do existing customers have a 3 site license option?

Please Anyone, kindly let us know if they had chance to now see What are the specific NEW things this optimize press version 2.00 NOW does over the previous one (as I never have used optimize press)
I am curious over version 2.00 and what this new stuff it can now do and added things etc - as seems a lot of over hype as their vids to date was nothing kinda wow that stood out and very vague Hmmm...

Gosh, and Now the disappointing actual release vid live sales page to buy it I have seen told me nothing really still again.... that I could frankly see that caused me wanting to actually get this over their previous to date one...
So I can compare to similar products that I do have i.e. sales press pro (this earlier year - don't need his new latest release bells n' whistles for me the other week he launched and created...) and I have very good Profit theme ... and InstaBuilder plugin.

And then when I know specifically the NEW things I can be open to maybe consider optimize press 2.00 - as right now for me, they were vague as said in video on it hence I just can't see hardly anything that is new, must have, neat or wow over its previous version to want to get this even?
(compared to over what I mentioned above I have already)

I have a BIG sneaky feeling that there will be numerous issues/bugs etc with this launch, people will be more than annoyed with...I maybe wrong lets just see... just get the impression its been rushed and not thought out - so think I will sit back and watch the dramas unfold...

Thanks
Jenny

I think they take time to reply to everything because of the lunch.
But i was waiting for something better than only 3 websites for the first package :/
At least 10 like the old customers package!

It seems like you can't create salespages with OP 2 . Only Squeeze pages, blogs and membership pages.

Hi guys,

An update about licensing issues...

I purchased the Core package (3 licenses) to test how the licensing system works... and I don't like it, not at all.

When you install the plugin/theme you have to activate it with one of the (three in this case) License keys that you can find in your member licensing page at optimizehub.

You introduce the key in the plugin/theme, it gets activated and indeed can check on the licensing page that the key you have used is marked as registered.

However there is no (or I can't find) setting in the worpress/theme installation or in the licensing page to unregister the key. I searched everywhere and could not find it. I tried to delete the license number on the plugin and resend the form, but this does not work. I uninstalled the plugin and the license still shows it is in use on the licenses member page so you can't use it on another installation. I wrote to support about this but I did not receive any answer.

So, unless someone else (or the developer) proves (hopefully) that I'm wrong you can use every license just once, and then it is gone... If that is the case I'm asking for a refund right away.

Anyone else has tried this?

Btw, I don't like the editor. It loads really slow in my browser and I feel like it takes time. Also, every time you want to edit something you have to click on a symbol and you have to load a page, then you have to press "OK" like three times. I'd rather just use the old way of doing things. Hopefully, they'll add that option. Otherwise, I think I'm just going to ask for a refund.

P.S. It's also bugging as crazy. OP has managed to create the worst editor ever.

@stolpioni it seems you also have purchased this software... have you tried to unregister a license? Is your experience on this matter similar to mine?

Thanks,

can anybody tell something about the membership tool?

I tried to purchase OP 2.0 but the billing process failed. Tried with 2 separate credit cards - VISA and MasterCard, neither worked.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Support takes a good few hours to respond and are completely useless.

Sure, it just launched and any early adopter knows you have to put up with some bugs when something goes live for the first time. But so far, my experience plus reading this thread leaves me unimpressed.

I read above from stolpioni that it also configures 'regular web pages' Can anyone confirm this.

I'm guessing it does but any advice from purchasers here, would be much appreciated.

Thanks

James

Clay collins & LeadPages does all the stuff OP2 missed. I was expecting OP2 to do everything Clay missed but not by a country mile. Just to clarify a few things in the thread, the $99 or 97 deal is 3 licenses if you are new and 10 if you are a return customer.

Thanks guys for your replies and help. I'm not looking at standalone HTML but creating a near to clear front page with no columns but the ability to have widgets.

I guess my wording isn't correct.

I've tried Headways drag and drop theme ( which is good ) where I can basically just configure one block to hold a video for the front sales page but other pages styled with either columns and widgets.

With what I've seen on OP2 video on their sales page that this may be possible but wanted to see if my thoughts were correct.

Really appreciate you guys replying.

Cheers

James

@rdavison I had completely forgot that. Thanks.

Now to decide whether to go with existing customer discount or buy the 3 site license through an affiliate who's list I'm on( I only need 1 install but 3 is good).

I have OP1 and it worked really well. The training and such was concise as well as getting replies from support when I was 'stuck'.

Thanks again for your replies, reminders, and help

Gotta love this forum

James

@BillZ @frankm

I understand that I could be easier to deal with the deactivation of the licenses via ticket support or similar in some cases, like Scrapebox where your license is tied to your computer and you don't change computer or reinstall the OS too often.

But in the case of this (or other soft) in the IM field I think that you need the ability to activate-deactivate with the push of a button, as you often change themes, change domain, subdomain, to tests, etc.

UPDATE: James reply to my support question saying that they will have a process to deactivate a license that is no longer used, this process just hasn't been setup inside the members area yet.

Hm, can anybody tell me about the Membership-Tool?

Is this a sipmle Tool or must I visit a College bevor :-)

Mercy

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ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS
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1.) The posts look like any normal blog, it's wordpress so you have access to side widgets. There aren't password protected pages, but you can install third party plugins, like Wishlist Member, S2member, Amember, Digital Access Pass or more expensive Nanacast. These all secure content and have affiliate management attached to them. They also work with payment gateways like 1shoppingcart, paypal and authorize.net.

[UPDATE TO THE ABOVE: it does look like they have the ability to have username and passwords protection but you have other third party options if you need them as stated above.]

2.) I answered this above. If you want membership levels then best get a plugin to do this that communicated with shopping cart. Optimizepress is just a wordpress theme that gives you cutting edge and high converting designs. It gives you the layouts, but the technical details need to be done through plugins that optimizepress is compatible with.

3.) Drip feed content - this is for a product launch style promotion, where you want to give free content as a buildup to the launch. People opt-in with email to watch the videos and can be dripped over a few days, so people get used to seeing your emails and opening them when you notify of the next free video in the series. Then when you come to launch people are more likely to take action since you have effective trained them to look out for your emails and take action. Drip feeding the content builds up anticipation and excitement and hunger for more content. It also stops people getting overwhelmed with information all at once which might turn them off.

4.) Yes, you can have unlimited designs, since you can use optimize press as a starting point and then customize the CSS and HTML to fit your requirements. Get a designer quite cheaply at Odesk, fiverr or even here on warrior forum.

5.)
a) This can easily be added - get a HTML coder to help. (it's wordpress - fully customizable - someoneone on Fiverr.com can do this for $5.)
b) (it's wordpress - fully customizable - someoneone on Fiverr.com can do this for $5.)
c) YES it was there in Optimizepress 1.

6.) Are you asking what this is?? If so, this means that if someone goes to exit without buying on sales page or opting in with their email on a squeeze page, then a message can appear or it can redirect. For instance it could redirect to a cheaper or discounted option page.

If you're asking if they have it, yes they do. If not, then again....easily get a coder to help.

7.) likely you can do this. if not, get a coder cheaply. fiverr.com, odesk.com


8.) this is all good. they are high quality designers. you can tell by the optimizepress homepage since he is using similar design. it seems to load fast. no problem with other wordpress plugins....it is built for most of them. it's just a theme. most problems arise with conflicting plugins with other plugins.

The training alone is worth getting optmizepress for. they teach you how to integrate with third party software and plugins so you can have a fully functional product from when the visitor hits your site, email signup, payment gateway and content delivery.

The designs alone will get you higher conversions without customizing them. Gone are the days of slapping up cheap looking sites with red headlines. Customers expect a high quality and more professional design. With Optimizepress you can do this cheaply without a designer.

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Cheers,

Chris

p.s. if anyone is interested then I have a bonus for this on my blog - Commission Diary.

The offer of OP2 is that one needs no further plug-in to create members pages. But you can integrate existing plugins.

Can you confirm that I can therefore create a members only page with OP2 without a foreign plugin?

Thank you very much

Sorry for my English

Hi are you saying we cannot build sites for clients for version 2 ? and if we could there would be a fee of about $50.00 for each site created for clients .

Chris, I have to bother you again, sorry.

In the description of the landing page is:

Create Completely Custom Members Portal

With our flexible page design framework, and built in membership elements (including login form, modules and lesson listings and breadcrumb trails) you can create comprehensive membership portal that look completely custom. No more being fixed into the layouts and designs Provided - you have the freedom to create the design of your dreams.

I am now assumed that OP2 offers its own tool such as S2Member.

Am I wrong?

Thanks a Lot for your Help

Mercy

I just purchased OP2 yesterday day of the launch as an existing member. Use the $99.00 10 user license option.

First, I found that OP2 conflicts with LeadPages. So, one of my licenses is not usable at this time. I read that OP2 may eventually have a way to deactivate an unused license.

Second, you can reuse a license IF you use the same domain. For example I have installed and reinstalled OP 2 both as a Theme and plugin several times on the same domain using the same license with no problems at all.

Third, there seems to be an issue with OP 2 and WordPress 3.6. Has anyone experiences issues with the LiveEditor using WordPress 3.6? It works perfectly so far with 3.5 however. I am having difficulty getting OP support to fix this. But, I'll keep you posted.

Finally, I have both LeadPages and OP 1 and now 2. LeadPages is easier and faster to set up with instant or fingertip analytics. Not very customizable, but, the templates are set up to pull in the numbers. So, I don't really want to customize them too much.

OP 2.0 is easier to use than OP 1 in my opinion, however, has some bugs. BUT, is very customizable. I can see myself using both LeadPages and OP 2 for different usages. If you had to get something RIGHT NOW that works out of the box, and that does not require a lot of customization or tweaking with great analytics, training and support get LeadPages.

After the launch, OP 2 once debugged would also be a great tool for those who want more control over their designs as well as the ability to create great membership sites, etc.

BTW, there is a separate Membership plugin for OP 2 that provides you the membership features some were asking about. I hope this helps and I hope I get this WordPress 3.6 issue fixed.

Hello Guys

To buy or not to buy?

I almost buy OP 2 $297 Unlimited license today, but seeing more negative reviews in Facebook and some bugs it made me think. I need some advice to those who already experience and buy the O P 2. is it worth to buy guys? I need honest advice here please.

Thank you

I have to say, I find OP 2 very buggy at the moment. I've just spent 7 hours trying to reproduce a sales page designed with OP 1. I realised when I was half way through that, even though the page appeared to save in the LiveEditor, the additional content wasn't displayed on the published page.

I've just spent the last hour and a half once more adding the final 25% of the page, saving the page and viewing it in my browser after adding each element, to find that having reached the end that all of the work I've done in the last 90 minutes has disappeared.

The complete version is displayed in the LiveEditor but not in my browser, nor is the final version visible if I open the page to edit it in another window.

It's SO frustrating!! OP 1 was a great theme. OP 2 will be even better once the bugs are out but right now I have a sales page which normally converts pretty well only half completed and no way of fixing it.

I've tried to put in a support ticket to OP, but their members' hub, iptimizehub.com is down.

I'm just going outside to let off some steam!

@ Chris, so its just happened before on the OP 1 released? (more bugs, errors, problems) and they just fixed it? So, there's a BIG Chances that they can just fix all the Problem?
would you recommend me to wait for how many days for another good review feedback some customers and then buy it? Thanks

I'm giving OP2 another chance since I don't have much choice. Anyone knows how to change the width of the salespage? My page is really wide and I want to narrow it.

Still haven't found anything about how to change the width of the website/border in OP2.
Have watched all the videos.

Anyone have a clue? (I realize I probably won't get an answer from their support in like a week anyway)

Optimizepress 2.0 is not so satisfying.Really i am shocked about the performance.While designing i am not satisfied with the performance.

There is a full review including videos of Opimizepress 2.0 here:

http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...uncovered.html

Support just emailed my discount link for being an OP 1.0 customer.

I will give it a try over the weekend.

Even with the glitches and bugs and launch 'issues', Ill very likely go with OP2 as I know ( or hope), that all will be good.

From what I've seen in its functionality, it fills my needs.

The sales page is closed till August 5th 'due to demand', and can only guess that James and his team are busy with dealing with some of the hiccups as opposed to the demand itself.

Either way, that in of itself shows commitment to their product. For sure it's not the best way to launch a product but does show that they're dealing with issues.

Ill wait...

James

Is there anyone who has been able to make this work?

I am wondering what the difference between OP1 and OP2. The videos used in the launch and sales page have been extremely vague when describing the extra features.

Just thought I would share this from the Optimizepress support page. These are exactly the issues I'm having...

"Key Issues to be aware of:
WordPress 3.6 Update - Do not upgrade to version 3.6 of WordPress yet as we are working on fixing a bug with the “insert into post” function in that version
LiveEditor Issues – if you are experiencing issues with the liveeditor please disable other plugins and retest. If you are using the plugin version please also test with the default WordPress theme to establish if this is a conflict issue
Can’t upload images/header/logo or Insert into post doesn’t work – This issue is something we are working on as mentioned above. We hope to have a fix for this in the next 24-48 hours. In the meantime we advise taking your site back to a previous version of wordpress"

The insert into post issue I would imagine they will have fixed in short order. I don't know about the LiveEditor issue though. In my case, it's certainly nor a plugin or theme conflict.

And here I thought it was only me. Between this and the Pagelines fiasco...I give up. Quick to take your money, slow to respond!

Remember my first post on page 1 with credit card issues? I tried to buy OP2.0 but billing failed.

Anyway, there has been a development: I was charged 2 times, I have 2 invoices for 97$, but I was never directed to a download page and a username or password weren't sent to my email.

In short, i was charged twice and the product wasn't delivered.

I know it's nothing to freak out about, I can get a refund, they can deliver the product to me manually, there are many ways to solve this. But it's such an annoyance.

This, by far, has definitely NOT been a smooth product launch but I still have confidence in the product. Once everything settles in and all the bugs are sorted out - I'm sure this will be the new standard for online marketing websites.

YES there are many alternatives to OP but as far as I can tell this is the only theme that allows you to really customize your site and make it look how you want it to, instead of having another one of those "marketing sites" with all the same templates. Correct me if i'm wrong but I feel the only real rival to OP is Leadpages and that's a recurring monthly/annual payment (which is a known method for making marketers worldwide sad) and doesn't do membership sites.

AND, it was important for me to get the launch-week prices - not that it's certain they'd go up later, but there's a chance, like with everything..

I'm lucky I'm not stressed for time so I can wait to see this through.

I guess this is a lesson to be learned (as douchey as it may sound right now) - but:

NEVER buy a newly launched product to implement in a mission-critical setting right away.

I hope nobody is losing too much money everyday OP sits dead in the water..

It's amazing how much hype can be around very rough beta product. Wouldn't it be fair to charge lower "introductory" price for all those willing to be beta testers?

I bought OP2 yesterday about an hour before the sales page change stating the August 5th re-open. I have yet to receive my login details for the theme/plugin. Invoice and receipt are the only things sent to my inbox. Bummer!

I've been a member since about the first week of OP1 - been happy with James and his team since. With all the changes and improvements he has made over the years who wouldn't be?

But there is no excuse for this current lack of communication. NONE.

This is a million dollar launch - not a rinky-dink $9.99 WSO.

Hire someone to send out messages explaining the delays or issues.

Me, you and everyone else would be in hot water if we took $197 from a client and did not deliver at least an explanation of non-delivery - let alone a failure of sales page promises.

No pitchforks or fire - I'm sure it'll be sorted, but you'd think he'd "Optimize" his sales funnel.

BTW - Still no reply from either the support team or the reply email address from the invoice. Both sent 20 minutes after purchase. Bummer somemore!!!

btw I also had a Jonathan sign a support response.

Are any of you communicating with the support team now during the weekend or has communication ceased till Monday?

Nobody likes getting a great new toy for Christmas without the batteries to turn it on.

Valid and most definitely a teachable moment in terms of launch crisis management.

This is pretty much a case-study of product launch worst-case scenarios.

IMO, somebody needs be out front getting punched in the nose by the public and explaining what's going on.

That said - shit happens, guys. Nobody wins in this situation and stamping your feet about the way it "should be" isn't gonna help you or them get you what you deserve.

They're in the middle of an infusionightmare. Internet Marketing Purgatory.

James is one of the undisputed good guys in this incestuous little mud puddle of IM and OP1 has made many of us incalculable online profits for years now - even if this buying experience has pretty much sucked.

One thing I'm sure of - OP2 will be an obscene ROI once it's firing on all cylinders.

Best to all,

Brian

I asked for a refund of OP2 today. I just don't get this: What's the difference between OP2 and OP1, other than OP2 being a lot more difficult to work with and a lot less customizable?

Because I can't see it. The graphics are pretty much the same...

Yea, they've added some squeeze pages a lá "Lead Rocket"/"Lead Pages" style. Other than that, I can't see a thing.

To me, OP2 is a downgrade from OP1, not an upgrade.

one thing i'm struggling with about optimize press is that it has some great features, but it does not appear to have a blog that is setup as a blog. And only ONE homepage configuration out of the box too. honestly that surprises me because I think people expect more these days, especially when free WP themes come w/more options. The interface for the 2 version is definitely upgraded over v1 to answer that question that others asked here earlier.

does anyone have any suggestions or solutions for the homepage and blog set up issues?

I'm still playing with it and haven't used it on a live site because i've not found good resolution to these issues yet.

in some ways ProfitsTheme is a more integrated product in terms of being able to use it to create a website. (it has graphics that aren't as good and some missing features too though).

I don't know if it's just me, but I don't see a paramount reason to purchase OP2. I still own OP1 plus Optin Skin and a few other Plugins that allow me to do all that I need. Am I missing something. Looking forward to response.

FYI: 2.01 update has been pushed out resolving WP 3.6 issue(s).

For those of you still waiting to get inside/access - hang in there.

One word: InfusionSoft.

The 2.01 update causes an error:

Site error: the file [removed]/wp-content/themes/optimizepress/lib/framework.php requires the ionCube PHP Loader ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so to be installed by the website operator. If you are the website operator please use the ionCube Loader Wizard to assist with installation.

Support ticket issued. Not impressed.

Can somebody please tell me the price for OP2 as a new user ? - I understand the doors are closed on this now until tomorrow at 3pm PST time and the sales page does not even include the pricing details - not impressed

Ok, everything is fine now. Just had to get an updated version of ionCube loader installed.

I just frustrated since the initial 2.0 version of OP worked fine, and then all of a sudden the 2.01 update comes out and my server isn't up to snuff and needs and upgraded version.

Will continue to play around with the platform now.

All in all the POTENTIAL is there for this to be really great. I already have Headway themes, but I've always been a big fan of OP.

I'm sure with a couple bug fixes people will forget the initial growing pains. Tho I do agree that the training videos are lacking compared to the initial OP (covers the basics, but not too in-depth)

I took the up-sell offer for additional templates and marketing training since it was 50% off, but we'll see in 30 days if I keep it. Only one template in there right now.

~Dexx

Well... after waiting a VERY long time for version 2.0 to be released, I think I'll pass. Anyone know if version 1 is still being sold? (Maybe at a discount??)

Thanks.

It looks as that they pulled optimizepress 2.0 until today at 3pm.
I am a big fan of the original optimizepress so I am going for 2.0 because of the quality of the original . It changed the industry ...

Support is supposed to be probing my site and my server to determine why nothing seems to be working the way it should. Fine. I hope they figure it out. In the meantime I think I need to find another host so I can get this one site up and running (I have someone chomping at the bit to send a boatload of traffic my way). Can anyone give me the name of a good hosting company where they are already running 2.01 successfully, without all the issues complained about in the previous 150+ posts? Thanks.

Guys, what's the next-best-thing to OptimizePress?

I bought Opt 2 on opening day and today my credit card was billed again for another company of which I have no affiliation. I still can't get it to work and I have applied for a total refund of $428. I just give up on this mess.

I bought on launch day $214 and today my credit card was billed for another $214 for another purchase to my name, but for a company that is not mine.

The support form/ticketing at OptimizePress - Help & Support has been an epic fail.

I have yet to receive my login details after purchase - going on three days now. Three supprt tickets have been filled - but with no auto-response or confirmation of ticket sent - I have no idea if this form is in fact operational or just a dummy page set up to stall while they get their ducks in a row.

Tar and feathers? Not really - but I can't imagine what my clients would do if for WHATEVER REASON, I did not deliver after taking their money - or at least an explanation of why.

Epic fail James Dyson...

I still haven't heard anything from my Refund Ticket. If I don't hear anything, what should I do? Contact the police?

If I don't hear anything in 1 or 2 days I'll probably do so.

This place kills me sometimes...

Police? LOL

Good lord people - this thread is like a bad-customer/borked launch orgy.

Well...Ive purchased OP2 (3 license ) through an affiliate link as 3 is all I would ever need, and the bonuses were off the hook...

Anyway, I received all my login documentation within 3 minutes and had a look inside.

There are 5 training videos available, as well as a few membeship training, and at first cursory look they are adequate to get started.

As said by Brian McLeod, Op is James Dysons flagship produce...he aint going anywhere, and he stand by his product. As do his team...

Ive yet to download/install, but even with the misgivings on this thread...bugs... issues...etc, I am a happy camper.

I trust James Dyson and his team. OP1 was a game changer, I reckon OP was the one everyone followed, but then I may be biased as I had a great experience with OP1.

As

Hope everyone who has purchased gets to where they need to be.

James

@cigarzfan Ill pm you as I don't think it's correct to post it here. I'm not affiliated with it, or the bonuses but reckon they do compliment OP

J

To any moderators here, regarding my mentioning about the link I purchased OP2 through. I hope that I havent contravened any rules re this. I am in no way connected or affiliated with those who I purchased through, or OP.

Apologies if I am wrong.

James

hi there,
I just posted a video walkthrough of Optimize Press 2.0 for everyone to see what it looks like, where it shines and where it fails.
The video is long and a bit crap, but the main point was to show you what you'd face when you first install OP2 (overwhelm!).

http://www.warriorforum.com/internet...ml#post8367168

There are no affiliate links or anything. Just something I wanted to share with the community! Hope it helps! Cheers

Sent this email to support:

Greetings,

Someone mentioned OP uses the S2Member system. They also mentioned that it does not work with Stripe or BrainTree Payment Solutions. If that's the case, I will have to use another membership plugin with this plugin because I use Stripe and BrainTree Payment Solutions. But this doesn't make sense. Why would I use two membership plugins because this plugin does not integrate with payment systems? Stripe and BrainTree are extremely popular alternatives to other payment systems including paypal. They charge a flat rate fee without having to sign up for a merchant account and payment gateway. Just a flat percentage of transactions. Can you please add these integrations to this system?

How do you upgrade your plugin, from 2.0 to 2.0.2 etc. I downloaded 2.0.2, but do you need FTP it into your wp dashboard, then delete version 2.0 ?? Do you then lose all your settings, etc.??

Just thought I would post an update here.

There have been two new releases which I've updated via my WP dashboard, but they haven't fixed the fundemental problam. Optimizepress 2 doesn't work (for me).

I've now spent over fifteen hours formatting a sales page three or four time. Each time I add a new section (element) I save and preview it. Each time the page look fine in the preview. Last night I spent three hours putting the page together again to find that when I changed my Wordpress front page settings to switch to the new sales pages, over half the sales copy had disappeared.

What's REALLY frustrating is that Optimizepress is interfering with Wordpress revisions so that previously saved versions of the page can't be retrieved.

I've lost yet another evening's work, I'm losing sales hand over fist and I'm VERY frustrated!

originalsmoothie and others: same experience here. Optimizepress 20 does NOT work for me either. It is a total unreliable mess. I really want it to work, I think most do. Wasted a lot of time. Examples? too much to list, e.g. : a landingpage (with big picture on background), you put in your Aweber list connection, you test it, it all works, 1 hour later, you test again, and the optin does not work anymore, huh? Yeah right. It just stays on the landing page. So you go into the live editor, click on the optin box, and you see that the Aweber list connected to this optin has disappeared, it´s gone. So, you do it again and again and again, you think its´you... Well, it´s a bug and you can´t get replies right now of course. I would NOT recommend buying this at this stage, too many bugs, better go with Leadpages, which is pretty stable and offers enough to start with. I cancelled my monthly membership of leadpages (37$/mth) because I didn´t expect OP20 to be so full of bugs... Big disappoinment, big fail for James Dyson and his team.

The software is unfinished and large parts of it don't work. Even some of the descriptions say things like "description goes here". It has potential but unless you like to pay to be a beta tester it isn't worth it right now.

Hi,

I decided to wait a couple days and installed (deleting the previous one) the newest version of OP Plugin: 2.0.3.

There is a change from 2.0 that I don't like, but I'm not sure if it is a bug or not: when I first installed OP there was button in the WP editor for pages/posts with the OP logo, located next to the "Insert Media" button, and when clicked allowed to enter OP "elements" in the WP Editor.

Now this button is gone... anyone knows if this is a bug, and the button will come back on an update? I hope so, because this was a great feature for me, as allowed to enter OP elements inside a "normal" post , keeping the theme of the website.

Well, some promotional efforts on top of all the mess.
Well, reader, benefit from my experience, believe whoever you want, but:

- even if the bugs are take out of OP20, I think OP20 is NOT for newbies. Not now, not later.
(use Leadpages instead (no aff.link, no own benefit here), it´s hosted by them, that works, is easy and solid, no BS,good responsive support!). As a newby I don´t think you get something running quickly, not as quick as in Leadpages (sorry to promote them, but I´ve had a good experience, only decided to try OP20 because I do have extensive IM experience and wanted some more options...).

- now, with all the bugs and hardly any support for OP20, I would say anybody in its
right mind should stay away from it, till you hear it´s stable.

This is a software product which is not tested properly, no doubt, it´s still full of bugs.
E.g. support in 1 (1/1) no so useful reply I got recommended only using the plugin with a standard WP theme...
And basically de-activate the rest of the plugins. You´d better install the OP20 theme then I guess...
"Throw away the OP20 plugin!"
When you´ve got the older OP20 plug installed and want to upgrade to the new one (and WP doesn´t offer you to upgrade), you´re stuck. You can´t export the pages. The list is endless...

I can already visualize at some day in July, James Dyson in one of his mastermind meetings telling other guys: "yeah, but the software hasn´t been tested fully, still quite a lot of bugs", and then the experienced other mastermind guys telling him: "ah, just launch it, you´ll get some more
refunds and some angry reviews, but they´ll be free beta testers for you and you at least start to make money". Sad reality. They´ll justify by saying you can get a refund, bla bla bla, etc. But that doesn´t make up for the wasted time!

Then, don´t be suprised now :-) on the positive side; Optimizepress 20 is of course
a product of potentially the Premier League, let´s be honest, a Warrior forum offer of $7 would not
have created such high expectations. So, for the experienced people: wait till the bugs are ironed out (a few months?), then I think OP20 could be very useful. OK; that´s it, my last post here :-) Back to work!

A quick review.
Here's what OP2 is missing:
- no custom autoresponders forms! That's a problem. I have my own platform that generates html forms. OP1 did the job, but can't see a way to do this in OP2.
- page templates design is not as good as in Lead Pages
- some important templates are missing, on my point of view, like the full screen background image with the optin form

What is good in OP2:
- the fact that comes in both plugin and theme, gives you a lot of freedom and choices
- the integration with the membership plugin seems good (haven't test it yet on the field)
- the layout design is good (but doesn't work on Safari) and gives you more flexibility compared to Lead Pages

However, I'm sure that the people at OP are reading this and being a long time customer, I know they will fix and improve.

Cheers.
Valerio

Well, supposedly this is the last day for the discount for past OP customers. In the July 31 launch email it said that the discount would be "up for the next 7 days." I would be shocked if they don't extend the discount since the launch has been such a disaster but we will see.

I was really looking forward to the new version but I am glad now I did not purchase it. This has not been some typical "launch" bugs that people are experiencing. This is a "product" failure. To all those that keep saying it will all get worked out I would remind you that we were also told the version 2 would be released in... and then in... and then in...

I hate to say it but I think I am done with OP forever. If they are having such serious trouble with 2 I doubt if they will keep supporting version 1 so I will be moving to another theme altogether.