this was a good thought, and i had to check the library on my browser to be sure, but i was pretty sure that the “Add” and/or “Remove” links show up above the module description, and in the screenshot OP shared, that space between the module name and the description was much smaller than i see in my browser here. so it seems to me that something is actively blocking those links from even showing up on the page at all, and therefore adjusting the spacing between things accordingly. the other suggestion of perhaps it’s an ad-blocker or some other third-party extension is certainly the most likely, in my opinion.
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I just did the experiment of logging out, and the +Add buttons still appear (as expected). In addition, any -Remove buttons transmogrify into +Add.
Yep, I was just shooting in the dark. It is a strange problem though.
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Same problem.Do u work it out?
In the mean time, you might have some luck when checking the “PLUGINS” link on the main Library page (upper right) ; even if there are no add buttons showing on the individual modules page, it’s possible that you can still add whole plugins in that separate plugin view (subscribe / add all).
nope,still nothing
Weird. Okay, so just an additional thought and workaround: if you have a mobile device capable of browsing the web (probably you do :)) try browsing the library using that, while logged in, and see if you can add stuff from there. If that works, then in turn you can install the modules you want, from inside VCV.
My advice would be to not use the Add buttons even if they are working… subscribe to whole plugins instead.
If you use the add button to add modules to your library, you are creating an ‘opt-in’ list for that developer’s modules. Anything you don’t add, you are defacto opting out from, which might seem great until… you never see any new modules released by developers in your module browser.
I lost count of the number of people who got confused as to why our latest module PatchMaster would not not load for them even though they had downloaded the beta that included it. It was because they had ‘added’ MindMeld modules rather than subscribed to the plugin. PatchMaster had not been added so it was excluded from their library even though the plugin which included it was on their machine.
Subscribing to plugins and using the favourites feature to create a minimised library of your most used modules will save a lot of confusion and headaches in the long run. Very few people will remember what they added and what they didn’t in 6 months or a years time.
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I have already tried it before.my iphone’s safari browser show the same things. ADD button is still missing! But i will try my friend’s pc later.
i’m having the same issue. worked in the past. now all +add or -remove buttons are gone.
it may have been a some months since i’ve last added modules, so i’m not sure, when this happened.
logged out and back in again. i’ve also tried again after turning off all of my plugins (ublock, dark reader,…). same result. i’m using firefox
the worst gift ever. and still giving!
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Yep! I think there was another one ‘not seeing the new modules’ on the Lindenberg thread a few days back…
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just checked it again for first time in a while. the +add and -remove buttons are back again
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I’m having the same problem. I emailed support. I’m also using a Mac, and I tried Firefox and Safari as browsers… nothing. Using VCV Free Rack 2.
On a related note, here’s a thread where someone can’t subscribe to modules:
Just throwing out a theory: As far as I know the VCV Rack library is hosted on the Shopify platform. Also, lately various browsers have been implementing some rudimentary content blocking. Just wondering whether those Add buttons have fallen victim to browser blocking. Maybe try and search for “block” in the browser settings, try and turn off any blocking temporarily and see if the Add buttons appear again.
May be shopify who has blocked an IP (even a range) if they have experienced fraudulent/suspicious activity. If someone does not have their own IP on the internet, but are behind some masquerading router (like many ISP’s if you don’t pay extra for a public / fixed lease IP - shools etc.), they too would be blocked if someone on their subnet/ with the same public facing IP triggered the fraud-o-meter.
I don’t use shopify, so i don’t know for sure - it seems users can use various anti-fraud plugins - https://apps.shopify.com/search?q=fraud%20protection
Yeah, I guess anything is possible. Would be strange if they would only block the Add buttons though, but who knows. The theory also extends to content-blocker browser add-ons/extensions that the user might have installed. Might be interesting to temporarily disable those and do a hard-refresh (Shift-Ctrl-R/Ctrl-F5) of the library pages where the buttons are supposed to be.
Does “incognito mode” of chrome load without blockers?
By default extensions are not loaded in incognito mode, but you can change that (I do).
Thanks for the response. Like a similar post I read from another person, my problem resolved itself spontaneously after a few days. The representative I talked too didn’t know what happened. It just fixed itself. Thanks again!