Fix/Request: Remove unneccessary POST request to admin-ajax.php

[starxed]

The GMedia WordPress plugin (Phantom Gallery) tries to send a POST request to the server each time an image is opened in order to retrieve the views/likes counters:

POST https:/me/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
gmedia_module_interaction
-> views:n , likes:n

This should only happen when the views/likes counters are enabled.

Why does this cause trouble?
My wordpress is shadowed to multiple loadbalanced static copies, so the POST request will go nowhere and cause undesired actions. Right now, I am manually removing the snipplet from the javascript files on every update.

Please sort this out, thank you!

Just for reference, please find below the sniplet where the POST request is issued:
jquery.gmPhantom.js:671

  if (!item.viewed) {
                            item.viewed = true;
                            ViewsCount[item.no] += 1;
                            Storage[id].status = 'viewed';
                            sessionStorage.setItem(elID, JSON.stringify(Storage));
                            if (GmediaGallery.ajaxurl) {
                                $.ajax({
                                    type : "post",
                                    dataType : "json",
                                    url: GmediaGallery.ajaxurl,
                                    data: {action: 'gmedia_module_interaction', hit: id}
                                }).done(function(r){
                                    if(r.views){
                                        item.views = ViewsCount[item.no] = r.views;
                                    }
                                });
                            }
                        }
                        if (like && !item.liked) {
                            item.liked = true;
                            item.likes += 1;
                            LikesCount[item.no] = item.likes;
                            Storage[id].status = 'liked';
                            sessionStorage.setItem(elID, JSON.stringify(Storage));
                            if (GmediaGallery.ajaxurl) {
                                $.ajax({
                                    type : "post",
                                    dataType : "json",
                                    url: GmediaGallery.ajaxurl,
                                    data: {action: 'gmedia_module_interaction', hit: id, vote: 1}
                                }).done(function(r){
                                    if(r.likes){
                                        item.likes = LikesCount[item.no] = r.likes;
                                    }
                                });
                            }
                        }

[Rattus]

Update Phantom to v3.5. Now if views and likes disabled, then gallery will not send POST requests.

Go to Gmedia Modules page and update module to the latest version.

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