Newsletters 4.6 Release Notes

WordPress Newsletter plugin 4.6 release notes

Added

• Import subscribers CSV Ajax preupload and preview
• Subscriber meta model and database table for storing values on subscribers
• SendGrid API for sending emails/newsletters
• Output post/page custom field values with [newsletters_meta key=”metakey”]
• Show newsletter in autoresponder email section
• Select Active, Inactive, All status when sending a newsletter
• Mandrill email API
• Seach for authors/users while creating a newsletter
• Amazon SES email API
• The ability to send a plain TEXT newsletter only without formatting/HTML
• Link ([newsletters_subscribe_link…]…[/newsletters_subscribe_link]) in newsletter to subscribe to mailing lists

Improved

• Deprecated PHP function preg_replace to preg_replace_callback
• Reduce the number of menu items in admin dashboard
• Queue autoresponders instead of sending immediately
• utf8_encode() on date strings
• Parse shortcodes in the excerpt of posts
• Do not change email attachment file names
• Deprecated constructor / PHP7 compatibility
• Convert ISO 8859-15 to UTF-8 upon import
• FontAwesome update to 4.5.0
• Load scripts/styles locally instead of CDN/remote
• Import, queue, send, etc. Ajax progress in larger batches
• Parse shortcodes with do_shortcode() in hidden custom field values
• Change admin_print_scripts to admin_enqueue_scripts
• Custom fields shortcode changed from [wpmlfield…] to [newsletters_field…]
• Improved custom field shortcodes in newsletters
• Major performance improvements by autoloading classes
• Remove (recommended) next to local server
• More columns in “Emails Sent” CSV export like unsubscribe, etc.

Fixed

• Autoresponder apply existing sends multiple for the same subscriber
• Call to style.less file that doesn’t exist
• New latest posts instance doesn’t fire unless paused and unpaused
• “Images” column is not removed with Avatars deselected in screen option
• unsubscribe-success.php file missing in /default/
• Comma separated admin emails break spam score utility
• Not able to save custom field dropdown options with shopping cart plugin active
• Autoresponder “Always send option” send autoresponder to subscriptions on other lists
• Visual Composer and Multilingual breaks Ajax calls URLs
• Send as Newsletter with post(s) shortcodes in it breaks
• DKIM signature not working
• No confirmation email send on import
• Newsletter resending from post/page “Send as Newsletter”
• Last autoresponder in series doesn’t send
• First autoresponder sends twice
• Broken CKEditor in the newsletter template section
• Unsubscribe emails not working from manage subscription page
• Delete under clicks does not work
• Admin cannot edit hidden fields on subscribers
• Bulk actions under Newsletters > Clicks not working
• Autoresponder pending emails count disappears when sorting
• Problem with importing checkbox, select and radio custom fields from CSV
• Custom fields removed on “resubscribe” link
• Visual Composer post shortcodes conflict
• Autoresponders sent to all subscribers with always send off