Newsletter plugin v3.8.4 release notes

WordPress Newsletter plugin v3.8.4 release notes.

ADDED

• Serial key validation.
• Porteguese (pt_PT) translation by Pedro Daniel Martinho.
• Test email settings utility with error reporting in Configuration.
• Subscribe checkbox for WordPress comment form.
• Inserting single/multiple WordPress posts into newsletters with TinyMCE.
• Email history shortcode functions added to TinyMCE button.
• Shortcode [wpmlmailinglist] to output the name of the mailing list.
• You can show custom fields in Subscribers section on the ‘Screen Options’ tab.
• Saves WordPress author to History/Draft emails based on user_ID.
• Setting to prevent Latest Posts Subscription interval from being overwritten.
• Server cron job feature added to the Email Scheduling which improves the sending of queued emails and is more reliable.

FIXED

• [wpmldate] shortcode had the wrong “format” example on Send Newsletter screen.
• Online newsletter shortcodes are now replaced with appropriate values.
• Fixed tab index on custom fields when saving subscriber in admin.
• ‘Change’ button when viewing a Template was broken but works now.
• Currency and number format for paid mailing lists are now updated as configured.
• “Acknowledgement” was spelled incorrectly under Appearance > Widgets.
• With Ajax turned off, post/page embedded subscription form didn’t post to correct URL with pretty permalinks on WordPress default.

IMPROVED

• Better paid subscription PayPal IPN validation procedure.
• ‘Send as Newsletter’ block on the post screen is now dependent on the User Level setting under Configuration.
• Prevent the loading of Javascript and CSS of the plugin throughout the entire administration panel. Only loads onthe Newsletter plugin sections.

CHANGED

• MySQL TEXT type was changed to LONGTEXT for emails, templates and themes to increase the character/byte limit.
• Upgraded phpMailer and phpMailer SMTP class files to new version.
• Database collation from utf8_bin (binary) to utf8_general_ci for language compatibility.
• utf8 Content-Type header for language and ascii character compatibility.
• ‘Configuration’ menu item moved up, below ‘Overview’.