Newsletter plugin v3.9.4 release notes

WordPress Newsletter plugin v3.9.4 release notes.

Added

• Gravity Forms integration (extension).
• Select list(s) to show in select/checkbox subscribe form.
• ‘eftype‘ (excerpt/full post) parameter for the [wpmlpost...] shortcode.
• [wpmlpost_thumbnail] shortcode to display any post featured image thumbnail.
• [wpmlpost_permalink] shortcode to output the URL/permalink of any post.
• New shortcodes under “Variables & Custom Fields” box when creating newsletter.
• Full qTranslate support for custom fields.
• Setting to turn off the “Send as Newsletter” box on posts/pages.
• Ability for subscribers to change their email in the subscriber management section.
• New overview section with a stats chart, totals and recent emails.
• Gravatars for email subscribers in the admin panel.
• New “Auto Import Users” box under Newsletters > Configuration > System.
• Import/map user meta into custom fields with the Auto Import WordPress Users feature.

Improved

• Universal custom fields to always display, disregarding the list chosen.
• [raw] tags around all shortcodes automatically to prevent theme conflicts.
• Changed HTML ‘fieldset‘ tags to ‘div‘ tags in subscribe forms and other areas.
• Setting to turn on/off the Uploadify script for file upload custom fields.
• Changed bloginfo('wpurl') to a faster site_url() everwhere.
• Ability to import country names/strings in a CSV into the predefined country field.
• File upload custom field now has a 1 file upload limit.
• Moved the “Updates” tab into the menu of the plugin.
• Queuing a post executed Bit.ly shortening on each email and slowed it down.
• Reverted back from MySQL InnoDB to MyISAM for compatibility.
• Added the ID of each list for the newsletter subscription widget.
• Multiple lists for the Auto Import Users feature instead of one list.

Fixed

• Attachments don’t send with the queue bulk action for sending.
• Shortcodes aren’t parsed in the TEXT version of multi-part emails.
• Import CSV mailing list(s) column applied to all subscribers in the file.
• Paid list autoresponder emails were queued even if the subscription wasn’t active.

Removed

• Removed “Subscriber Stats” from the plugin menu.