Newsletters 4.2 Release Notes

WordPress Newsletter plugin 4.2 release notes.

Added

• Welcome/About page after activating/updating
• Resubscribe feature to let users resubscribe when they unsubscribe
• JSON API
• WooCommerce Subscribers (extension)
• Visual Editor for creating a Newsletter Theme
• Sorry to see you go email- when unsubscribe
• Spam score testing utility
• Manual, non-ajax serial key submission
• Paid subscriptions immediate payment
• Google Analytics source/campaigns integration (extension)
• Hook to make js/css only load on certain pages
• Check on import: bounce and unsubscribed users- remain unsubscribed.
• Edit themes directly while creating a newsletter
• “Scroll to form setting for sidebar widgets” to turn on/off.
• TinyMCE valid and extended valid elements to prevent stripping of HTML

Improved

• Auto import users – prevent unsubscribes/bounces from importing again
• Remove from bounce/unsubscribe logs when someone resubscribes
• Word and character count while creating a newsletter
• Auto save information while creating a newsletter
• WordPress Object Cache API integration for performance
• More MySQL query caching for performance
• Gmail/Google Apps for email bounce management
• More dashicons in several places
• MySQL repetitive queries and optimisation
• Organize attachments into default WordPress date folders
• HTML support in jQuery UI tooltip
• Turn off autocomplete for some configuration settings
• Paid subscription orders when viewing a subscriber
• Gravatar image when viewing a subscriber
• PHP Notice registration.php is deprecated
• Change Open Flash Chart function names to something unique
• Make list selection not required when saving draft
• Remove DONOT… caching constants
• New TinyMCE editor icon/button
• Don’t apply shortlinks and click tracking to TEXT version links
• New help tooltip icon

Fixed

• TinyMCE button/icon is blank
• Insert into editor (TinyMCE) functions not working since WP 3.9
• Incorrect mailing lists in unsubscribe link
• admin.php missing, use admin_url() function
• Delete WordPress user causes fatal error
• Future scheduled newsletters with fields conditions not queuing/sending
• Delete subscriber on unsubscribe not working from Manage Subscriptions
• ‘eftype’ parameter in post(s) shortcodes is ineffective
• Insert into Newsletter doesn’t work with editor in TEXT/HTML mode
• “Authentication failed…” error when viewing newsletter online
• Attachments not working when resending a newsletter with files on it
• Help tooltip of Recent Emails incorrect
• s2Member conflict with wp_new_user_notification function
• Admin bounce notification has incorrect email in it
• wpmlpost_thumbnail and wpmlpost_permalink not showing when used in theme itself
• Menu conflict. Change add_object_page to add_menu_page
• ABSPATH length breaks some URLs
• Saving draft loses queue/scheduling settings
• TEXT version of emails broken (mention Robert Gilman)