I’ve decided to remove the ability to purchase the Newsletter plugin. I do have a complete re-write in the works, but until that is ready I am no longer comfortable selling the current version of this plugin. Anyone who has purchased this plugin can still use it and the support forum associated with it. Check back for updates soon. Thank you!
A minor update for those of you getting the database warnings. This should solve the problem for you.
I’ve finally updated the Newsletter Plugin! I’ve added a fix for the image uploads and for the recently discoverd security vulnerability. I’ve also added in a new feature - Auto Responder! I will try to get some documentation up for this release soon, but it should be pretty self-explanatory. You can create messages that are delivered to a subscriber at specific intervals after subscribing. So day one would be a welcome message, day two another and day three yet another and so on. I hope you enjoy this bonus and thank you for supporting ShiftThis. Also, please note that the licensing no longer requires you input a code to unlock the software, so there is no need for license transferring and such. Just purchase what you need and install!
Other News
The support forum is in need of some love, and I’m going to see what I can do to get some help in there. Please bear with me for a little while longer while I figure this out.
Upcoming
As many of you are aware, I have been working on a complete re-work of the plugin. This will feature a re-branding and a new website. It’s taking me far too long, but I’m planning to have it ready for the new year. It will include a free limited feature version as well as a paid full featured version. I will likely do a similar price-structure, but I want to re-assure all current licence holders that the new plugin will be available to you freely (a beta will likely be available soon as well). Thanks again for your patience, and your support!
-Marcus
A minor update fixing the issue of the Options and other Panels not displaying for some users due to relative includes. This has been updated to absolute includes for those affected. If you can see all of your regular Newsletter Panels, this update is unnessessary.
Download WP Newsletter v2.2.81 at My Paid Plugins
Due to popular demand, I am re-opening the Support Forum. This is a new forum containing none of the previous posts. One thing I would like to express is that I do not promise any support for this plugin, I’m offering you the plugin as-is and I just don’t have time to do full support. I’m hoping this forum will enable you to help each other rather than relying on me for every problem. I will try to help as much as I possibly can.
I’ve also removed my Contact Form, all questions should be directed to the support forum and I will answer if I can there. Thanks!
Thanks!
All the emails finally wore me down and I spent the last two days making the Newsletter Plugin compatible with WordPress 2.5. I was going to make you all wait until Newsletter v3.0 was ready for WP 2.5 compatibility, but it’s just not coming fast enough for you folks!
Anyway, please note that the new WP Newsletter 2.2.7 is still compatible with older versions of WordPress. The biggest change to this 2.5 compatible version was the Text editor and media uploads, and in 2.5 you can only use TinyMCE or QuickTags for your Content. Any additional sideboxes or metaboxes are unable to use the Rich Text editor and will need to be written in HTML only for now.
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Just wanted to let you guys know what’s been happening around here. I’m getting alot of emails and I’m pretty backlogged in answering them (100+ to go!) - so my apologies if I haven’t gotten back to your questions yet, I will. I had some hosting issues that have mucked with the documentation and testing site, but they are now back online.
As you may have noticed I’ve cleared out some clutter here. I’ve removed all of my other plugins as they are all outdated and I won’t be updating them here. Rest assured the Newsletter Plugin will remain in development. I know you’ve all been more than patient and I thank you for sticking with me. As some of you may or may not know, I do this development in my spare time, and unfortunately I haven’t had alot of it lately. I’m getting close to the point where I may be ready to switch and be able to focus all of my time, but it’s not quite there yet.
Great things are coming, I’m working as hard and fast as possible - there’s just not enough of me! Stick around and I promise it will be worth your wait.
For those of you thinking of upgrading to the soon-to-be-released version 2.5 of WordPress be warned that the Newsletter Plugin doesn’t work too well with it. Because of the major style and editor changes in WP 2.5, most of it is looking a bit strange and the rich text editor and media uploads are not working at all. Because of the dramatic change, WP 2.5 will not be supported until Newsletter Plugin v3.0 is ready. Soon, it will be ready soon. That is all.
I’ve added a replacement file to the downloads area for those receiving a parse error in the new version of the PHP4 Newsletter Plugin. This does not affect the PHP5 version of the plugin. This fix is for those who have already downloaded 2.2.6 and are receiving this error upon activation or upgrade. The fix is also included in the main PHP4 2.2.6 release for anyone downloading a fresh copy.
Download PHP4 stnl_swift_functions.php Error Fix available in the My Paid Plugins page.
I’ve added a few more features and bug fixes to the Newsletter plugin.
You will also notice now that there are 3 version of the plugin to download, this is to help fix compatibility issues with users running PHP5, so there is now a version for PHP4, PHP5 or one that works on both (it’s a bit larger download though). If you know which version of PHP your server is running use use the applicable version, otherwise if you’re not sure just use the big one that will work for either.
Download version 2.2.6 from My Paid Plugins