What’s New

version 2.5.0

Fixed: the plugin caused a warning when using Internet Explorer and when FORCE_SSL_ADMIN was defined while the blog itself did not use SSL.

Fixed: removed uid from the URL of the "already confirmed" page.
 

version 2.4.9

Fixed: issue with the "Send Broadcast Now" button as discussed on our user forum.
 

version 2.4.8

Fixed: issue with the manual email broadcast option as discussed on our user forum.
 

version 2.4.7

Fixed: issue with the glock2.min.js and the gsom.css files as discussed on our user forum.

Fixed: the "Test" button for the "Test Email" option in G-Lock Opt-In -> Settings -> General did not work properly in the Internet Explorer.
 

version 2.4.6

Fixed: problem with the apostrophe in the blog name as discussed on our user forum.

Fixed: error on "Manage Subscribers" page as discussed on our user forum.
 

version 2.4.5

Fixed: the plugin showed the wrong date in the Blog Broadcast settings.
 

version 2.4.4

Fixed: issues on WordPress 2.9 and PHP < 5.2 – the Blog Broadcast tab was blank and the "Update Options" button did not work in G-Lock Opt-In settings.
 

version 2.4.3

Fixed: <error> when trying to see subscribers in "Manage Subscribers' for the users who have WordPress installed in a folder and not in the root directory.

Fixed: blog broadcast could not find posts and send email if WordPress was installed in a folder and not in the root directory.
 

version 2.4.2

Fixed: the cron job code is re-written to be compatible with other plugins.

Fixed: the conflict with the Contact Form 7 plugin.
 

version 2.4.1

Fixed: the "Update Options" button in the plugin settings did not work in the Internet Explorer.
 

version 2.4

Fixed: subscription confirmation and welcome emails are sent in the plain text format.

Fixed: "From" field in the email header is formed as "From Name" <email> and shown as "From Name".
 

version 2.3.9

Mail engine switched to PHPMailer 5. Now the plugin supports SSL and you can use it with the Gmail SMTP server.

Fixed: automatic email broadcast as discussed on our user forum.
 

version 2.3.8

Fixed: tabs in the Blog Broadcast settings did not work.

Fixed: the widget did not display correctly with the default WordPress theme. There was a space between the title and actual submission form.
 

version 2.3.7

Fixed: manual broadcast sending on some systems.
 

version 2.3.6

Fixed: issue with manual broadcast email sending. The function was enforcing the 'date' mode, and was not sending a broadcast email if there were no new posts.
 

version 2.3.5

Fixed: "email not found" error when someone who has already subscribed tried to fill out the signup form

Fixed: the subscribers did not show on certain blogs

Fixed: issue with the $ sign as discussed on our user forum

Fixed: a few minor bugs
 

version 2.3.4

Added: new $rss_item_author variable that allows include the author of the post in broadcast emails

Fixed: problem with custom SMTP server settings as discussed on our user forum
 

version 2.3.3

Fixed: if you renamed the "Subscribe" button, the plugin redirected you to the home page instead of a "Thank you" page.

Removed the TinyMCE HTML editor from broadcast email templates because it filtered HTML tags and made editing of the HTML source impossible.
 

version 2.3

Added: new sending options in the Email Settings – "Use PHP Mail" and "Use Sendmail directly (*nix only)"

Added: "Include full posts into broadcast email" option in the Blog Broadcast settings

Added: "Don't show images in broadcast emails" option in the Blog Broadcast settings

Added: ability to specify the length of the post excerpt that will be included into the broadcast email

Added: abuility to specify the max number of the feed items that will be included into the broadcast email

Added: ability to select the date of the posts that will be included into the broadcast email

Added: ability to select the categories and authors that will be included into the broadcast email

Added: ability to send broadcast manually at any time

Changed: Blog Broadcast settings are removed from the plugin settings and added as a new item in G-Lock Opt-In -> Blog Broadcast
 

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