=== MailPress ===
Contributors: andre renaut
Donate link: http://www.mailpress.org/wiki
Tags: mail, mails, comments, comment, subscribe, newsletters, newsletter, Wordpress, Plugin, swiftmailer, post, posts, smtp, sendmail, phpmail, notification, notifications, mail, mails, contact form
Requires at least: 3.0
Tested up to: 3.1
Stable tag: 5.0.1

The WordPress mailing platform 

as of 2010/10/26 reported by wordpress.org, you are around 15 000 to use this plugin 

Your donations are welcomed !

== Description ==

**in 5.0.1, mp-content/advanced/newsletters : xml format has changed**

1. Style your html and plain text mails with dedicated themes and templates.
1. Double opt-in subscription.
1. Subscriptions to Comments, Newsletters/Post notifications and even to Mailing lists.
1. Newsletters/Post notifications on a per post, daily, weekly, monthly basis.
1. Optional : full control on all mails sent by WordPress.

**Follow Installation or Upgrade guidelines**

**Never use WordPress automatic upgrade :** you will loose the customized content of mailpress/mp-content and mailpress/tmp folders !

Some technical stuff :

1. Switmailer 4.0.6
1. jQuery 1.4 supported.
1. Google Map API V3 supported.
1. Code Mirror 0.9
1. Optional : possibility to externalize and/or rename the mp-content folder using an optional mailpress-config.php file.

Some bugs fixed of course (see changelog)

Please report any bug in the mailpress google group http://groups.google.com/group/mailpress
starting your subject title with : "(MailPress 5.0)".

Thank you

== Installation ==

1. Make sure you have already installed WordPress 3.0 or above.
1. Unzip the MailPress package.
1. Upload the mailpress folder into wp-content/plugins.
1. Make sure the wp-content/plugins/mailpress/tmp folder is writable.
1. Log in to your WordPress admin and point your browser to "Plugins" page.
1. Activate MailPress plugin.
1. Point your browser to "Plugins > MailPress Add-ons" and activate required/desired add-ons.
1. Point your browser to "Settings > MailPress", fill and save the settings for each tab (General, (Connection to your mail server), Test, ... add-ons).
1. Once everything is installed, use the Test tab in "Settings > MailPress" to validate your settings.

== Upgrade Notice ==

**Never use WordPress automatic upgrade** : you will loose the content of mailpress/mp-content and mailpress/tmp folders !

**in 5.0.1, mp-content/advanced/newsletters : xml format has changed**

1. Point your browser to "Plugins > MailPress Add-ons" page and deactivate all add ons.
1. Point your browser to "Plugins" page and deactivate MailPress plugin.
1. Save mailpress/tmp folder + your MP theme + any customized file in mailpress/mp-content/advanced (since 5.0.1, xml format in mp-content/advanced/newsletters has changed).
1. Delete wp-content/plugins/mailpress folder.
1. Unzip the MailPress package.
1. Upload the mailpress folder into wp-content/plugins.
1. Make sure the wp-content/plugins/mailpress/tmp folder is writable.
1. Restore mailpress/tmp folder + your MP theme + any customized file in mailpress/mp-content/advanced (since 5.0.1, xml format in mp-content/advanced/newsletters has changed).
1. If you implemented page or category template, upgrade from mailpress/mp-content/xtras folder if necessary.
1. Refresh "Plugins" page and activate MailPress plugin.
1. Activate MailPress previous add-ons (Plugins > MailPress Add-ons) + new ones such as Newsletter or Comment if previously used.

MailPress themes and templates do not need to be changed if customized in a previous MailPress release. 

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

* see wiki page http://www.mailpress.org/wiki

== Screenshots ==

1. none

== Changelog ==

** 5.0.1 ** 01/12/2010

Changes & Enhancements :

**in 5.0.1, mp-content/advanced/newsletters : xml format has changed**

* end of support for default and classic themes.
* new mail status : archived, only available for mails with status 'sent' 
	+ new dashboard widget 
	+ wp page template sample (mailpress/mp-content/xtras/archives)
* new functions in Mail api : $this->the_subject(); $this->get_the_subject();
* MailPress now supports Google Map API V3. 'google map api key' in general settings suppressed !
* all themes reviewed (HTML5).
* theme selection in 'MailPress test' metabox
* wp_enqueue scripts for MailPress subscription form available (see mailpress/mailpress-config-sample.php).
* (bug fix) ajax for widget requires home url instead of site url !
* (bug fix) is_email (javascript) : uppercase allowed in local part of email
* (bug fix) dashboard widget init var (subscriber activity)
* (bug fix) tracking widget url for os & browser icons
* (bug fix) remove edited mailinglist from parent list
* (bug fix) MailPress wp_mail now supports attachments
* (bug fix) provider Infosniper discarded.

1. ! New add-on ! Name_fields : to generate custom fields based on subscriber's name (original idea of Graham)

1. Autoresponder

* autoresponders scheduled with month : 0, day : 0, hour : 0 are now send directly (no wp_cron scheduling).

1. Form

* field_types :
	** (all) : code reviewed
	** captcha_gd2 : words files (en, es, fr) reviewed
	** geotag : support of Google Static Maps API V2

* minor change on tab orders for form settings
* due to support of Google Static Maps API V2, no more maps stored in tmp folder.
* (bug fix) deleting related fields when deleting a form + adding primary keys on related mysql tables.

1. Mailing list

* can subscribe to default mailing list
* two new autoresponder events (subscribe/unsubscribe to specific mailing list)

1. Newsletter

**mp-content/advanced/newsletters : xml format has changed**
* new settings for processors to define the beginning of a period of time to select posts (day, week, month)
* schedulers & processors reviewed

1. Post

* manual template simplified and called only if posts attached to the mail.

1. Tracking_ga

* (bug fix) anchor bug fixed !

1. Tracking_rewrite_url

* (bug fix) support of home and site urls !

1. Others : Import, Ip, Tracking ...

* code review in mp-includes/class/options

** 5.0 ** 06/13/2010

Changes & Enhancements :

1. Add-ons specific admin page (Plugins > MailPress Add-ons) 

* for developpers, more info in mp-content/add-ons/readme.txt

1. Comment

* becomes an autonomous add-on
* Settings > MailPress > subscriptions shows a disabled checked option as a reminder
* Subscriber to comments to a post now have a link to manage their subscriptions instead of a checked box.

1. Newsletter

* becomes an autonomous add-on
* newsletter declarations are now stored in xml files (mp-content/newsletters).

1. Mailing lists

* list code review.

fixes several bugs since 4.0.2 released Nov 17, 2009 :

1. bounces : 

* (bug fix) code sequence changed for connect/disconnect to db

1. pluggable :  

* (bug fix) password reset was not working : invalid link

1. tracking : 

* (bug fix) better detections of links to track.
* (bug fix) mp-admin/includes/settings/tracking.php : php syntax error.
* (bug fix) changing '&' to '&' before storing original link.
* (bug fix) tallying opened + clicked per day.

1. mail links

* (review) mp-includes/class/MP_Mail_links.class.php

1. Dashboard widgets :

* (bug fix) subscriber activity.
* code review for some widgets using google charts.



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