Version 7.1 contains the enhancements and bug fixes listed below.

If you use this plugin and and find it useful please give it some positive feedback! Visit the WordPress.org site and give it a rating, tell me it works in the compatibility section and maybe consider making a donation to support future development!

An HTML version of the plugin that emails an HTML email to Public Subscribers is available here.

This version contains the following bug fixes and improvements:

• Fix for Opt-out by Author for Registered Users that resulted in posts being sent even though a user had opted out
• Workaround implemented for core WordPress glitch that reults in blank sender details in digest emails when using “Post Author” as sender
• Introduced DIV HTML tags to the administrion menu screens to allow jQuery custom hiding by plugins – proposed by madtownlems
• Reduced code overhead when collecting admin level users
• Fix for non-sending emails when published via XML RPC interface (like the iOS app and Windows Live Writer) – thanks to bellarush & Marc Williams
• Removed the X-Mailer header ready for core PHPMailer update
• Removed single use of split() function which is deprecated in PHP 5.3.0
• Added additional parameters to the ‘s2_html_email’ hook – props Milan Dinić
• Added a check on wp-cron.php to warn digest email users – props Dave Bergschneider

Version 7.0 Version 7.0.1 contains a critical bug fix from 7.0 as well as all the enhancements and bug fixes listed below.

If you use this plugin visit the WordPress.org site and give it a rating, tell me it works in the compatibility section and consider making a donation to support future development!

An HTML version of the plugin that emails an HTML email to Public Subscribers is available here.

This version contains the following bug fixes and improvements:

• NOTE Subscribe2 now requires WordPress 3.1 or higher
• Implemented top level menu to make Subscribe2 menu access easier
• Introduced the ability to add UTM Tracking parameters to email links – Thanks to Sander de Boer
• Introduced Opt-out by Author for Registered Users (on sites where there is more than one author)
• Improved table layout code on user management page
• Make use of core checked() function to save code space
• Show user name for Registered Users when mouse is hovered over email address in Subscribe2->Subscribers
• Move IP address display on hover from date of signup to email address for Public Subscribers so consistent with above change
• Introduced the ‘s2_capability’ filter to allow API amendments to page access for different user capabilities
• Added support to exclude ‘post formats’ from generating emails provided ‘post formats’ are supported by the current active theme
• Implemented use of core WordPress functions to place the authoring button shortcuts, removed reliance on buttonsnap.php so this library is now dropped
• Implement use of wp_register_scripts() function
• Display custom post types added using the API in the Settings page as confirmation things are working
• Added two missed strings to the translation domain and corrected a typo – thanks to Stig Ulfsby
• Added a filter for the outgoing email subject line
• Added an option to AJAXify the form, read the FAQs for how to use this new feature

NOTE: This is the last version of Subscribe2 that will support WordPress versions below 3.1. The next version of Subscribe2 will be 7.0 and it will require WordPress 3.1 and above.

Version 6.5 contains the bug fixes and requested feature improvements listed below.

If you use this plugin consider making a donation to support future development!

An HTML version of the plugin that emails an HTML email to Public Subscribers is available here.

This version contains the following bug fixes and improvements:

• Fix for Multisite / MU detection for WordPress versions prior to 3.0
• Fix in the upgrade() function to insert database entires for Registered Users on first time install
• Fix for the uninstaller script to allow use on regular and Multisite WordPress
• Updated uninstaller to remove any postmeta entries on uninstall
• Fix for blank post detail on HTML Excerpt notifications when the post content is brief
• Fix for some PHP notices
• Fix to remove all cron settings when options are reverted to per-post
• Minor code layout changes and comment updates
• Dropped use of WP_CONTENT_DIR to fix issues on site where wp-content/ folder has been moved

Version 6.4 contains the bug fixes and requested feature improvements listed below.

If you use this plugin consider making a donation to support future development!

An HTML version of the plugin that emails an HTML email to Public Subscribers is available here.

Need help or support:
Try the Documentation:

1. Check out the ReadMe installed with the other Subscribe2 files or here.
2. Look through the FAQs on this site
3. Consider buying the guide produced independently by My WP Works LLC. The guide is 40+ pages long and it provides an in depth set of instructions and descriptions of Subscribe2 features.

Need to do some troubleshooting:

1. Try the FAQs and Trouble Shooting categories on this site
2. Try the FAQs on the WordPress.org site
3. Try searching the WordPress.org forum or the getsatisfaction forum

Still no joy? :

If you still really want my direct help then make a donation. My code if free but my time is not.

This version contains the following bug fixes and improvements:

• Wrapped all KEYWORDS in curly brackets {} so capitalised keywords can be used in content without being replaced
• Added support for Custom Taxonomies – thanks to Ian Dunn
• Improved and updated some of the jQuery ready for WordPress 3.2
• Introduced ‘s2_registered_subscribers’ filter to allow other plugins to dynamically add or remove email addresses to the ‘registered’ array – thanks to Allan Tan
• Improved handling of shortcode where no post id is defined for HTML emails – thanks to Chris Grady
• Removed trailing semi colons from the maybe_add_column function calls
• Fixed a type on the Settings page – thanks to Deborah Hanchey
• Updated editor buttons to insert shortcode instead of token
• Fixed some PHP notices about undeclared variables
• Compressed some of the javascript code includes to reduce download time
• Fixes to the Counter Widget ColorPicker jQuery code
• Fixes to the Counter Widget label tags
• Fixed a bug in the new_category function that was introduced in version 6.3 – thanks to crashtest
• Improved the user experience when clicking Subscribe and Unsubscribe links in the WordPress MultiSite interface – thanks to Huyz
• Improved the Bulk Manage section to take into account the digest notification setting
• Updated the uninstall script
• Updated some of the code comments to aid reviewing
• Other minor improvements and fixes

This introduction of code also highlighted the ability in WordPress to create Custom Taxonomy Types. Again, this is something done by developers and bloggers with a knowledge of PHP code.

Subscribe2 has now been extended again to allow the addition of custom taxonomies into the ‘categories’ that are used in WordPress by default. To add a custom taxonomy you have already created you need to added the following code into a custom plugin or to the function.php file in your theme.

function my_taxonomy_types($taxonomies) {
	// where 'my_taxonomy_type' is the name of your custom taxonomy
	$taxonomies[] = 'my_taxonomy_type';
	return $taxonomies;
}
add_filter('s2_taxonomies', 'my_taxonomy_types');

Version 6.3 contains the bug fixes listed below. In my last post I asked about what version of WordPress people were using. It is possible, based on the response I got, the more than 1 in 20 of my users are using WordPress versions prior to 3.0. I’m not about to leave that many people behind to I’ve added code that will support back to WordPress 2.8 (which is the current minimum requirement anyway). I suspect that at some point 3.0 or 3.1 will become the minimum – but not for a while yet, but use this time to plan your upgrades to 3.0 or 3.1.

If you use this plugin consider making a donation to support future development!

An HTML version of the plugin that emails an HTML email to Public Subscribers is available here.

Need help or support:
Try the Documentation:

1. Check out the ReadMe installed with the other Subscribe2 files or here.
2. Look through the FAQs on this site
3. Consider buying the guide produced independently by My WP Works LLC. The guide is 40+ pages long and it provides an in depth set of instructions and descriptions of Subscribe2 features.

Need to do some troubleshooting:

1. Try the FAQs and Trouble Shooting categories on this site
2. Try the FAQs on the WordPress.org site
3. Try searching the WordPress.org forum or the getsatisfaction forum

Still no joy? :

If you still really want my direct help then make a donation. In the last year I think I’ve spent over 300 hours (about 2 whole weeks without sleep time) supporting people for free and I simply cannot continue to do this.

This version contains the following bug fixes and improvements:

• Stopped using deprecated get_usermeta(), update_usermeta() and delete_usermeta() functions in WordPress 3.1
• Use WP_User_Query class and functions in WordPress 3.1
• Stop using buggy is_blog_user() multisite function
• Fixed a bug where the creating of a new category would re-subscribed digest email users incorrectly

Firstly, in version 3.0 of WordPress the usermeta() functions were all deprecated and replaced with user_meta() equivalents (so update_usermeta() is now update_user_meta()). The other change is that these functions now return an array rather than a string by default.

Strangely, in WordPress 3.0 this didn’t seem to be a problem but some users are seeing errors in WordPress 3.1.

Secondly, WordPress 3.1 replaced the WP_User_Search class with WP_User_Query. Now, I can’t find any documentation about this new class which is of course a great help when writing a plugin! (If you can find any please let me know!)

Again, this seems not to be affecting all users who are on WordPress 3.1 but it would be sensible to drop use of a deprecated class.

Subscribe2 currently requires at least WordPress 2.8. But I’m wondering how many people I’m leaving behind if I make the minimum requirement 3.0. So, please use the poll below and tell me what version of WordPress you are currently using on you main blog.

Subscribe2 can be enabled to send notifications for your custom post types by use of a filter. The code below give an example of how to register your custom post type with Subscribe2 so that these articles generate an email notification. I’d suggest you add this code to the plugin you are using to create your custom post type.

function my_post_types($types) {
	$types[] = 'my_post_type';
	return $types;
}

add_filter('s2_post_types', 'my_post_types');

Version 6.2 contains the bug fixes and requested feature improvements listed below. This version also introduces a Subscribe2 shortcode that allows greater flexibility in the way the Subscribe2 form is deployed. See the ReadMe for more details.

If you use this plugin consider making a donation to support future development!

An HTML version of the plugin that emails an HTML email to Public Subscribers is available here.

Need help or support:
Try the Documentation:

1. Check out the ReadMe installed with the other Subscribe2 files or here.
2. Look through the FAQs on this site
3. Consider buying the guide produced independently by My WP Works LLC. The guide is 40+ pages long and it provides an in depth set of instructions and descriptions of Subscribe2 features.

Need to do some troubleshooting:

1. Try the FAQs and Trouble Shooting categories on this site
2. Try the FAQs on the WordPress.org site
3. Try searching the WordPress.org forum or the getsatisfaction forum

Still no joy? :

If you still really want my direct help then make a donation. In the last year I think I’ve spent over 300 hours (about 2 whole weeks without sleep time) supporting people for free and I simply cannot continue to do this.

This version contains the following bug fixes and improvements:

• Pass email address to add() function explicitly
• Fix typos in the ReadMe
• Added warning on the Options page to avoid using the Subscribe2 KEYWORDS in posts as they will get substituted
• Added HTML LABEL tags to the Subscribe2 form to support WCAG
• SSL friendly with WordPress admin areas
• Added filter to allow on-the-fly manipulation of the digest email
• Added option choice to have emails send from the global admin email and addressed from the name of the blog
• Change sending details for Preview emails so they can be more easily identified by type
• Fixed a typo in a screen message to WordPressMU users

Version 6.1 contains the bug fixes and requested feature improvements listed below. This version also introduces a Subscribe2 shortcode that allows greater flexibility in the way the Subscribe2 form is deployed. See the ReadMe for more details.

If you use this plugin consider making a donation to support future development!

An HTML version of the plugin that emails an HTML email to Public Subscribers is available here.

Need help or support:
Try the Documentation:

1. Check out the ReadMe installed with the other Subscribe2 files or here.
2. Look through the FAQs on this site
3. Consider buying the guide produced independently by My WP Works LLC. The guide is 40+ pages long and it provides an in depth set of instructions and descriptions of Subscribe2 features.

Need to do some troubleshooting:

1. Try the FAQs and Trouble Shooting categories on this site
2. Try the FAQs on the WordPress.org site
3. Try searching the WordPress.org forum or the getsatisfaction forum

Still no joy? :

If you still really want my direct help then make a donation. In the last year I think I’ve spent over 300 hours (about 2 whole weeks without sleep time) supporting people for free and I simply cannot continue to do this.

This version contains the following bug fixes and improvements:

• Fixed a glitch in the HTML tags in the Subscribe2 Widget that affected drag and drop functions in WordPress – thanks to Marty McOmber
• Improved detection of Multisite installs – thanks to Nada Oneal
• Fixed precontent and postcontent in the Widget to retain entered HTML tags – reported by Rob Saxe
• Fixed a few small typos in the inline code comments and email subjects
• Fixed a bug where Bulk Management changes to move all users to Plain Text Full content would result in blank settings – reported by Sean @ GetSatisfaction
• Fixed issued with TIME and AUTHORNAME keywords in digest emails – thanks to Robert @ GetSatisfaction
• Introduced a more flexible Subscribe2 shortcode – thanks to Milan for the patch code

One of the new features in WordPress 3.0 is custom post types. These are defined using code by developers and bloggers with a knowledge of PHP to allow WordPress to be extended to more of a CMS solution.

Subscribe2 can be enabled to send notifications for your custom post types with the code below. I’d suggest you add this code to the plugin you are using to create your custom post type.

function my_post_types($types) {
	$types[] = 'my_post_type';
	return $types;
}

add_filter('s2_post_types', 'my_post_types');