Journal

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4.0.20

• Tweak that might help some very out-of-date users update more successfully.
• Tweak to PayPal arguments to provide better plugin support

4.0.19

• Minor update to add new support information and notice

4.0.18

• Minor update to improve TLS compatibility with PayPal
• Added an option (that should probably never be used) to turn on legacy SSL for PayPal transactions

4.0.17

• Added processing mode entry to log
• Fixed spurious blank IPN log entries
• Fixed bug that wrote incorrect IPN to log entries
• Fixed nasty little bug introduced in 4.0.16 that substantially slowed processing by calling both IPN handlers on every page

4.0.16

• Required update for PayPal https IPN compatibility
• Added https verification and notification code to PayPal section in preparation for PayPal security update
• Added https-compliant IPN URL to PayPal settings section in preparation for PayPal security update
• Added helpful note to Host Compatibility Options section

4.0.15

• Added Donations This Month widget
• Added failover PayPal security option with cURL TLS support
• Added new Host Compatibility Options section in settings
• Added host compatibility option and mechanism to process form data via initiating page or post rather than external PHP file
• Added host compatibility option and mechanism to bypass nonce validation for those hosts who break nonces on form submission
• Added host compatibility option and mechanism to generate unique transaction IDs in JavaScript rather than at the host
• Added nicer styled beta labels
• Added versioning to transaction IDs
• Added option to obscurify donor names shown in logs
• Donor names in logs now default to obscurified names unless otherwise turned off
• Modified YouTube tutorial video in main admin panel to resize responsively
• Changed name of main Debug Mode section to Debug Options
• Fixed a bug where UK Gift Aid selection was not being recorded. Unfortunately, the data wasn’t actually written to any transaction logging due to a code typo, so there’s no pre-existing gift aid data available for recovery.

4.0.14

• Update fixing PayPal chatback bug. See Working around PayPal breakage: the joys of being middleware.

4.0.13

• On the donor detail page, each donation now shows as Yes or No depending on whether the donation was made anonymously
• On the donor detail page, each donor’s overall anonymity flag is displayed under the address
• Donor records now have an internal overall anonymity flag. If a donor ever specified anonymity in any donation, that donor’s record is flagged as anonymous (even if the donor doesn’t ask for anonymity in other donations)
• The cross-reference rebuild option in the Settings Debug Mode now also rebuilds the anonymity indexes

4.0.12

• Clicking into a fund now displays a list of donations for each fund
• Added a new Settings option to Debug Mode that allows users to rebuild the cross-reference index
• New update to Spanish translation, courtesy David Chavez
• Added a helpful prompt guiding users to the PayPal video tutorial and another to remind users to switch email addresses when moving from Sandbox to Live mode
• Implemented important architectural change in funds, so donations and funds now cross-index
• Implemented cross-reference rebuild function for funds and donors, so databases can be reindexed if necessary
• Implemented an internal stored running total for funds and donors for performance
• Modified license check code to provide details to error log
• Refactored the donations.php file to make it easier to maintain
• Renamed some donations functions from ‘transient’ to ‘transaction’ for accuracy
• Added a new ‘seamless_donations_admin_settings_before_tweaks’ action that allows placing items on the Settings tabs before the lower-priority tweaks and debugging elements
• Fixed bug where funds showed unsupported post-related options that could cause breakage

4.0.11

• Added helpful upgrade notes
• Added dgx_donate_thank_you_email_body hook. This works with the legacy text-only mailer, takes in body text of email and returns back a possibly modified body text
• Minor bug fix

4.0.10

• Fixed another bug in repeating donations

4.0.9

• Added Add-ons and Licensing tabs, along with full licensing and premium extensions support
• Added a new beta tweak to Settings tab that tucks Donations, Funds, and Donor custom post types under the Seamless Donations menu
• Added Portuguese translation (thanks to Daniel Sousa)
• Added Singapore as a country requiring a postal code
• Fixed initial display of postal code for countries other than US, CA, UK
• Fixed bug on Donations and Donors list page where « Add New » was an available option. You can only add donations through the shortcode

4.0.8

• Added support for GoodBye Captcha spam-blocking plugin
• Fixed bug limiting notification emails to one email address
• Fixed other minor and potential bugs in the code

4.0.7

• Fixed bug in repeating donations

4.0.6

• Added a transaction audit database table that replaced the unreliable transient data system.
• Rewrote payment initiation system. Payments no longer are initiated by JavaScript running on visitors’ browsers, but by a PHP script running inside the plugin on the server.
• Added new shortcode extensibility system.
• Added a debug mode checkbox to the Settings panel.
• Full Lab Notes on update fixes here and here.

4.0.5

• Public beta release only

4.0.4

• Beta release only

4.0.3

• Fixed fatal bug introduced in 4.0.2

4.0.2

• Added Spanish translation (thanks to David Chávez) and French translation (thanks to Etienne Lombard).
• Added new Form Tweaks section to Form Options, with an option to enable Label Tags. This may improve form layout for some themes, particularly those where vertical form field alignment needs improvement.
• Added an indicator comment in the form code to allow inspection to determine the version of the plugin that’s currently running.
• Fixed bug in legacy export code introduced in 4.0. Unnecessary mode check caused the routine to fail.
• Fixed bug where getting the plugin version number failed internally in some instances.

4.0.1

• Added German translation
• Fixed problem with Windows servers and long path names
• Fixed multiple currency-related bugs: be sure to re-save your settings for this fix to take effect
• Fixed the giving level filter
• Fixed « undefined index » error
• Fixed bug where default fields didn’t default properly
• Fixed overly oppressive field sanitization
• Full Lab Notes on update fixes here

4.0.0

• Major update
• Added updated, modern UI
• Funds and donors have now been implemented as custom post types.
• Designed for extensibility with support for wide range of hooks
• Array-driven forms engine
• Translation-ready

3.3.5

• Added update notice warning and splash so current site operators can have some warning before the new 4.0 version lands. Also added MailChimp subscribe form to main plugin page.

3.3.4

• Officially adopting the plugin and beginning support by David Gewirtz as new developer

3.3.3

• Officially marking this plugin as unsupported and putting it up for adoption

3.3.2

• Updated: Seamless Donation news feed updated to point to designgeneers.com
• Fixed: Corrected variable name to resolve PHP Warning for formatted amount that would be displayed on sending a test email
• Fixed: Corrected variable name to resolve PHP error for new donation created from PayPal data

3.3.1

• Tested with WordPress 4.1

3.3.0

• Changed PayPal IPN reply to use TLS instead of SSL because of the POODLE vulnerability
• Changed PayPal IPN reply to better handle unexpected characters and avoid IPN verification failure – props smarques

3.2.4

• Fixed: Don’t start a PHP session if one has already been started – props nikdow and gingrichdk

3.2.3

• Fixed: Unwanted extra space in front of Add me to your mailing list prompt

3.2.2

• Added Currency Support: Brazilian Real, Czech Krona, Danish Krone, Hong Kong Dollar, Hungarian Forint, Israeli New Sheqel
• Added Currency Support: Malaysian Ringit, Mexican Peso, Norwegian Krone, New Zealand Dollar, Philippine Peso, Polish Zloty
• Added Currency Support: Russian Ruble, Singapore Dollar, Swedish Krona, Swiss Franc, Taiwan New Dollar, Thai Bhat, Turkish Lira

3.2.1

• Added: Occupation field to donation form and to donation detail in admin
• Added: Employer name to donation detail in admin
• Added: Employer and occupation fields to report

3.2.0

• Added: More control over which parts of the donation form appear

3.1.0

• Added: Filter for donation item name
• Added IDs for form sections to allow for more styling of the donation form

3.0.3

• Fixed: A few strings were not properly marked for translation.

3.0.2

• Fixed: Bug: Removed unused variable that was causing PHP warning

3.0.1

• Fixed: Bug: Was using admin_print_styles to enqueue admin CSS. Switched to correct hook – admin_enqueue_scripts

3.0.0

• Added: Gift Aid checkbox for UK donors
• Fixed: Bug that would cause IPN notifications to not be received

2.9.0

• Added: Optional employer match section to donation form – props Jamie Summerlin
• Fixed: Javascript error in admin on settings page

2.8.2

• Fixed: Don’t require postal code for countries that don’t require postal codes
• Fixed: International tribute gift addresses were not displaying country information in donation details

2.8.1

• Added: Support for non US currencies: Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Euro, Pound Sterling, and Japanese Yen

2.8.0

• Added: Support for specifying name for emails to donors (instead of WordPress)
• Added: Automatic textarea height increase for email templates and thank you page
• Fixed: Bug that would allow invalid email address to cause email to donor to not go out (defaults to admin email now)

2.7.0

• Added: Support for donors located outside the United States

2.6.0

• Added: Support for repeating donations
• Added: Support for loading scripts in footer
• Added: Greyed out donate button on click
• Added: Prompt to confirm before deleting a donation in admin
• Added: Seamless Donations news feed to main plugin admin page
• Added: Help/FAQ submenu
• Added: Replaced main admin page buttons with Quick Links
• Added: Display of PayPal IPN URL in Settings
• Added: More logging to PayPal IPN for troubleshooting hosts that don’t support fsockopen to PayPal on 443
• Fixed: Bug in displaying thank you after completing donation
• Fixed: Changed admin log formatting to make reading, cutting and pasting easier
• Fixed: Major update to admin pages code in support of localization

2.5.0

• Added support for designated funds
• Fixed: A couple warnings when saving changes to thank you email templates.

2.4.4

• Fixed: Cleaned up warnings when run with WP_DEBUG

2.4.3

• Fixed: Changed form submit target to _top most window (in case theme places content in iframes)
• Fixed: Updated plugin URI to point to allendav.com

2.4.2

• Automatically trim whitespace from PayPal email address to avoid common validation error and improve usability.

2.4.1

• Changed mail function to use WordPress wp_mail instead of PHP mail – this should help avoid dropped emails

2.4.0

• Added the ability to export donation information to spreadsheet (CSV – comma separated values)

2.3.0

• Added a setting to allow you to turn the Tribute Gift section of the form off if you’d like

2.2.0

• Added the ability to delete a donation (e.g. if you create a test donation)

2.1.7

• Rolled back change in 2.1.6 for ajax display due to unanticipated problem with search

2.1.6

• Added ajax error display to aid in debugging certain users not being able to complete donations on their sites

2.1.5

• Changed plugin name to simply Seamless Donations

2.1.4

• Added logging, log menu item and log display to help troubleshoot IPN problems

2.1.3

• Changed PayPal cmd from _cart to _donations to avoid donations getting delayed

2.1.2

• Removed tax deductible from donation form, since not everyone using the plugin is a charity

2.1.1

• Added missing states – AK and AL – to donation form
• Added more checks for invalid donation amounts (minimum donation is set to 1.00)
• Added support for WordPress installations using old-style (not pretty) permalinks
• Fix bug that caused memorial gift checkbox to be ignored

2.1.0

• Added new suggested giving amounts
• Now allows you to choose which suggested giving amounts are displayed on the donation form
• Added ability to change the default state for the donation form

2.0.2

• Initial release to WordPress.Org repository