new development version 2.11.7

2 September 2012

 

We've released a new development version, 2.11.7

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This version is the basis for the phpList Hosted service , but it is not yet sufficiently stable for non-technical phpList operators to upgrade to it. 
 
If PHP, Mysql and Linux all make sense to you, then you’ll be fine managing this version. If you encounter any issues, please report them in mantis. Make sure to include a patch to the code to fix the issue you found. If you don't know what a patch is, or how to include it, then this version is not for you and it will be better to wait for the next stable version release.
 
Below is a list of the most important changes, although it is not exhaustive. More are revealed when you view the list of SVN commits, as generated by the version control system.

 

Main changes in phpLIst version 2.11.7


1. Interface. The most obvious change is the interface.

2. phpMailer. The phpMailer class has been updated to a more recent version.

3. UTF-8. phpList now solely runs in UTF-8. When upgrading, your database will be converted to UTF-8. This means all "special character" problems have been resolved and phpList will run without problems in any language.

4. Plugins. The power of plugins has been increased. The idea is to make phpList do the basics and allow extending it using plugins. As a result, some functionality has been removed from the core phpList code, with the intention to re-add it as a plugin in the future.

5. RSS removed. The RSS functionality has been removed, and will be re-coded as a plugin.

6. Segmentation with Attibutes removed. Like RSS, The Attribute selection for sending has been removed from the core code and it will be re-added in the future using the plugin functionality.

7. Admin permissions changes. The old method to control access to phpList has been dropped. Instead, access to the phpList backend has been simplified dramatically. If you use the admin access, you will need to review the access permissions of your administrators. This hasn't been tested thoroughly, so report any issues you find in mantis.

8. Increased security. The admin passwords are always encrypted, and changing it can only be done using a token that is sent by email. Even the superuser will not know the password of another admin. Also on first install, a password will be requested from the installer, which means the default "admin/phplist" will no longer apply.

9. Streamlined campaign composition. You can now simply change tabs when creating a campaign. There is no need to save the data before going to the next page, all data is saved automatically when moving to the next tab.

10. Translations. The translations can be updated on the fly using the latest texts from the phpList community translation site.

11. Improved sending interface. Even though we recommend sending using the commandline, the in-browser processing of the queue has been improved to reload regularly in order to send all messages.

12. Easier customisation. The settings page now allows editing all values and saving once, instead of having to go in and out of editing each value. This will make customising the default values much quicker and easier.

13. HTML in Footer. The footer of campaigns can now contain HTML.

14. HTML System messages. The system messages (like welcome, request for confirmation etc) can now be wrapped in an HTML template. As a result you can make them look more professional.

 

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