Important News Updates

s2Member ( a membership plugin for WordPress® )

s2Member version 2.8.6 has just been released, and is available for download. There are LOTS of new features, fixes, and improvements in v2.8.6. Too many to list here. You can read the Change-log here: http://www.primothemes.com/readme/914/

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Quick Cache v2.1.5 has just been released, and is available for download.

== Changelog ==

= 2.1.5 =

• A new option for Dynamic Cache Pruning was added. You can now choose `Single + Front Page`. This makes it possible to Create or Edit a Post/Page, and have the cache automatically updated for that specific Post/Page. And.. in addition, your Front Page ( aka: Home Page ) will also be refreshed at the same time.
• A minor bug was fixed in the Dynamic Cache Pruning routines. This bug was originally introduced in Quick Cache v2.1.1, and has now been corrected in v2.1.5. This bug, under certain circumstances, was preventing Quick Cache from locating an expired md5 cache file, for some Posts/Pages being updated.
• Advanced feature addition. Quick Cache now comes bundled with a robust Auto-Cache Engine. This is an optional feature, for VERY advanced users. You'll find the new Auto-Cache Engine listed right along with all of the other Quick Cache options. This works in conjunction with an XML Sitemap.

If you care about the speed of your site, Quick Cache is one of those plugins that you absolutely MUST have installed. Quick Cache takes a real-time snapshot ( building a cache ) of every Page, Post, Category, Link, etc. These snapshots are then stored ( cached ) intuitively, so they can be referenced later, in order to save all of that processing time that has been dragging your site down and costing you money.

s2Member v2.8.3 has just been released. It corrects 2 bugs.

A (high priority) bug was found in the PayPal Button Generator, including the Shortcode processor. This has been resolved in v2.8.3+. It was related to regex parsing. More specifically, it was related to Unix-style newlines vs. Windows-style newlines. For some site owners ( depending on how certain files were uploaded to their server ), this was resulting in an error at checkout that read “A1, P1, T1″; Invalid Trial. This bug has been corrected by modifying the regex parsing routines so that they’re no longer dependent on multiline mode /m. The file /button.html has also been converted to Unix format to match the rest of the s2Member files.

The action priority has been raised to (1) for template_redirect hooks inside hooks.inc.php. These hooks are responsible for access control routines that protect Pages, Posts, Tags, Categories, and URIs. This increase in the action priority gives s2Member greater compatibility with BuddyPress and other plugins that attempt to use template_redirect as a hook into their application. A plugin such as s2Member should always be given top priority in this chain of events, because it is protecting content from public access.

We are currently working to extend s2Member, by adding additional support for PayPal Website Payments Pro. If you're not familar with PayPal Pro, you can read about it here. This integration into PayPal Pro, will make it possible for your Customers to go through the entire checkout process on your site, and open all kinds of opportunities for increased conversion rates ( putting more money in your pockets ).

In other words, you'll have total control over the entire checkout process, including customization of the actual payment page. This will also allow you to accept Visa, Mastercard, Amex, and Discover - and your Customers will NOT be required to have a PayPal account in order to complete a sale with you. Thus, a huge increase in conversions on your products/services. Under this new PayPal Pro integration, PayPal Payments ( payments made with a PayPal email address ) will be available as an optional form of payment through the PayPal Express Checkout system.

If you would like to see this become a reality by the end of April, please make a donation. If I receive enough donations, I will raise the priority level for this integration, and I'll consider releasing this new version as open source as well. ~Thank you~

s2Member v2.8 has just been released this morning. You should be receiving an upgrade notice in your WordPress® Dashboard shortly. Here is a list of the major changes.

• s2Member now supports Custom Fields, and ALSO required Custom Fields. If you would like to make specific fields required during registration, you can! See: s2Member->General Options->Custom Registration Fields.
• Your Custom Fields are now visible inside WordPress® -> under Users. With s2Member installed, you'll now have the ability to view & manipulate Custom Fields from your WordPress® Dashboard. In previous versions of s2Member, this information could only be obtained through the s2Member API. Version 2.8 makes everything available inside the WordPress® UI now. We also have plans to build onto this functionality in the next release. A CSV export would be nice, and also a history of file downloads. These are coming soon. Waiting for additional contributors.
• The S2MEMBER_CURRENT_USER_PROFILE_MODIFICATION_PAGE_URL ( which is a PHP Constant included with the s2Member API ), has been updated to support required Custom Fields. It has also been updated to support IFRAME implementations. Documentation and code samples for IFRAME implementation are available under s2Member->API Scripting->Constants.
• Support for Content Dripping has been added in s2Member v2.8. Please see: s2Member->API Scripting->Content Dripping. Two new API Constants make this possible. These are S2MEMBER_CURRENT_USER_REGISTRATION_DAYS and S2MEMBER_CURRENT_USER_REGISTRATION_TIME. If you're dripping content, you should use S2MEMBER_CURRENT_USER_REGISTRATION_DAYS, it's easier.
• s2Member v2.8 includes support for Free Subscribers ( without going through PayPal® ). See: s2Member->General Options->Login Welcome Page->Allow Free Subscribers. You can now allow Users to register for FREE, and then upgrade them later using the instructions provided under s2Member->Flow Of Events->Upgrading.
• The PayPal® Button Generator has been improved significantly. It now supports MANY new options for Subscription Lengths. All the way up to 5 years & also Lifetime Access.
• The PayPal® Button Generator now supports LIFETIME Subscriptions using Buy It Now buttons. Just choose Lifetime from the drop-down menu. This allows you to charge a Customer ONCE, and they'll never expire. It also makes the checkout experience more user-friendly, whenever your intention is to provide them lifetime access; as opposed to a specific number of days/weeks/months/years with recurring charges. s2Member now supports all of these methods.
• The PayPal® Button Generator now supports over 20 different international currencies.
• The PayPal® Button Generator now provides an alternative Shortcode method of insertion into Posts/Pages. If you were having problems associated with the Visual Editor for WordPress® ( i.e. raw code getting corrupted ), please use the new alternative format. This new format is made available after you click Generate. The Shortcode syntax is a more elegant solution than the Raw HTML plugin many of you were forced to use in previous versions of s2Member. The Alternative Shortcode syntax is every bit as powerful, without the headaches. The Shortcode syntax is also compatible with WordPress® MU filters.
• Under s2Member->General Options->Login Customizations, you can now use a wider Logo Image, which automatically forces the Login/Registration forms to become wider overall. This adds a nice touch whenever you're using lots of Custom Fields. Otherwise you'll end up with a tall/narrow stack of form fields that really does not look nice :-). Try using a Logo Image about 550px wide.
• Documentation updated throughout. Many files modified. Some minor changes in the menu structure and naming conventions. Stay tuned! Have fun, and make some money!
• Please thank Jennifer Stuart for a generous donation that helped make s2Member v2.8 possible.
• Also thank Stree Overlord with LARGE Inc. for his generous contribution that helped make s2Member v2.8 possible.
• Also thank Martin B. for his donation too. You'll find him the Comment threads. Say thanks!

NOTE: s2Member v2.8 has been tested quite a bit, but please report ALL bugs here in the Comment threads, OR send an email to primothemes@websharks-inc.com.

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You can download the latest version of s2Member here.

Changelog:

• Fixed a bug in the PayPal® IPN and Auto-Return routines where it was possible for a conflict to arise whenever a subscription modification from one of these two routines jumped ahead of the other. This bug would have only affected site owners that were using the advanced on0 and os0 variables to allow members to upgrade from one membership level to another. This advanced technique is described in greater detail on the Flow Of Events page under s2Member Options.
• Applied the use of add_query_arg() ( a native WordPress® function ) to redirection after a successful sign-up. Some site owners reported problems with the ?action=register parameter not being passed through correctly. The add_query_arg() function handles the ? vs. & appendages more reliably.
• Added a fallback to the PayPal® IPN sub-routine for email receipts. By default, s2Member uses tinyURL.com to compress the longer URL into an email-friendly format. This new fallback will revert to using the longer version when/if tinyURL.com becomes temporarily unavailable for some reason.