Changelog for BwPostman

July-28-2023

Bugfixes

• On some sql servers installation and update are not possible.
• Table check claimed about missing array column 'Type'.
• Unsent newsletter are not displayed in backend list.
• Version mismatch at backend view system -> database corrected.
• Sql installation files for the provided templates throws warnings for some columns.
• In some cases newsletter without attachment throws warning.

Improvements

• Add error message, if saving newsletter before sending fails.
• Cleanup component installation file.

July-17-2023

Bugfixes

• Table columns of type DATETIME, which may hold empty values, adjusted.

July-14-2023

Bugfixes

• Default value for column 'basic' leads to SQL error.

July-14-2023

Bugfixes

• If a newsletter contained multiple attachments, there was an htmlspecialchars array error.
• The dispatcher of front end lamented if task was not set at url.
• The sending of newsletters with attachments with space at the name was not possible.
• Default value for DATETIME columns at the database tables is no longer set because this may lead to SQL errors.

Neu

• Support for selected content plugins, if articles of Joomla! are used at newsletter content.

Verbesserungen

• Faulty edit links are replaced before use (send newsletter, send editlink for edit subscription).
• The size of a table column for newsletter templates is increased to be able to use more CSS definitions.

April-19-2023

Bugfixes

• The number of mails to send wasn't always calculated properly at sending process, resulting in an inaccurate visual display.
• The update of the view all 10 recipients while sending a newsletter caused, that only 10 mails per step were sent at time controlled sending.
• The manifests for the filter bar at list view of newsletters and recipients now are separated by tabs to work correct and reliable at Joomla! 4.3.0.

Improvements

• The dispatcher at font end now works more specific.
• The front end got a new "raw view" to interoperate better with BwPostman TimeControl.
• At sending of the newsletter some more messages are written to log file, if the log level is set to debug.

March-25-2023

Bugfixes

• On export of subscribers the sql query was buggy, if only subscribers of one mailing list shall be exported.
• At check and repair tables an Ajax error occurred, if plugin BwPostman TimeControl is enabled.
• The path to user defined CSS files is corrected, for that they could be loaded.

Improvements

• So far the default setting for gender for a subscriber at creation and import was male. This has now changed to not specified. With this a new subscriber is not automatically a man 😉.

December-15-2022

Bugfixes

• If a test recipient exists with same mail address a new subscription produced completely empty subscription data.
• The filter for the newsletters list did not work as expected at front end.

Improvements

• Use nulldate as default value for subscription dates and check against nulldate to prevent php deprecated messages.

October-14-2022

Improvements

• At import of subscribers sometimes warnings of php occurred.
• By popular request it is now possible to import subscribers without selecting a mailing list.

October-14-2022

Bugfixes

• In rare cases it could happen, that the model of the subscribers couldn't load on logged in users and calling the registration page.

Verbesserungen

• At import of subscribers sometimes warnings of php occurred.

April-14-2022

Bugfixes

• At the check for recipients at sending newsletters an obsolete part of this check caused errors in rare cases.

New

• Selected articles now can be sorted at creating and editing of newsletters. Now You don't have to select the articles of Joomla! immediately in the desired order. This makes editing of a newsletter notable easier.
• At creating and editing of newsletters articles now can be selected by a popup. This popup looks like the list of articles of Joomla! and also has these possibilities to filter. Especially on websites with a lot of Joomla! articles this makes the selection of articles notable easier.

Improvements

• The article selection at creating and editing a newsletter got new tooltips.They fit more precise and are more detailed.
• The message Please close this window only if the test has finished now changes to The test has finished, this window can be closed!, if the check of the tables after update was successful.With this it should be more clear, when You may close this popup. 
• Errors at language strings corrected.
• Not all options of the component were predefined at installation. In some cases this could lead to unexpected behavior or even errors.
• If options of component, module or plugins are used, they now get a default value to prevent unexpected behavior and errors, if the option was not set.

April-14-2022

Bugfixes

• At the check for recipients at sending newsletters an obsolete part of this check caused errors in rare cases.

New

• Selected articles now can be sorted at creating and editing of newsletters. Now You don't have to select the articles of Joomla! immediately in the desired order. This makes editing of a newsletter notable easier.
• At creating and editing of newsletters articles now can be selected by a popup. This popup looks like the list of articles of Joomla! and also has these possibilities to filter. Especially on websites with a lot of Joomla! articles this makes the selection of articles notable easier.

Improvements

• The article selection at creating and editing a newsletter got new tooltips.They fit more precise and are more detailed.
• The message Please close this window only if the test has finished now changes to The test has finished, this window can be closed!, if the check of the tables after update was successful.With this it should be more clear, when You may close this popup. 
• Errors at language strings corrected.
• Not all options of the component were predefined at installation. In some cases this could lead to unexpected behavior or even errors.
• If options of component, module or plugins are used, they now get a default value to prevent unexpected behavior and errors, if the option was not set.

February-18-2022

Bugfixes

• Imported newsletter templates must not have a state "default" to prevent multiple default templates.
• If there is no selectable mailing list at registration at front end, then the look of this page got confused.
• Some JavaScript now only loads, if at least one mailing list is selectable at registration form at front end, to prevent JavaScript errors.
• The module for registration showed the registration form instead of the link to edit the subscription, if a subscriber was logged in.

New

• The "read more link" at the newsletter now uses search engine friendly URLs.
• There is a new plugin UserAccount, which ensures, that BwPostman realizes, if a subscriber creates an account at the website afterwards, but also, if an account at the website is deleted.

Improvements

• While "Restoring" and also at "Check and Repair" tables the default value of table columns now will be checked and repaired a better way.
• The link for editing the subscription now also will be shown at registration form of the front end, if there is no public selectable mailing list.
• At update of BwPostman now also the user ID of the subscriber will be aligned with Joomla!. If an user had an account, but BwPostman did not know of that, problems occurred at editing the subscription.
• At the list of newsletters at front end the width of the selection lists is defined more clearly to look better.

February-18-2022

Bugfixes

• Imported newsletter templates must not have a state "default" to prevent multiple default templates.
• If there is no selectable mailing list at registration at front end, then the look of this page got confused.
• Some JavaScript now only loads, if at least one mailing list is selectable at registration form at front end, to prevent JavaScript errors.
• The module for registration showed the registration form instead of the link to edit the subscription, if a subscriber was logged in.

New

• The "read more link" at the newsletter now uses search engine friendly URLs.
• There is a new plugin UserAccount, which ensures, that BwPostman realizes, if a subscriber creates an account at the website afterwards, but also, if an account at the website is deleted.

Improvements

• While "Restoring" and also at "Check and Repair" tables the default value of table columns now will be checked and repaired a better way.
• The link for editing the subscription now also will be shown at registration form of the front end, if there is no public selectable mailing list.
• At update of BwPostman now also the user ID of the subscriber will be aligned with Joomla!. If an user had an account, but BwPostman did not know of that, problems occurred at editing the subscription

Dezember-19-2021

Bugfixes

• Revert bugfix 'On some rare cases default setting for text columns at tables made installation/update error', made more problems than it solved

Dezember-19-2021

Bugfixes

• Revert bugfix 'On some rare cases default setting for text columns at tables made installation/update error', made more problems than it solved

December-18-2021

Bugfixes

• Package creation took too much media folders at plugins, package was too big
• Plugin User2Subscriber didn't check if mailing list is selected
• On some rare cases default setting for text columns at tables made installation/update error
• Sending to testrecipients unable

Improvements

• Smaller changes to manifest files of package and single parts to meet upgrade needs
• Error handling at registration by front end now highlights missing values

December-18-2021

Bugfixes

• Package creation took too much media folders at plugins, package was too big
• On some rare cases default setting for text columns at tables made installation/update error

Improvements

• Ensure that a variable not countable at U2S don't produce errors
• Enhance description of # of months of module overview at back end
• Sending to testrecipients unable

November-06-2021

New

• Adjustments to run on Joomla!4 native
• Support for Bootstrap 2, 3, 4 and Cassiopeia at front end
• Full support of the new routing for search engine friendly URLs

October-02-2021

Bugfixes

• Ensure BwPostman TimeControl settings are written as CDATA to backup.
• Ensure CDATA parts of backup are parsed correctly, even if there is only one data set.
• Base64 encode settings of BwPostman TimeControl while creating backup and decode at restoring.

August-11-2021

Improvements

• Smaller changes to manifest files of package and single parts to meet needs at upgrade to Joomla! 4.

Juni-11-2021

Bugfixes

• Repair pagination at front end.
• Correct calculating of start date (February 29/30 problem) at module overview.
• Correct tooltip for publish at editing sent newsletter.
• Correct typos at language strings, add missing strings, remove icon of BwLibRegister.

New

• Add option for selecting FE layout to component options.

Improvements

• Install plugin BwLibregister as first element of installation package.
• Improve filter type at import of subscribers.
• Improve selecting of columns to handle with CDATA at saving tables.

March-05-2021

Bugfix

• Check of tables after update did not work with Joomla 3.9.25.

February-26-2021

Bugfix

• In some rare cases tables are lost at check and restore of tables.
• Link to manual at screen after installation/update didn't work correctly.

February-03-2021

Bugfix

• Moving subscribers to another mailing list by batch processing did not work

January-20-2021

Bugfix

• CSS files of component not copied to media folder

January-14-2021

New

• Small and large modal layout and bootstrap layouts for registration module added
• Call of css file moved to layout to enable separated css files for each layout
• Support for bootstrap 2 + 4 added to front end files

November-27-2020

New

• Provide custom header List-Unsubscribe for newsletter (email)

Bugfix

• Modal window changes of disclaimer to bootstrap reverted

November-19-2020

Bugfixes

• Make IDs of edit_mailformat and gender select list of registration module unique
• Add required star to available mailinglists
• Repair display of special field
• Switch to get mailinglists by access level up to user access level (including lower levels)
• Format gender select list
• Repair saving of gender male

September-08-2020

Bugfixes

• Correct query for attribute at restoring tables
• Ignore and report unprocessable user groups at restore tables
• Catch some exceptions to prevent white screen on dashboard

September-05-2020

Bugfixes

• Avoid error message at deinstallation by not loading logger at deinstallation
• Add own sql update method to ensure these updates are handled correctly
• Error message at sending of newsletters resolved, if gzip compression is set at Joomla settings
• Use of group ids in place of english group names at restoring tables
• Reduce block size of writing assets at maintenance from 1000 to 200 to prevent memory error
• Reduce writing of rules at assets to only needed ones to reduce file size and prevent memory error

New

• Enhanced mail verification at registration and import of subscribers, both optionally
• Block links at subscriber fields name, first name and special
• Import of Joomla classes by php 'use'
• Sending of newsletters switched to ajax handling, improved look and feel
• Log level of BwPostman selectable at options of component

Improvements

• Memory usage, time consumption and error handling at restoring tables improved
• Input data at front end and back end made more secure
• Import of subscribes secured, information texts improved
• Check of imported user groups at restoring tables enhances by default user groups
• Adjust name of media folder of BwPostman to Joomla default
• Personalization of managing mails introduced (i.e. confirmation mail)
• Use of SimpleXML/DOM for creating and restoring tables and creating subscriber export
• Inline javascript moved to files to improve security and loading time
• Lot of code optimization (smaller methods, less code duplication, helper classes extended, …) as preparation for Joomla 4
• Add menu parameters to frontend layouts

June-08-2019

Bugfixes

• Multiple problems with language strings corrected fixed.

April-26-2019

Bugfixes

• Error after click on icon for multiple attachments at front end fixed.

New

• Message at front end, that new activation needed, if subscriber changed mail address.
• Plugin to show mailing lists/user groups and optionally number of recipients of a newsletter at the footer of the newsletter.
• Language files moved to Transifex and except English and German removed from installation package to save installation package space and installation time. Installation separately.

Improvements

• Trigger for events added for future use.
• Rendering of newsletter before preview and sending modularized (internal work).
• BwLibRegister library file moved from component folder to plugin folder.

Feb-7-2019

Bugfixes

• Mail to webmaster at unsubscription doesn't work fixed
• Wrong inheritance of sample user groups fixed

New

• Dutch language files

Improvements

• Switch update server from single extensions to package

Jan-25-2019

Bugfixes

• SQL syntax error at newsletters list at front end fixed
• Restore of tables with zip file doesn't work fixed
• Export subscribers always exports all subscribers regardless what is selected fixed

New

• Export subscribers only from selected mailing list possible
• Content templates for newsletters
• Specific help links to online documentation at backend

Improvements

• Up to 20 attachments possible

Dez-14-2018

Bugfixes

• Missing media images at installation package fixed
• Captcha doesn't work fixed

Improvements

• Table check at update moved to modal box
• Output checked for valid HTML
• Hard coded comma at salutation at activation mail removed

Nov-16-2018

Bugfixes

• Update crashes, if one of the Plugins User2Subssciber or Buyer2Subscriber is activated fixed
• Compression/Decompression of saved tables only works for Joomla! 3.8.1+ fixed
• SQL error at newsletter overview at front end fixed
• Internal mailinglists are not accepted as recipients fixed
• Update from version 1.3.2 to version 2.0.x lets display unpublished articles of Joomla!^® fixed

New

• All texts of options are multi-language capable
• Modal box/ pop-up for disclaimer at front end, selectable at options of component and module

Oct-26-2018

Bugfixes

• SQL error at newsletter list view at front end fixed
• Upload error at upload file at attachments fixed
• Link to forum changed to new target

New

• Component option for 1-click-unsubscribe
• Component option mail to webmaster at unsubscription
• Button Save & Copy for all sections added
• Button Save & New for all sections added
• Possibility to print subscriber data at subscriber details (GDPR)
• Component option to pack file at save tables (ZIP)
• Export for templates added
• Component option to publish newsletter by default after sending
• Additional optional checkbox with individual text directly before subscribe button (for GDPR)

Improvements

• Delete uploaded backup file after restoring tables
• not needed images removed

May-19-2018

Bugfixes

• Routing after save changes of subscription at FE fixed
• Edit subscription only stored one mailing list - fixed
• Everlasting spinner at permission change at newsletters and subscribers - fixed
• Impossible to save assets of subscriber without gender selected - fixed
• Display of calculated permissions if permission changed corrected on item level

Improvements

• Description of mailing list can be shown if only one mailing list to select exists
• Description of mailing lists can be shortened, full description with tool tip for component, module and plugin
• Permission create now hidden on item level, makes no sense
• selecting gender changed to select list with 3 specific values (male, female, not specified)

 May-2-2018

Bugfixes

• Error while changing subscription and save at front end

May-2018

With version 2.0.0 BwPostman only is distributed as package, that contains all that BwPostman contains for free. With this version there is only this changelog for the component available, separate changelogs for modules and plugins are not longer updated.

Bug-fixes

• Link to Boldt Webservice now totally removed when selected not to show - fixed.
• Typos corrected at language files.
• Table check at attribute NULL corrected.
• Form check by JavaScript corrected.
• Saving gender without entry (=gender unknown) not possible - fixed.
• Change back to no gender not possible - fixed.
• Table campaigns_mailinglists was not deleted at uninstall - fixed.
• Check for module specific parameters corrected.

Improvement

• Collation of tables changed from utf8 to utf8mb4.
• Access management of component enhanced.
• Table column archived_by changed to integer.
• Email check at module subscription enhanced to meet new TLDs.
• CSS styles for radio buttons module subscription modified.

New

• Plugin BwPostman Personalize.
• Plugin BwPostman User2Subscriber.
• Additional field "Custom CSS" at standard templates added.
• Buttons for enhanced personalization inserted at editing templates and newsletters

April-15-2016

Bug-fixes

• Since Joomla 3.5.1 some problems while registering or change subscribers mail address - fixed.
• If folder for media was renamed, there ocurred problems with attachment and thumbnails of templates - fixed.
• If a user was logged in, which has no subscription, there occurred problems at register form - fixed.
• Since Joomla 3.5.1 building of some language strings have changed -fixed.
• male was not shown in back end list of subscribers - fixed.

Improvement

• Trigger for enhanced personalization modified.

April-7-2016

Bug-fixes

• Since Joomla!^® 3.5.1 sending newsletters failed - fixed.
• Since Joomla!^® 3.5.1 some php warnings arise while creating or editing newsletters or campaigns - fixed.
• Handling of specific table permissions while updating BwPostman throws php warnings - fixed.

New

• Trigger for enhanced personalization inserted.

Mar-29-2016

Bug-fixes

• Selecting attachment while creating/editing a newsletter was not possible.

New

• Possibility to import external created mail templates.
• Selection for gender of subscriber, at options configurable.
• Additional field for further purpose for subscriber, display and obligation configurable at options, label and description for label of additional field configurable also in options by language strings.
• List of newsletter at back end displays, whether an attachment belongs to newsletter.
• Assets of tables of BwPostman and their corresponding user groups will now be backed up and restored.

Improvements

• Runtime at restoring tables up to 120 times faster.
• Needed memory at update to new version of BwPostman drastically reduced by changing internal workflow.
• Needed memory at restoring tables drastically reduced by changing internal workflow.
• View of restoring and checking tables now continuously shows the working steps.
• Asset handling at restoring tables revised.
• Language files revised.

Dec-17-2015

Bug-fixes

• Unable to delegate actions in BwPostman to other user groups.
• Faulty function call in helper class.
• Faulty calling of icon font for user-defines CSS file.
• User-defined CSS file some times not read.

Improvements

• CSS of default HTML templates adjusted to fit new versions of Firefox.
• Select lists for available and selected content while creating/editing newsletters broadened.
• Error message at missing inputs while creating/editing a newsletter specified.

Sept-22-2015

Bug-fixes

• Edit form subscriber in front end: click on a button does nothing, if one of the fields first name or name is not obligatory.
• On some installations updates to BwPostman were shown even update was already installed.

Improvements

• JavaScript no-script message added.

Sept-2-2015

Improvements

• CSS of templates improved to better fit Outlook specifics.

Jul-17-2015

Bug-fixes

• Newsletters, that only contains free content without articles from Joomla, did not use the template.

Jul-9-2015

Bug-fixes

• Newsletters, that only contains free content without articles from Joomla, did not use the template.
• Access control in view archive does not work properly.
• Pagination in back end view of newsletters did not work properly.
• Anchor links in newsletters did not work.

New

• Selecting campaign moved up to General Information at edit newsletter tab Generals
• Recipients of campaigns now selectable at campaigns, not at newsletters.
• Publish up and publish down for newsletters, concerns visibility in fron-tend.
• Status, description and publishing times of sent newsletters editable.
• Delay time between sending of newsletter packages selectable.
• Access to attachment of a newsletter in front end, selectable by global option and menu item option.
• Extended options for view newsletters list in front end.
• Filter newsletters in front end list view by mailing lists, user groups, campaigns, month and year enable by global option and menu item option.
• More additional filters in back end views.

Improvements

• Improved loading time and stability while editing newsletter in back end.
• Improved work flow at import and export of subscribers.
• Progress bar while sending newsletters.
• Improved and modernized look in front end.
• CSS files for front end now contains all elements used by BwPostman (most of them empty to fill by user).

Apr-21-2015

Bug-fixes

• Pagination does not work since Joomla 3.3.4.
• Confirmation date of subscriber was set on actual date on each saving.
• Newsletters to usergroups are not shown in front end

Improvement

• Templates added to statistics.
• Styles for pagination in front end added.

Mar-21-2015

Bug-fixes

• Newsletters without articles of Joomla have not used CSS styles

New

• Template system for the appearance of the newsletters
• dropped support for Joomla 2.5

Improvement

• Better and expanded filtering in back end

Mar-24-2015

Bug-fixes

• Newsletters, that only contains free content without articles from Joomla, do not use the template.

Mar-16-2015

Bug-fixes

• Extension BwPostman-Site found at Extensions->Extension Manager->Discover, click on install empties the tables of BwPostman.

Improvement

• List of mailing lists now ordered by title ascending at registering or editing a subscription.

Mar-5-2015

New

• Filtering for mailing lists in view subscribers implemented.
• Batch processing for add, remove or move subscribers to/from/between mailing lists.
• Icon set for back end Joomla menu entries extended.

Improvement

• Subject of a newsletter now may be used several times.
• Description for newsletter added.
• Version of BwPostman in file name of saved tables.
• List of newsletters in front end now ordered by date descending as default.
• List of mailing lists while creating/editing a newsletter now ordered by title ascending.

Feb-18-2015

Bug-fixes

• Corrupt language file.
• Read more link in newsletter causes error 404 - file not found - if language of the article does not meet the language of the website on multi-language sites.
• Archived recipients were not deleted from queue.

Improvement

• Code is more valid.
• Icons in back end menus of Joomla.

Jan-05-2015

Bug-fixes

• Editing newsletters step 3 preview not shown, sending of newsletters not possible.

Dec-18-2014

Bug-fixes

• User-defined CSS file not read.
• In some cases error 1052 while editing subscribers.

Improvement

• Check all implemented in back-end subscribers at tab unconfirmed subscribers.

Oct-29-2014

Bug-fixes

• Selecting attachment others than images is not possible.
• Sorting newsletters list in front-end is not possible.
• In view newsletters in back-end at tab Sent newsletters nothing shown as marked at check all.
• Search phrase in newsletters list at front-end was not reset in some cases.
• Page title at front-end views not always set correctly.

Oct-14-2014

Bug-fixes

• Problem while browsing pages with subscribers and newsletters in back end.
• False error message "invalid email address" while importing subscribers, no import possible.
• No items visible in queue.
• Value for "Number of newsletters per step" in tab "Step5: Send newsletter" was not used.
• Some compatibility issues with JavaScript.
• Editor not accessible in tab "Step2: HTML newsletter".

Sep-20-2014

Bug-fixes

• Revised, corrected and updated language strings.
• Sending newsletters to Joomla user groups was not possible - fixed.

Improvement

• Spam check revised.
• Error messages revised.

07-Aug-07-2014

Bug-fixes

• Minor discrepancies in the client-side and server-side validation of form fields has been corrected.

New

• Works now with Joomla!3.3.
• Maintenance with check and repair tables, save tables and restore tables.
• New icon set.
• Integrated help accessible in toolbar.
• Easy migration from one Joomla! installation to another conditionally possible.

Improvement

• Better overview of basic settings by improved layout of options.
• Disclaimer now also selectable from Joomla! articles or Joomla! menu.
• Conversion from _all/_single file and class naming to Joomla! conventions.
• Table engine changed to InnoDB.
• List(s) renamed to mailing list(s) in tables, controllers, models and views.
• Mostly revised and simplified code.

Apr-13-2014

Bug-fixes

• ERROR 500 - Unknown column 'attachment' in 'field list' SQL=INSERT INTO `#__bwpostman_newsletters_tmp`.

Apr-09-2014

Bug-fixes

• Minor bugs in the client-side and server-side validation of form fields has been corrected.

New

• Significant is the improvement of protection against spam entries in the registration forms (component and module).
• The administrator has now the option to integrate.
  • a user-defined control question.
  • or a captcha with a simple math question in the registration form.

Improvement

• The display of the article author and the creation date in the newsletter can be controlled in the options.

Mar-08-2014

New

• Sending an attachment with the newsletter is now possible.
• There is a new tab Advanced Settings added to options/settings for:
  • Legal informations.
  • A title in the activation mail.
  • Various texts for the activation mail.
  • You are able to set, that you will be informed at each confirmation per mail.
  • A user-defined CSS file named com_bwbostman.css, located in [your template]/css, will be used and overrides the CSS styles predefined in BwPostman.

Improvement

• If name and first name are set to required, then the fields will be displayed at registration even if you forgot to set to display these fields.
• All elements shown in front end are individually selectable by CSS now.
• Revised installation routine.

Jan-23-2014

Bug-fixes

• Can't register in component register form, when only one mailing list is available.
• When component register form and module form are displayed at same time, one has to fill both forms to be able to register.

Sept-07-2013

Bug-fixes

• Updating version number failed.

Improvement

• Installation script revised.

Sept-02-2013

Bug-fixes

• Registering to newsletter failed.

Aug-22-2013

New

• CSS asset for module added.

Aug-21-2013

Bug-fixes

• Field 'firstname' inserted with separated option for show/required to field 'name'.
• Personalization for HTML- and text-newsletters inserted.
• Error while copying newsletter eliminated.

Apr-05-2013

• General changes to work with  Joomla! 2.5.