I am finally ready to release WP-Members version 2.5.0 as a production release. This release represents many months of work moving from version 2.3.2. There are many new features, and as such, it required a lot of testing and debugging. As this plugin has grown in features, it has also grown in complexity. This makes each new release much more complicated than before, as I try to make sure that as many upgrade scenarios are accounted for.
Here is a list of changes since 2.3.2:
New Features
- added reCAPTCHA support for registration
- added Terms of Service (TOS) checkbox and popup
- added shortcode support for members area and register pages
- added custom user management panel for bulk user edits
- added user list export
- localization support (beginning)
- contextual help in admin panels (beginning)
- added shortcode support for login only page
- added support for checkboxes in the registration fields
- added setting for members area/settings page url (so we can have “forgot password” link anywhere)
- added a “change your password” link in the email if members area/settings page url is set
Code Improvements
- updated the registration process so that unused fields are not put into the user_meta table
- updated emails for moderated registration to send user the url they signed up on
- capture user’s IP address at registration
- sets logged in admin as activated (prevents admin from accidentally being locked out)
- added toggle to force clean install of settings
- improvements to uninstall process
Bug Fixes
- added stripslashes to dialogs (accommodates the use of apostrophes/quotation marks)
- fixed sidebar login for non-widget use (bug from 2.3.x)
- corrected a bug introduced in the 2.3.x widget update that caused the widget to be undraggable in certain instances
