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Pier #77 – SureSMTP, SurelyWP, WP Fusion, Tourfic, Hetzner Object Storage, LearnDash, LiveAgent, PersonalizeWP, FormGent & BuddyBoss
Stefan from Ahoi.dev | The Pier #77 | December 6, 2024Exciting News: Themefic is currently working on a new Channel Manager for Tourfic Pro, the travel and hotel booking plugin for WordPress. This upcoming new feature will allow you to sync your booking data live with popular platforms such as Booking dot com and Airbnb. Stay tuned!
Hetzner has officially launched its S3-compatible, GDPR-compliant and scalable Object Storage solution.
Matt from LearnDash has just launched a revamped docs site powered by Helpful from DAEXT, SearchWP for search, BetterDocs for docs management and Kadence for design and layout.
We would also like to welcome SurelyWP to The Port.
Here is a selection of the latest and greatest blog posts we published this week on Ahoi.dev. You will also find some interesting industry news, the latest directory listings on The Port, job openings, and deals. Enjoy!
🤙 SureSMTP – Available Soon!
Sujay from Brainstorm Force has announced the upcoming release of SureSMTP, a completely free SMTP plugin that will be deeply integrated with the major SMTP providers and will come with auto-try for failed emails and failover mechanisms to set up backup SMTP connections with different providers. This will be a great addition to their existing range of products, including SureForms, SureCart, SureMembers and SureTriggers, all of which rely on reliable email delivery. Scheduled for release in the next 6 weeks!
And possibly a future SureCRM? Fingers crossed!
🗞️ Bites & Pieces
WordPress
AB Split Test announces new pricing with all plans including all Agency and Pro features starting at just $15 per month for one site. Roadmap: Version 1.8.7 will allow you to create and end tests directly in the WordPress editor. Version 1.8.8 will allow you to filter your test results by device size. Finally, version 1.8.9 will allow you to sort and filter your sub-goals and view them visually in the same way you do with conversions.
WP Umbrella introduces a new two-factor authentication option to help secure your account. You can now use Google Authenticator, 1Password or any other authenticator app to add an extra layer of protection.
Spectra 2.17.0 introducing a free image search feature in media pickers. In other news, Instagram business accounts are now supported.
Speaking of forms, SureForms 1.1.0 adds support for creating multiple choice fields with icons when generating forms with AI.
FluentCommunity 1.1.12 now supports multiple badges and icons for notification types. There is also now a course progress bar in the lesson view and an option to globally disable comments on a course.
WP Social Ninja announces that the review feeds are now fully GDPR compliant, as you can now store media assets locally on your site. YouTube feeds are also now GDPR compliant.
Hydra Booking 1.0.6 adds support for Pabbly Connect and Zapier webhooks and recurring one-to-one Zoom meetings.
John from Fancy Bricks and Fancy Animations releases Fancy Framework, a free, lightweight CSS framework for Bricks Builder.
Currently in alpha, Autoblue automatically shares your posts on Bluesky and displays likes and replies on your site.
Tired of WordPress dashboard upgrade/cross-sell notifications cluttering up your dashboard? The new Nag Me Not! plugin is here to help!
DPlugins launches DBlocks Lazyload for YouTube, a free GDPR-compliant video player that only loads content when users click the play video button.
E-Commerce
The Discounts for SureCart add-on now integrates with SureMembers, allowing you to restrict coupon codes and discounts to specific access groups of the membership plugin.
SureCart 3.1.2 adds the first automatic caching plugin configurator for SiteGround Optimizer. Support for most popular caching plugins is coming soon. It also adds a new clarification text on the checkout page when a coupon is applied after a trial starts.
Paddle for Easy Digital Downloads 2.0 introduces support for Paddle Billing.
Robert DeVore releases Barcodes for WooCommerce, a free plugin that simplifies order and product management by automatically generating unique QR codes for orders and products.
No-Code Website Builder
Framer introduces variable fonts, a major performance update and a new Google Sheets plugin. It allows you to sync content from a Google Sheet such as form submissions, event schedules, metrics or more into the Framer CMS.
Customer Support
LiveAgent 5.52 automatically sets all resolved tickets to ‘Closed’ status after a specified number of days. In addition, AWS migration has been completed, call transfer restrictions have been removed and department member management has been enhanced.
Product Demos
Supademo now allows you to track unique clicks and conversion rates for chapters with multiple buttons or slides with multiple hotspots. New AI voiceover options are available, including new French, British, South African and German accents. HTML Capture will be released in beta to selected early access customers in December.
Partnership Management
Partnero now allows you to connect multiple programs to your Shopify store, such as affiliate and referral programs. They have also released intermediary payouts, a new in-site widget for affiliate portals, Google Social Login for affiliate portals and UTM tag support for affiliate links.
Final Cut Pro
MotionVFX releases the mTracker 3D Estate Pack for CineStudio, which allows you to help you create an immersive visual experience for real estate videos and beyond.
From the Editor: Biff.codes
We’ve just launched a new side project called Biff.codes, a new free job board for WordPress developers. Find out why Biff can get paid in burgers. 🍔
🚨 Latest Posts
The following highlighted articles have been published in the last 7 days. All posts can be found on our blog.
Object Storage
Hetzner has just announced that its flexible, S3-compatible and GDPR-compliant Object Storage has come out of beta and is now generally available.
WordPress
Andrei from Modula has just announced four powerful features that will make your gallery experience even better. Coming soon to the WordPress image and video gallery plugin.
🏴☠️ Latest Port Arrivals
The following fine new tool has arrived at The Port.
🔥 Quayside Deals
A few irresistible offers that might be of interest to you, don’t you think?
- Black Friday Deals: Some BFCM deals are still available.
- SleekWP Bundle: Save €100 on SleekPixel, SleekAI & SleekMotion.
- It’s Back! Get the FlowMattic LTD. Split payment options available.
That’s all for this week. We hope you enjoyed the 77th issue of The Pier. Until next week! Please tell your friends about The Pier if you like it.
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