Free v3.8 with support for WordPress 3.8/MP6 is available

Posted on 01 December, 2013

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Free-Version Releases
Attention: this is not the changelog for the latest stable version 4.29.1 (see related release notes)

Free v3.8 focuses on the upcoming WordPress 3.8 release and adds support for the responsive admin backend.

For even more features and optimizations (see the comparision page), please use the integrated pro upgrader to start a free 30-day-trial of Leaflet Maps Marker Pro.

Pro v1.5 has also been released today with the following highlight:

  • upgrade to leaflet.js v0.7 with lots of improvements and bugfixes (more infos: release notes and detailed changelog)
  • global maximum zoom level (21) for all basemaps with automatic upscaling if native maximum zoom level is lower
  • improved accessibility by adding marker name as alt attribute for marker icon
  • lots of other bugfixes and optimizations

If you want to keep up to date with the latest Maps Marker development, please follow @MapsMarker on twitter (= most current updates), on FacebookGoogle+ or subscribe to news via RSS or via RSS/email.

Now let´s get into the highlights of v3.8:

compatibility with WordPress 3.8/MP6

Free v3.8 is also fully compatible with the upcoming WordPress 3.8 version, which has a revamped admin theme (based on MP6 plugin), which adds support for responsive design in the admin backend.

I adapted the design of Leaflet Maps Marker to fit the new black theme on WordPress 3.8+ and also adjusted the admin bar integration to be fully compatible with responsive design:

responsive-admin

Other changes & optimizations

  • cleaned up admin dashboard widget (showing blog post titles only)
  • upgraded visualead QR API to use version 3 for higher performance

Translations updates

Thanks to many motivated contributors, this release comes with the following translation updates:

Updated translations

  • updated Chinese translation thanks to John Shen, http://www.synyan.net and ck
  • updated Czech translation thanks to Viktor Kleiner and Vlad Kuzba, http://kuzbici.eu
  • updated Dutch translation thanks to Patrick Ruers, http://www.stationskwartiersittard.nl
  • updated German translation
  • updated Latvian translation thanks to Juris Orlovs, http://lbpa.lv and Eriks Remess http://geekli.st/Eriks
  • updated Norwegian (Bokmål) translation thanks to Inge Tang, http://drommemila.no
  • updated Polish translation thanks to Tomasz Rudnicki, http://www.kochambieszczady.pl

If you want to contribute to translations (Thai would be great 😉 ), please visit http://translate.mapsmarker.com/projects/lmm for more information. Please note that translators are also compensated for their contribution – for example if a translation is finished less than 50%, the translator gets a free 25 licenses pack worth  €199 as a compensation for completing the translation to 100%.

Outlook – my plans for the next release

Please see the roadmap for a rough schedule for planned features of the pro version and please subscribe to this blog (via RSS or Email) or follow @MapsMarker on twitter (= most current updates) if you want to stay up to date with the latest development news.

Full changelog

upgrade to leaflet.js v0.7 with lots of improvements and bugfixes (more infos: release notes and detailed changelog)
global maximum zoom level (21) for all basemaps with automatic upscaling if native maximum zoom level is lower
improved accessibility by adding marker name as alt attribute for marker icon
compatibility with WordPress 3.8/MP6 (responsive admin template)
cleaned up admin dashboard widget (showing blog post titles only)
upgraded visualead QR API to use version 3 for higher performance
Translation updates
In case you want to help with translations, please visit the web-based translation plattform
updated Chinese translation thanks to John Shen, http://www.synyan.net and ck
updated Czech translation thanks to Viktor Kleiner and Vlad Kuzba, http://kuzbici.eu
updated Dutch translation thanks to Patrick Ruers, http://www.stationskwartiersittard.nl
updated German translation
updated Latvian translation thanks to Juris Orlovs, http://lbpa.lv and Eriks Remess http://geekli.st/Eriks
updated Norwegian (Bokmål) translation thanks to Inge Tang, http://drommemila.no
updated Polish translation thanks to Tomasz Rudnicki, http://www.kochambieszczady.pl

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How to download / update 

The easiest way to update is to use the WordPress update process: login with an user who has admin privileges, navigate to Dashboard / Updates, select plugins to update and press the button “Update Plugins”. Alternatively you can also download the current version here, unzip the package and overwrite the plugin´s files on your webserver.