Free v3.9.5 with layer management enhancements & bugfixes is available

Posted on 06 December, 2014

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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 v3.9.5 adds enhancements to layer management on backend as well as some bugfix. Please see below for a detailed changelog.

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

Pro v2.0 has also been released today with the following highlights:

  • GPX file download link added to GPX panels
  • support for duplicating layer maps (without assigned markers)
  • bulk actions for layers (duplicate, delete layer only, delete & re-assign markers)
  • added SHA-256 hashes and PGP signing to verify the integrity of plugin packages

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Now let´s get to the highlight of v3.9.5:

search for layers on “list all layers” page

With this release search for layers (by ID, layername and address) got added to the “List all layers” page on backend:

search-list-all-layers

Other changes and optimizations

  • support for search by ID and address within the list of markers (thx Will!)
  • database cleanup: remove expired update pointer IDs from user_meta-table (dismissed_wp_pointers) for active user
  • improved security for mapsmarker.com (support for Perfect Forward Secrecy, TLS 1.2 & SHA-256 certificate hashes)

Bugfixes

  • HTML lang attribute on fullscreen maps set to $locale instead of de-DE (thx sprokt!)
  • custom sort order on list of markers was reset if direct paging was used (thx Will!)
  • removed backticks for dbdelta()-SQL statements to prevent PHP error log entries (thx QROkes!)

Translations updates

Thanks to many motivated contributors, this release comes with the following updated translations:

If you want to contribute to translations (new Hindi translators would be appreciated!), please visit https://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 €149 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

GPX file download link added to GPX panels (thx Jason for the idea!)
support for duplicating layer maps (without assigned markers)
bulk actions for layers (duplicate, delete layer only, delete & re-assign markers)
added SHA-256 hashes and PGP signing to verify the integrity of plugin packages
search for layers by ID, layername and address on “list all layers” page
support for search by ID and address within the list of markers (thx Will!)
database cleanup: remove expired update pointer IDs from user_meta-table (dismissed_wp_pointers) for active user
improved security for mapsmarker.com (support for Perfect Forward Secrecy, TLS 1.2 & SHA-256 certificate hashes)
HTML lang attribute on fullscreen maps set to $locale instead of de-DE (thx sprokt!)
custom sort order on list of markers was reset if direct paging was used (thx Will!)
removed backticks for dbdelta()-SQL statements to prevent PHP error log entries (thx QROkes!)
Translation updates
In case you want to help with translations, please visit the web-based translation plattform
updated French translation thanks to Vincèn Pujol, http://www.skivr.com and Rodolphe Quiedeville, http://rodolphe.quiedeville.org, Fx Benard, http://wp-translator.com, cazal cédric, http://www.cedric-cazal.com and Fabian Hurelle, http://hurelle.fr
updated German translation
updated Latvian translation thanks to Juris Orlovs, http://lbpa.lv and Eriks Remess http://geekli.st/Eriks
updated Spanish translation thanks to Alvaro Lara, http://www.alvarolara.com, Victor Guevara, http://1sistemas.net, Ricardo Viteri, http://www.labviteri.com and Juan Valdes
updated Spanish/Mexico translation thanks to Victor Guevera, http://1sistemas.net and Eze Lazcano

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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.