CHANGELOG.md

4.0.26-p68 / 2024-05-14

• Added: distributed deployment support: worker processes can run on a separate server
• Added: concurrency support for running under Supervisor
• Added: Spintax support for plain text email
• Added: YouTube widget for PRO builder, with thumbnail option
• Added: webhooks support for campaign's events
• Added: ZeroBounce integration for email verification
• Added: Postal integration
• Added: audio widget support for PRO builder
• Added: easier license management & upgrade
• Fixed: Safari drag & drop issue
• Fixed: payment flow leading to pending status
• Fixed: encoding issue for Japanese characters
• Fixed: scheduling issue for Automation
• Fixed: issues related to single/simple mode for development
• Fixed: RFC 2822 compliance

4.0.25-p550 / 2023-11-22

• Added: Spintax support for PRO builder
• Added: improved email content for a better SpamAssassin score
• Added: better Outlook compatibility
• Added: improved import/export performance
• Added: improved auto mapping correctness for CSV importing
• Fixed: automatically clean up preheader
• Fixed: sending domain not correctly signed
• Fixed: image rendering issue with certain browsers
• Fixed: ModSecurity issue is now less likely to occur
• Fixed: campaign scheduling issue with certain timezones

4.0.25-p516 / 2023-04-06

• Added: OpenAI framework support
• Added: allow users to delete a node in the middle of the automation workflow
• Added: support duplicate automation
• Added: allow user to easily enter custom URL for image widget
• Added: new PRO builder with more widgets
• Added: custom preheader for emails
• Added: more base email & form templates
• Added: support new GeoIP database, for more correct location detection
• Added: better auto mapping support for CSV import
• Fixed: bounce handler does not work with certain types of bounced messages
• Fixed: timezone issue with automation triggers
• Fixed: certain Japanese characters do not show up correctly
• Fixed: better support for legacy versions of Outlook
• Fixed: better handle large attachments

4.0.24-p497 / 2023-02-02

• Added: Italian language pack is now available by default.
• Added: fields mapping web UI for contacts import
• Added: automatically create list fields from CSV
• Fixed: currency conversion issue with PayPal.
• Fixed: comaptibility issue with PHP 8.1.
• Fixed: DB connection is reset during upgrade.
• Fixed: environment values are incorrectly set after upgrade.
• Fixed: autobilling not working well with certain types of credit card.

4.0.24-p430 / 2022-12-08

• Fixed: sending performance issue on CentOS.
• Fixed: MySQL 8x compatibility issues.
• Fixed: PHP 7.3 compatibility issues.
• Fixed: PHP 7.2 is no longer supported.
• Fixed: better branding support, allow default brand in .env file.
• Fixed: form templates not showing up by default.
• Fixed: UTF-8 issues with imported data.
• Fixed: upgrade to the latest Laravel 8 version.
• Fixed: plan & subscription issues.
• Fixed: better detection of file encoding.

4.0.24-p415 / 2022-11-02

• Fixed: GeoIP issues with certain IP ranges.
• Fixed: PHP 8.1 compatibility issue.
• Fixed: bounce type not correctly detected.
• Fixed: translation missing for public pages.
• Fixed: plugins load order.
• Fixed: tracking domain script does not work with certain Nginx setup.
• Fixed: custom logo is not loaded correctly.
• Fixed: MySQL 1071 specified key was too long.
• Fixed: downgrade YAML to 4.4 to make it compatible with PHP 7.4.

4.0.24-p412 / 2022-10-04

• Added: more email and form templates added
• Added: security fixes for popup forms
• Added: support trial period for plans
• Added: updated GeoIP dataset's source
• Added: more PRO builder widgets
• Added: tracking domain now supports DNS verification
• Added: support both "light" and "dark" logos
• Fixed: Acelle emails are now fully compatible with Outlook 2016 or higher
• Fixed: more compatible with ModSecurity
• Fixed: SSL issues with non-secured environments
• Fixed: translation issues in admin dashboard
• Fixed: make sending processes less likely to be terminated by the OS
• Fixed: numbers are not correctly formatted accordingly to user's preference

4.0.24 / 2022-09-19

• Added: upgrade to Laravel 8.83.24
• Added: upgrade to Carbon 2
• Added: more base templates available
• Added: improved loading performance statistics dashboard
• Added: better verification and sending speed throttling
• Added: new layout and color themes options
• Added: better compliance with Laravel 8, ready to upgrade
• Added: refined automation UI
• Added: updated GeoIP dataset
• Added: multiple payment options supported
• Added: mass assign values to custom fields
• Added: more PRO builder widgets
• Added: more campaign setup options
• Added: improved sending domain verification process
• Added: plugin mechanism now allows hooking into the core application
• Added: better PHP CLI detection
• Added: file manager is now supported in PRO builder
• Added: user's space for storing assets
• Added: more plan setup options
• Added: easier form generation options
• Added: more unsubscription options
• Changed: PHP versions older than 7.3 is no longer supported
• Changed: default editor (classic) for uploaded templates
• Changed: allow admins to modify base templates

4.0.23 / 2022-03-17

• Added: plugin mechanism 1.0 is now available, embracing plugin development
• Added: more widgets for PRO builder
• Added: one-time login token generation (via API)
• Fixed: better SSL detection for shared hosting environment
• Fixed: better multi-process support & detection
• Fixed: faster authentication process
• Fixed: fixed Chrome browser glithes
• Fixed: better compatibility with PHP 7.4
• Fixed: better compatibility with different types of HTML email templates
• Fixed: email builder not working with legacy versions of Internet Explorer
• Fixed: better AWS bounce/feedback handling
• Fixed: sending domain verification not working properly with certain DNS providers
• Fixed: faster web page load in general
• Fixed: upgrade issue from version 3x to 4x
• Fixed: performance issue on servers with limited memory
• Fixed: performance issue with certain types of PCNTL setup
• Fixed: email builder not working well with SVG
• Fixed: better compatibility with older versions of Thunderbird

4.0.22 / 2022-02-11

• Added: tracking domain support
• Added: tracking domain with HTTPS support
• Added: purify users' HTML content
• Added: strict password reset policy
• Added: spam scoring improved
• Added: trailing comma clean up, better compatibility with PHP 7.3 or older
• Added: new Amazon Web Service regions support
• Added: more automation delay options
• Added: more timezone converting options
• Added: RSS feed support with advanced template engine
• Fixed: DNS record for tracking domain may not correctly show up
• Fixed: email attachement improved
• Fixed: InnoDB compatibility improved
• Fixed: list subscription performance improved
• Fixed: PRO builder translation improved
• Fixed: better RFC 1341 compliance
• Fixed: ENV file quoting
• Fixed: better load performance for JS/CSS
• Fixed: delivery attempt tracking improved

4.0.21 / 2020-11-11

• Fixed: default template missing
• Fixed: users cannot add custom sending identities
• Fixed: translation missing
• Fixed: SendGrid subaccount issue
• Fixed: PayPal integration error while checking out
• Fixed: click tracking error for Automation
• Fixed: Pro builder loading performance
• Fixed: SPF cannot be verified
• Fixed: translation cache issue
• Added: upgrade to Laravel 5.8 (current 5.5)
• Added: minimum PHP version required is now 7.1.3
• Added: send test email for system email
• Added: autofill support for tags
• Added: clean up bare linefeed characters in email
• Added: assign plan to customer support
• Added: reorganization of users assets storage

4.0.19 / 2020-09-10

• Fixed: automation elements are not well organized
• Fixed: PayPal integration: sync not working correctly
• Fixed: Elasicemail API no longer works correctly
• Fixed: cannot create admin of reseller group
• Fixed: templates compatibility issues with Edge and Firefox
• Fixed: default sending speed is too low
• Fixed: quota tracking does not work correctly
• Fixed: plan status shown correctly
• Added: language package for German
• Added: plat visibility setting support
• Added: thumbnail update support
• Added: classic email builder support
• Added: automation for list's segments
• Added: subscription notification for admin
• Added: notification management dashboard

4.0.18 / 2020-06-08

• Fixed: sending identity not working in certain cases
• Fixed: better SMTP error handling
• Fixed: automation visual designer not loading correctly
• Fixed: no longer require write permission on public/ folder
• Fixed: KEY event issue with builder pro
• Fixed: irrelevant content injected into outgoing email
• Fixed: unexpected input fields injected into email content
• Added: allowing switching to basic email builder
• Added: allowing viewing of available identities list
• Added: file manager for basic email builder

4.0.5 / 2020-01-14

• Fixed: subscription issue for free plan
• Fixed: auto-detect HTTP scheme (https or http)
• Fixed: plan not visiable in certain cases
• Updated: smaller builder.js file
• Updated: faster loading of builder components
• Updated: drop "use sending server's default FROM email address"

4.0.1 / 2020-01-08

• Changed: support PHP 7.0.0 or higher (PHP 5.6 is no longer supported)
• Changed: now on Laravel 5.5 framework
• Added: new drag & drop email builder
• Added: new automation workflow visual designer
• Added: support auto/recurring billing with Stripe
• Added: improved SaaS workflow

3.0.21 / 2019-03-21

• Added: support Zapier integration
• Added: retry failed deliveries
• Added: system error notification
• Fixed: open/click tracking not working correctly
• Fixed: incorrect user IP detection

3.0.20 / 2019-02-12

• Added: support debounce.io email verification service
• Added: compatibility with open_basedir
• Added: support localmail.io verification service
• Added: support verifyre.co verification service
• Fixed: memory outage issue with GeoIP
• Fixed: orphan administrator accounts not loading
• Fixed: no longer use socket_create function
• Fixed: verify sender identity against AWS
• Fixed: SSL issue with email verification

3.0.19 / 2018-11-01

• Added: list subscription notification
• Added: verify subscriber email
• Added: sender verification
• Added: built-in GeoIP service
• Changed: require PHP 5.6.4 or higher
• Fixed: cannot update system SMTP settings in certain cases
• Fixed: automation not triggered for list subscription
• Fixed: redirect issue for subscription form
• Fixed: favicon not showing up correctly on IE
• Fixed: verify-email.org integration issue
• Fixed: wrong stats showing up in user dashboard
• Fixed: PayPal integration issue with JPY
• Fixed: alignment issue with email builder

3.0.18 / 2018-09-05

• Added: upgrade to Laravel 5.4 (support PHP >=5.6)
• Added: blacklist recorded for failed subscription
• Added: switch to MySQL utf8mb4
• Added: better 404 handling
• Added: re-send confirmation email
• Added: CronJob notification
• Added: support RTL email editor
• Fixed: contacts' status not translated in export
• Fixed: security for template webroot
• Fixed: error with GeoIP tracking
• Fixed: XSS vulnerability
• Fixed: better MySQL UIID
• Fixed: invalid PHP CLI detected
• Fixed: create mail list API
• Fixed: automation performance

3.0.17 / 2018-07-29

• Added: support changing DKIM selector
• Added: choose sending server's default FROM header
• Fixed: embedded form broken
• Fixed: date/time field issue
• Fixed: import cancel issue
• Fixed: export UID and STATUS values
• Fixed: XSS thread with campaign email

3.0.16 / 2018-07-01

• Added: domain verification
• Added: DKIM verification
• Added: SPF verification
• Added: support tracking domain
• Fixed: campaign does not send to all contacts
• Fixed: upload manager fails to check file size

3.0.15 / 2018-05-02

• Fixed: everifier.org compatibility issue
• Fixed: AWS SNS rate limit issue
• Fixed: import issue with uppercase email address
• Fixed: automation issue with unsubscribed contacts
• Fixed: feedback log not showing up correctly
• Fixed: Reply-To header is now required for SendGrid
• Fixed: moving subscribers issue
• Fixed: subscribers filtering issue
• Fixed: Return-Path header not set correctly
• Changed: remove plain text online viewer

3.0.14 / 2018-01-09

• Fixed: PHP CLI checker does not work correctly
• Fixed: verification result is not correct
• Fixed: blacklisting may not work correctly
• Fixed: "flat array" issue
• Fixed: SendGrid feedback handling issue
• Added: support cloning plan
• Added: support file attachment for campaign email
• Added: export segment
• Added: integated with Proofy.io verification service
• Added: support everifier.org verification service
• Added: support changing font-size for email editor
• Added:

3.0.13 / 2017-10-15

• Fixed: JS issue with embedded form
• Fixed: subscriber listing API does not work correctly
• Fixed: SSL verification issue for system email
• Fixed: double subscription
• Fixed: quota tracker issue resulting in invalid credit deduction
• Fixed: do not send automation emails to unsubscribers
• Fixed: permission error while importing subscribers
• Added: support for PayUMoney
• Added: support uploading subscriber image
• Added: auto convert ISO-8859-1 to UTF-8 while importing subscribers

3.0.12 / 2017-09-12

• Fixed: some payment methods are not supported in older systems
• Fixed: verification with thechecker.co sometimes does not work
• Fixed: certain custom tags are not translated
• Changed: do not show up raw bounce message

3.0.11 / 2017-8-31

• Fixed: suppress PHP warning messages from the UI
• Fixed: intermittent issue with automation trigger
• Fixed: subscriber tags not translated
• Added: support Paddle payment gateway

3.0.10 / 2017-08-22

• Fixed: payment issue with Stripe/Braintree
• Fixed: tax billing information is configurable, no longer compulsory
• Fixed: license verification does not work in certain cases
• Fixed: speed up campaigns listing
• Fixed: speed up subscribers counting
• Fixed: automation trigger for date in the past
• Fixed: reduce the number of SQL queries
• Fixed: retain custom translation when upgrading
• Added: allow resending a campaign
• Added: support SendGrid subuser
• Added: support sending a campaign again
• Added: support verify-email.org service
• Added: support importing subscribers via CLI

3.0.9 / 2017-07-13

• Fixed: bounced emails not added to blacklist
• Fixed: Reply-To header not correctly set for SendGrid and ElasticEmail
• Fixed: support Elastic {unsubscribe} tag
• Added: include Portuguese translation
• Added: speed up list loading
• Added: support testing bounce/feedback handlers
• Added: support sending a test email for sending server
• Added: display the generated DKIM DNS record for sending domain
• Added: reduce the tracking log size for faster delivery
• Added: allow accessing the webapp from root directory
• Added: support copying templates

3.0.8 / 2017-06-29

• Fixed: bounced email not added to blacklist
• Fixed: make sure confirmation email be triggered
• Added: reduce memory usage while sending
• Added: speed up page load in general
• Added: font selection support for email template
• Added: speed up automation page load
• Added: speed up subscribers listing

3.0.7 / 2017-06-19

• Fixed: message-id cannot be retrieved in bounced message
• Fixed: JS error showing up in the edit template page
• Fixed: lagging image/video in the email editor
• Fixed: thumbnail not showing up correctly
• Fixed: user cannot subscribe to certain plans
• Fixed: speed up the customers list view

3.0.6 / 2017-06-08

• Fixed: issue with automation for subscriber events
• Fixed: automation follow-up email not triggered in certain cases
• Fixed: incorrect quota counting in certain cases
• Fixed: cannot subscribe customer to a plan as administrator
• Fixed: prevent double subscription
• Fixed: check to make sure public/ folder is writable while installing
• Changed: queued campaign is now of QUEUED status (READY is no longer used)
• Changed: SMTP encryption is no longer a required field
• Changed: remove GMP extension validation as it is no longer required

3.0.4 / 2017-06-01

• Added: subscribers count by unique email
• Added: more test scripts
• Fixed: fix potential security issues related to CSRF
• Fixed: upgrade will no longer overwrite custom translation
• Fixed: campaign does not pause in certain cases
• Fixed: CSV export may not work correctly

3.0.3 / 2017-05-25

• Added: support billing information page
• Added: configure sending servers that can be added by customer
• Added: look up GEO information from local database
• Fixed: intermittent unsubscribe issue
• Fixed: plain text glitch with ElasticEmail
• Fixed: intermittent issue when saving payment methods
• Fixed: update-profile URL does not work with automation
• Fixed: editor inserts additional tags to the email content

3.0.2 / 2017-05-20

• Added: support working with Braintree's merchant accounts
• Added: support updating site logo
• Fixed: delivery handler issue with SSL
• Fixed: eliminate duplicate background jobs
• Fixed: automation issue with list subscription
• Fixed: prevent duplicate unsubscription
• Fixed: better mobile compatibility
• Fixed: upgrade manager issue with old PHP versions

3.0.1 / 2017-05-11

• Added: integration with email verification service Kickbox.io
• Added: integration with email verification service TheChecker.co
• Added: upgrade manager - allow upgrading directly from the admin dashboard
• Added: email web viewer (through the WEB_VIEW_URL tag)
• Added: table features for email builder
• Fixed: plain text campaign issue with ElasticEmail

3.0.0-p3 / 2017-04-20

• Added: payment integration with PayPal
• Added: payment integration with Stripe
• Added: preview campaign email before sending
• Changed: change the API response format for CREATE USER, including api_token
• Fixed: licence page error on certain systems
• Fixed: duplicate queries generated for campaign statistics view

3.0.0-p1 / 2017-04-11

• Added: service plan management
• Added: registration for visitor
• Added: payment integration with Braintree (for Paypal and credit card)
• Added: sending throttling setting
• Added: subscription management
• Added: customer management
• Added: more flexible role based access control
• Added: license verification
• Added: clean up sending server's send() function
• Added: more intuitive description on the UI
• Fixed: automation sending duplicate follow-up email

2.2.0-p14 / 2017-03-30

• Added: support sending email through SparkPost API
• Added: reduce memory usage by 40% for sending to 1M subscribers
• Added: support file update via API
• Added: better built-in Spanish translation
• Changed: suppress error messages in laravel.log
• Fixed: import issue with non-break spaces
• Fixed: check/uncheck sending server in Group Edit page
• Fixed: feedback handling with ElasticEmail
• Fixed: reduce subscribers list request size
• Fixed: bounce handling issue: cannot retrieve message ID in certain cases

2.2.0-p13 / 2017-03-15

• Added: support more caching to speed up page loading
• Added: better compatibility check
• Added: better Message-Id generation, to avoid conflict
• Added: improve list importing performance
• Added: more API support, allow retrieving list's fields
• Added: follow up campaign email when it is not opened/clicked
• Added: new quota tracking system that supports multi-process
• Fixed: inconsistent Open map
• Fixed: inconsistent SendGrid bounce report
• Fixed: inconsistent sending statistics
• Fixed: email header Return-Path not properly setup
• Fixed: campaign status not correctly set

2.2.0-p12 / 2017-02-27

• Added: speed up page loading using cache
• Added: support additional user group API
• Fixed: file manager's thumbnail image
• Fixed: intermittent glitch with code editor
• Fixed: template upload issues with old HTML/CSS styles
• Fixed: translating missing in system email

2.2.0-p11 / 2017-02-22

• Added: fully multi-process supported
• Added: support more API for list/subscriber management
• Changed: new default user permissions
• Fixed: better handle invalid bounced message
• Fixed: invalid bounces not showing up correctly
• Fixed: automation cannot start for certain scenarios

2.2.0-p10 / 2017-02-15

• Fixed: suppress verbose error message
• Fixed: do not fork new processes if it is not really needed
• Fixed: file manager upload limit
• Fixed: issue with plain text campaign when working with SendGrid
• Fixed: prevent campaign from being queued more than one time
• Fixed: template selection issue on old Firefox browsers
• Fixed: click-to-open rate not showing up correctly

2.2.0-p9 / 2017-02-10

• Fixed: installation issues with exec on restricted OS
• Added: support Re-captcha
• Added: include more details in installation error messages
• Changed: API - return newly created subscriber's UID in the response

2.2.0-p8 / 2017-02-06

• Added: support advanced background job installation wizard
• Added: support erasing existing database before initialization
• Added: support customizing system's default language
• Fixed: issue with auto login by token

2.2.0-p7 / 2017-01-30

• Added: support updating the application configuration without re-installing
• Added: support sending campaign without using cronjob
• Fixed: timezone issue while scheduling future campaign

2.2.0-p6* / 2017-01-27

• Added: support sending campaign to multiple lists / segments
• Fixed: issue of migrating from v2.0.4
• Fixed: links sometimes do not work in test email
• Fixed: intermittent memory issue of PHP 5.6 or below

2.2.0-p5 / 2017-01-23

• Fixed: sending server's quota

2.2.0-p4 / 2017-01-20

• Fixed: file manager URL issue with old browsers
• Changed: new quota renewal method

2.2.0-p3 / 2017-01-17

• Fixed: memory limit issue with importing
• Fixed: MAC OS line-ending issue
• Fixed: follow-up email is triggered more than one time

2.2.0-p2 / 2017-01-11

• Fixed: compatibility issues with old PHP versions
• Fixed: compatibility issues with
• Fixed: calendar glitches on some browsers

2.2.0-p1 / 2017-01-08

• Fixed: mail list export compatibility issue on certain systems
• Fixed: cannot delete out-dated campaigns
• Fixed: php-curl compatibility issue
• Fixed: improve subscribers import performance
• Fixed: PHP 7.1 compatibility issues
• Changed: php-xml is now required
• Changed: refractor of the system jobs
• Changed: only one cronjob is required
• Added: support automation/autorespond functionality

2.0.4-p27 & 2.0.4-p28 / 2016-11-09

• Added: send a test email of campaign
• Added: better internationalization support: allow creating new language
• Added: better internationalization support: support custom translation
• Changed: support running several campaigns at the same time

2.0.4-p26 / 2016-11-08

• Added: send a test email of campaign
• Added: better internationalization support: allow creating new language
• Added: better internationalization support: support custom translation
• Changed: support running several campaigns at the same time

2.0.4-p25 / 2016-11-01

• Fixed: certain encoding may cause corrupt links
• Changed: default user policy change

2.0.4-p24 / 2016-10-28

• Fixed: subscriber import does not work well with async
• Fixed: runtime-message-id with extra invisible space
• Fixed: directory permission checking error
• Fixed: campaign's wrong subscribers count in certain cases
• Fixed: config cache with invalid values

2.0.4-p23 / 2016-10-23

• Added: ElasticEmail API/SMTP support
• Fixed: reduce the delay time when sending email through SMTP
• Changed: delivery server encryption method is no longer required

2.0.4-p22 / 2016-10-19

• Added: create-user API
• Added: quick login support
• Added: copy campaign
• Fixed: detect more environment dependencies when installing
• Fixed: layout crashes for old IE browser
• Fixed: application crashes when mbstring is missing
• Fixed: chart view issues on MS Edge

2.0.4-p20 / 2016-10-12

• Fixed: installation wizard compatibility issue
• Added: drag & drop email builder

2.0.4-p19 / 2016-10-03

• Fixed: certain types of links are not tracked

2.0.4-p18 / 2016-10-02

• Fixed: open tracking causes broken image in email content

2.0.4-p17 / 2016-10-02

• Fixed intermittent issues with bar chart in Safari
• Changed click-to-open ratio is now based on open count

2.0.4-p16 / 2016-09-30

• Fixed listing sometimes crashes due to slow internet connection
• Fixed do not allow users to enter invalid IMAP encryption method
• Fixed list import intermittent issue for ISO encoded CSV
• Added pie chart visualization for top countries by open
• Added pie chart visualization for top countries by click
• Updated text & hints on the UI
• Changed dashboard UI now contains more information
• Changed click-rate is no longer computed based on specific URL

2.0.4-p11 / 2016-09-27

• Fixed SSL issue for bounce handler
• Fixed bounce handler does not work correctly for certain type of IMAP servers
• Changed sending campaign can be deleted
• Added full support for SendGrid (web API & SMTP)

2.0.4-p8 / 2016-09-20

• Fixed HTML editor sometimes crashes on MS Edge
• Added clean up invalid bytes sequence in email content
• Added check php-gd library availability in the installation wizard

2.0.4 / 2016-09-13

This is the first publicly released version of Acelle Mail webapp (which was previously Turbo Mail 1.x, a private project at National Information System institute)

• Fixed better compatibility with MS Edge browser
• Multi-process support for sending large amounts of email
• Added Mailgun API/SMTP integration full support
• Added embeded form customization support
• Added email extra headers for better RFC compliance
• Added template gallery & template customization support

2.0.3 / 2016-07-01

• Added DKIM singing support for out-going message
• Added better integration with Amazon SES
• Added template preview support
• Added bounce logging with more information
• Changed refractor of quota system