This plugin is a must-have for any store which sells downloadable products such as e-books, courses, software, etc. It takes away the tedious task of manually searching for all buyers of a downloadable product and then manually sending them an email about a new update to the product.
How to update the plugin
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Install the Easy Theme & Plugin Upgrades plugin on your WordPress website. You can download it from the plugins area on your website or download it from here.
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Download WCDPUE from your CodeCanyon downloads area and install it on your website. The old version of the plugin will automatically be replaced with the new version.
Change Log
v2.0.10 – 14th September 2021
- [Fix] Plugin would not work on WordPress versions lower than 5.5 because of undefined wp_get_environment_type() function error.
v2.0.9 – 30th August 2021
- [New] {product_table} magic tag; output a product table within your update email. Learn More: https://wcdpue.com/available-magic-tags/ - [Fix] {what_changed} magic tag did not work for variable products. - [Info] {what_changed} now supports HTML tags. - [Info] Tested on WP 5.8 - [Info] Tested on WC 5.6
v2.0.8 – 25th June 2021
- [New] What Changed textarea added to the Product Update metabox. Let customers know what changed in your latest update. - [Info] Tested on WC 5.4
v2.0.7 – 9th June 2021
- [New] Added support for WooCommerce Subscription Products. - [Fix] Test emails weren't working for WordPress installations installed in subfolders. - [Info] Tested on WC 5.3
v2.0.6 – 18th April 2021
- [New] Option to display Unsubscribe button on downloads page in customer accounts.
v2.0.5 – 7th April 2021
- [Fix] Compatibility issue with Flatsome theme
v2.0.4 – 20th March 2021
- [Fix] Better differentiate between guest and customer orders - [Fix] Handle cases where wc_product does not return an object - [Fix] Prevent sending emails with blank downloads if the option to include downloads in emails is checked but no download is returned - [Info] Tested on WP 5.7 - [Info] Tested on WC 5.1
v2.0.3 – 19th December 2020
- New: Added basic Dokan Marketplace Plugin support. Product Vendors can send product update emails to their customers if the option is checked in WCDPUE's settings. - New: Option to prevent plugin from sending product update emails for guest purchases. - Info: Tested on WP 5.6 - Info: Tested on WC 4.8
v2.0.2 – 28th September 2020
- Fix: Don't output duplicate registered schedules. - Fix: Minor silent PHP errors. - Info: Tested on WP 5.5 - Info: Tested on WC 4.5
v2.0.1 – 16th May 2020
- Change: Admins can now either allow customers to either opt-in, or opt-out of update emails when they're checking out. Admins can also turn off the option. - Change: Moved opt-in/opt-out preference above checkout button. - Info: Tested on WP 5.4 - Info: Tested on WC 4.1 - Info: Added some Spanish translations
v2.0.0 is a major update, please see this short guide for instructions on moving over to the new plugin: click here
v2.0.0 – 17th November 2019
- New: Option to send test email to admin - New: Allow customers to opt out of receiving update emails - New: Checks added to determine whether or not there might be problems with Cron on a website. - Change: UI improvements - Info: Rewrote plugin in OOP PHP - Info: Made plugin text strings translatable - Info: Tested on WP 5.3 - Info: Tested on WC 3.8
v1.4.1 – 8th November 2018
-New: reintroduced direct download magic tag {download_url} (customers will not have access to new downloads they didn't already buy, this is a WC limitation) -New: {download_name} magic tag (shows the updated download name(s)) -New: {full_name} magic tag (customer full name) -Fix: show welcome screen only once -Fix: Plugin's metabox will no longer show on non-downloadable products -Info: Compatible with WooCommerce 3.5
v1.4.0 – 5th February 2018
-New: Product image magic tag -New: Log feature -Tweak: Removed immediate update sending feature by default, the option can be turned on in the settings page. -Tweak: Settings page redesign -Fix: wrong link to settings page on the welcome page -Info: WP 4.9 compatible -Info: WooCommerce 3.3 compatible
v1.3.1 – 23rd October 2017
-Fix: WooCommerce 3.2 compatible
v1.3.0 – 1st May 2017
-New: Clear queue button on settings page -Fix: Scheduled emails were not being cleared from queue.
v1.2.0 – 10th April 2017
-Fix: Issue where plugin would count duplicate download permissions. -Tweak: Changed "Buyers with access" text to "Unique download access count". -Tweak: Removed {download_url} magic tag. -Tweak: Removed {download_trim} magic tag. -Tweak: Plugin will only send 1 email per buyer on product update. Even though a buyer has multiple active download permissions from purchasing the product multiple times; they will only receive one email about the update. -Tested on WC 3.0
v1.1.0 – 27th December 2016
- New: 2 additional Email variables for direct download link: {download_url} and direct download link without protocol: {download_url_trim} - New: Subject field now supports email variables. - New: Setting to use default WooCommerce email styles for emails. - New: Added admin notice for review. - New: Plugin shows warning admin notice if WooCommerce is not activated. - New: Variable downloadable products now show how many buyers each variation has next to the Variation ID - Tweak: Changed settings page menu title to "WCDPUE Pro". - Tweak: Code optimization. - Fix: Email variables with trim now work on https sites also. - Info: Tested with WP 4.7
v1.0.0 – 26th November 2016
-Initial release