Sendy

The problem with most MLM scripts is bandwidth usage. As the subscribers list grows, so does the cost of sending out the newsletter, growing exponentially with each new mailing list and each new email campaign.

This is not only true for open source MLM scripts, but for hosted solutions like Mailchimp or AWebere which charge users per sent email.

Sendy can provide an alternative to this problem, simply by working on top of Amazon SES, a much cheaper alternative to all the above MLM solutions.

This means sending one single email can cost up to 100 times cheaper, saving the developer money on his marketing budget.

Besides the obvious money-saving capabilities, Sendy is also pretty well fitted with top of the line features, comparable to any free or commercial email & newsletter service out there.

What is new in this release:

• You can now pass query_string value into ‘campaigns/create' API calls
• Campaign report now omits Google Fonts API URLs from ‘clicks' tracking data
• Trim email before validating upon subscribe via API or subscribe form
• Changed copy to no longer use ‘Production access' as Amazon has changed the term to ‘SES Sending Limits'.
• Fixed a bug where quota isn't updated when scheduling emails while logged in as a ‘brand' user
• Fixed displaying of ‘Lists' tables in iPhone 6 Plus
• Fixed an issue where importing certain CSVs may result in the import getting stuck at a certain percentage
• Fixed a situation where ‘Your campaign has been scheduled' page isn't showing after ‘brand' user pays for a campaign

What is new in version 2.0.4:

• You can now pass query_string value into ‘campaigns/create' API calls
• Campaign report now omits Google Fonts API URLs from ‘clicks' tracking data
• Trim email before validating upon subscribe via API or subscribe form
• Changed copy to no longer use ‘Production access' as Amazon has changed the term to ‘SES Sending Limits'.
• Fixed a bug where quota isn't updated when scheduling emails while logged in as a ‘brand' user
• Fixed displaying of ‘Lists' tables in iPhone 6 Plus
• Fixed an issue where importing certain CSVs may result in the import getting stuck at a certain percentage
• Fixed a situation where ‘Your campaign has been scheduled' page isn't showing after ‘brand' user pays for a campaign

What is new in version 2.0.3:

• Optimized script for exporting ‘Unopens' resulting in more than ten fold increase in export speed
• On top of Sendy's UI already being mobile friendly, more pages are now mobile friendly
• Fixed a bug where images with ‘all caps extension' fails to upload via the WYSIWYG editor (Hat tip to Sean Gallagher)
• Updated Sendy to reflect HTTPS version of sendy.co where applicable

What is new in version 2.0.2:

• When appending query string (eg. Google Analytics query strings) to URLs in an email, Sendy now checks for existing query strings appended to the URL, if so, the query string you set in your campaign will be appended with & instead of ?
• Used ‘HTTPS' version of Google's favicon retrieval endpoint
• Security fixes

What is new in version 2.0.1:

• When appending query string (eg. Google Analytics query strings) to URLs in an email, Sendy now checks for existing query strings appended to the URL, if so, the query string you set in your campaign will be appended with & instead of ?
• Used ‘HTTPS' version of Google's favicon retrieval endpoint
• Security fixes

What is new in version 2.0:

• Google Analytics tracking support
• Can now store templates
• Upload custom logos for your brands
• Search all lists
• Set custom 'campaign titles' to your campaigns
• Export CSV of recipients who did not open your email
• Updated CKEditor to the latest version 4.4.6
• Added new fonts to WYSIWYG editor
• New icons on reports page
• Set a different font style for ‘Edit' and ‘XX not delivered' buttons that appears alongside campaign items
• Improved text alignment with badges and labels
• Changed favicon's retrieval endpoint to Google's favicon service
• More accurate 'opens' reporting for recipients who opened the same email newsletter from two or more different countries
• Excludes telephone `tel:` & SMS `sms:` numbers from being converted into trackable links (just like `mailto:`)
• Set PHP's timezone to what's set in Sendy's settings earlier in the autoresponders's script to prevent probability of emails not getting sent due to timezone discrepancies
• Fixed a bug where visiting ‘Settings' while logged in as a ‘Brand' may cause the user to be logged out immediately
• Clearer instructions in ‘SMTP settings' when creating or editing a brand
• Remove whitespace from license key when verifying license to prevent curl from failing
• Fixed a bug where double opt-in confirmation email is blank if custom confirmation email content is removed
• Fixed a bug where ‘Used quota' is reset to ‘0' in December (related to date of reset between year end and the next year)

What is new in version 1.1.9.5:

• Sendy now uses CKEditor! A much better and stable WYSIWYG editor, hope you like it.
• New API for creating and sending campaigns! This opens up lots of possibilities.
• Fixed a bug with web version link displaying a blank page in Autoresponder triggered emails when [webversion] tag is used instead of <webversion></webversion> tag.
• Updated CA certificate to the latest version.
• Security enhancements.

What is new in version 1.1.9.4:

• Automatically select encrypted listID when hovering over truncated listID in list view
• Amazon SES's 'MessageID' is now stored in the database for every email sent to each subscriber
• Emails are now flagged as spam according to matching 'MessageID' between SNS notification and recipient's record. This applies for both 'Campaigns' and 'Autoresponders'
• Fixed a bug where 'bounces & complaints' aren't detected to be setup if 'From email' of the campaign differs from what's set in the 'From email' in brand settings
• Don't include '[unsubscribe]' and '[webversion]' tag in campaign report's 'Link activity' when these tags are used in 'href' tags as 'unsubscribe' and 'web version clicks' are already tracked
• Adds 'http://' to the original URL when redirecting a trackable link to the original URL if user forgets to add 'http://' to the URL in a href tag
• Updated Redactor WYSIWYG editor to the latest version 9.2.6
• Updated CA certificate to the latest version
• Translation support for various strings missed out on previous versions
• Detects and returns a more helpful error message if server is blocking outgoing connections
• Changed 404 error message to include a link to official troubleshooting guide
• Warns user if APP_PATH is not set in /includes/config.php when installing Sendy for the first time
• Added troubleshooting link for database connection error when attempting to install Sendy for the first time
• Added 'List-Unsubscribe' header (unsubscribe URL as value) to emails sent as 'campaigns' and 'autoresponders'
• Changed email extraction method from 'mail source' JSON object in bounces and complaints handling script

What is new in version 1.1.9.3:

• Updated Redactor editor to the latest version 9.2.5
• WYSIWYG editor toolbar will now remain visible on screen when page is scrolled down for easier access to editing tools
• Fixed campaigns RSS feed breaking when '&' is used in the subject line
• Fixed updated brand name not reflecting in the top bar when editing a brand name while logged in as the brand user
• Fixed current_quota not being updated when scheduling an email while logged in as the 'main' user
• Fixed user getting logged out when clicking links in the left sidebar in Settings page when logged in as a brand user
• Fixed slight opens percentage difference between overview page and report
• Eliminate timezone warning in error_log when scheduled.php is executed
• Fixed jquery.min.map pointing to non existent jquery file
• Security enhancements

What is new in version 1.1.9.2:

• Unintended spaces are removed when saving IAM credentials in Settings
• Security enhancements

What is new in version 1.1.9:

• New personalization tags for dates.
• Unsubscribe and web version 'dummy placeholder links' in 'test emails' are now replaced with working placeholder links.
• Remove whitespace in search keyword for search function in lists.
• Improved CSV import script for large CSVs importing via a cron job.
• Personalization tags now works with colons and dashes in 'fallback=' value.
• Sort 'Brands' by alphabetical order.
• More descriptive copy for 'Export' button in lists depending on which tab user is on.
• Sendy just got a new facelift.
• Updated Certificate Authority bundle to the latest version.
• Bug fixes and security improvements.
• Updated Redactor to version 9.2.1.
• Set monthly limits for brands.

What is new in version 1.1.8.5:

• Even more secure against SQL injection by logging user out when an exploitation attempt is detected.