=== MailerPress - Send Beautiful Email Campaigns ===
Authors: mailerpress
Contributors: mailerpress, seopress, rainbowgeek, maigret
Donate link: https://mailerpress.com/
Tags: newsletter, emailing, email marketing, mjml, automation
Requires at least: 6.5
Tested up to: 6.9
Stable tag: 1.4.0
Requires PHP: 8.2
License: GPLv3 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

Transform your WordPress site into a powerful email marketing platform with MailerPress - the most comprehensive and user-friendly email solution.

== Description ==

MailerPress revolutionizes email marketing for WordPress users by combining powerful functionality with intuitive design. Whether you're a small business owner, blogger, or enterprise marketer, MailerPress provides everything you need to create, manage, and optimize professional email campaigns directly from your WordPress dashboard.

**Key Capabilities:**
• Create stunning email campaigns with our advanced drag-and-drop editor
• Manage unlimited contacts, lists, and campaigns
• Automate your email marketing with intelligent campaign scheduling
• Design beautiful templates with our modern, Block Editor-inspired interface
• Track performance and optimize your campaigns for maximum engagement
• Seamlessly integrate with your favorite WordPress plugins and themes

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== Why Choose MailerPress? ==

**💰 Cost-Effective Solution**
Start completely free with unlimited contacts and campaigns. Our free version provides everything you need to launch successful email marketing campaigns. Upgrade to Pro for advanced features including premium templates, professional email delivery services, AI-powered content optimization, and premium integrations.

**⚡ Save Time & Boost Productivity**
Create professional emails in seconds with our premium template library. Import contacts effortlessly via CSV files. Leverage AI technology to enhance your content, fix grammar, adjust length, and generate compelling visuals. Set up automated campaigns to keep your audience engaged with your latest content.

**🎯 No-Code Required**
Built for everyone - no technical expertise needed. Our intuitive interface operates entirely within your WordPress admin panel. The modern editor, inspired by the WordPress Block Editor, ensures you'll never feel lost while creating sophisticated email campaigns.

**🚀 Unlimited Everything**
Enjoy unlimited contacts, campaigns, lists, and tags - even in the free version. Scale your email marketing without restrictions or hidden limitations.

== Free Features ==

**Email Creation & Design**
• Advanced drag-and-drop email editor
• Comprehensive template management system
• Save and reuse custom layouts
• Full Site Editing (FSE) compatibility with theme.json
• Google Fonts integration with local hosting
• MJML template import for professional designs

**Contact Management**
• Unlimited contacts, lists, and tags
• CSV import/export functionality
• Advanced contact segmentation
• GDPR-compliant subscription management
• Fully customizable opt-in form shortcode to capture contacts—seamless with all popular page builders
• Double opt-in with customizable confirmation emails
• Merge tags for personalized content

**Campaign Management**
• Professional campaign creation and scheduling
• Content retrieval from posts, pages, and products
• WooCommerce integration for e-commerce campaigns
• Multiple sending options (PHP Mail, custom SMTP)
• Comprehensive campaign analytics

**Privacy & Compliance**
• GDPR-friendly with built-in unsubscribe functionality
• Complete data privacy - no external data collection
• Self-hosted solution for maximum security

<a href="https://mailerpress.com/features">Explore all MailerPress features</a>

== Pro Features ==
**Professional Email Delivery**
• Premium email service integrations (SendGrid, Brevo, MailJet, Amazon SES, Mailgun, Postmark and more)
• Enhanced deliverability and reputation management
• Implemented bounce management using email provider APIs
• Advanced analytics and reporting

**AI-Powered Marketing**
• Artificial Intelligence integration (OpenAI, DeepSeek, Mistral, Google Gemini)
• Automated content optimization
• Smart image generation and enhancement

**Advanced Integrations**
• Premium form plugin integrations (Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Fluent Forms and more)
• Premium page builder plugin integrations (Elementor, Bricks and more)
• Advanced automation workflows
• Contact segmentation and behavioral targeting (custom fields and segments)

**Professional Tools**
• Easily embed opt-in forms on any external website
• Premium template library
• Mobile campaign management
• White-label customization options
• Automated follow-up emails for pending double opt-in confirmations
• Priority customer support

<a href="https://mailerpress.com/">Upgrade to MailerPress Pro</a>

== Developer-Friendly ==

MailerPress is built with developers in mind, offering extensive customization options:

• **Hundreds of hooks** for seamless plugin behavior modification
• **REST API** for third-party integrations and custom applications
• **MJML template support** for advanced email design workflows
• **React-based architecture** for maximum performance and extensibility

== Privacy & Security ==

**Privacy by Design**
MailerPress is fully GDPR-compliant and privacy-focused. We collect no data, ensuring your information remains secure on your own server. When using external email providers, please review their respective privacy policies for detailed data handling information.

== Community & Support ==

**Translation Support**
Help expand MailerPress globally by <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/mailerpress/">contributing translations</a>.
Languages currently available: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and Arabic. Additional languages are being added regularly.

**Customer Support**
• **Free users**: Access community support through our <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mailerpress/">WordPress.org forum</a>
• **Pro users**: Receive priority support via our <a href="https://mailerpress.com/support/">dedicated customer portal</a>

== Installation ==

1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/mailerpress` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress
1. Use MailerPress screen to get started

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How do I get support? =

For Free users: <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mailerpress/">Forums</a>
For Pro users: support by mail from their customer account.

== Screenshots ==
1. MailerPress dashboard
2. Customize MailerPress dashboard
3. Wizard to create a new email campaign
4. The MailerPress block editor to create your campaigns
5. Available blocks to build your emails
6. Wizard assistant to quickly get started with MailerPress
7. Wizard assistant to quickly get started with MailerPress
8. Wizard assistant to quickly get started with MailerPress
9. Email Serice Providers integrations
10. Third-party extensions integrations

== Changelog ==
= 1.4.0 <a href="https://mailerpress.com/mailerpress-1-4/">Read the blog post update</a> =
* NEW: Added support for Amazon SES as an email provider.
* NEW: Introduced spam protection settings, including honeypot and rate-limiting to block multiple submissions within a short timeframe.
* NEW: You can now choose whether all MailerPress data should be removed when uninstalling the plugin.
* NEW: Added a public URL to display the rendering of sent campaigns. Thanks to this URL, it is now possible to create a frontend archive page using a shortcode or a Gutenberg block.
* IMPROVEMENT: The setup wizard has been revamped and can now be restarted at any time.

= 1.3.1 =
* IMPROVEMENT: A visual indicator is now displayed in the campaign list when a campaign is currently being sent.
* IMPROVEMENT: The Brick Builder now offers more settings to better control and customize the design and the submit button.
* FIX: An issue was fixed where the double opt-in selection was not being applied correctly when using the Brick Builder integration.

= 1.3 <a href="https://mailerpress.com/mailerpress-1-3/">Read the blog post update</a> =
* NEW: Fluent Forms integration
* NEW: Embeddable forms that can be used on external websites
* NEW: Automatic reminder emails for double opt-in confirmations
* NEW: You can now view more detailed statistics for sent campaigns directly from the campaign listing.
* NEW: Sending frequency settings have been revisited, with more options, and now handle profile-based sending.
* IMPROVEMENT: The newsletter email sending process has been reviewed to avoid processing all batches within Action Scheduler.
* IMPROVEMENT: Bounce settings are now directly integrated into the SMTP / Email Service Provider configuration
* IMPROVEMENT: Minor redesign of the Email Service Providers screens for better usability
* IMPROVEMENT: You can now cancel a campaign that is pending or currently being sent
* IMPROVEMENT: Improved performance for audience imports and bulk deletions to prevent issues with large contact lists

<a href="https://mailerpress.com/docs/mailerpress-changelog/" target="_blank">View our complete changelog</a>
