Description
RDS Newsletter is a straightforward email newsletter plugin that does not overcomplicate things.
Features:
* Import subscribers via CSV or plain text (one email per line)
* Paste raw HTML as your email content
* Optional templates (Basic and Modern included)
* Batch sending with configurable limits (default 500 per hour)
* Subscriber groups for targeted sends
* Double opt-in with confirmation emails
* Open and click tracking with reports
* Automatic unsubscribe links in every email
* Bounce detection with auto-delete via IMAP
* IP address and timestamp logging for compliance
* Signup and unsubscribe shortcodes
* Send test emails before sending to your list
* Schedule newsletters for later
* Duplicate newsletters
* Export subscribers as CSV
Shortcodes
Signup form:
[rdsnl_signup]
Optional attributes:
* title="Subscribe to our newsletter"
* button_text="Subscribe"
* group="3" (group ID to auto-assign)
Unsubscribe form:
[rdsnl_unsubscribe]
Installation
- Upload the
rds-newsletterfolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate via Plugins menu
- Go to Newsletter > Settings to configure your company name and batch limits
- Import your subscribers via Newsletter > Import
- Compose and send via Newsletter > Compose
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Changelog
1.3.0
- Changed plugin prefix from ‘rds’ (3 chars) to ‘rdsnl’ (5 chars) across all classes, functions, constants, options, hooks, shortcodes, script handles, and CSS classes to meet WordPress.org 4+ character prefix requirement
- Applied wp_kses_post() sanitization to HTML newsletter content at point of input
- Replaced direct SQL column interpolation with wpdb %i identifier placeholders in ORDER BY clauses and UPDATE field references
- Improved nonce verification comments for email-based URLs (confirm, unsubscribe, tracking) that cannot use nonces
- Bumped minimum WordPress version to 6.2 (required for %i identifier placeholder support)
- Shortcodes renamed: [rdsnl_signup] and [rdsnl_unsubscribe]
- Database table prefix changed from rds_nl_ to rdsnl_ (deactivate and reactivate plugin to recreate tables)
1.2.0
- Added nonce verification to all admin actions including newsletter duplication
- Added explicit permission checks (current_user_can) to all data-modifying handlers
- Moved all inline JavaScript to properly enqueued external files
- Moved all inline CSS to properly enqueued external stylesheets
- Added public.js and public.css for frontend form handling
- Moved settings page IMAP/bounce scripts into admin.js
- Template data now passed via wp_add_inline_script instead of inline script tag
- Standalone public pages now use wp_print_styles and wp_print_scripts
1.1.0
- WordPress coding standards compliance
- Improved input sanitization and output escaping
- Updated for WordPress 6.9 compatibility
1.0.0
- Initial release