MD6.0 is live
It’s a little nerve wracking to sit here and write something that’s not in a code editor or chat window after many years, but here we are, shaking the dust off and finally publishing the first post on Marketers Delight 6.0.
New in Marketers Delight
The latest notes & site activity from the MD Labs.
Important Block Editor Compatibility Update
Marketers Delight 5.5.8 is now released. This minor update addresses some compatibility updates with the recent new version of WordPress, and will restore full functionality to the Callout, Content Upgrade, Email Form, and Share Notice blocks. To get the one-click updates for your MD Theme and Drop-ins, go to WP admin > Marketers Delight >[...]
New header testing
You are now testing an early concept of MD5.6, which adds some useful new features throughout the MD admin panel. Attached is a screenshot of one of the most fun part of the new version, which is the new header layout settings. More details and release coming very soon!
An MD table of contents in the wild
The new drop-in is almost ready! You will find it enabled on a few posts and pages around here, but the usage on a long article like the behemoth MD5.0 announcement post.
Designing email HTML templates
Dusted off my old HTML table skills and designed a custom newsletter template for issues of the Kolakube Labs. Stay tuned, and remember you saw it here first. 😉
Marketers Delight 5.5.5 now available
The Marketers Delight 5.5.5 maintenance and developer release is now awaiting you in your MD dashboard! To update, make sure you have an active license key connected to your website and customer account to receive easy one-click updates and access to the latest release. To see what’s included in the full update, including drop-in updates,[...]
Perfecting the Easy Digital Downloads 3.0 upgrade
It turns out that after upgrading to Easy Digital Downloads 3.0, a couple of important pages on the MD.com website started to load very slowly. No issues had surfaced for some days, but a small detail had started to pile up. A performance headache, the MD account area has been loading much slower lately. It[...]
Easy one-click upgrades
Don’t forget to periodically check for updates in the MD dashboard, as we are on a faster development cycle of smaller updates. The MD Dashboard makes it as easy as one-click to update MD and any drop-ins as we release them. Save time, and have fun with new improvements to your websites! Tip: Always update[...]
The New MD Changelog
The MD changelog has gotten a makeover. You can now browse changelog entries by categories, including sorting all Drop-ins separate from the main MD theme. Go take a look at the new Changelog, and follow this stream page for publish activity and other development notes.
Doing it live
Making some dev updates to MD.com live tonight. If you’ve been paying attention, what looks different around here? Please assume any glitches that may show up are signs of immense progress.
MD5.5 is now live on MD.com
The nearly ready for release MD5.5 is now officially running on the Marketers Delight website! You can see a sneak peak of the changelog for what’s new in MD5.5 below, and expect the update to be sent to your site soon! Can you see anything new? 🙂
Quick tip: Conditional Floating bars & Popups
You don’t want an intrusive ad banner or popup offer when it matters the most. But when a message must be heard the most, you want a fast and effective way to make your message HEARD! With MD Optins, you can fine-tune where you announce your offers from the Optins admin settings every time you[...]