This release focuses on improving support for RTL (right-to-left) languages as well as fixing some compatibility issues.
For even more features and optimizations (see the comparision page), please use the integrated pro upgrader to start a free 30-day-trial of Maps Marker Pro.
Pro v1.9 has also been released today with the following highlights:
- geolocation support: show and follow your location when viewing maps
- search function for layerlist on marker edit page
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Now let´s get to the highlights of v3.9.2:
support for using WMTS servers as custom overlays
Thanks to feedback from dimizu you now also can configure WMTS/tile servers as custom overlays. Just navigate to Settings / Overlays and add the endpoint of your tile server into the field “Tiles URL” (with previous versions this did not work 100%, especially if the tiles url used special chars like &).
optimized RTL (right-to-left) language support
With pro v1.9 I optimized the support for RTL (right-to-left) languages and fixed an issue with settings page, where settings could not be changed properly if RTL was active:
Other changes and optimizations
- compatibility check for plugin “WP External Links” which can cause maps to break
- updated jQuery select2 addon to v3.5.1
- added backticks (`) around column and table names in all SQL statements to prevent collisions with reserved words
Bugfixes
- some settings were not selectable when RTL (right-to-left) language support was active
- custom overlays and custom basemaps with & and {} chars in URLs were broken
- potential XSS security issue on fullscreen maps (discovered by https://security.dxw.com/)
- default marker icon was not used for maps created with shortcodes directly (thx Bernd!)
- broken layer maps/plugin installations on mySQL instances using clustering as reserved word (thx Tim!)
Translations updates
Thanks to many motivated contributors, this release comes with the following updated translations:
- Bosnian thanks to Kenan Dervišević, http://dkenan.com
- German
- Polish thanks to Pawel Wyszyński, http://injit.pl, Tomasz Rudnicki, and Robert Pawlak
- Russian thanks to Ekaterina Golubina (supported by Teplitsa of Social Technologies – http://te-st.ru) and Vyacheslav Strenadko, http://poi-gorod.ru
- Romanian thanks to Arian, http://administrare-cantine.ro, Daniel Codrea, http://www.inadcod.com and Flo Bejgu, http://www.inboxtranslation.com
If you want to contribute to translations (new Hindi translators would be appreciated!), please visit https://translate.mapsmarker.com/projects/lmm for more information. Please note that translators are also compensated for their contribution – for example if a translation is finished less than 50%, the translator gets a free 25 licenses pack worth €149 as a compensation for completing the translation to 100%.
Outlook – my plans for the next release
Please see the roadmap for a rough schedule for planned features of the pro version and please subscribe to this blog (via RSS or Email) or follow @MapsMarker on twitter (= most current updates) if you want to stay up to date with the latest development news.
Full changelog
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geolocation support: show and follow your location when viewing maps |
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search function for layerlist on marker edit page |
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support for using WMTS servers as custom overlays (thx dimizu!) |
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compatibility check for plugin “WP External Links” which can cause maps to break |
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optimized RTL (right-to-left) language support |
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updated jQuery select2 addon to v3.5.1 |
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added backticks (`) around column and table names in all SQL statements to prevent collisions with reserved words |
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some settings were not selectable when RTL (right-to-left) language support was active |
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custom overlays and custom basemaps with & and {} chars in URLs were broken |
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potential XSS security issue on fullscreen maps (discovered by https://security.dxw.com/) |
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default marker icon was not used for maps created with shortcodes directly (thx Bernd!) |
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broken layer maps/plugin installations on mySQL instances using clustering as reserved word (thx Tim!) |
| Translation updates In case you want to help with translations, please visit the web-based translation plattform |
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updated Bosnian translation thanks to Kenan Dervišević, http://dkenan.com |
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updated German translation |
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updated Polish translation thanks to Pawel Wyszyński, http://injit.pl, Tomasz Rudnicki, and Robert Pawlak |
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updated Russian translation thanks to Ekaterina Golubina (supported by Teplitsa of Social Technologies – http://te-st.ru) and Vyacheslav Strenadko, http://poi-gorod.ru |
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updated Romanian translation thanks to Arian, http://administrare-cantine.ro, Daniel Codrea, http://www.inadcod.com and Flo Bejgu, http://www.inboxtranslation.com |
How to download / update
The easiest way to update is to use the WordPress update process: login with an user who has admin privileges, navigate to Dashboard / Updates, select plugins to update and press the button “Update Plugins”. Alternatively you can also download the current version here, unzip the package and overwrite the plugin´s files on your webserver.
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