Pro v1.5.2 with clustering, GPX and importer optimizations is available

Posted on 20 December, 2013

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Pro-Version Releases
Attention: this is not the changelog for the latest stable version 4.28 (see related release notes)

Pro v1.5.2 is mainly a maintenance release which adds optimizations to clustering, GPX and importer functionality. Please read below for more details.

Let me know what you think about this new release by submitting a review!

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Now let´s get to the highlight of pro v1.5.2:

MapsMarker.com now also supports bitcoin payment

I´ve added a new payment method for the shop on mapsmarker.com: if you are already using bitcoins, you can now also use them to buy Maps Marker Pro licenses. See https://www.mapsmarker.com/bitcoin for more details.

updated markercluster codebase to v0.4

This update added some subtle change – please see the changelog for full details.

Other changes & optimizations

  • warning message on importer if . instead of , is used as coma separater for lat/lon values (thx Yannick!)
  • additional check if loaded GPX file is valid
  • added marker cluster fallback colors for IE6-8 (via markercluster codebase update to v0.4)
  • optimized minimap control box to better fit leaflet design (thx robpvn!)
  • use WordPress wp_remove_get() function instead of proprietary proxy for fetching GPX files
  • switched from wp_remote_post() to wp_remove_get() to avoid occasional IIS7.0 issues (thx Chas!)
  • optimized detailed import log messages to better indicate if test mode is on

Bugfixes

  • import log showed wrong row number on marker updates

Translations updates

Thanks to many motivated contributors, this release comes with the following translation updates:

Updated translations

If you want to contribute to translations (Thai would be great 😉 ), please visit http://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  €199 as a compensation for completing the translation to 100%.

Outlook – my plans for the next release

v1.6 development will be focused on the integration of Google Street View, v1.7 will focus on filtering of layers on frontend.

Please also see the roadmap for a rough schedule for planned features 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

MapsMarker.com now also supports bitcoin payments
warning message on importer if . instead of , is used as coma separater for lat/lon values (thx Yannick!)
additional check if loaded GPX file is valid
added marker cluster fallback colors for IE6-8 (via markercluster codebase update to v0.4)
updated markercluster codebase to v0.4 (changelog)
optimized minimap control box to better fit leaflet design (thx robpvn!)
use WordPress wp_remove_get() function instead of proprietary proxy for fetching GPX files
switched from wp_remote_post() to wp_remove_get() to avoid occasional IIS7.0 issues (thx Chas!)
optimized detailed import log messages to better indicate if test mode is on
import log showed wrong row number on marker updates
Translation updates
In case you want to help with translations, please visit the web-based translation plattform
updated Chinese translation thanks to John Shen, http://www.synyan.net and ck
updated Dutch translation thanks to Patrick Ruers, http://www.stationskwartiersittard.nl
updated German translation
updated Indonesian translation thanks to Andy Aditya Sastrawikarta and Emir Hartato, http://whateverisaid.wordpress.com
updated Italian translation thanks to Luca Barbetti, http://twitter.com/okibone
updated Korean translation thanks to Andy Park, http://wcpadventure.com
updated Latvian translation thanks to Juris Orlovs, http://lbpa.lv and Eriks Remess http://geekli.st/Eriks
updated Norwegian (Bokmål) translation thanks to Inge Tang, http://drommemila.no
updated Polish translation thanks to Tomasz Rudnicki, http://www.kochambieszczady.pl
updated Romanian translation thanks to Arian, http://administrare-cantine.ro and Daniel Codrea, http://www.inadcod.com

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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”.

The pro plugin checks every 12 hours if a new version is available. You can also manually trigger the update check by going to Plugins and clicking on the link “Manually check for updates” next to “Leaflet Maps Marker Pro”:

manual-update-check

Additional update notes for beta tester

No additional action on plugin update required.