Easy Accept Payments via PayPal

5.1.3

• The visitor ID won’t be set for admin area anymore since this is only needed for the front-end. This should help with the “headers already sent” error on some sites.

5.1.2

• Resolved an intermittent checkout error caused by recent PayPal API updates.

5.1.1

• Added Norwegian krone (NOK) to the list of supported currencies in the settings menu.

5.1.0

• The visitor ID is set using the plugins_loaded hook instead of the init hook.

5.0.9

• Typo fixed in the thank you message.

5.0.8

• Added more debug logging statements for troubleshooting purposes.
• Increased the transient expiration time for better consistency.

5.0.7

• Added option to enable debug logging for troubleshooting purposes.
• Added an option to view and reset the log file from the settings menu.

5.0.6

• Added a new option in the settings menu to enable shipping address collection during the checkout process.

5.0.5

• Added more currency codes to the list of supported currencies in the settings menu.

5.0.4

• Fix for multiple payment widget shortcodes on the same page with other amount not working properly.

5.0.3

• The New PayPal API is the only supported option now. The old PayPal option has been removed.

5.0.2

• Currency code is always taken from the settings. The new PayPal API doesn’t allow multiple different currency codes to be used in the SDK load on the same page.

5.0.1

• Fixed an issue with the “reference” parameter in the shortcode.

5.0

• Important: this version upgrades the PayPal API to the new PayPal Commerce Platform API for better security. It has breaking changes. Please read the following notes carefully.
• Important: After updating to this version, you will need to go to the settings menu of the plugin and configure your PayPal API credentials for the new Paypal API.
• It is recommended to test this version on a staging site before updating the live site.
• Link to the previous version (4.9.10) is available here: https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wordpress-easy-paypal-payment-or-donation-accept-plugin.4.9.10.zip

4.9.10

• Added output escaping to one shortcode parameter.

4.9.9

• Added a settings link in the plugins menu so it can be accessed easily.

4.9.8

• Fixed the stable tag version number.
• Removed the use of HEREDOC or NOWDOC syntax.

4.9.7

• Updated the banner and icon graphics used in the plugin’s page.
• Tested on WP6.0

4.9.6

• Added new shortcode parameters that can be used to specify placeholder value for the “reference” and “other amount” fields.

4.9.5

• Added a Cancel URL field in the settings. This can be used to specify a cancel URL for the [wp_paypal_payment_box] shortcode.

4.9.4

• Removed a warning from the settings menu of this plugin.
• Updated the settings menu header to use h2 tag.

4.9.3

• WordPress 4.7 compatibility.
• Fixed an issue with using quotation marks in Payment Subject.

4.9.2

• Added a CSS class to the other amount input field.
• Replaced the line-breaks in the default shortcode output to use CSS divs with a default margin of 10px. This should produce better output in any given WordPress theme.

4.9.1

• Added sanitization and escaping.

4.9

• Removed some unnecessary files.
• Added nonce check in the settings.

4.8

• Added a new shortcode parameter (other_amount_label) to allow customization of the “Other Amount” text/label in the payment form.
• Added a new class name (buy_now_button_image) to the custom button image (so users can target that button image for customization via CSS).
• WordPress 4.4 compatibility.

4.7

• Added a new parameter (default_amount) in the other amount shortcode so you can specify a default amount that will be used to pre-fill the amount field.
• Added PayPal IPN validation option.

4.6

• Added two new filters to modify the reference input field name and value programmatically.
• Added a check to make sure a PayPal email address is specified in the widget shortcode.
• Added an option to specify the “cbt” parameter via the shortcode.
• Refactored some code to move all the admin dashboard related code to a separate file.

4.5

• The “Other Amount” input field type is now set to “number”. This will work better on mobile devices.

4.4

• Added a new shortcode parameter so you can optionally set the “rm” variable via the shortcode.
• WordPress 4.2 compatibility.

4.3

• WordPress 4.1 compatibility.

4.2

• Fixed a small issue using the other amount option with the shortcode [wp_paypal_payment].
• Cleaned up the settings area a bit and made the options more user-friendly.

4.1

• The currency code will now be shown after the “Other Amount” field.
• Added the option to create text based payment button. Use parameter “button_text” in the shortcode to use it.
• WordPress 4.0 compatibility.

4.0

• Added two new filters to allow modification of the payer email parameter programmatically. The filters are ‘wppp_widget_any_amt_email’ and ‘wppp_widget_email’.
• Added a new parameter in the shortcode to override tax value. The name of the new shortcode parameter is “tax”.

3.9

• Added an option to exclude the “reference” field from the payment widget. Using the parameter reference=”” in the shortcode will disable that field.

3.8

• Added a new feature to open the payment window in a new browser tab/window. Use the new_window parameter in the shortcode to use it.
• Fixed a minor bug in the [wp_paypal_payment_box_for_any_amount] shortcode.

3.7

• Added more parameters in the “wp_paypal_payment_box_for_any_amount” shortcode. New parameters are “reference” (for adding a reference field) and “currency” (for adding a currency code).
• Moved some inline CSS to a CSS file.

3.6

• Added the ability to specify a cancel URL using the “cancel_url” parameter in the shortcode
• Added a new shortcode that allows you to create a payment widget for any amount.

3.5

• WordPress 3.8 compatibility

3.4

• Added an option to specify a custom button image for the payment button. You can use the “button_image” parameter in the shortcode to use a customized image for the buy button.

3.3

• Added an option in the shortcode to specify a payment subject. This can be handy if you have multiple payment widgets on your site.
• WordPress 3.7 compatibility
• Fixed some deprecated calls

3.2

• Added an option in the shortcode to set the country code to be used for the PayPal checkout page language.

3.1

• Added an option to specify a different amount (any amount your user whish to pay) via the shortcode.

Changelog for old versions can be found at the following URL
https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/wordpress-easy-paypal-payment-or-donation-accept-plugin-120