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Version 1.8.4 Released

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By Pippin Williamson
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REVIEWED By Chris Klosowski President

Version 1.8.4 of Easy Digital Downloads was just released with numerous bug fixes and minor improvements.

Several significant improvements include the ability to use partial email address in the payment history search, allowing public product data to be retrieved via the JSON REST API without an API key / token, and the introduction of a new edd_get_option() helper function.

The full changelog can be seen below:

  • Fix: discounts cannot be searched by discount code
  • Fix: file download limit not honored when files are assigned to price IDs
  • Fix: ajax cart item remove URL always set to key of 0
  • Fix: bug with price IDs and the straight to gateway action
  • Fix: do not execute before/after download content hooks if download requires a password
  • Fix: bug with styling of first P tag in purchase receipts
  • Fix: email preview could only be shown once per page load
  • Fix: API keygen option not shown to users even when enabled
  • Fix: I18N error
  • Tweak: MP6 UI compatibility
  • Tweak: add edd_get_option() helper function
  • Tweak: enable mobile app link to be removed
  • Tweak: pass $item along with edd_email_receipt_download_title filter
  • Tweak: map lowest price option amount to edd_price
  • Tweak: add new user notification on checkout user registration
  • Tweak: check the address is not equal to * when selecting country
  • Tweak: show manual payment gateway as “Free Purchase” on payment receipt
  • Tweak: store total shop earnings in database to improve performance
  • Tweak: enable access to products API end point wiithout API keys

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