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Genesis eNews Extended · Version history

Genesis eNews Extended changelog and version history

Latest version
2.4.0
Aug 20, 2026 (2 months ago)
Releases
34
since 2012
In the last year
3
about one every 63 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 5.4.0 or later

Releases each year

  • 20126 releases
  • 201313 releases
  • 20141 release
  • 20153 releases
  • 20161 release
  • 20181 release
  • 20204 releases
  • 20252 releases
  • 20263 releases

20263 releases

  1. Genesis eNews Extended 2.4.0Latest

    • Shortcodes now render by default in the widget’s Text and After Text areas. Matches WordPress core’s text widget behavior since 4.9.
    • Added new gee_text_content and gee_after_text_content filters that run after wpautop, mirroring core’s widget_text_content split. Existing gee_text / gee_after_text hooks continue to receive raw user input. Sites that want to disable default shortcode processing can remove_filter( 'gee_text_content…
    • Fixed: inline style attributes are no longer stripped from <input> elements in the Hidden Fields box, and the display, visibility, opacity, and background-image declarations vendor newsletter snippets rely on now survive sanitization. This restores Flodesk-style tracking pixels and similar visually…
    • Widened the Hidden Fields allowlist to permit common form attributes that vendor newsletter snippets rely on (placeholder, required, autocomplete, pattern, min/max/step, aria-*, data-*, tabindex, role, etc.) while continuing to strip event handlers (on*) and form-overriding attributes (formaction,…
    • Restored the pre-2.3.0 form id format (subscribe<widget-id>, no hyphen) after 2.3.0 inadvertently changed it to subscribe-<widget-id>.

  2. Genesis eNews Extended 2.3.1

    • Restored subbox, subbox1, subbox2, and subbutton on the form’s input elements (as both id and class) for backward compatibility with sites that style off them. Note: when more than one widget instance is on the same page, the IDs will not be unique, which is technically invalid HTML but preserves l…

  3. Genesis eNews Extended 2.3.0

    • Removed defunct FeedBurner integration. Google discontinued email subscriptions in 2021.
    • Removed obsolete MailPoet 2 (WYSIJA) integration.
    • Security: tightened output escaping on the form action URL, hidden fields, and widget title.
    • Accessibility: added role="alert" to admin-facing configuration notices.
    • Added an admin notice when the widget is saved without a form action, to help new users spot misconfiguration.
    • Fixed duplicate hardcoded HTML IDs that could collide when multiple widget instances were placed on a page.
    • Bumped tested version to WordPress 7.0.

20252 releases

  1. Genesis eNews Extended 2.2.0

    • Adds “enews-{$field_count}-field” classes to form to aid in additional styling. See https://github.com/kraftbj/genesis-enews-extended/pull/152 Props to JiveDig for the contribution.

  2. Genesis eNews Extended 2.1.5

20204 releases

  1. Genesis eNews Extended 2.1.4

    • Accessibility: Use aria-label instead of to prevent CSS being either over-agressive or not enough.

  2. Genesis eNews Extended 2.1.3

  3. Genesis eNews Extended 2.1.2

    • Accessibility: Updates to be implicit to eliminate duplication when multiple instances are used on a page.
    • Coding Standards: Implement WPCS.

  4. Genesis eNews Extended 2.1.1

    • Remove comment that was displaying on the front end.

20181 release

  1. Genesis eNews Extended 2.1.0

    • Provide option to link to the site’s Privacy Policy.
    • Allow “a” HTML tags in the hidden fields settings field.
    • Various improvements to match coding standards.

20161 release

  1. Genesis eNews Extended 2.0.2

    • Fixes minor issue that led to HTML validation issues.
    • Fixes PHP notice for checking non-existent variables in some cases.

20153 releases

  1. Genesis eNews Extended 2.0.1

    • Corrects typo impacting Last Name field text placeholder.

  2. Genesis eNews Extended 2.0.0

    • Add filters for text before and after form.
    • Fixed form name to be valid HTML 4.
    • Use https with Feedburner to prevent mixed content warnings on HTTPS sites.
    • Minor code fix when MailPoet is not present.
    • Adds genesis-enews-extended-args filter to allow plugins to manipulate the widget settings prior to output.
    • Uses HTML 5 placeholders instead of JavaScript.
    • Form ID now uses a unique value.

  3. Genesis eNews Extended 1.4.1

    • Add fieldset, legend, option, optgroup, select to allowed HTML for Hidden Fields area.
    • Update CSS for screenreaders. Props jwenerd.
    • Updated BG translations. Props Daniel Bailey.

20141 release

  1. Genesis eNews Extended 1.4.0

    • Adds MailPoet itegration. Props Maor Chasen.
    • Updated pt_BR translation and added en_UK translation. Props Fabiana Simões and Gary Jones.
    • Minor code improvements. Props Gary Jones.

201313 releases

  1. Genesis eNews Extended 1.3.3

    • Updated Bulgarian translation. Props Daniel Bailey.

  2. Genesis eNews Extended 1.3.2

    • Remove type hints to prevent error when strict reporting used in PHP 5.4

  3. Genesis eNews Extended 1.3.1

    • Minor code improvements.
    • Updates HTML5 option for late Genesis 2.0 changes. Props Nick Davis.

  4. Genesis eNews Extended 1.3.0

    • Adds option for HTML5-enhanced forms.
    • Adds error checking for including http://feeds.feedburner.com in the Feedburner ID field.
    • Minor code improvements
    • Listing of issues resolved in this version.

  5. Genesis eNews Extended 1.2.0

    • Adds text space after form. Perfect for a link to a Privacy Statement!
    • Code cleanup. Thanks to Kim Parsell for reporting.
    • Adds labels to form elements to make it compatible with screen readers for the visually impaired.
    • Adds Serbian Translation. Props to Diana S.
    • Listing of issues resolved in this version.

  6. Genesis eNews Extended 1.1.2

    • Improved French translation. Props to Paul de Wouters.
    • Improved German translation. Props to David Decker!.
    • Enables mail service validation of name fields by clearing default text onsubmit.

  7. Genesis eNews Extended 1.1.1

    • Fixed bug with incorrect escaping function used in first and last name fields.
    • Fixed bug with some translations not working.

  8. Genesis eNews Extended 1.1.0

    • Allows for more HTML tags to be used in the Text to Show field. Dropped genesis_allowed_tags in favor or wp_kses_post. Props to John Levandowski.
    • eNews Extended is now compatible with the Catalyst theme (Catalyst is not officially supported).
    • Fuzzy translations added for many languages based on Genesis 1.8.2 translations of the original eNews Widget.

  9. Genesis eNews Extended 1.0.2

  10. Genesis eNews Extended 1.0.1

  11. Genesis eNews Extended 1.0.0

  12. Genesis eNews Extended 0.2.0

    • Various code enhancements to improve performance and adhere better to WP standards. Props to Gary Jones
    • Adds Spanish translation. Props to Ryan Sullivan
    • Adds Italian translation. Props to Marco Galasso
    • Adds Slovak translation. Props to Branco Radenovich

  13. Genesis eNews Extended 0.1.6

    • Makes available first and last name fields.

20126 releases

  1. Genesis eNews Extended 0.1.5

    • Adds option to open confirmation window in the same tab.

  2. Genesis eNews Extended 0.1.4

    • Adds l18n support for other languages, props to David Decker!
    • Adds German translation, props to David Decker!

  3. Genesis eNews Extended 0.1.3

  4. Genesis eNews Extended 0.1.2

  5. Genesis eNews Extended 0.1.1

  6. Genesis eNews Extended 0.1

Questions about Genesis eNews Extended’s releases

What is the latest version of Genesis eNews Extended?

2.4.0, released on Aug 20, 2026 (2 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 5.4.0 or later.

How often is Genesis eNews Extended updated?

3 releases in the last year, about one every 63 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from April 2012.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Genesis eNews Extended’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.