Deployment summary 2nd April, 2023
This week, we’re releasing some updates to the Freemius backend and API. They are: Improvements to the new security layer from the observational data we collected. The ability to add…
Changelog Category: API / Backend
New security layer to block card testing attacks, and other changes
Phased rollout of a new security layer in the checkout process This week, we’re rolling out a new security layer that our CTO Dror Yaakov has been working on. It…
Changelog summary 19 March, 2023
Freemius Backend The developer billing update/creation endpoint now supports country names with commas. ‘Support specialist’ and ‘Developer’ roles in the Team now have permission to update the billing of users….
Changelog summary 5 March, 2023
Backend changes Minor edge case fix in the weekly reporting system. Data sanitization in some internal systems. Fixed a minor edge case issue in PayPal dispute sync system. Fixed a…
Backend/API changes: 29 January 2023
Date-time arithmetic audit. Bypassed WAF when accessing the checkout in sandbox mode.
Miscellaneous activities: 23 January 2023
Freemius Backend/API Supporting API for developers to manage their own bank accounts for payouts. Fixed some date/time-related logic in the backend. Implemented functionality to handle rare edge case products where…
Miscellaneous updates: 15 January, 2023
Developer Dashboard Fixed edge case bug that prevented users from going to the SETTINGS page of an empty store. Fixed a related edge case bug where if you left the…
Changelog activities summary: 8 January, 2023
Backend/API Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)-related enhancements, and supporting CORS for the /checkout/geo.json API endpoint. We began supporting the licensing unit in the ‘Cart Recovery Email’ system. Added Kinsta staging URL…
Changelog summary — 2nd Jan, 2023
Backend/API Copy fixes for non-bundled products’ EULA. We now allow a minimum value of 2.9 when setting pricing. Developer Dashboard Fixed a bug in the Analytics Filtering UI, where it…
Miscellaneous backend changes
Implemented a mechanism to disable user notification emails for a specific product (upon request by the product owner). Fixed “Special Coupons” handling in the new “Setup Checklist” system. Added exchange…
License unit concept and miscellaneous changes
License unit concept in User Dashboard and emails After receiving feedback, we have implemented features to introduce a license unit in our User Dashboard and emails sent by Freemius. We’ve…
Miscellaneous updates
Beta Developer Dashboard fixes FIX: The /stores/ landing page was creating a broken layout in some instances. FIX: Redirect to the first available plugin from the first available store if…
Added support for “Requires PHP” header for plugin’s readme.txt
WordPress supports a special Requires PHP header in a plugin’s readme.txt file. If this has been implemented but the current web host is not running a compatible PHP version, WordPress blocks plugin…
Sending notifications to our partners to set Freemius up payouts in multiple currencies
Freemius supports selling in multiple currencies. As a partner, you can go to the PLANS sections of the Developer Dashboard to set up pricing in currencies other than the default…
Better UX when deleting a Freemius product
We now display a prompt when you’re trying to delete your product and it is not safe to do so for the time being. We flag a product as unsafe…