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We have just released ccNewsletter 1.2.1, which adds compatibility for Joomla! 1.6/1.7 to our user friendly newsletter extension. This is a release candidate, which means there are no known bugs, but we advice caution (and a Joomla! backup) when upgrading. 

Although we have extensively tested this new version, it is entirely possible that there are still remaining bugs. As always, we are available to timely solve any issues you might encounter. For every issue, please submit a support ticket. 

We received a report that there was a security issue in the current ccNewsletter (Joomla! newsletter) versions. After investigation I can confirm that there is a SQL injection issue in the ccNewsletter module versions 1.0.7 threw 1.0.9. There is already a known security issue in 1.0.6 and earlier, so I advice everyone using a ccNewsletter version before 1.0.10 to upgrade! 

You can download ccNewsletter 1.0.10 from our downloads section here. If you need details (because you have done custom modifications to the module), please create a support ticket where we will share them.

A thank you to Fiona from Spiral Scripts Joomla! Extensions for the report!

An alpha version of ccNewsletter 1.1 has been sitting on the shelve for quite some time now. I think you will all agree that it is time for next version of ccNewsletter to see some sunlight!

In ccNewsletter 1.1 we are focusing on usability and front end viewing of newsletters. In the below demo video both are shown in the state they are in now. We plan to do some more changes, such as adding a proper "Actions toolbar" like you know from ccInvoices and ccVAOM.

We have communicated that we wanted to expand ccNewsletter with professional functionality for quite some time. And some of you have already asked us what the planned release date for this "ccNewsletter Pro" will be. Well, at the moment we have 2 batches of code:

• ccNewsletter 1.1: with front end viewing of newsletters and revamped back end

• ccNewsletter Pro 1.0: with multiple lists and auto responders

In this blog post let me tell you about our current plans. First off all its important that you realise you should not wait for ccNewsletter Pro. If you need certain functionality now, have a look at the Joomla! Extensions Directory and select a stable extension that has all the options you need.

Despite our best intentions, it proved to be hard to guarantee a steady development of ccNewsletter, and quality support for users if ccNewsletter would remain to be completely free. That is why we have decided to make ccNewsletter "commercial GPL". In this blog post, you can read more about this decision, and what changes can be expected.

The good news is that for now and the foreseeable future there will be a free version of ccNewsletter.

After working on this version for months, it is finally ready to be released! With 40+ issues investigated and fixed, its probably the most stable version of ccNewsletter 1.0.x ever. Time to upgrade!

ccNewsletter 1.0.7 is a bugfix release, also containing the security fix for 1.0.6 which we released last week. You can get it now in the downloads section.