The brand new version of Pro Radio WordPress Theme is finally out! Version 3.0 comes after a long time of rework and updates.
Some long-awaited features are here, and ready to rock!
The new Dedications plugin
Many customers asked for a song dedications plugin. There are already some out there, but why not using a plugin that is already available on the market?
After some research we noticed that actually those existing plugins were lacking of core features that you want for sure on your website, then we decided to make our own Dedications plugin for WordPress, and it came out truly amazing.
There are 2 versions: the basic version included with the theme, and a premium version which can be upgraded from our AddOns shop.
Features of the new radio dedications plugin
- Optional name, privacy and song fields
- Elementor form integration
- Built-in song search functionality
- Built-in antispam systems via honeypot (no captcha required!)
- 2 Elementor widgets to display the latest dedications
- Scrolling text widget form Elementor
- Vertical list widget for Elementor
- Customizable fonts, colors, padding and background
- Automatic detection of song title and album cover
- Dedications held in draft for moderation
- Automatic IP detection for security and moderation
- All those features are included in the free version!
How to install Dedications plugin
The installation is 100% automatic! Please check the manual for more details.
Why is there a premium version and what’s the difference?
There is a premium version because we couldn’t fit in the budget for the update all of the features that we wanted to add, so, instead of just providing a limited basic version that may not fit the needs of bigger radio stations, we decided to make a Premium option, allowing bigger radios to enjoy a more powerful version of the plugin.
The premium version has many functions to saving time, provide a better service and manage spam more efficiently.
Premium feature 1: Optional email field and email notifications
Enable a mandatary email field in the form and automatically notify your visitor when a dedication is approved. This will make your listeners happy, and create an instant returning visitor on your website.
Premium feature 2: Optional phone number field
Bigger radios may like to call back a listener for a quick interview, so this extra field can be added as optional in the frontend form.
Premium feature 3: Admin email notification
The website administrator can receive an email when a new dedication is submitted. This will save you time since you don’t need to check the website. With the free version each new notification is stored in the WordPress database and you need to access the list to fetch new dedications and approve the selected ones.
Premium feature 4: Custom user message
When a dedication is approved, a user is notified via email. The subject and message of this email can be customized from the backend
Premium feature 5: Custom admin email
Set a custom email address for the admin notifications, instead of using the default WordPress admin address
Premium feature 6: IP and Email blacklists
Annoying visitors may decide to send a huge number of messages and you may want to permanently block them. With Dedications Premium you can copy the IP or the Email of the spammer in a special list, and they will be blocked.
Premium feature 7: Custom max pending submissions
When a dedication is submitted it’s set as pending draft. The maximum amount of pending submissions from the same user (by email or IP) is 20. With Dedications Premium you can set a custom number, for instance 2 or 3, which is the maximum number of dedications that the same user can send you before being temporarily blocked, until dedications are approved.
Music charts have new features
Now you can disable oting on a specific chart, in order to hide the voting system selectively.
Plus, you can set a closing date for voting, in order to freeze the result.
WooCommerce 7 Support
The theme has been updated in order to be compatible with the latest WooCommerce plugin version.
Elementor 3.9 Support
Theme and plugins have been updated for the compatibility with the latest Elementor version.
New options for Secondary Header
In the customizer you can now choose Dedications to be displayed instead of the custom text or song title.
Plugin updates
The following plugins have been udpated:
- Chart Vote V. PR.4.0.0
- ProRadio Widgets V. PR.1.0.7
- ProRadio Elementor V. PR.3.0.0
- ProRadio Dedications
More fixes and updates
Charts sidebar widget has been fixed: it was ignoring the numeric chart ID and it was updated in order to work as expected.
Download monitor: the Pro Radio templates for this plugin have been udpated in order to skip ajax loading for the download links.
How to update
The theme and plugins updates are completely automated, please follow these steps.
