Feeder 3.5 Release Notes Archive
Version 3.5.12
Requirements
El Capitan 10.11 or later.
Released
August 6, 2018
Changes
- Fixed an issue where artwork stored in a password-protected server directory could not be displayed.
- Fixed an issue where spaces would be stripped out of typed URLs.
- Removed Facebook sharing, due to a Facebook platform policy change.
- Updated FTP software.
Version 3.5.11
Requirements
El Capitan 10.11 or later.
Released
July 6, 2018
Changes
- Removed the ability to post to personal Facebook profiles (Facebook platform change).
- Fixed an issue with the appearance of the pixel fields in the Insert Image panel.
- Fixed an issue tabbing to the date field when the option to automatically update the publication date is off.
- Updated Facebook support.
- Updated FTP software.
Version 3.5.10
Requirements
El Capitan 10.11 or later.
Released
May 8, 2018
Changes
- Fixed an issue where the Episode Advisory field (for specifying whether or not an individual episode is explicit or clean) did not appear in the template editor.
- Fixed an issue where it would not be possible to delete items with AppleScript.
- Updated FTP sofwtare.
Version 3.5.9
Requirements
El Capitan 10.11 or later.
Released
March 8, 2018
Changes
- Fixed AppleScript issues that could occur when working with iTunes feeds.
- Added AppleScript support for iTunes seasons, episode numbers and the episode note.
Version 3.5.8
Requirements
El Capitan 10.11 or later.
Released
January 31, 2018
Changes
- Fixed an issue where the sort pop-up would not be visible above the Items or Drafts views after switching to the Feed or Settings view.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when there is an issue publishing with standard FTP.
- Updated support for posting to Facebook.
- Updated FTP software.
Version 3.5.7
Requirements
El Capitan 10.11 or later.
Released
January 11, 2018
Changes
- Fixed a hang that could occur after publishing with SFTP.
- Added support for working with S3 buckets in the Paris region.
- Fixed an issue publishing to S3 buckets in the London region.
- Ensure Link field is shown for newly created serial-based podcasts.
- Updated Facebook login support.
Version 3.5.6
Requirements
El Capitan 10.11 or later.
Released
December 18, 2017
Changes
- Added support for creating Amazon S3 buckets in the China (Ningxia) region.
- Attaching MP3 enclosures can now be much faster, but the extracted time may be imprecise.
- Added an option to fetch precise timing for media files to Podcasts prefs.
- Added a Remove All Uploads button to Publishing Settings.
- Improved the appearance of some open and save panels on High Sierra.
- Fixed an issue where artwork images may not be resized correctly.
- Fixed an issue where the menu items in the New Feed button do not work in full screen.
Version 3.5.5
Requirements
El Capitan 10.11 or later.
Released
November 29, 2017
Changes
- Fixed an issue sending posts to Facebook.
- Updated FTP software.
Version 3.5.4
Requirements
El Capitan 10.11 or later.
Released
November 21, 2017
Changes
- Fixed an issue where episodic podcasts could not use seasons.
- Tweets can now be up to 280 characters.
- Updated Facebook support.
Version 3.5.3
Requirements
El Capitan 10.11 or later.
Released
November 8, 2017
Changes
- Fixed a problem where the Episode Author field was not shown in the item template.
- Improvements for importing invalid feeds.
- Updated FTP software.
Version 3.5.2
Requirements
El Capitan 10.11 or later.
Released
October 21, 2017
Changes
- Fixed an issue finding and replacing links that did not end in a slash with a link that does.
- Updated FTP software.
Version 3.5.1
Requirements
El Capitan 10.11 or later.
Released
October 4, 2017
Changes
- Fixed an issue where newlines could be removed from a podcast's Episode Summary on macOS High Sierra.
- Fixed an issue with the appearance of the text switcher on macOS High Sierra.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when a series-based podcast episode has no publication date.
- Improved the appearance of summary text in the list for series-based podcasts.
- Restored "Show iTunes Store Preview" to the View menu.
Version 3.5
Requirements
El Capitan 10.11 or later.
Released
September 19, 2017
Summary
- Updated for Podcast Seasons in iOS 11.
- Improvements for publishing to Amazon S3.
- Updated FTP publishing and Facebook sharing support.
- Other fixes and improvements.
Apple Podcasts for iOS 11
- In Feeder, iTunes Podcasting now renamed Apple Podcasts.
- Podcast feeds are now shown with a podcast icon in the sidebar.
- In the editor, iTunes fields are now prefixed “Episode”.
- Edit the Episode Note along with the RSS Description or episode Summary using the switcher above the text view at the bottom of the window. Use the HTML button to insert allowable HTML in this field.
- The preview now shows the Episode Title instead of the RSS Title, if present.
- The preview now shows the Episode Note, if present, or the episode Summary, if present, before falling back to the RSS Description.
Podcast Seasons
- In the Feed tab, select Apple Podcasts to choose a type for the podcast: Episodic (default) or Serial.
- Serial podcasts are shown in a new portrait-style view that includes season headers, and shows the episode number, title, date, and episode summary.
- Added an Episode Title field to the editor, which will appear if the podcast is a serial. Note that only Apple Podcasts is guaranteed to use this, so you should still fill out the regular RSS Title for other podcasting apps and sites.
- Added an Episode Type / Season / Episode field to the editor, which will appear if the podcast is a serial.
- When creating a new episode for a serial podcast, the season and episode will be filled out automatically.
Share Extension
- Name is now shown as “Feeder” not “Add to Feeder".
Amazon S3 Publishing
- Added a “Generate Secure URLs” option to Amazon S3 servers, so that automatically generated URLs will use https not http. This will be ignored if using a Custom URL.
- Fixed an issue where duplicating an S3 server could lost its Custom URL.
General
- Fixed an issue remains feeds in the sidebar.
- Updated Facebook support.
- Updated FTP software.
- The iTunes Store preview for podcasts has been removed.