Here is a list of the changes that were made:

• add localization support – the admin pages to manage approving and denying users can now be localized. If you would like to work with me on getting it localized, let me know. Either leave a comment or contact me.
• add a changelog to readme.txt – now you can see the changelog from the page on wordpress.org. Also a screenshot has been added and an FAQ finally started.
• remove plugin constants that have been defined since 2.6 – constants that were defined to support older versions have been removed. If this breaks your site, please upgrade to the latest version of WordPress.
• correct the use of db prepare statements/use prepare on all SQL statements – this should have been done in the first place. This improves the security of the plugin.
• add wp_enqueue_style for the admin style sheet – a style sheet is required for the admin page. I thought it would be better to use the function provided by WordPress to include this stylesheet.

The next version I will be adding an options page to customize the messages. I will also make it possible to change the messages from a plugin or a customized theme.

Please let me know if you would like additional features added or if you have any problems with version 1.2.

I didn’t realize the amount of work it would create to maintain it.

The thing is, there are many plugin developers donating their time for plugins that I am using. So I don’t mind doing it.

In fact, releasing the plugin was actually the best thing I could do. A few users found bugs and even sent a patch to fix the bug. That’s how it should be.

Anyway, the first update to the New User Approve Plugin was released last night. No new features. Just some bug fixes and code cleanup. Here are the details.

• correctly display error message if registration is empty
• clean up code
• style updates
• if a user is created through the admin interface, set the status as approved instead of pending
• add avatars to user management admin page
• improvements to SQL
• verify the user does not already exist before the process is started
• add nonces to approve and deny actions
• temporary fix for pagination bug if more the 50 users are present in the WP database

If you are a user of the plugin, please let me know if you find any more issues or your thoughts in general on the plugin. And don’t forget to donate if you find this plugin useful.

Update: No more comments will be allowed. If you are having issues with the New User Approve plugin, please post in the New User Approve forums on WordPress.org.

New User Approve is a WordPress plugin that allows a blog administrator to approve a user before they are able to access and login to the blog. I currently use it on my private blog and it serves it’s purpose wonderfully.

I have created a page on my blog that I will track any progress I make on it. I wanted to release it to the public to find out what everybody thinks and perhaps which new features to add. That and it most likely is not perfect so I would like input on how I can improve it.

I’m going to put it up on the WordPress plugin repository. There are a few things I need to add to make that possible.

Update: No more comments will be allowed. If you are having issues with the New User Approve plugin, please post in the New User Approve forums on WordPress.org.