=== MKE Simple Email Sequencer Pro ===
Tags: email marketing, email sequence, drip emails, newsletter, automation
Contributors: mkeplugins
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.0.1
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

A standalone pro WordPress drip email sequencer with signup shortcodes, templates, imports, analytics, tracking, subscribers, logs, and unsubscribe handling.

== Description ==

MKE Simple Email Sequencer Pro lets site owners create simple day-based email sequences directly inside WordPress. Add a signup form to any page with a shortcode, collect subscribers, send welcome emails, manage unsubscribes, and review send logs without adopting a large marketing automation platform.

This plugin sends email through the normal WordPress mail system. For reliable delivery, use an SMTP or transactional email delivery plugin.

== Features ==

* Create editable email sequences.
* Add sequence steps by day offset.
* Place signup forms anywhere with the [mke_email_sequence_signup] shortcode.
* Create draft signup pages from the admin area.
* Collect first name and email address.
* Honeypot and minimum-time anti-spam checks.
* Optional double opt-in confirmation.
* Automatic unsubscribe links.
* Merge tags for name, email, site name, sequence name, and unsubscribe URL.
* WP-Cron send queue every 15 minutes.
* Subscriber management with pause, activate, unsubscribe, and delete.
* CSV subscriber export.
* Send logs and manual process-now button.
* Test email tool and delivery warning.
* Pro template library for author, lead magnet, mini-course, coaching, and product education sequences.
* Import and export sequences as JSON.
* Import subscribers by CSV.
* Basic open and click tracking.
* Analytics dashboard.
* Retry failed emails.

== Shortcode ==

Basic:

[mke_email_sequence_signup sequence="welcome-series"]

With options:

[mke_email_sequence_signup sequence="welcome-series" title="Join the list" button_text="Sign Up" show_name="yes" context="homepage"]

Attributes:

* sequence - sequence slug.
* title - optional form title.
* button_text - custom button text.
* success_message - custom success message.
* show_name - yes or no.
* context - optional source tag stored with the subscriber.

The legacy shortcode [email_sequence_signup] is also supported for compatibility.

== Installation ==

1. Upload the ZIP file in Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
2. Activate the plugin.
3. Open MKE Email Sequencer in wp-admin.
4. Edit the default Welcome Series or create your own sequence.
5. Copy the shortcode into any page, post, landing page, or page builder module.
6. Configure SMTP or transactional mail delivery for best results.

== Privacy ==

This plugin stores subscriber email addresses, optional first names, signup source URLs, form context, confirmation data, unsubscribe status, and send logs in your WordPress database. The plugin does not send subscriber data to an external service by itself.

When Pro tracking is enabled, the plugin records basic open and click events in your WordPress database, including subscriber ID, sequence ID, step ID, clicked URL, user agent, and a hashed IP address.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.1 =
* Added page-level Help tab/section on every admin page.
* Added popup field help for sequence, step, settings, and test fields.
* Expanded the email test into a detailed sample send with data feedback, headers used, timing, result status, and body preview.

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial MKE release with sequences, signup shortcodes, subscriber management, logs, double opt-in, and page-building support.
* Added Pro template library, JSON import/export, CSV subscriber import, analytics, open/click tracking, and failed-email retry.
