=== Beacon Lead Magnets and Lead Capture ===
Tags: ebook, lead capture, lead capture form, lead capture plugin, protected content
Requires at least: 5.3
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.5.9
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.en.html
Contributors: beacon.by

Automatically convert blog posts into a beautiful marketing eBook in less than 2 minutes.


== Description ==

Beacon helps you to create professional lead magnets, publish those lead magnets on your website and convert more traffic into leads.

With the Beacon WordPress plugin you can automatically convert blog posts into your lead magnet format of choice.

Lead magnets can help to:

- Increase conversion rate
- Reduce cost per lead
- Improve lead nurturing

*Note:* requires a free account available from www.beacon.by
*Note:* we do not currently support Wordpress Multisite or the Thrive Content Builder

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= Plugin Features =

- Convert WordPress posts
- Convert WordPress pages
- Search for specific articles
- Filter by tag
- Filter by category


= Beacon Lead Magnet Features =

- Dozens of customisable lead magnet templates
- Create your own reusable templates
- Choose from multiple lead magnet formats (eBook, Checklist, Workbook etc)
- Automatically generated table of contents
- PDF Download
- Smart PDF version
- 3d cover image generation


== Installation ==

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

1. Select the 'Plugins' option from the sidebar in your Wordpress Dashboard
2. Click the 'Add New' Button at the top of the plugins page
3. Type 'Beacon eBooks' into the search field
4. Click 'Install' in the 'Beacon Plugin' box


== Need help? ==
Checkout out our knowledge base:
https://help.beacon.by/


== Screenshots ==

1. Creating an eBook is a simple matter of selecting which posts you wish to include.
2. Choose from a variety of formats.
3. Import additional content.
4. Browse our impressive range of themes.
5. Edit and customize using our intuitive drag and drop editor.
6. Publish to the web, PDF or employ a number of lead capture variations.


== Changelog ==

= 1.5.9 =
* Improved output escaping and request validation throughout the plugin
* Bumped "Tested up to" version to 6.9
* Bumped "Requires PHP" version to 7.4

= 1.5.8 =
* Improved output escaping throughout the plugin
* Bumped "Tested up to" version to 6.7

= 1.5.7 =
* Compatibility update for Wordpress version 6.3

= 1.5.5 =
* Compatibility fix for php8+
* Compatibility update for Wordpress version 6.0.2

= 1.5.4 =
* Compatibility update for Wordpress version 5.9.3
* Only loads css and js on relevant plugin page

= 1.5.3 =
* Compatibility update for Wordpress version 5.9

= 1.5.2 =
* Compatibility update for Wordpress version 5.7
* Orders posts most recent first

= 1.5.1 =
* Compatibility update for Wordpress version 5.5

= 1.5.0 =
* Updates for connecting to blogs via SSL

= 1.4.9 =
* Update icons and graphics

= 1.4.8 =
* Remove unused feature where Lead Magnets in account are listed

= 1.4.7 =
* Updated explanatory text and graphics

= 1.4.6 =
* Updated explanatory text
* Small PHP7.2 compatibility fix

= 1.4.5 =
* Includes post title with post_content by default

= 1.4.4 =
* Compatibility check with WordPress version 4.9.8

= 1.4.3 =
* Compatibility check with WordPress version 4.7.5
* Display error on too many posts to process

= 1.4.2 =
* Compatibility check with WordPress version 4.7

= 1.4.1 =
* Retries post load on error after short delay. Displays error message after 3 failed attemtps

= 1.4 =
* Loads posts incrementally so plugin works on sites with limited memory or a large number of posts

= 1.3.93 =
* Compatibility check with Wordpress v4.6
* Updates copy; replaces references to eBook/ content upgrade with lead magnet

= 1.3.92 =
* Allows max posts to be set by $_REQUEST['show']

= 1.3.91 =
* Safari specific bug fix: Removes fixed positioning on Create button

= 1.3.9 =
* Bug fix: Filter by category not always working

= 1.3.8 =
* Adjust position of create button to prevent getting hidden in safari when there are a lot of plugin notices

= 1.3.7 =
* Small bug fix that prevented a minority of users from Creating an eBook

= 1.3.6 =
* Include pages as well as posts
* Low memory mode depending on number of posts and available RAM

= 1.3.5 =
* Button links based on admin_url and typo fix
* Includes note about not supporting multisite
* Updates Youtube video on plugin homepage

= 1.3.4 =
* Updates for compatibility with Wordpress 4.5
* Manual connect / disconnect feature
* Add filter by tag and export Featured Image

= 1.3.3 =
* Embed iframe clears surrounding content to prevent possible overlaps
* Updates embed to allow for scrolling within iframe
* Fixes conflict with some php installations when SELF is used rather than self

= 1.1 =
* Search function for create ebook now copes better with very large sets of posts
* Adds icons and header images for plugin directory

= 1.0 =
* First release!
