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2.8 Mar 1, 2025

Major Version 2.8 focuses on highly requested features and new functionalities designed for future (but near) general improvements.
Recommended to test it in a staging environment before updating production websites.

Enhancements:

• New feature to retrieve image attributes and store them in WP Media.
  Now, image attributes such as alt text, captions, and metadata will be fetched and saved along with the images in WordPress Media Library.

• New feature to limit the number of automatically created categories.
  Allows better control over taxonomy creation, preventing excessive automatic category generation.

• New direct link to WPeMatico extensions from the plugins page.
  Easily discover and manage premium add-ons for enhanced functionality.

• New feedback form when deactivating the plugin.
  Users can now provide insights and reasons for deactivation, helping improve WPeMatico.

• New functionality to integrate features from discontinued addons into the free core.
  Some features previously exclusive to Pro addons will now be gradually included in the free version.

• Quick Edit improvements: Added taxonomy support for custom post types in campaigns.
  Now, users can assign taxonomies directly in the Quick Edit feature for better campaign organization.

• Improved campaign execution notifications from the campaign list.
  Enhances visibility and user experience when running campaigns manually.

• Various UI/UX cosmetic improvements.

• Tested with WordPress 6.7.2 to ensure full compatibility.

Bugfixes:

• Fixes Notice: Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly.
• Fixes several security issues to enhance plugin stability and safety.

Recent (may break) changes:

• NOTE: Enlarges the version required for the WPeMatico Professional addon to 3.1
• NOTE2: Enlarges the version required for the WPeMatico GPT Spinner addon to 2.0

2.7.11 Nov 27, 2024

• Tested with WordPress 6.7.1
• Fixes minor security issues.
• More improvements for translators strings.

2.7.10 Oct 31, 2024

• Tested with WordPress 6.7
• Introducing new Add-on: WPeMatico GPT Spinner
• More improvements for translators strings.

2.7.9 Oct 18, 2024

• Tweaks on links and few styles in Settings screen.
• Tweaks a really lot for translators strings on almost all files to meet WordPress Standards.
• Fixes few minor security issues.
• Fixes few issues on System Status Page.
• Fixes some texts and typos.

2.7.8 Oct 8, 2024

• Improves compatibilities with WPeMatico Synchronizer
• Tweaks on WPeMatico Info Metabox inside created posts to allow edit fields in Synchronizer extension.
• Fixes minor security issues.
• Fixes few PHP Deprecated notices.

2.7.7.1 Sep 26, 2024

This “almost” major Version 2.7.7 focuses on code and performance improvements together with the Full and Pro major versions.
Recommended update it on testing environments before update on production websites.

Recent (may break) changes if you use some of our extensions

• New major versions on Addons. Do not update if does not meet the requirements below.
• Completed removal of obsolete NonStatic class in favor of WP filters and actions.
• Added new filter “wpematico_tags” on processing post tags on fetching.
• Added version controls to avoid errors by incompatibilities.
• Added filter to allow add tabs on Tools page.
• Fixes filter name to wpematico_tools_tabs added in last version.
• Many tweaks and improvements in function comments.
• Updated addons library updater and license handlers.
• Fixes and tweaks some returned parameters on few functions.
• NOTE: Enlarges the version required for the WPeMatico Professional addon to 3.0
• NOTE2: Enlarges the version required for the WPeMatico Full Content addon to 2.8

2.7.6 Aug 1, 2024

• Improves XML importer process.
• Improves the functions of feed hash for duplicated posts control.
• Improves filter on creation of custom simplepie objects.
• Added filter to allow skip batchsize for fetch feed items.

2.7.5 Jul 2, 2024

• Improves all skipped posts due to different conditions in the fetching process.
• Fixes the campaign preview feature to work well with Professional keyword feature.
• Fixes array type variable treated as integer.
• Removed MDM banner from campaigns list.
• NOTE: Enlarges the version required for the Professional addon to 2.21

2.7.4 Jun 26, 2024

• Fixes Extensions page by hidding it on WordPress Multisite.
• Improves compatibilities con Professional AddOn to use feeds from sites with Cloudflare.
• Removed deprecated texts of External Crons URls from Settings screen.

2.7.3 Jun 18, 2024

• Improves RDF feeds compatibility.
• Fixes an issue getting the source permalink.
• Fixes an issue with $sMessage variable on campaign logs.
• Fixes issues with “/” character on some fields when duplicate campaigns.
• Added some warning texts for LiteSpeed servers on System Status Page.

2.7.2 Jun 12, 2024

• Fixes call PHP ini_restore when the function is disabled in PHP.
• Tweaks on the new Settings banner to show just the summary of the new release instead the entire content.
• Fixes a wrong variable name.
• Improves styles and fixes responsive on System Status page.
• Makes the texts translatable on the screen and the help on the tools page.
• Improves language files.

2.7.1 Jun 7, 2024

• Bump to WP 6.6
• Tweaks on responsive style on System Status page.
• Fixes Help tab on Tools page showing bad contents.
• Fixes bad links to System Status in the new Tools page on notices or errors
• Fixes title banner for old version and MDM Giveaway.

2.7 Jun 3, 2024

Major Version 2.7 focuses on code improvements and documentations follow the standards of WordPress coding developments.
Recommended update it on testing environments before update on production websites.

Enhancements:

• New WPeMatico Canonicals feature on Settings Page. Activated by default
• New improved batch method to optimize performance on fetching processes.
• New improved method to check and show broken campaigns on the campaigns List.
• New Page Tools to group features useful for WPeMatico.
• New feature to avoid or include Shorts on YouTube Campaign types.
• New feature to export / import all the WPeMatico Settings.
• New popup to see the last log after run the campaign.
• New improvements in duplicate posts control by refining the hash codes.
• A new improved Changelog on About page.
• A new dismissable banner to show the last changelog on Settings page.
• Some minor cosmetic improvements.
• Updated javascript vSort library to 1.2.2
• Changed all ini_set to custom function to allow log all the values.
• Added SimplePie version to System Status Page.
• Many code improvements and commented functions.

Bugfixes:

• Fixes on getting bad source permalink on some cases by empty feed tags.
• Fixes some malformed values saved on Copy Campaign Quick Action.
• Fixes some issues and warnings on Campaigns List page.
• Fixes some warnings and minor bugs on Preview campaign.
• Fixes set_time_limit() ERROR on websites with function disabled.
• Fixes many deprecated messages on jQuery functions calls.

Recent (may break) changes:

• Removed the custom Simplepie library of the Settings and the plugin (finally).
• New improved method to manage hashes of campaigns and permalinks on duplicated posts control.
• New ‘wpematico_custom_simplepie’ filter to correct an old incorrect behavior on ‘Wpematico_process_fetching’.
• The titles feature was improved to use a new added filter.
• On plugin update will be queued a process to upgrade each campaign to the newly way on hash creation to control post duplicates.
• NOTE: Enlarges the version required for the Professional addon to 2.20

Earlier versions

For the changelog of earlier versions, please refer to changelog.md file or the changelog on wpematico.com.

0.1 Nov 17, 2010

• initial release in WordPress Repository