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Password Protected Categories

2.1.27 — 23 December, 2025

  • Dev— Added compatibility with Document Library Pro - Essentials.
  • Dev— Added filter to control which taxonomies can be protected.
  • Dev— Improved setup wizard style and behavior.
  • Dev— Tested up to WordPress 6.9.0

2.1.26 — 11 September, 2025

  • Dev— Updated internal libraries and tested up to WordPress 6.8.2

2.1.25 — 3 July, 2025

  • Fix— Document Library Pro - button not showing for protected category when behavior set to open single document
  • Dev— Tested up to WordPress 6.8.1

2.1.24 — 11 December, 2024

  • Fix— Document Library Pro - category filter was not displaying protected categories when option enabled
  • Fix— Document Library Pro - front end submission form protected category display issue
  • Dev— Tested up to WordPress 6.7.1

2.1.23 — 9 October, 2024

  • Change— .
  • Fix— Document Library Pro - Unlocked protected categories were not displayed in 'Folder' layout and 'Table' layout's category column

2.1.22 — 12 September, 2024

  • Change— .
  • Fix— Document Library Pro - Hidden categories were displayed in 'Folder' layout and 'Table' layout's category column
  • Fix— Skipping wizard was not saving options data on fresh installs

2.1.21 — 26 August, 2024

  • Change— .
  • Fix— Document Library Pro - Download button not displaying for multiple locked categories even when one category is unlocked and document is accessible.
  • Dev— Tested up to WordPress 6.6.1

2.1.20 — 21 May, 2024

  • Change— .
  • Fix— Document Library Pro - Download button not inheriting protection from parent category when the child category is public.

2.1.19 — 8 April, 2024

  • Change— .
  • Tweak— Document Library Pro - show or hide the multi-select checkboxes depending on document protection.
  • Fix— Document Library Pro - preview and download button visible when document is assigned to multiple categories where at least one is public.
  • Fix— Document Library Pro - no buttons visible on documents when no categories assigned.
  • Fix— PHP 8.2 Deprecation notice.
  • Dev— Tested up to WP 6.5

2.1.18 — 11 January, 2024

  • Change— .
  • Fix— Taxonomy menu items stayed hidden when multiple protection levels applied to an unlocked term.
  • Fix— Posts menu items stayed hidden when multiple protection levels applied to an unlocked term.
  • Fix— Avoid conflict with Ultimate Member's Access restriction feature.
  • Fix— Unable to use HTML within the "Login message" setting when using the setup wizard.
  • Tweak— Other minor improvements.
  • Dev— Updated internal libraries.
  • Dev— Tested up to WP 6.4.2

2.1.17 — 9 August, 2023

  • Change— .
  • Dev— Updated internal libraries.
  • Dev— Tested up to WP 6.3.

2.1.16 — 31 May, 2023

  • Change— .
  • Fix— FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING is deprecated as of PHP 8.1
  • Dev— Updated internal libraries.

2.1.15 — 1 May, 2023

  • Change— .
  • Fix— protected posts showing on archive pages while the post is still locked.
  • Fix— protected posts showing on the search results page while the post is still locked.

2.1.14 — 18 April, 2023

  • Change— .
  • Fix— Menu items displaying while still locked.

2.1.13 — 10 April, 2023

  • Change— .
  • Fix— Protected categories showing up in filters of the "Document Library Pro" plugin.

2.1.12 — 28 March, 2023

  • Change— .
  • Fix— Buttons of documents in public categories of the "Document Library Pro" plugin, don't display regardless of being logged in or out.

2.1.11 — 15 March, 2023

  • Change— .
  • Tweak— hide download and preview buttons in the "Document Library Pro" plugin when the post is locked.

2.1.10 — 31 October, 2022

  • Change— .
  • Fix— protected sub categories are showing in the categories filter when using the Posts Table Pro plugin.
  • Dev— Updated Barn2 libraries.

2.1.9 — 23 August, 2022

  • Change— .
  • Fix— compatibility issue between the "Pods" and "The Events Calendar" plugin.

2.1.8 — 21 April, 2022

  • Change— .
  • Fix— protected & unlocked categories not being displayed in default WP category widget.

2.1.7 — 13 April, 2022

  • Change— .
  • Fix— child categories with inherited protection not visible within the Posts Table Pro filter.

2.1.6 — 11 April, 2022

  • Change— .
  • Tweak— added autofocus support to the password form.
  • Fix— child categories with inherited protection not visible within the Document Library Pro filter.
  • Fix— broken select2 styling when the Avada theme & Yoast SEO are active.

2.1.5 — 4 April, 2022

  • Change— .
  • Fix— fixed an issue that prevented unchecking of the "password protected" option.
  • Tweak— improved PHP8 compatibility.
  • Tweak— improved WPML compatibility.

2.1.4 — 10 February, 2022

  • Change— .
  • Fix— fixed an issue that prevented passwords from being displayed when changing/switching protection type.

2.1.3 — 8 February, 2022

  • Change— .
  • Deprecated— "Private categories" option. Private categories will continue to work, but it's recommend to switch to the more user-friendly "Role" option.
  • Tweak— Added a deprecation notice inside the category editing page.
  • Tweak— adjusted the order of certain options inside the setup wizard.
  • Tweak— adjusted the order of sections inside the plugin's settings page.
  • Tweak— updated language files.

2.1.2 — 15 November, 2021

  • Change— .
  • Tweak— search users via ajax when protecting terms by "users".
  • Fix— undefined index errors within the setup wizard when selected pages no longer exist.
  • Fix— terms not selectable within gutenberg when using specific protection rules.
  • Fix— some unlocked content would not display as unlocked when publicly queried.

2.1.1 — 3 November, 2021

  • Fix— setup wizard unable to start when the license is not activated.
  • Fix— compatibility issues with deprecated PHP versions.

2.1.0 — 6 October, 2021

  • New— Added central login page support.
  • New— Added setup wizard.
  • Tweak— Updated language file.
  • Fix— Child categories not inheriting protection rules when multiple taxonomies are assigned to a post.

2.0.0 — 7 September, 2021

  • New— Added user & role protection to protected categories.
  • Tweak— Updated language file.
  • Dev— Updated Barn2 library.

1.4.4 — 20 July, 2021

  • Change— Tested up to WordPress 5.8.
  • Dev— Updated Barn2 library; minor bug fixes.

1.4.3 — 9 June, 2020

  • Fix— Error in license system which resulted in license key being deactivated on some sites.
  • Dev— Added Composer support.
  • Dev— Updated Barn2 library; minor bug fixes.

1.4.2 — 26 February, 2020

  • New— Added CSS classes to the tag for private and protected categories.
  • Fix— Bug which prevented event categories being protected in The Events Calendar plugin.
  • Dev— Added additional hooks when a private or password protected category is displayed.

1.4.1 — 11 February, 2020

  • Fix— Fixed a bug introduced in previous update which meant protected posts were always displayed in archives, the main blog
  • Change— page, widget areas and navigation menus when the 'Show password protected categories and posts to visitors' option was unticked.
  • Fix— Improve compatibility with WooCommerce Protected Categories plugin.

1.4 — 8 February, 2020

  • New— Updated plugin architecture and added new license system.
  • Tweak— Minor HTML and styling changes to password login form.
  • Tweak— Added 'no cache' constants to prevent caching of protected posts/categories using certain caching plugins.

1.3.4 — 31 October, 2019

  • Change— Tested up to WordPress 5.3.
  • Change— Updated library code.
  • Change— Fix compatibility issue with WooCommerce Protected Categories plugin.

1.3.3 — 10 January, 2019

  • Fix— Edge-case bug introduced in 1.3 update when using the category_login shortcode.
  • Change— Tested up to WordPress 5.0.3.

1.3.2 — 9 January, 2019

  • Fix— Password protected categories were incorrectly redirecting to a 404 page on some sites.

1.3.1 — 9 January, 2019

  • Fix— Bug with {title} tag when using category_login shortcode.

1.3 — 9 January, 2019

  • New— Added support for {title} placeholder tag. This can be used on the login page to show the title of the current post or category. Configure from the settings page (Settings -> Protected Categories).
  • New— Improved caching prevention for protected categories and posts.
  • Change— Various bug fixes.
  • Change— Tested up to WordPress 5.0.2.

1.2.2 — 6 September, 2018

  • Fix— 'exclude_tree' option in get_terms is no longer overridden, but merged with the list of protected categories.
  • Fix— Ensure comments don't display on password login form.

1.2.1 — 29 May, 2018

  • New— Added WPML config file.
  • Fix— Bug with 'Show protected categories' option.
  • Tweak— Changed documentation link on Plugins page.

1.2 — 24 May, 2018

  • Dev— Code restructure and various improvements.
  • Dev— Tested with WP up to 4.9.6.

1.1.4 — 7 June, 2017

  • Fix— Bug on redirect from central login page using shortcode.

1.1.3 — 6 June, 2017

  • Fix— Potential conflict with WordPress 4.8.
  • Tweak— Cache hidden categories to improve performance.

1.1.2 — 30 May, 2017

  • Fix— Javascript bug for password field in admin.
  • Fix— Hidden posts were incorrectly shown on their category/custom taxonomy page.

1.1.1 — 30 May, 2017

  • Fix— Single posts in password protected categories were not protected (bug introduced in previous update).
  • Fix— Password protection now works correctly for pages and attachments.

1.1 — 13 April, 2017

  • Note— Any logged in users will be automatically logged out after this update.
  • New— New plugin options for customising the login form (password label, title, placeholder, etc).
  • New— Login page option removed from plugin settings as no longer required. Your login page can still be used to login to categories.
  • Fix— Users could access an unlocked category even after the password was amended.

1.0 — 9 March, 2017

  • Change— Initial release.

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