Plugin Changelogs
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Document Library Pro
1.17.1
Release date 05 March 2025
- NEW
Google Drive share URLs can now be imported by the DLP Importer if they reference a public file download.
- TWEAK
Ensure the filename has the correct extension when imported from platforms like Google Docs or Google Sheets.
- FIX
Pagination not working correctly when using the page_length="false" shortcode attribute with a grid layout.
- FIX
Google Drive URLs imported by the DLP Importer will be uploaded with the correct file name.
- DEV
Added filters for translating File URLs being imported by the DLP Importer.
- DEV
Added filters for mime types allowed to be imported by the DLP Importer.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.2.
- DEV
Updated Barn2 libraries.
1.17.0
Release date 16 December 2024
- NEW
Added a "Clear cache" button to the settings page.
- TWEAK
Added a filter to allow Password Protected Categories to be used with the form submission.
- TWEAK
Added a filter to disable the auto thumbnail feature.
- TWEAK
Adjusted how the search reset function works.
- TWEAK
Removed the default "Uncategorized" document category assignment.
- FIX
Unable to import documents via CSV that have a Dropbox URL with a query string of
dl=0
. - FIX
Typo in the "Save Changes" button text.
- FIX
The file info on the grid layout may overflow the container when the file name is long.
- DEV
Updated Barn2 libraries.
1.16.2
Release date 03 December 2024
- FIX
Translation compatibility issues with WordPress 6.7.
- TWEAK
Added WPML configuration file to the plugin.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.1.
- DEV
Updated Barn2 libraries.
1.16.1
Release date 05 November 2024
- TWEAK
Improved accessibility when document folders are enabled.
- TWEAK
Minor improvements to the code.
- FIX
Fatal error when using the "content" attribute in the shortcode.
1.16.0
Release date 22 October 2024
- NEW
Automatic featured images for documents with linked PDF or image files.
- NEW
Added a default 'Uncategorized' document category.
- TWEAK
Set document expiry dates via the CSV import.
- TWEAK
Added a unique CSS class per document to the document grid card HTML.
- FIX
Filters were displayed on the grid based on table columns and not grid content.
- FIX
The download count was counting visits to the single document page.
- DEV
Updated Barn2 internal libraries.
1.15.1
Release date 18 September 2024
- FIX
Folder categories and table column categories were not hidden when protected with Password Protected Categories.
- FIX
Fixed cf: not working in shortcode if value has @.
- FIX
Fixed search_on_click bug not working for default true value.
- DEV
Added filter
document_library_pro_folder_categories
to filter folder categories. - DEV
Added filter
document_library_pro_data_column_terms
to filter a column terms. - DEV
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.2
1.15.0
Release date 27 August 2024
- NEW
Set a document expiry date, after which the document will become visible only to editors and administrators.
- NEW
Taxonomy and page length dropdown filters for the grid layout.
- FIX
Added fallbacks for the responsive srcset on the grid card image.
- FIX
It was not possible to uncheck the custom folder icon setting.
- FIX
Long link text would overflow outside the button on the table layout under certain configurations.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.1.
1.14.0
Release date 27 May 2024
- NEW
Word, Excel and Powerpoint files can now be previewed with the Office Web Viewer.
- NEW
Supported external links can now be previewed.
- NEW
Documents and their metadata are now retrievable via the REST API.
- NEW
Added filename option for the table, grid and single document page layouts.
- NEW
Added option to display the file size on the single document page.
- NEW
Display the Document Author(s) on the grid page.
- TWEAK
Ensured all knowledge base links on the settings page open in a new tab.
- TWEAK
Adjusted the position and name of some settings.
- TWEAK
Changed the name of Document Author filter on the table layout to Author.
- TWEAK
Add more spacing below the folders output.
- TWEAK
Changed the default position of the Document Link metabox on the Add/Edit Document page in wp-admin.
- TWEAK
Removed the excerpt option from the single document page. Existing configurations with it enabled will remain in place until the setting is deactivated and there is a filter available to re-enable it.
- TWEAK
Allow full use of wp-admin functionality without a valid license.
- TWEAK
Changed the document author taxonomy to public.
- FIX
PHP warning when viewing the single document page on a fresh install with the default settings.
- FIX
Download count was not displayed on the grid layout when filename, file type, file size and categories were not set to display.
- FIX
Download and preview buttons were not displaying correctly on new installs under certain conditions.
- FIX
Preview button alignment in the table layout when using the multi-download checkboxes.
- FIX
The version control confirmation dialog was incorrectly appearing under certain configurations.
- FIX
Display the correct initial button text for the Add/Replace File button in the Document Link metabox.
- FIX
Clear previously saved file size when switching the Document Link type from File to URL on the Add/Edit Document page in wp-admin.
- FIX
cf: not working in shortcode if value has @.
- FIX
Fixed bug with search_on_click not working for default true value.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.3.
1.13.6
Release date 3 April 2024
- FIX
Fixed PHP warning message when no custom sorting column is added.
- FIX
Fixed responsive hidden row not closing after reset.
- FIX
Fixed bug that empty folders are being shown when doc_category is added to the shortcode.
- FIX
Fixed the grid search to only get results after a certain amount of keywords typed.
- TWEAK
Added document_library_pro_form_redirect filter hook.
- TWEAK
Added document_library_pro_download_checkboxes_should_display filter hook.
- TWEAK
Updated the search_box attribute to work with true or false values.
- TWEAK
Added show_page option to document library page settings.
- TWEAK
Removed parsing the shortcode attribute values.
- TWEAK
Auto-hide reset link.
- TWEAK
Moved the totals position to the right in the grid layout.
- TWEAK
Auto-hide the pagination on the grid layout.
- TWEAK
Add grid totals singular and plural wording.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.
1.13.5
Release date 8 November 2023
- NEW
Added French translation (credit: Nicolas Zein).
- FIX
Fixed shortcodes adding extra space in excerpt.
- DEV
Added document_library_pro_enable_media_filter filter hook.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.
1.13.4
Release date 11 October 2023
- FIX
Fixed ACF fields not showing when importing.
- TWEAK
Improved preview modal to support more themes.
- TWEAK
Saving license key when clicking next in setup wizard.
- DEV
Reviewed parsing shortcode attribute values.
1.13.3
Release date 21 September 2023
- TWEAK
Added ACF and EPT custom fields to import options.
- TWEAK
Added folder category descriptions filter hook.
- FIX
Fixed loading icon not showing on folders.
- DEV
Normalized shortcode arguments.
1.13.2
Release date 14 September 2023
- FIX
Turned post_object public to allow other plugins to use it.
1.13.1
Release date 13 September 2023
- FIX
Fixed folders not including documents from doc_category attribute.
- FIX
Fixed table sort for acf fields with empty values.
- FIX
Fixed bug on total filtered items when using SearchWP.
- DEV
Added document grid custom fields to wizard.
- DEV
Added custom fields default values.
1.13.0
Release date 7 September 2023
- NEW
PHP 8 support.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.1.
1.12.1
Release date 18 August 2023
- FIX
Fixed root folders displaying the documents that belongs to their sub folders.
1.12.0
Release date 15 August 2023
- NEW
Option to display custom fields on single document pages.
- NEW
Option to display custom fields on grid layout.
- NEW
Option to set default WordPress custom fields on document edit pages.
- TWEAK
Added loader on submission form.
- TWEAK
Added reset button to filters in folder view.
- FIX
Allowed numeric terms on folders view.
- FIX
Fixed categories and tags not being saved on form submission.
- DEV
Added document_library_pro_search_placeholder filter.
- DEV
Added SECURITY.md file.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.
1.11.1
Release date 19 July 2023
- FIX
Fixed german language file error.
- FIX
Fixed the possibility of renaming the filters.
- FIX
Fixed close svg button aria label attribute.
1.11.0
Release date 11 July 2023
- TWEAK
Change Document Categories and Tags filter headings.
- FIX
Fix parent folders not sorting when they are empty.
- FIX
Added aria label accessibility to SVG links.
- DEV
Updated get_file_url to contemplate more hostings.
- DEV
Updated Barn2 libraries and dependencies.
- DEV
Updated to webpack-config 2.0.0.
1.10.0
Release date 29 May 2023
- NEW
Added German translation.
- FIX
Fixed protected documents not being shown upon search.
- FIX
Added filter hook searchwp\query\logic\phrase\strict compatibility.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.2.
1.9.9
Release date 26 April 2023
- FIX
Fixed custom post type naming on admin new toolbar.
- FIX
Fixed search feature not working for non english characters.
1.9.8
Release date 17 April 2023
- TWEAK
Updated allowed file mime types.
- FIX
Fixed FacetWP logic conditions not working
- FIX
Fixed FacetWP pagination not working
- DEV
Fixed path generation from urls with directories.
1.9.7
Release date 31 March 2023
- TWEAK
Added the possibility to import custom taxonomies by their name.
- DEV
Fixed the hook name 'document_library_pro_data_version'.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.
1.9.6
Release date 22 March 2023
- TWEAK
Added a new filter document_library_pro_import_capability to change the import user capability.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.1.
1.9.5
Release date 15 March 2023
- TWEAK
Added 2 new filters that help determine visibility of the preview and download buttons.
1.9.4
Release date 16 February 2023
- FIX
When using the 'document_library_pro_language_defaults' filter, 'totalsSingle' and 'totalsPlural' were not correctly applied.
- DEV
Updated Barn2 libraries and dependencies.
1.9.3
Release date 6 February 2023
- FIX
Content field could not be disabled on the frontend submission form.
- FIX
Documents were not created via the frontend submission form if the document excerpt was disabled.
- FIX
High resolution videos could exceed the container dimensions in the preview modal.
- DEV
Add filter to allow adjustments on the frontend submission form fields configuration.
- DEV
Updated Barn2 libraries and dependencies.
1.9.2
Release date 26 January 2023
- FIX
HTML entities were not decoded in the taxonomy dropdowns on the frontend submission form.
- FIX
Allow
post__in
as an orderby option in the table query for FacetWP sorting. - DEV
Updated Barn2 libraries and dependencies.
1.9.1
Release date 18 January 2023
- TWEAK
Add support for the Sort facet in the FacetWP integration.
- FIX
Some special characters were not allowed when selecting documents by custom field, or when using the search box.
- DEV
Updated Barn2 libraries and dependencies.
1.9.0
Release date 12 January 2023
- NEW
Added frontend document uploader form.
- TWEAK
Updated language files.
- DEV
Updated Barn2 libraries and dependencies.
1.8.4
Release date 12 December 2022
- FIX
Download count was not tracked when using the
icon_only
,icon
, ortext
styles for the download button. - FIX
The
no_docs_message
option was not functioning correctly in grid layout. - DEV
Updated Barn2 libraries and dependencies.
1.8.3
Release date 6 December 2022
- FIX
The
search_on_click
option was not functioning correctly. - FIX
In grid layout, the
simple_numbers
pagination style output a 'Last' button instead of a 'Next' button. - DEV
Updated Barn2 libraries and dependencies.
1.8.2
Release date 22 November 2022
- FIX
FacetWP integration was returning all results when no documents were found.
- DEV
Updated Barn2 libraries.
1.8.1
Release date 2 November 2022
- FIX
Close icon on the preview lightbox could not be clicked.
- FIX
Result count in the grid layout was inaccurate when performing a search without results.
- FIX
The
no_docs_message
andno_docs_filtered_message
shortcode options were not working in the grid layout. - FIX
PHP warnings generated on the Filters step of the setup wizard.
- FIX
Version control settings were only visible after a page reload.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.
- DEV
Updated Barn2 libraries and dependencies.
1.8
Release date 17 October 2022
- NEW
Version control for your documents.
- NEW
Customize the folder colors and icons.
- NEW
Set folders as open, closed or a custom setup.
- TWEAK
Various improvements to global search, including a search page setting and improved supported theme styling.
- TWEAK
If no categories are available for the folder mode query then the default layout will be displayed instead.
- TWEAK
The WordPress post author metabox and column are hidden by default. Re-enable via Screen Options.
- TWEAK
Compatiblity with FacetWP 4.0.6 or greater.
- FIX
Having a document library in table layout and a Posts Table Pro table on the same page would break under certain configurations.
- FIX
The 'Documents' wp-admin menu would not be expanded when editing a term.
- FIX
Clicking the content in the preview modal would close the modal.
- FIX
Various undefined index PHP warnings.
- FIX
Flash of folder SVG on first page load.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 6.0.2.
- DEV
Updated Barn2 libraries and dependencies.
1.7.2
Release date 23 August 2022
- NEW
Added Swedish translation.
- FIX
Folder tree would not generate correctly with deep hierarchies and empty intermediary categories.
- FIX
Pagination did not work when performing a folder search with results in the grid layout.
- FIX
The
grid_columns
shortcode option did not work. - FIX
Remove unnecessary extra double quote in the folder tree HTML.
- DEV
Added new WordPress filters.
- DEV
Updated Barn2 libraries.
1.7.1
Release date 1 August 2022
- FIX
Featured images could be hidden in grid mode.
1.7
Release date 28 July 2022
- NEW
Added support for custom taxonomies in the CSV importer.
- NEW
Automatic featured image for documents linked to image files.
- TWEAK
Grid layout pagination is now consistent with the table layout pagination.
- FIX
There was no success notice when saving settings.
- FIX
Using pagination on grid layout with an active search term cleared the search term.
- FIX
Grid layout featured images overflowed the container on some themes.
- DEV
Added support for auto updates.
- DEV
Updated dependencies and Barn2 libraries.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 6.0.1.
1.6.4
Release date 11 July 2022
- TWEAK
Label for folders order adjusted.
- FIX
Single document main content mobile layout.
- DEV
Updated dependencies and Barn2 libraries.
1.6.3
Release date 22 June 2022
- FIX
The single document sidebar would overflow under certain theme layouts.
- FIX
Audio and video embeds would not always display in grid mode.
- FIX
Folder mode would generate inaccurate category trees when using custom taxonomies in the
term
option. - DEV
Updated dependencies and Barn2 libraries.
1.6.2
Release date 25 May 2022
- TWEAK
Ensure that the Grid and Folder modes respect the minimum search term length.
- FIX
Custom filters option in the setup wizard would not display the custom filters input field.
- DEV
Added a custom args filter for modifying the display of the global search results.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 6.0.
1.6.1
Release date 25 April 2022
- TWEAK
SearchWP integration now supports enabling the indexing of document file content via the SearchWP Engine options.
- FIX
File upload errors would not display on the Drag and drop file importer.
- FIX
Tags would not be assigned to documents when performing a CSV import.
- FIX
Folder search would not work if the lazy load option was present on the document library.
- DEV
Added a custom args filter for the FacetWP integration.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 5.9.3.
1.6
Release date 12 April 2022
- NEW
Download counts - track the number of downloads for each document with the option to display it on the table and grid layouts.
- NEW
Document author taxonomy which can be displayed on the table and single document.
- NEW
Set the number of columns to display in the grid layout.
- NEW
Options to sort folders.
- NEW
Change the permalink for the single document URL.
- NEW
Taxonomy dropdown filters added to the document list page in wp-admin.
- NEW
FacetWP integration.
- NEW
Added Dutch translations.
- TWEAK
Improved responsive handling of images on the grid layout.
- TWEAK
Consistent title naming when creating documents via Bulk and Media Library import tools.
- TWEAK
Better handling of special characters in external URLs when using the CSV importer.
- TWEAK
Support any type of Dropbox URL in the CSV importer.
- TWEAK
Document category permalinks are now hierarchical.
- FIX
Filter dropdowns on the table had usability issues when the WP admin bar was present.
1.5.2
Release date 14 March 2022
- FIX
Global search would not redirect to the search results page.
- DEV
Updated knowledge base link in settings.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 5.9.2.
1.5.1
Release date 14 March 2022
- TWEAK
The search results page is now noindexed.
- FIX
Table filter dropdowns styling issue with certain WooCommerce setups.
- FIX
No documents message was appearing outside of the search results page.
- FIX
The reset button option could not be unchecked in settings.
- DEV
Update Barn2 setup wizard library.
1.5
Release date 1 March 2022
- NEW
Search box for grid layout.
- NEW
Search box for folder view.
- NEW
Global document search, including widget and shortcode.
- NEW
SearchWP integration.
- FIX
The lightbox in the grid layout was displaying images with an incorrect aspect ratio.
- FIX
The grid layout cards were missing a top border when configured without an image.
- FIX
Path traversal in CSV importer.
1.4.2
Release date 7 January 2022
- FIX
CSV import of custom fields always converted keys to lowercase characters.
1.4.1
Release date 1 December 2021
- FIX
Terms order wrongly defaulting to ID instead of name.
1.4
Release date 29 November 2021
- NEW
Added support for Barn2 setup wizard.
- FIX
Add File button was not functional when Content was not selected as a Document data option.
1.3.4
Release date 16 November 2021
- TWEAK
Better handling of large images in the preview modal.
- FIX
Custom filters would be cleared when setting Clickable fields to none.
- DEV
Updated DataTables library to 1.11.3.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.2
1.3.3
Release date 3 November 2021
- FIX
Replace file button was not visible on the Edit Document page in wp-admin.
- FIX
Term order was not respected for nested subcategories in folder mode.
- FIX
Bulk and CSV importing tools not initiating correctly when using string translation plugins.
- DEV
Updated library.
1.3.2
Release date 25 October 2021
- FIX
Updating settings would result in the
[doc_library]
shortcode being duplicated on the Document Library page.
1.3.1
Release date 21 October 2021
- TWEAK
Improved the design of grid cards.
- FIX
Folders setting could not be unchecked via the settings page once enabled.
- DEV
Added various hooks and filters for customizing grid cards.
1.3
Release date 14 October 2021
- NEW
Display documents in a grid layout.
- TWEAK
Improved mobile usability of the preview modal, particularly with media embeds.
- FIX
Certain PDFs would not render correctly in iOS browsers.
- FIX
The 'download' HTML attribute was incorrectly applied to links under certain conditions.
1.2.3
Release date 14 September 2021
- TWEAK
Prevent duplication of existing files in the media library when using the CSV importer.
- TWEAK
Further improvements to folder mode with large numbers of categories.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.1.
1.2.2
Release date 23 August 2021
- TWEAK
Cleaner title names when bulk importing documents via drag and drop or the media library.
- TWEAK
Allow higher post limits in folder mode to cater for large numbers of categories.
1.2.1
Release date 4 August 2021
- FIX
Document link buttons were visible before the document table loaded.
- FIX
CSS conflict with the Uncode theme affected the Document link column layout.
1.2
Release date 27 July 2021
- NEW
Option to allow previewing PDF and media files in a lightbox.
- NEW
Option to download multiple documents at once in a zip file.
- NEW
Options to change the appearance of the preview and download buttons.
- FIX
Custom taxonomies did not appear in the Documents admin menu.
- FIX
Folders option had unexpected results when the shortcode query options returned no documents.
- DEV
Added filters to allow icon replacement with custom SVGs.
- DEV
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.
1.1.2
Release date 29 June 2021
- TWEAK
Support term ordering for the folders display option.
1.1.1
Release date 26 April 2021
- TWEAK
Improved column sizing for download buttons on the document table.
- FIX
Document excerpts could display in the content column on document tables under certain conditions.
1.1
Release date 2 April 2021
- NEW
Added the ability to enable comments on the document post type.
- NEW
Options to choose what data should display on the single document page.
- FIX
Allow renaming of filter headings in the shortcode attributes.
1.0.2
Release date 15 March 2021
- TWEAK
Automatically determine the file type for external urls.
- TWEAK
Added the HTML5 download and type attribute for direct links in the document tables.
- FIX
Added missing translations for File Type and Link.
1.0.1
Release date 8 March 2021
- FIX
Hide document details sidebar when the document post is password protected.
1.0
Release date 24 February 2021
- NEW
Initial release.