WooCommerce Protected Categories

2.6.1

Release date 31 October 2022

FIX
protected sub categories are showing in the categories filter when using the WooCommerce Product Table plugin.
DEV
Updated Barn2 libraries.

2.6.0

Release date 12 May 2022

NEW
Added users & user role REST API protection of products via the /wc/store/v1/products/ route.
DEV
Updated Barn2 libraries.

2.5.5

Release date 22 April 2022

FIX
Shop Managers unable to search for users when protecting categories.
DEV
Tested up to WooCommerce 6.4.0.

2.5.4

Release date 10 February 2022

FIX
fixed an issue that prevented passwords from being displayed when changing/switching protection type.
TEST
Compatibility with WooCommerce 6.2.0.

2.5.3

Release date 08 February 2022

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.

2.5.2

Release date 13 January 2022

FIX
ajax user search not firing due to invalidated nonce.
TEST
Compatibility with WooCommerce 6.1.0.

2.5.1

Release date 06 January 2022

TWEAK
search users via ajax when protecting categories by "users".
FIX
product category visibility settings displayed the text-domain instead of the real labels.
TEST
Compatibility with WooCommerce 6.0.0.
DEV
Updated library code.

2.5.0

Release date 07 October 2021

NEW
Added setup wizard.
TWEAK
Added compatibility with the upcoming WooCommerce admin menu.
TWEAK
Javascript code consistency update.
TWEAK
Updated language files.
DEV
Updated library code.

2.4.2

Release date 20 July 2021

TEST
Compatibility with WooCommerce 5.5 and WordPress 5.8.
DEV
Updated library code.

2.4.1

Release date 1 May 2020

TEST
Compatibility with WooCommerce 4.1 and WordPress 5.4.1.
DEV
Added Composer support.

2.4

Release date 1 April 2020

FIX
Change loading of stylesheet for login page to ensure it's always loaded correctly.
FIX
Bug with page title when main Shop page is used as central login page.
FIX
Minor bug in product categories list table in Dashboard.
DEV
Refactor plugin to use new architecture; deprecate old classes and functions for backwards compatibility.
DEV
Add new Barn2 license system and library.
DEV
Remove is_admin() checks on file includes.

2.3.3

Release date 12 March 2020

Tested up to WooCommerce 4.0 and WordPress 5.4.

2.3.2

Release date 21 January 2020

Fully tested with WordPress 5.3.2 and WooCommerce 3.9.
Move position of Visibility setting on Edit Category screen.

2.3.1

Release date 30 October 2019

Tested up to WordPress 5.3 and WooCommerce 3.8.

2.3

Release date 19 August 2019

Tested up to WooCommerce 3.7.
Removed backwards compatibility for old versions of WordPress and WooCommerce (WP < 4.4 and WC < 3.0).
Various minor changes to Barn2 library code.
Tweak to wording on settings page.

2.2.3

Release date 16 April 2019

Tested with WooCommerce 3.6, and replaced deprecated function warning.

2.2.2

Release date 19 March 2019

FIX
Bug when creating/editing categories if using an older version of WooCommerce (3.1 and below).

2.2.1

Release date 4 March 2019

FIX
Update to latest version of common code to prevent conflict with other Barn2 plugins.

2.2

Release date 21 February 2019

NEW
Improve category protection logic and provide better support for products in multiple categories.
NEW
Compatibility with WooCommerce Quick View Pro.
FIX
When 'Show protected products in store' was disabled, products in protected categories could sometimes still appear if the parent category was unlocked.
FIX
Products in multiple categories where one was unlocked could not be purchased from the shop page or archives.
FIX
Remove 'pass by reference' for query in pre_get_posts hook to prevent possible PHP warning.
FIX
Wrong protection type set when creating categories in admin.
TWEAK
Added category-password-required class to password login page (body class).

2.1

Release date 10 January 2019

FIX
'exclude_tree' option in get_terms is no longer overridden, but merged with the list of protected categories.
FIX
Issue which prevented the category_login shortcode unlocking some categories when used in a sidebar.
FIX
License activation bug for older versions of WooCommerce.
Various minor fixes and improvements.
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.3 and WooCommerce 3.5.3.

2.0

Release date 27 July 2018

NEW
User role and user account protection features. Product categories can now be protected by password, user role or user account, or a combination of all three.
NEW
Plugin renamed 'WooCommerce Protected Categories'.
NEW
Updated plugin settings page, including new user protection options.
NEW
Prevent search engine indexing for protected categories (previously set only for private categories).
NEW
Prevent caching for protected and private categories when using cache plugins (e.g. WP Rocket).
NEW
Updated display of password login form to improve compatibility across different themes.
NEW
Category visibility in Products > Categories menu now shows 'inherited' status when parent category is protected.
FIX
Prevent accidental login to multiple categories when two or more categories share the same password.
FIX
Central password login page - prevent access to categories which have changed status from 'protected' to 'public' or 'private'.
FIX
Products in two or more protected categories can now be unlocked by unlocking any one of its categories.
FIX
Ensure protected products are not purchasable from product tables in WooCommerce Product Table.
TWEAK
Update HTML in woocommerce_template_loop_category_title to match WooCommerce.
DEV
Apply BEM CSS standards for password entry form and category visibility settings.
DEV
Tested up to WP 4.9.8 and WooCommerce 3.4.4.
DEV
Various new actions and filters.
DEV
Code restructure and improvements.

1.7.3

Release date 13 June 2018

NEW
Allow shortcodes to be used in login form message.
TWEAK
Added license.txt for GPL.
FIX
Fatal error setting Category login page in plugin settings.

1.7.2

Release date 4 June 2018

NEW
Add separate stylesheet for front-end and remove inline styles from login form.
NEW
Added WPML config file.
NEW
Tested up to WP 4.9.6 and WC 3.4.1.
TWEAK
Various code improvements; renamed admin classes.
FIX
Conflict with Cosmetro theme (and potentially other themes which override the woocommerce_template_loop_category_title function).
FIX
Template issue with Flatsome theme for products in protected categories.
DEV
Updated license code.

1.7.1

Release date 18 October 2017

Tested with WooCommerce 3.2.1.

1.7

Release date 6 October 2017

Add more options to [category_login] shortcode (button_text, label, etc).
Restructured plugin code and object creation - use dependency injection, and move hooks & filters out of constructors.
Fix potential issue in category login shortcode.
Fix bug in protection for WooCommerce shortcodes.
Additional multisite testing.

1.6.6

Release date 4 October 2017

Tested with latest versions of WooCommerce and WordPress.
Fix potential issue if category login shortcode runs in admin.

1.6.5

Release date 5 September 2017

FIX
Ensure password cookie is set correctly when no expiry set in plugin options.
TWEAK
Restructured plugin initialisation and added extra utility functions.
TWEAK
Updated plugin support links.
TWEAK
Updated translations.

1.6.4

Release date 7 June 2017

FIX
Bug on product category archives when display type set to subcategories.

1.6.3

Release date 5 June 2017

FIX
Bug in get_terms_args filter which was causing incorrect display of product category pages.
TWEAK
Tested with WordPress 4.8.

1.6.2

Release date 22 May 2017

FIX
PasswordHash class was not found under certain conditions.

1.6.1

Release date 5 May 2017

FIX
Bug for variable products for WooCommerce below v3.0.

1.6

Release date 25 April 2017

NEW
Plugin setting to control how long the password entered is valid before it expires.
NEW
Plugin settings to customise the login form - heading, password label, and label placeholder option.
NEW
Login form now shows error messages if no password or incorrect password entered.
FIX
The form message in plugin settings is now used if not set in shortcode.
FIX
Category login page can now be set to the main shop page.
FIX
Compatibility with WooCommerce 3.0.

1.5.3

Release date 3 February 2017

FIX
Revert error with password protected categories introduced in previous version.

1.5.2

Release date 3 February 2017

FIX
Compatibility issue with servers running older versions of PHP.
TWEAK
Updated license code.

1.5.1

Release date 28 January 2017

NEW
Plugin option to set CSS class on password form container.
FIX
Bug with products in protected categories when 'show protected products' option disabled.
TWEAK
Ensure category login shortcode works in widgets.
TWEAK
Update license key code.

1.5

Release date 26 January 2017

NEW
Category login shortcode which allows customers or clients to login to their own product category by using a category password.
NEW
Plugin option to allow the 'category login' page to be set.
FIX
Bug with protected child categories which have a password protected parent.
TWEAK
Change filter for category password form to 'wp_ppc_password_form' to prevent theme conflicts.
TWEAK
Update license code and plugin updater.

1.4.2

Release date 5 January 2017

Fix fatal error in WC_Category_Prefixer class.
Update license activation code.
Tested with WordPress 4.7.

1.4.1

Release date 21 November 2016

Revert to default WordPress login code for setting password cookie.
Styling improvements to category visibility option in admin.

1.4

Release date 16 November 2016

New feature: support for multiple passwords for each category. The category is unlocked if any valid password is entered.
Added plugin option to change button text on protected category form.
Added Italian translation (credit: Libri Ehret).

1.3.4

Release date 3 November 2016

Add protection for built-in WooCommerce shortcodes (recent products, sale products, featured products, best selling, etc)
Update license validation code and fix error with license key activation
Add link to documentation from Plugins page

1.3.3

Release date 16 September 2016

Fixed PHP error when password protected category contains no products
Added Spanish translation (credit: Victor Castillejos)

1.3.2

Release date 8 September 2016

Fixed bug with filtering of protected & private categories introduced in WordPress 4.6
Renamed utility functions to prevent conflicts with other themes/plugins
Updated translations

1.3.1

Release date 31 August 2016

Fixed bug with password being reset when using 'quick edit' to edit category
Fixed bug with license validation code which prevented it working on servers earlier than PHP 5.5

1.3

Release date 26 August 2016

Added support for the WooCommerce category shortcode [[product_category]]. When used on any page, widget, etc. your products will now be protected.
Added new option to allow the password form to be customised to any wording you choose. Set this under WooCommerce -> Settings -> Products -> Password Protected Categories.
Updated EDD Updater which handles the plugin updates
Updated license key code

1.2.4

Release date 16 August 2016

Update category protection logic to work with existing taxonomy queries
Fix problem with category visibility option not working properly in certain themes
Fix E_NOTICE errors generated on pages in some themes
Fix error retrieving product categories for WordPress versions prior to 4.5

1.2.3

Release date 28 June 2016

Ensure products in password protected categories cannot be added to the cart
Improve error handling for license activation
French translation added (credit: Yven Lebreton)
Fix bug retrieving product category ancestors which resulted in unnecessary DB calls

1.2.2

Release date 9 May 2016

New visibility option to show/hide password protected categories in navigation menus (see WooCommerce -> Settings -> Products -> Password Protected Categories)
Updated main protection hooks to exclude categories during database queries rather than remove products afterwards
Bug fix for certain themes to display password form correctly

1.2

Release date 21 April 2016

Re-write main plugin architecture to improve database performance and caching

1.1.3

Release date 15 April 2016

Update plugin licensing to work with servers using older versions of cURL
Add link to settings from main WordPress Plugins page
Test with WordPress 4.5 and WooCommerce 2.5.5

1.1.1

Release date 11 March 2016

Fix compatibility issue with PHP 5.2

1.1

Release date 2 March 2016

Added plugin settings page and license key registration.
Added plugin options to show/hide password protected categories, and to prefix category names.

1.0

Release date 1 March 2016

Initial release.