Release

Author: PDowney

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [1.8.1] - 2026-02-28
 
 ### Changed
 

GEMINI.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This is a WordPress performance optimization plugin that removes unnecessary fea
 ## Plugin Details
 
 - **Name:** Simple WP Optimizer
-- **Version:** 1.8.0
+- **Version:** 1.8.1
 - **WordPress Compatibility:** 6.5+
 - **PHP Compatibility:** 7.4+
 - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later

README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 ## Current Version
 
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.8.0-orange.svg?logo=github)](https://github.com/EngineScript/simple-wp-optimizer/releases/download/v1.8.0/simple-wp-optimizer-1.8.0.zip)
+[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.8.1-orange.svg?logo=github)](https://github.com/EngineScript/simple-wp-optimizer/releases/download/v1.8.1/simple-wp-optimizer-1.8.1.zip)
 
 ## Description
 

languages/simple-wp-optimizer.pot

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This file is distributed under the GNU General Public License v2 or later.
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: Simple WP Optimizer 1.8.0\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: Simple WP Optimizer 1.8.1\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-wp-optimizer\n"
 "POT-Creation-Date: 2025-01-23 00:00:00+00:00\n"
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"

readme.txt

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Contributors: enginescript
 Tags: optimization, performance, cleanup
 Requires at least: 6.5
 Tested up to: 6.9
-Stable tag: 1.8.0
+Stable tag: 1.8.1
 Requires PHP: 7.4
 License: GPLv3 or later
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ No, the plugin has a simple interface where you can toggle features on and off.
 
 == Changelog ==
 
-= Unreleased =
+= 1.8.1 - 2026-02-28 =
 * **BUG FIX (Critical)**: Fixed whitespace inside form field `name` attributes that prevented all settings from being saved — browsers sent literal newlines/tabs as part of the field name so WordPress never received the data
 * **BUG FIX (Critical)**: Fixed inverted IP-validation logic that caused every preconnect/DNS-prefetch domain name to be incorrectly rejected when saving settings
 * **BUG FIX (Critical)**: Fixed `es_optimizer_clear_options_cache()` which was not actually clearing the static options cache

simple-wp-optimizer.php

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: Simple WP Optimizer
  * Plugin URI: https://github.com/EngineScript/simple-wp-optimizer
  * Description: Optimizes WordPress by removing unnecessary features and scripts to improve performance
- * Version: 1.8.0
+ * Version: 1.8.1
  * Author: EngineScript
  * License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  * License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 // Define plugin version.
 if ( ! defined( 'ES_WP_OPTIMIZER_VERSION' ) ) {
-	define( 'ES_WP_OPTIMIZER_VERSION', '1.8.0' );
+	define( 'ES_WP_OPTIMIZER_VERSION', '1.8.1' );
 }
 
 /**