WPP 7.3.8

This release includes the following changes:

• Fixes a character encoding issue that can happen under some circumstances (props to qwe987299 for the report!)

Release notes

WPP 7.3.7

This release includes the following changes:

• Fixes shortcode rendering empty tags (props to NetzzJD for the report!)
• Renames filter hook pretiffy_numbers to prettify_numbers.
• Adds toggle to display the Y-axis in the Stats chart.
• Minor code improvements.

Release notes

WPP 7.3.6

This release includes the following changes:

If you're updating from a previous version please clear your popular posts thumbnails cache via WP Dashboard > Settings > WP Popular Posts > Tools > Thumbnails > Empty image cache button.

• Improves security around thumbnail generation (props to smile9381!)
• Removes deprecated /v1/popular-posts POST endpoint.
• Minimum required PHP version is now 7.4.
• Minor code improvements.

Release notes

WPP 7.3.5

This release includes the following changes:

• Fixes Elementor widget stuck in infinite loading animation.
• Fixes broken database query in get_views() (props to raphaelw!)
• Fixes an issue where config.json files from theme overrides would be ignored (thanks alexg904!)
• Minor styling enhancements.

Release notes

WPP 7.3.4

This release includes the following changes:

• New name! See the Rename announcement for more details.
• Minimum required WordPress version is now 6.2.
• Minor code improvements.

Release notes

WPP 7.3.3

This release includes the following changes:

• Hotfix: wpp shortcode no longer forces AJAX loading on.

WPP 7.3.2

This release includes the following changes:

• Compatibility: Fixes a fatal error that can happen when using Polylang.
• Compatibility: Themes should now work with WP-Rocket.
• New notice about Pretty Permalinks being required has been added.
• Fixes shortcode getting stuck on the loading animation in Elementor's editor.

Release notes

WPP 7.3.1

This release includes the following changes:

• Fixes wpp_start/end being striped out if empty (props to ispreview!)
• Fixes posts not loading on the Stats screen for Author users (props to waheed61!)

Release notes

WPP 7.3.0

This release includes the following changes:

If you're using a caching plugin and/or a plugin that minifies JavaScript code it's highly recommended to clear its cache after installing / updating to this version.

• Adds Elementor support: WordPress Popular Posts now includes a native Elementor widget! See Release notes for more details.
• Adds get_ids() function to facilitate getting the IDs of your popular posts.
• Admin section usability improvements.
• The "Empty cache" and "Clear all data" buttons have been removed from the Admin section.
• Improves compatibility with PHP 8.4 (thanks ispreview for the heads-up!)
• Minimum required PHP version is now 7.3.
• Minor code changes & improvements.

Release notes

WPP 7.2.0

This release includes the following changes:

• Fixes a security issue that allows unintended arbitrary shortcode execution (props to mikemyers and the Wordfence team!)
• Fixes an issue that would allow the _popularpoststransients table to store more data than intended.
• Adds ability to hook into WPP's script to perform certain actions before updating the views count of a post/page (see Release notes for more details.)
• Deprecates pid parameter in favor of exclude.
• Minor code improvements.

Release notes

If you're using a caching plugin on your website it's highly recommended to clear its cache after installing / updating to this version.