chore: bump version to 1.8.0

- Refactored Plugin class to extend AbstractPlugin base class
- Refactored SettingsTab to extend AbstractSettingsTab
- Removed duplicated singleton boilerplate and manual textdomain loading

Author: soderlind

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 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).
 
+## [1.8.0] - 2026-03-14
+
+### Changed
+
+- Refactored Plugin class to extend `VirtualMediaFolders\Addon\AbstractPlugin` base class
+- Refactored SettingsTab to extend `AbstractSettingsTab`, removed inline enqueue and WP 7 compat logic
+- Removed duplicated singleton boilerplate and manual textdomain loading
+
 ## [1.7.0] - 2026-03-10
 
 ### Added

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "vmfa-editorial-workflow",
-	"version": "1.7.0",
+	"version": "1.8.0",
 	"description": "Role-based folder access, move restrictions, and Inbox workflow for Virtual Media Folders.",
 	"author": "Per Soderlind",
 	"license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",

readme.txt

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Tags: media, folders, workflow, editorial, permissions
 Requires at least: 6.8
 Tested up to: 7.0
 Requires PHP: 8.3
-Stable tag: 1.7.0
+Stable tag: 1.8.0
 License: GPL-2.0-or-later
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ Existing media is not affected. The workflow only applies to new uploads and exp
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 1.8.0 =
+* Changed: Refactored Plugin class to extend VMF core `AbstractPlugin` base class
+* Changed: Refactored SettingsTab to extend `AbstractSettingsTab`
+* Changed: Removed duplicated singleton boilerplate and manual textdomain loading
+
 = 1.7.0 =
 * Added: WP 7.0+ design-token style overrides for settings and review pages
 

vmfa-editorial-workflow.php

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: Virtual Media Folders - Editorial Workflow
  * Plugin URI: https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa-editorial-workflow
  * Description: Role-based folder access, move restrictions, and Inbox workflow for Virtual Media Folders.
- * Version: 1.7.0
+ * Version: 1.8.0
  * Requires at least: 6.8
  * Requires PHP: 8.3
  * Tested up to: 6.9
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
 
 // Plugin constants.
-define( 'VMFA_EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW_VERSION', '1.7.0' );
+define( 'VMFA_EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW_VERSION', '1.8.0' );
 define( 'VMFA_EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW_FILE', __FILE__ );
 define( 'VMFA_EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW_PATH', plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'VMFA_EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW_URL', plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) );