CHANGES.md

[unreleased]

12.24.2 / 2026-03-25

• update freemius/wordpress-sdk
• fix delete_all_cached_data() for multisite thanks Eileen Mack

12.24.1 / 2026-03-18

• fix flush-repo-cache REST endpoint, was getting caught in $existing_cache
• added should_run_on_current_page() and check pages for loading certain parts of plugin
• update $slug initialization in Base::upgrader_source_selection() as get_repo_slugs() now with type checking
• fix language pack GitHub download URI
• remove type hint for $source in Base::upgrader_source_selection() as it can be WP_Error

12.24.0 / 2026-03-11

• update erusev/parsedown to 1.8
• remove soft match in get_repo_slugs()
• add guard to set_readme_info()
• add function to check timeout validity
• re-use valid cache timeout
• refactor getting cache key to get_cache_key()
• ensure newest tag present in release assets array
• check to see $existing_cache timeout is valid
• update Language_API to correctly get credentials
• add missing API values for packages as Additions

12.23.1 / 2026-02-12

• add guard to release asset development download link in REST API
• fix potential race condition when saving cache to multi-server/clustered environments #1133, thanks @Ipstenu

12.23.0 / 2026-02-11

• guard on ReflectionProptery::setAccessible() deprecated for PHP 8.5 and included in PHP 8.1+
• case-insensitive matching for alpha|beta|RC
• make Language_Pack::update_site_transient() a static
• fix REST API to return correct download link depending upon development channel

12.22.0 / 2026-01-13

• added gu_dev_release_asset filter for dev release assets
• added channel query arg for dev release assets when using update-api REST endpoint
• send a saved access token with update-api REST API if one exists
• omit non-shared packages from REST API

12.21.0 / 2025-12-31 🎆

• remove git_updater_plugin_updates and git_updater_theme_updates options, see #1119
• add gu_plugin_name() to return plugin name, slug or slug-didhash
• change can_update() check to manage_options for DISALLOW_FILE_MODS constant
• MIT to GPL-3.0-or-later because of distributed components, etc
• cast $response elements to object in parse_contents_response()

12.20.2 / 2025-12-08

• harden REST API data for versions if relesase_assets and tags are empty -- this can happen if too many tags are created that aren't semver format
• limit REST API to return last 20 versions
• update REST API conditional logic for setting release asset download link
• add guard for missing/empty assets in Readme_Parser
• move some phpcs:disable to package header
• update to erusev/parsedown": "dev-master#0b274ac959624e6c6d647e9c9b6c2d20da242004" for PHP 8.5 compliance, thanks @thefrosty
• standardize to composer lint and composer format

12.20.1 / 2025-11-26

• initialize $created_at variable, possibly fixes PHP Error
• update actions/checkout
• update mu-loader.php

12.20.0 / 2025-11-24

• move tag sort outside of loop
• use auth key for REST endpoint to flush repository cache for possible abuse
• added Screenshots section to plugin modal
• get created_at per release asset
• update freemius/wordpress-sdk
• Cache Add-Ons for 7 days

12.19.0 / 2025-09-29

• setup for Gitea release assets
• use mcaskill/composer-exclude-files to exclude autoload of freemius/wordpress-sdk/start.php
• harden parse_meta_response()
• modify dot org check for package added to mirror like AspireCloud
• don't overwrite requires and requires_php data from readme.txt if already exists
• correctly parse for multiple release assets per release
• update POT GitHub Action
• refactor add_accept_header()
• set release_assets and release_asset_download for latest release asset

12.18.1 / 2025-08-06

• data check on release assets

12.18.0 / 2025-08-04

• update cache delete and don't use wp_cache_flush
• always show download link in REST endpoint
• improved reverse sort for branch/tag versions
• get all release assets from GitHub API and pick release asset download from release assets array, other APIs get latest release asset only
• update parse_tag() and sort_tags()
• update branch switching tags

12.17.3 / 2025-07-31

• add new Security header with value of email or URI

12.17.2 / 2025-07-26

• update GU_Freemius for FAIR installation

12.17.1 / 2025-07-20

• add remote data for did, slug_hash if added via Additions
• use Bearer for token with GitHub API

12.17.0 / 2025-07-14

• un-escape stuff, more uses of use
• add License header info
• add Update URI header info
• add get_did_hash() to get hash of DID
• add get_file_without_did_hash()
• simplify check for rename_on_activation()
• update freemius/wordpress-sdk

12.16.1 / 2025-06-12

• add DID
• update rollback sort
• update banner image

12.16.0 / 2025-06-09

• change callback from new REST_API() to $this
• collect Author URI from headers.
• add action hook to Base::get_remote_repo_meta
• get all versions of release assets, similar to tags/rollbacks
• add compatibility check for AspireUpdate and FAIR Package Manager

12.15.1 / 2025-05-20

• update stability of composer requirements

12.15.0 / 2025-05-20

• update to correct format of readme tags
• add correctly formated date/time for update-api REST endpoint
• remove deprecated hooks from v10 and earlier
• add error checking to parse_contents_response()
• update Freemius/wordpress-sdk
• add support for Plugin ID and Theme ID headers for FAIR
• update composer.json

12.14.0 / 2025-02-26

• make sure proper release asset headers are added even if access token not set
• ensure short description is 150 characters or less

12.13.0 / 2025-02-21

• update caching
• add versions to REST endpoint for {plugins|themes|update}-api
• update generate POT workflow

12.12.1 / 2025-02-12

• revert uninstall back to Freemius

12.12.0 / 2025-02-10

• save source with Additions
• update Additions::deduplicate()
• update Base::upgrader_source_selection() rename to allow for AJAX installation, thanks @costdev
• add git-updater-collectionsto Add-Ons
• make list table show all elements
• add Private Package option for Additions, these private packages are not to be shared with aggregators
• switch to standard uninstall.php as issue with calling Freemius during their after_uninstall hook
• add early exit in get_repo_slugs() during AJAX installation for Add-Ons
• remove soft match in get_repo_slugs()
• removed Add_Ons::upgrader_source_selection no longer needed
• save/export tags from readme.txt for REST endpoint

12.11.0 / 2025-02-02

• update Additions to add additional listings
• more updates for possibly passing null
• update REST_API::get_api_data
• update Theme to add theme_uri to update transient
• update to pass complete data for multiple uses of gu_additions hook

12.10.1 / 2025-01-30

• fix issue with release asset
• add guard to Add-Ons
• remove git-updater-federation from Add-Ons

12.10.0 / 2025-01-29

• refactor Add_Ons to use plugins-api REST endpoint and standard plugin card
• added features by @costdev for AJAXifying
• added parsing of Update URI and Requires Plugins headers
• increase requirements to PHP 8+
• added REST endpoint to export data from Additions
• added REST endpoint to export Update API data from Additions
• update Freemius/wordpress-sdk
• change 'API Add-Ons' to 'Add-Ons'

12.9.0 / 2025-01-07

• add API get for repo root contents for efficiency
• add feature to virtually add repos via Additions tab to server REST update-api endpoint
• switch to getting most data via API calls and not from locally installed files
• add REST endpoint to individually flush repo cache
• fix Basic_Auth_Loader::get_slug_for_credentials() to get slug for gist
• update $release_asset_parts in Basic_Auth_Loader::unset_release_asset_auth() for AWS download link
• improved release asset handling

12.8.0 / 2024-12-21

• update GitHub release asset parsing
• update REST_API for Bitbucket update link
• update REST_API for update-api route

12.7.2 / 2024-12-18

• update freemius/wordpress-sdk
• use mcaskill/composer-exclude-files to exclude autoloading start.php from Freemius, issues arise
• update REST_API::get_api_data() to always get current release asset redirect as appropriate

12.7.1 / 2024-12-02

• use get_file_date() to return plugin version
• fix API::get_dot_org_data() to work with WPE mirror

12.7.0 / 2024-11-30

• fix missing/incorrect textdomains
• look for __() functions loading in hooks before init
• remove load_plugin_textdomain()
• add git host icon to single site theme description
• don't save to GitHub.com access token from single repo remote install
• fix PHP 8.1 creation dynamic variable from class REST_API
• update REST API response to return plugins_api() or themes_api() style response

12.6.0 / 2024-10-13

• check existence of FS__RESOLVE_CLONE_AS before setting
• add filter hook gu_api_domain to set domain for default API updating
• add filter hook gu_ignore_dot_org to completely ignore updates from dot org. Works as if every plugin/theme is in the gu_override_dot_org hook

12.5.0 / 2024-08-16

• update class-parser.php
• update Requires PHP to 7.4 for class-parser.php
• update Requires WP to 5.9
• update freemius/wordpress-sdk
• update printf() in class Branches
• fix old git-updater-pro and git-updater-additions textdomains
• update Base::upgrader_source_selection() when trying to update $source and $new_source when destination directories are identical
• remove unused parameters in certain functions

12.4.0 / 2024-03-04

• update freemius/wordpress-sdk
• update class-parser.php
• use is_wp_version_compatible() and is_php_version_compatible() in GU_Trait::can_update_repo()
• update gu-loader.php with generic loader
• update Readme_Parser::trim_length

12.3.1 / 2023-10-19

• update freemius/wordpress-sdk
• WPCS 3.0.0 linting
• popup on icon for "Updates via Git Updater", thanks @BrianHenryIE

12.3.0 / 2023-08-10

• update Bitbucket Add-on message for consistency
• ensure Shim available during register_activation_hook()
• add conditional to get_remote_api_branches() to ensure $response is not a scalar
• use null coalescing operator
• update for PHP 8.2

12.2.3 / 2023-06-27

• composer update
• get gu_disable_cron hook result once per repository
• ensure git class is instantiated when checking waiting_for_background_update()
• add check for $response->error to API::validate_response()
• update freemius/wordpress-sdk to 2.5.10

12.2.2 /2023-05-22

• add back Network only activate for multisite, may cause issue where post-license activation Freemius doesn't re-direct to network admin
• update anonymous functions as static functions for better performance
• composer update

12.2.1 / 2023-04-21

• ensure $wp_filesystem set for Bootstrap::rename_on_activation()
• uninstall tested to function correctly

12.2.0 / 2023-04-20

• update freemius/wordpress-sdk
• update afragen/wp-dismiss-notice
• don't save unused data from API_Common::parse_release_asset()
• don't use Freemius uninstall, use previous uninstall.php
• more PHP 8.2 compatibility
• composer update
• update REST_API::get_plugins_api_data() to return response without download link using boolean value in download query arg
• hide Freemius menus with gu_hide_settings filter
• more specific hiding of Git Updater settings

12.1.3 / 2023-03-20

• improved setting/default of $options['bypass_background_processing']
• improved setting/default of $options['branch_switch']
• display upgrade notice on update-core.php
• composer update afragen/singleton for PHP 8.2 compat

12.1.2 / 2023-02-08

• fix for webhook updating issue if $branches not defined, thanks @awunsch

12.1.1 / 2023-02-07

• remove force of Network activation, messes up Freemius license activation on multisite
• composer update

12.1.0 / 2023-02-06

• further limit log of HTTP errors, trying for only once per plugin
• eliminate Freemius clone resolution popup
• update Shim:move_dir() for improved error messaging
• update comparison in Base::upgrader_source_selection of $source and $new_source

12.0.4 / 2023-01-27

• update to use str_contains()
• log HTTP errors only hourly
• update Shim::move_dir() to exit early if source and destination differ only by case or trailing slash

12.0.3 / 2023-01-19

• update Shim for move_dir() and wp_opcache_invalidate_directory()
• composer update

12.0.2 / 2023-01-12

• PHP 8.1 compatibility fix, thanks @chesio
• other PHP 8.1 fixes
• declare class API variable $type, avoid future PHP issues, thanks @chesio

12.0.1 / 2023-01-02

• cleanup parsing of GitHub release assets
• composer update to fix dependency conflict

12.0.0 / 2022-12-12

• ensure $wp_filesystem is available
• re-integrate Git Updater PRO
• integrate Git Updater Additions
• add git logo to subtab, hide for now
• load API tabs of installed/active API plugins
• set Git Updater to auto-update with new $db_version
• replace Appsero SDK with Freemius SDK
• suspend Freemius plugin updating for Git Updater
• fix uninstall.php for Freemius