Content Aware Sidebars – Unlimited Widget Areas

• [new] wordpress 6.0 support
• [updated] ui improvements
• [updated] wp-content-aware-engine library

Pro Plan:

• [new] display condition for guest author name premium by shoofly solutions
• [new] ability to control totem location and design

• [updated] freemius sdk

• [new] added icons and improved ui when editing conditions
• [new] performance improvements
• [fixed] quick-select could in some cases remove edited post from conditions
• [fixed] php8.1 deprecation warnings
• [updated] wp-content-aware-engine library
• [updated] freemius sdk

Pro Plan:

• [fixed] php8+ error when editing sidebar

• [new] weglot display condition
• [new] wordpress 5.9 support

Pro Plan:

• [new] meta box display condition
• [new] infuse action now uses sidebar order option as hook priority
• [new] option to disable all widgets at once in widget cleaner
• [fixed] pagination in buddypress groups condition

• [fixed] compatibility improvements
• [updated] wp-content-aware-engine library
• [updated] freemius sdk

• [fixed] warning on admin dashboard

• [new] performance improvements
• [new] publishpress authors compatibility
• [new] wordpress 5.7 support
• [fixed] toolbar menu now supports theme areas registered without titles
• [fixed] toolbar menu now displays nested custom sidebars properly
• [updated] ui improvements for screen readers
• [updated] wp-content-aware-engine library
• [updated] freemius sdk

Pro Plan:

• [fixed] url condition compatible with wordpress installed in subdirectories
• [fixed] acf condition supports more field types

• [fixed] toolbar menu compatibility with php5.6

• [new] toolbar menu to view conditions, theme areas, and sidebars for a given page
• [new] better compatibility with retired custom sidebars plugin
• [updated] ui improvements
• [updated] wp-content-aware-engine library

• [fixed] sidebar quick select now displays all eligible sidebars
• [updated] reinstate widgets screen if disabled by gutenberg plugin without user consent

Pro Plan:

• [fixed] styles would not always be loaded for container widget

• [new] ability to replace or merge with multiple sidebars
• [new] wordpress 5.6 support
• [new] minimum wordpress version 4.9
• [fixed] some custom sidebar styles would not take effect in wp5.6+
• [updated] wp-content-aware-engine library

Pro Plan:

• [new] time schedule displayed on overview screen
• [fixed] conditions would not be duplicated with sidebar
• [updated] improved time schedule ui

• [new] identical taxonomy names are now displayed with their post type
• [fixed] taxonomy and attachment condition suggestions would not display all results
• [updated] wp-content-aware-engine library
• [updated] freemius sdk

Pro Plan:

• [new] support for auto-updates

• [new] exception conditions
• [new] intelligent search by id in post type condition
• [new] intelligent search by id, email in author condition
• [new] performance improvements
• [new] wordpress 5.5 support
• [updated] wp-content-aware-engine library
• [updated] freemius sdk
• [deprecated] negated conditions
• [deprecated] simple date archive condition

Pro Plan:

• [new] sticky support for storefront theme
• [fixed] sticky left sidebars in generatepress

• [fixed] sidebars inserted with shortcode can now be replaced/merged

Pro Plan:

• [fixed] acf condition now works with relational fields
• [fixed] ensure sticky js is only loaded once

• [new] translatepress display condition
• [new] wordpress 5.4 support
• [new] minimum wordpress version 4.8
• [new] activation/deactivation can now be same day
• [updated] wp-content-aware-engine library
• [updated] optimized and reduced plugin size with 37%

Pro Plan:

• [new] advanced custom fields display condition
• [new] action to display widget area after paragraphs
• [updated] css will no longer be loaded for empty sidebars

• Fixed: conditions would not always be auto-saved

• Added: condition type cache for improved performance
• Updated: ui improvements
• Updated: wp-content-aware-engine library
• Updated: freemius sdk

Pro Plan:

• Updated: sticky option now fully supports most themes out of the box
• Fixed: sticky option would in some cases result in error

• Fixed: minor bug when using quick select with woocommerce

• Added: 1-click activation in widget area list screen
• Added: categories and search in dropdown for display condition types
• Added: minimum wordpress version 4.6
• Updated: ui improvements
• Updated: wp-content-aware-engine library
• Updated: wp-db-updater library
• Updated: wp-pointer-tour library
• Fixed: activation datepicker now shows time format from settings (12/24h)

Pro Plan:

• Added: display condition for referrer url
• Added: predefined infuse locations for genesis framework, astra theme
• Updated: predefined infuse locations for generatepress theme

• Added: wordpress 5.2 support
• Updated: freemius sdk
• Updated: ui improvements

Pro Plan:

• Added: include hidden buddypress groups in user visibility

• Added: wordpress 5.1 support
• Updated: freemius sdk - security update
• Updated: wp-content-aware-engine library
• Fixed: minor bugfixes

= 3.5.1 =

• Content Aware Sidebars data in your database will be updated automatically. It is highly recommended to backup this data before updating the plugin.
• Data from version 0.8 and below will not be updated during this process.

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• Updated: freemius sdk

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• Fixed: javascript error introduced in v3.7.5

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• Added: UI improvements
• Added: affiliation program
• Fixed: some hierarchical sub-items could not be selectable as conditions
• Fixed: conditions would in some cases not be displayed properly after save
• Updated: wp-content-aware-engine
• Updated: freemius sdk

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• Added: UI improvements
• Fixed: some conditions could not be added on legacy php versions
• Updated: wp-content-aware-engine
• Updated: freemius sdk

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• Updated: freemius sdk

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• Added: redirect to current tab on sidebar update
• Added: better display of hierarchical items in conditions
• Added: UI improvements
• Added: improved compatibility with other plugins
• Updated: wp-content-aware-engine
• Updated: freemius sdk

Pro Plan:

Added: list of generatepress hooks to insert widget areas in Fixed: url condition could in some cases not be set

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• Added: display only active shortcode sidebars
• Added: UI improvements
• Added: wordpress 4.9 support
• Fixed: visibility for sidebars inserted with shortcodes

Pro Plan:

• Added: time schedule for shortcode sidebars

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• Added: visibility for sidebars inserted with shortcodes
• Added: icon navigation to custom sidebars on widgets screen
• Added: quick select uses less memory and has better theme sidebar recognition
• Added: sidebars can be displayed on password protected content with removal of filter
• Added: manage widgets links will now open specific sidebar by default
• Added: better wpml and polylang compatibility when editing sidebars
• Added: performance and memory improvements
• Added: UI improvements
• Added: minimum requirement wordpress 4.1
• Fixed: styling from nested sidebars is now inherited properly
• Updated: wp-content-aware-engine
• Updated: freemius sdk

Pro Plan:

• Added: insert sidebars in theme locations and wp action hooks
• Added: design and add columns to sidebars and widgets
• Added: url condition automatically trims domain name
• Fixed: improve sidebar revisioning and compatibility with older wordpress versions
• Fixed: allow saving and restoring empty sidebar revisions
• Fixed: show message for successful revision restore
• Fixed: improved widget sync on theme switch
• Removed: sidebar column in post overview list

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• Added: UI improvements
• Added: better support for RTL languages
• Fixed: forced replace action now always takes priority
• Fixed: archives would in rare cases not display correct sidebar if a post was password protected
• Fixed: special characters in translations of conditions
• Fixed: post type conditions with no titles

Pro Plan:

• Added: changes in sidebar title no longer adds revision
• Fixed: edit links in sidebar admin columns for post types

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• Added: woocommerce 3.0 compat
• Added: badgeos compat
• Added: UI improvements in widget manager

• Added: preparation for automatic translation packages
• Added: prevent adding duplicate sidebar titles
• Fixed: sidebar quick select would in rare cases not show sidebars
• Fixed: UI improvements

• Added: counter-measure against plugins that add buggy scripts
• Fixed: saving sidebars in quick select would in some cases trigger warning

Pro Plan:

• Fixed: include draft sidebars when syncing widgets across themes

• Added: infinite scroll for content in sidebar editor
• Added: guard when activating both free and pro version, uninstall cleanup not run if one is active
• Added: support for buddypress 2.6 members
• Added: wordpress 4.6 support
• Fixed: option to select all authors and bbpress profiles
• Fixed: simplified introduction tour
• Fixed: uninstall cleanup for users not on freemius

Professional Plan:

• Fixed: load buddypress group module correctly
• Fixed: search for buddypress groups

• Added: wordpress 4.5 support
• Added: module javascript more extensible
• Fixed: styling for autocomplete input fields
• Fixed: updated translations

• Added: wp4.4 compatibility

• Content Aware Sidebars data in your database will be updated automatically. It is highly recommended to backup this data before updating the plugin.
• Minimum WordPress version compatibility is now 3.8.

• Fixed: sidebars would not be displayed on front page

• Added: date module to display sidebars on date archives
• Added: basque and french translations
• Fixed: support for mariadb 10.0

• Added: catalan, norwegian bokml and turkish translations
• Fixed: updated translations

• Added: ca-sidebar shortcode
• Added: serbian and dutch translations
• Added: teaser meta box
• Added: shortcode is displayed when selecting manual handle in sidebar editor
• Added: description can be added to modules
• Added: generic module callback for ajax allowing search and pagination to use same request
• Added: or-separator between condition groups in editor
• Fixed: headers already sent error on ajax request

• Fixed: german translation properly included

• Added: compatibility with wp4.0
• Added: better ux design for condition groups
• Added: better ux design for sidebars in widgets screen, including an edit link
• Added: dashicon for admin menu (wp3.8+)
• Fixed: using some newer wordpress actions and filters for admin columns
• Fixed: sidebars could be fetched and prepared in administration

• Added: ukranian translation
• Added: error if trying to access php files directly
• Added: bbpress, bp_member, polylang, qtranslate, transposh and wpml modules are more robust
• Added: content rule boxes can be hidden in screen options in sidebar editor
• Added: help tab in sidebar editor
• Added: widgets count column in sidebar overview
• Added: menu order moved to options meta box in sidebar editor
• Fixed: merge position option hidden on forced replace handle
• Fixed: polylang compatibility now 1.2+
• Fixed: width of columns in sidebar overview
• Removed: exposure column in sidebar overview

• Added: sidebar displayed in theme customizer (wp3.4+)
• Added: widget management integration in theme customizer (wp3.9+)
• Added: handle for forced replace
• Fixed: reduced database queries in sidebar editor
• Fixed: disable all add to group buttons before creating first condition group

• Fixed: taxonomy archive conditions did not work with other modules properly
• Fixed: removed display limit of 20 for saved post type conditions
• Fixed: saved post type conditions ordered alphabetically

• Added: post type posts and taxonomy terms now searchable on edit page
• Added: sidebar handle and host shown on widgets page
• Added: slovak translation
• Fixed: sidebar meta boxes more robust to external modifications
• Fixed: admin column headers more robust to external modifications
• Fixed: sidebar menu now always hidden for users without right cap
• Fixed: code optimization and refactor for performance
• Removed: support for sidebar excerpt

• Added: authors and bbpress user profiles now searchable on edit page
• Added: items found in search on edit page are prepended and checked by default
• Added: updated edit page gui
• Added: search field only visible when quantity is above 20
• Fixed: select all checkbox will now disable all input in container
• Fixed: host sidebar could sometimes not be found in sidebar list

• Added: items found in search now added to list directly on select
• Fixed: some terms found by search could not be saved
• Fixed: widget locations are saved again for each theme

• Added: html placeholder in search field
• Added: items already displayed in edit page moved to top and checked when found in search
• Fixed: private and scheduled singulars included in search results
• Fixed: search results displayed in ascending order

• Fixed: menu would disappear in rare cases. Props grezvany13
• Fixed: search function now searches in title and slug (not content) for post types
• Added: search function displays at most 20 results instead of 10

• Added: condition groups
• Added: gui and uxd overhaul for sidebar editor
• Added: pagination for taxonomies in sidebar editor
• Added: pagination for post types in sidebar editor
• Added: mysql 5.6+ compatibility
• Added: more efficient uninstall process
• Added: easier for developers to extend and manipulate content support
• Added: wp3.8 and mp6 compatibility
• Added: german translation
• Added: hungarian translation
• Added: latvian translation
• Added: spanish translation
• Added: all conditions follow a strict logical "and" operator per group
• Fixed: scripts and styles only loaded on sidebar administrative pages
• Fixed: slovak translation now recognized
• Fixed: paths to assets compatible with ssl
• Removed: jquery ui autocomplete and accordion

• Fixed: taxonomy pagination in sidebar editor
• Fixed: categories found in search can now be saved. props Xandoc

• Added: empty condition groups cannot be saved
• Added: confirmation on various condition group actions in sidebar editor
• Added: improved ux design for sidebar editor
• Added: chinese translation
• Added: wp3.9 compatibility
• Fixed: transposh compatibility now 0.9.5+
• Fixed: removed warnings for auto-select new children functionality
• Fixed: unprivileged users could in theory make, but never successfully execute, ajax requests for sidebar editor
• Fixed: removed warning in widgets screen when handle is not set

• Added: polylang support
• Added: buddypress support
• Added: managing sidebars now requires edit_theme_options cap
• Added: bbpress user profile has own rules instead of author rules
• Added: filter for content recognition
• Added: auto-select new children of selected taxonomy or post type ancestor

• Added: wordpress 3.5 compatibility
• Fixed: slight css changes on edit screen
• Fixed: "show with all" checkbox toggles other checkboxes correctly

• Added: plugin rewritten to flexible modular system
• Added: builtin support for bbpress, qtranslate, transposh, wpml
• Added: lithuanian translation
• Fixed: all present rules now dependent of each other
• Fixed: sidebar update messages
• Fixed: specific hooks now not sitewide
• Fixed: better use of meta cache
• Fixed: dir structure
• Fixed: unexpected output notice on plugin activation

• Added: Danish and Italian translation
• Fixed: sidebar query might be larger than max_join_size
• Fixed: row content in admin overview would be loaded with post types with matching keys

• Added: sidebars will be displayed even if empty (i.e. hidden)
• Added: author rules on singulars and archives
• Added: page template rules
• Added: javascript handling for disabling/enabling specific input on editor page
• Fixed: minor tweak for full compatibility with wp3.3
• Fixed: function for meta boxes is called only on editor page
• Fixed: proper column sorting in administration
• Fixed: specific post type label not supported in WP3.1.x
• Fixed: type (array) not supported as post_status in get_posts() in WP3.1.x
• Fixed: code cleanup

• Added: scheduled and private singulars are selectable in sidebar editor
• Added: combined cache for manual and automatically handled sidebars
• Added: display_ca_sidebar accepts specific ids to be included
• Fixed: only a limited amount of sidebars were present in widgets area
• Fixed: better caching in sidebar editor
• Fixed: page list in sidebar editor could behave incorrectly if some pages were static

• Fixed: array_flip triggered type mismatch errors in some cases

• Added: search, 404, front page rules now supported
• Fixed: custom tax and terms are now supported properly (again)

• Added: Sidebars can now be private
• Fixed: taxonomy terms are now supported by template function
• Fixed: faster rule recognition and handling
• Fixed: custom taxonomies are now supported properly
• Fixed: error if several sidebars had taxonomy terms rules

• Added: post type archives, taxonomy archives and taxonomy terms archives now supported
• Added: taxonomy rules
• Added: removable donation button
• Fixed: faster!

• Added: taxonomy terms rules
• Added: optional description for sidebars
• Added: display_ca_sidebar also accepts URL-style string as parameter
• Fixed: saving meta now only kicks in with sidebar types
• Fixed: archives are not singulars and will not be treated like them

• First stable release

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