Releases (45 )
| Version | Release Date | Change Log |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4.1 | 2022-11-22 | (2022-11-22) = Added - Black Friday and Cyber Monday discount offers |
| 1.4 | 2022-11-14 | (2022-11-14) = Added - New "Custom CSS" option for feeds - New "Wave" template - New "Squircle Grid" template Changed - The images and icons in the feed creation wizard are now more distinct from each other |
| 1.3 | 2022-11-02 | (2022-08-29) = Added - Added support for Instagram embeds to WordPress |
| 1.2 | 2022-08-09 | (2022-08-09) = Changed - Using SVGs for better quality media type icons in feeds - Reels now show a link to Instagram when they are opened in the popup box Fixed - The admin UI would not show up when the URL of the page was incorrect - No longer using the Instagram shorthand URL for thumbnails due to CORS errors |
| 1.1.1 | 2022-07-16 | (2022-07-14) = Fixed - An error during import caused by null video URLs |
| 1.1 | 2022-07-07 | (2022-07-07) = Changed - The Settings page has peen redesigned - You can navigate away from the feed creation wizard using the browser's "Back" function. - Informational notifications now auto-hide faster - The sections in the feed editor sidebar now have headers that stick to the top when scrolling - Feed buttons no longer have hover styles and will inherit their normal colors (only affects newly created feeds) - Downloading and updating thumbnails is now faster Fixed - The "Load more" button was scrolling the page to the top - A double scroll-bar issue in the feed editor page - Some responsive feed options did not properly default to their "Desktop" value |
| 1.0.1 | 2022-06-14 | (2022-04-26) = Added - Added HTTPS and OpenSSL recommendations in the account info modal Fixed - Video thumbnails remain in their loading state even after the thumbnail is loaded - The HTTPS and OpenSSL messages were being shown when they shouldn't, and not shown when they should have been |
| 1.0 | 2022-04-19 | (2022-04-19) = Added - A feed creation wizard with use-case selection to cater the feed editing experience - A "Guides" page with links to useful articles and tutorials - New option to align the "Load more" and "Follow" buttons on the same row beneath the feed - Pages and posts with an embedded feed can be created directly from the "Embed" tab in the editor - A warning when the update schedule used to update the feeds does not exist - Feeds can now be exported to, and imported from, a file Changed - Various visual improvements and fixes for the admin interface - Reduced the size and loading time for embedded feeds - Reduced the loading time for the admin app - Improved the feed editor's styles on mobile devices - Improved accessibility in the feed - Any "@" and "#" symbols in image alt texts are removed to aid those with screen readers - Focus styles in the feed only appear when focusing with a keyboard Fixed - Video posts did not load their thumbnail on iOS - The album navigation arrows in the popup box were not focusable with keyboard navigation - All of the text on the page in the feed editor gets selected when using a color picker - The "Follow" button's text was not the same size in the header and footer of the feed - The padding for the "Follow" and "Load more" buttons did not adjust with text size |
| 0.10.3 | 2022-03-08 | (2022-03-08) = Fixed
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| 0.10.2 | 2022-03-02 | (2022-02-22) = Fixed - Security fix |
| 0.10.1 | 2022-02-22 | (2022-02-22) = Fixed - The feed's styles were not being loaded for feeds embedded on the site |
| 0.10 | 2022-02-21 | (2022-02-21) = Added - A new option to set the maximum number of imported Instagram posts per account - Images in the feed now use the caption as "alt" text Changed
- Videos in galleries are now paused when you navigate within the gallery
- The feed now supports better keyboard navigation
- Improved accessibility in the popup box - the focus is trapped and all controls can be selected with the keyboard
- Reordered the sections in the Embed tab
- Filters can now use the Fixed - Images that fail to load could cause an infinite request loop for the same image Removed
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| 0.9.9 | 2022-01-27 | (2022-01-27) = Fixed - Saved thumbnails are lost when the plugin updates Instagram posts |
| 0.9.8 | 2021-11-18 | (2021-11-17) = Changed - Now requiring a minimum WordPress version of 5.7 Fixed - "Thumbnail not available" issue for wide feeds on larger screens - On some sites, the plugin's cron jobs were not being properly registered |
| 0.9.7 | 2021-10-20 | (2021-10-20) = Changed - The WordPress widget has been renamed to make it clearer in Elementor which widget is which - Captions are now synced when posts are updated Fixed - Posts without thumbnails caused the feed to crash when those posts are clicked or the feed is very wide - Some posts would wrongly use the original Instagram CDN image, even if Spotlight had generated optimized thumbnails - The feed would wrongly show "Thumbnail not available" for posts that had thumbnails available - Some sites that had HTTPS correctly configured were still seeing the notice that recommends enabling HTTPS |
| 0.9.6 | 2021-10-06 | (2021-10-06) = Changed - Account access tokens are now encrypted in the database - Viewing an account's access token now requires entering your password - Videos in the popup box now sit on top of a black background - Now recommending HTTPS and the "openssl" PHP extension Fixed - Videos in the popup box were invisible when using certain themes - The popup box now shows an error if a video cannot load - Videos in albums did not have their URLs updated - Album posts would sometimes show "Thumbnail not available" even when a thumbnail is available. |
| 0.9.5 | 2021-08-16 | (2021-08-16) = Fixed - Videos in gallery posts had broken URLs and could not be played from the popup box - Feeds only imported posts automatically from the first source |
| 0.9.4 | 2021-08-12 | (2021-08-12) = Fixed - A feed can no longer have the same account selected multiple times (how did you guys even manage that?) - An infinite request loop if a thumbnail fails to load in the feed - A previous solution for the "Image not available" error in the popup box was not working correctly - JSON data in HTML attributes is now encased in single quotes to prevent escaping problems |
| 0.9.3 | 2021-08-09 | (2021-08-09) = Changed - The minimum WordPress version requirement is now version 5.3 - The popup box no longer shows images from Instagram's CDN by default - Photos in album posts now have their thumbnails downloaded and generated - Optimized some database queries for better performance - Avoiding an unnecessary image redirect when showing images in the popup box - Thumbnails in the feed now have explicit "width" and "height" attributes Fixed - Fixed a JS error that caused the feed editor page to go blank - The "Feeds" column in the "Settings > Accounts" page did not show any feeds - The import completion notification was wrongly saying that more batches were being imported - The styling of the navbar in the admin app was broken on Chrome - Fixed an error that prevented the cache from being cleared |
| 0.9.2 | 2021-07-29 | (2021-07-29) = Added - Added a filter to transform Instagram post responses from the REST API Changed - More user-friendly error message when connecting with an invalid access token Fixed - Duplicate posts were being imported, causing memory exhaustion errors - Fixed a database insertion error - Fixed a fatal error when a response status code is invalid - Fixed an argument type error that is triggered during the clean up cron job - Fixed blank admin UI for mobile devices on WordPress 5.8 |
| 0.9.1 | 2021-07-23 | (2021-07-23) = Fixed - Fixed an error on the "Widgets" page for WordPress version 5.8 - Fixed a PHP notice when clearing the cache if the thumbnails folder does not exist - The original image would not be deleted after optimization if an error occurs |
| 0.9 | 2021-07-21 | (2021-07-20) = Added - Accessibility and SEO attributes to buttons and links in the feed Changed - Replaced the built-in import engine with an upgraded version - Posts that have not changed on Instagram will not be updated unnecessarily - Large numbers of Instagram posts are now imported in batches - Minor database query optimizations Fixed - Timeout errors when importing large numbers of Instagram posts - Timeout errors when clearing the cache for large numbers of Instagram posts - A PHP notice about an undefined 'shortcode' index - A conflict with pages that have the word "spotlight" in their permalink - Expired images in the popup now fallback to a local image - A styling incompatibility with LearnDash Advanced Quizzes - Vertical center alignment for album images and videos - The feeds shows the wrong number of posts when tablets and phones show more than on desktop |
| 0.8.2 | 2021-06-30 | (2021-06-30) = Changed - Replaced Guzzle with an in-house solution, resolving many plugin conflicts - The feed is now centered in its container or block when its width is not set to "Auto" Fixed - The header "Account to show" option did not work - A conflict with BuddyBoss caused a fatal error due to a typed shortcode parameter |
| 0.8.1 | 2021-06-09 | (2021-06-09) = Fixed - The Guzzle conflict detection has been disabled due to false-positives |
| 0.8 | 2021-06-09 | (2021-06-08) = Added - New feed templates to get started with a preset design - Feeds can now be exported and imported - Integration with WP Rocket and Litespeed Cache plugins - You can now start designing feeds before connecting an account - The REST API now includes an "Expires" header for proper browser caching - A link to customer support in the navigation bar when on the Feeds page - New dev tools page to help diagnose problems (currently hidden) Changed - Reduced total size of JS and CSS loaded on the site by 28% - Removed use of dashicons in the feed - Moved the preview device selector into the preview viewport - Icons have been added to the action menus for feeds and accounts for better clarity - Delete options in the action menus for feeds and accounts are now red to indicate danger Fixed - Fixed a conflict with the WooCommerce Paypal Payments extension - Album images of posts not owned by your account no longer request the thumbnail, which caused an API error - Various usability and accessibility fixes in the feed editor |
| 0.7 | 2021-04-19 | (2021-04-08) = Added - Support for IGTV videos - New link to the "Feeds" page in the Plugins page - New link to documentation and FAQs in the Plugins page - New options for hover colors and border radius for the "Follow" and "Load more" buttons - New option to toggle whether the "Load more" button causes the page to scroll down - Optimization can now be run manually from the "Configuration" settings page - URLs in captions are now turned into links Changed - Reduced the total size of JS and CSS loaded on the site by 70% - Improved updating of data during imports - Removing use of PATCH and DELETE HTTP methods Fixed - Feeds had no header if another feed on the same page showed a header for the same account - Some tagged posts could not be imported due to use of invalid request fields |
| 0.6.1 | 2021-03-09 | (2021-03-04) = Changed - Now compatible with PHP8 Fixed - An error, caused by curly braces offset access syntax, which is not supported in PHP8. |
| 0.6 | 2021-03-03 | (2021-03-03) = Added - New option to duplicate feeds Fixed - The feed did not load on sites that send CORS preflight requests - Fixed hashtags without spaces between them becoming a single link - Undefined index errors during an import or update |
| 0.5.4 | 2021-02-12 | (2021-02-11) = Changed - Now detecting a conflict with the official "Facebook for WordPress" plugin Fixed - Fixed "Argument 1 passed" error when viewing/previewing a feed |
| 0.5.3 | 2021-02-04 | (2021-02-04) = Added - Added the ability to clear cache for a single feed only - Added more tooltips in the editor and improved the wording of existing tooltips - Added a notification if an error occurs while saving the settings Changed - The actions in the feeds list are now in a menu - The feed usages in the feeds list now link to the post on the site, not the edit page - The sources in the feeds list now link to the account info or hashtag page on Instagram - The default click behavior on mobile devices is now set to open the popup box - The admin interface uses the WP Admin color scheme as much as possible - Better error messages when account connection fails - The copied info from our access token generator can now be directly pasted into the access token field - Unavailable images and videos now show a message in the popup box, instead of broken content - The popup box's size in the preview now matches the device being previewed Fixed - Image and video URLs were not being renewed, causing broken content when they expire - Thumbnails are now served using HTTPS is the site is using SSL - The popup box is no longer too large for mobile devices - Text in the popup box was too large - The popup box now prevents the page from scrolling, which used to result in 2 scrollbars - Extending the execution time during imports to prevent long imports from terminating early - Fixed incompatibility with plugins that introduced circular references in post type objects - Fixed an SQL error that occurs when using MySQL version 8.0 or later - All connected accounts were being included in a feed's context, even if unused in that feed - Scrollbars would show up in the editor preview, even when there was nothing to scroll |
| 0.5.2 | 2021-02-01 | (2020-12-17) = Added - The plugin now checks for required PHP extensions and will show a message if one is missing Changed - The "Cookie nonce is invalid" error has been changed to highlight that you are not logged in - Tweaked the scaling of the hover date so that it doesn't overlap with the Instagram icon Fixed - Fixed an "Invalid argument type" error that occurs during import - When the feed loads a post with a video in an album, the feed app would crash - On 32-bit systems, feeds would only show 1 post - The logo in the block editor is too large when using certain themes - The onboarding process triggered a feed load twice after connecting the account, resulting in an error - When navigating away from the editor, the "unsaved changes" prompt did not show up |
| 0.5.1 | 2020-12-02 | (2020-12-01) = Changed - Optimized the rendering for the grid layout, resulting in smoother loading animations Fixed
- All posts in the feed would flash when more posts are loaded using the "Load more" button
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| 0.5 | 2020-11-17 | (2020-11-17) = Added - New option in the feeds list to update the Instagram posts for a feed - The "Show/hide PRO Features" selection is remembered in the browser Changed - Video thumbnails are generated for non-tagged and non-hashtag posts - Added a notification when connecting an account using an access token fails - Duplicate posts, even if fetched for different sources, will no longer be shown in feeds Fixed - Incompatibility with Kadence plugins caused modal popups to not appear - Incompatibility with LiteSpeed cache when loading JS when DOM is ready - Corrupted feed options would cause an error that prevented editing and saving feeds - Modals no longer cover up toast notifications in the admin app - Warnings would show up when activating the plugin on a new site - Cron jobs would not be recreated after their schedule is changed in the settings - Feed usage in the block editor was not detected and shown in the feeds list - Duplicate crons would be created when run manually using WP Crontrol |
| 0.4.2 | 2020-10-30 | (2020-10-30) = Changed - Various tiny performance optimizations - The default optimization age limit is now 7 days, down from 30 days - Increased the quality of generated thumbnails with minimal disk space impact Fixed - Downloading thumbnails for videos would occasionally cause a fatal error - Custom post types used by the plugin were not properly registered |
| 0.4.1 | 2020-10-27 | (2020-10-27) = Changed - Now using a beacon in the bottom-right of the screen for important plugin-related alerts - Using paused videos as thumbnails, until a better solution can be found for video thumbnails Fixed - Thumbnails are now saved locally, after Instagram made an unannounced change to their API - Thumbnails are resized and automatically and optimally scaled for the screen |
| 0.4 | 2020-10-26 | (2020-10-26) = Changed - Greatly improved the loading time for feeds on the site - All pages are now much more responsive and usable on mobile devices - Filtering fields will auto-add their typed value when they lose focus - Improved the message shown in the shortcode when a feed does not exist - Added redundant WordPress styles to ensure a consistent look and feel Fixed - Addressed the "Cache key is invalid" entries in the debug log - Fixed thumbnails not loading due to Instagram deprecating their thumbnails API - Fixed an error that sometimes prevented feeds from being saved |
| 0.3.2 | 2020-10-01 | (2020-09-30) = Changed - The plugin now clarifies whether errors come from Instagram's API or the plugin itself - Overall performance of the editor has been greatly improved Fixed - The text size option was showing wrong values for tablets and phones - Videos did not load and would remain as grey tiles - The preview did not always reflect changes made to the feed's options |
| 0.3.1 | 2020-09-16 | (2020-09-16) = Fixed - The page would not load or crash if an account has no access token expiry date - The top navigation bar would did not update to indicate the current tab. |
| 0.3 | 2020-09-16 | (2020-09-16) = Added - Added a block for the WordPress Gutenberg block editor - Account information is now updated during media imports Changed - Now using the WordPress-bundled React, reducing JS file sizes - Improved the responsiveness of the navbar Fixed - Fixed an error that caused feeds to break when not logged in |
| 0.2.4 | 2020-08-26 | (2020-08-21) = Fixed - Some fields in the Design tab would incorrectly remain disabled - The app no longer gets stuck on the flashing logo during loading - Feeds did not work when other plugins encounter errors or raise warnings |
| 0.2.3 | 2020-08-18 | (2020-08-14) = Changed - Videos use an Instagram-style video player - The popup box is now responsive - Now showing smaller thumbnails in smaller feeds Fixed - Front-end CSS is now correctly minimized for increased page load speeds - Fixed app not loading correctly after an update, due to browser caching |
| 0.2.2 | 2020-08-03 | (2019-07-30) = Added - Hover info now scales with the size of the media tiles in the layout Changed - Added reset styles to media in the popup box to improve compatibility with themes - Improved how media in the popup box gets scaled to better match Instagram's own scaling Fixed - Media in the popup box would incorrectly have black bars - Cancelling after clicking the Cancel button disabled the Cancel and Save buttons |
| 0.2.1 | 2020-07-13 | (2020-07-13) = Fixed - "Too many IDs" error when a Business account has more than 50 posts |
| 0.2 | 2020-07-09 | (2020-07-09) = Added - Freemius integration - Admin notifications - New "Tools" section in the settings and an option to clear the API cache - The live preview shows a message when user options result in no posts being shown in a feed |
| 0.1 | 2020-06-23 |
