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(2022-11-02) = * Fixed a bug causing certain setups to be unable to perform searches when editing would also be unavailable. * Fixed a bug causing certain plugins to prevent the search results list from being displayed properly. * Verified compatibility with WordPress 6.1

(2022-07-20) = * Added database search feature. * Added tools for quickly replacing data in the search results. * Added many more filters and actions. * Added hardening of file path checks. * Removed one-time donation notice. * Removed jQuery dependency in favor of vanilla JavaScript code. * Separated search class into a base class for extenders. * Fixed bug with code viewer sizes when resizing your window. * Fixed bug in the list view if special characters were in the search string. * Fixed a bug where RegEx search validation may have a false positive check for invalid patterns. * Fixed missing translator function if Javascript is missing. * Improved capability checks for displaying the search interface when editing is disabled.

(2022-02-27) = * Fixed a bug where content would have slashes stripped unexpectedly. * Improved table spacing on search results. * Improved loopback checks to also check admin access. * Hardened the search iterator so users can't accidentally perform unexpected directory traversal. * Introduced actions and filters in various places to enable extenders, and future enhancements. * Moved all ajax requests to dedicated REST endpoints. * Refactored file structure.

• Fixed the option to restore previous search.
• Fixed respecting text capitalization in previews when doing a non-regex search.
• Changed capability checks, now works on hosts that maintain updates for their users.

• Fixed case-sensitive class call, apparently not all PHP versions are equal in how this is treated.

• Updated the editor screen, to a design which more closely adheres to the WordPress editor styles.
• Added support for searching files, even if you are not able to edit them.
• Added support for jumping to not just line number, but also location inside that line.
• Added alternative to disable loopback checks when saving changes.
• Improved performance by using transients instead of option entries (lower memory usage overall).
• Improved handling of errors with links to some documentation when available.
• Improved the amount of details about the current file that are shown in the editor.
• Fixed the search results table to look like a normal table when restoring a search.

This is a maintenance and security release, with thanks to RIPS Technologies for the responsible disclosure of several security concerns.

• Fixed an escaped URL that should've allowed some HTML links.
• Patched a potential security vulnerability with file path traversals.
• Patched a potential security vulnerability that allowed writing to arbitrary files.
• Patched a few Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.
• Removed unused code that might allow file creation.

• Upped version requirement to 4.9 as we now use the bundled CodeMirror in WordPress core.
• Converted translation functions to the escaping versions to avoid accidental output from translations.
• Removed bundled languages, these should be served by WordPress.org now.
• Improved behavior when a search failure happens, we were accidentally looping error messages for every file (whoops).
• Added more translatable strings.
• Added various filters: ** string_locator_bad_http_codes ** string_locator_bad_file_types **

• Fixed some lingering potential HTTPS issues.
• Fixed result previews not cutting the excerpt making them excessively long.
• Fixed archive file skipping not accounting for letter casing in extensions.
• Introduced common media types to the file skipping procedure.
• Added default timeout periods, the plugin will no longer allow indefinite execution to work around http proxies.
• Added more translatable strings that were missed.
• Added Must-Use Plugins to individual plugin search.
• Made changes to the uninstall routine to ensure we remove any related database entries on removal.

• Fix for max execution times some times being interpreted as strings and failing when you it should be able to run indefinitely
• Fix for regex being enabled when you return to the search results, but you hadn't performed a regex search
• Resolved some code issues with functions being called improperly (future proofing)

• Improved error messages
• Add regex pattern validation before performing a search
• Fixed bug causing some searches to be identified as regex when they are not, leading to errors
• Fixed a bug that could cause the first file in every search chunk from being ignored

• Add support for configurations with infinite execution times
• Better code handling on RTL sites
• Exclude archive files, that we can't modify any way, from searches
• Display file path in the editor to identify which file is being modified
• Add support for RegEx string searches

• Added support for HHVM
• Improved inline documentation