Web Stories

• New feature: support for changing page advancement settings per individual page.
• New feature: support for toggling visibility of individual layers.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• New feature: support for changing page advancement defaults on the settings page.
• Fixes issues with the carousel and grid layouts in the Web Stories block.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• New feature: support for changing page advancement settings per individual page.
• New feature: support for taking over editing from another user.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Fixes an issue with an incorrectly shown compatibility warning in the checklist.
• Fixes template insertion from the dashboard
• Fixes a couple of edge case issues around media uploads & trimming.

• New feature: background blurring support for webcam recording.
• Enhancement: change and lock placement of floating menu bar.
• Enhancements: improved saving and revisions mechanism to prevent content loss.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• New feature: pause/resume and video trimming support for webcam recording.
• New feature: multi-page canvas in the editor.
• New feature: added stickers library to third-party media tab.
• Enhancement: added category filter for videos in third-party media tab.
• Enhancement: improved templates to make them easier to use.
• Enhancement: improved media upload experience for pre-optimized videos.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Fixes another issue related to story poster images.

Release Date: July 25, 2022.

• Fixes an issue with story poster images not saving correctly.

Release Date: July 20, 2022.

• New feature: record videos, GIFs, still pictures, and background audio directly within the editor.
• New feature: added support for hotlinking story posters, video posters, and link icons.
• New feature: you can now change the heading levels used for text elements in the Style panel.
• Bumped minimum WordPress version requirement to 5.7.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: June 30, 2022.

• Fixes an issue with inserting external media by URL.

Release Date: June 21, 2022.

• New feature: you can now add shoppable products from WooCommerce and Shopify to your stories
• New feature: added support for grouping, masking, and naming layers on the canvas
• New feature: added support for filtering stories by category on the dashboard
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: June 1, 2022.

• Fixes an issue related to roles and capabilities that caused interference with other plugins.

Release Date: May 24, 2022.

• Enhancement: verified compatibility with WordPress 6.0
• Enhancement: added support for hotlinking background audio and caption files
• Enhancement: added support for locking layers/elements on the canvas
• Enhancement: added warning when using animations on the first page of a story
• Enhancement: improved user feedback when submitting a story for review
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: April 26, 2022.

• Enhancement: added support for adding new text elements from the Quick Actions menu
• Enhancement: continued overhauling the sidebar and splitting it up into separate sections
• Enhancement: improved keyboard navigation on the canvas
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: March 29, 2022.

• New feature: floating menu bar for easier editing.
• New feature: support for adding captions and disabling looping for page background audio.
• New feature: ability to upload custom fonts.
• New feature: story locking, displaying a message if someone else is already editing a story.
• Enhancement: overhauled workspace, consolidating sidebar to create more space for the canvas.
• Enhancement: make it easier to apply saved styles.
• Enhancement: add detection for possible server misconfiguration related to CORS.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: March 8, 2022.

• Fixes an issue where adding video captions did not work.

Release Date: March 1, 2022.

• Enhancement: new pre-publish confirmation dialog.
• Enhancement: new canvas appearance when creating a new story.
• Enhancement: use semantic heading tags (h1, h2, etc.) based on font size.
• Bumped minimum PHP version requirement to 7.2.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: February 1, 2022.

• New feature: border support for shapes.
• Enhancement: added contrast check to color picker.
• Enhancement: added support for tel: and mailto: links.
• Enhancement: improved element resizing handling.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: January 18, 2021.

• Compatibility with WordPress 5.9
• New feature: improved video captions appearance in the editor.
• New feature: duplicate elements via right-click menu.
• Enhancement: use static images for displaying saved templates in the editor.
• Enhancement: improved appearance when exploring templates in the dashboard.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: December 7, 2021.

• Fixes a rare issue with crashing and failing to load particular stories.
• Fixes an issue with mangled Unicode characters.
• Fixes an issue with styling differences between the editor and the preview.

Release Date: November 30, 2021.

• New feature: external media hotlinking.
• New feature: templates search form in the dashboard.
• New feature: ability to qualify links as "nofollow" or "sponsored".
• New feature: added support for password protected stories.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: November 2, 2021.

• New feature: archive page customization.
• New feature: improved video captions appearance on the frontend.
• New feature: right-click menu in the layers panel.
• Performance improvements in the editor for default page templates.
• Fixes an issue with embeds not appearing on the frontend.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: October 12, 2021.

• New feature: tags and categories management in the editor.
• Performance improvements for page thumbnails in the editor.
• Improves AMP compatibility of the Web Stories embed block.
• Fixes an AMP validation issue related to link icons.
• Fixes an issue with setting link icons in the editor.
• Fixes an issue with custom page templates that caused the editor to crash.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: October 5, 2021.

• New feature: video trimming tool in the editor.
• New feature: improved analytics configuration via opt-in on the settings page.
• Template colors are now available in "Saved Colors" when creating a story from a template.
• Easier selection of publisher logos in the editor.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: September 7, 2021.

• New feature: 8 new templates for creators to choose from.
• New feature: right-click menu in the editing canvas.
• New feature: background audio support.
• New color swatches in color picker.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: August 25, 2021.

• Fixes an issue with potential fatal errors on the frontend.
• Fixes an issue with page attachments being removed on the frontend.
• Fixes an issue with memory not being freed up after optimizing videos.

Release Date: August 10, 2021.

• New feature: 29 new templates for creators to choose from.
• New feature: color eyedropper.
• New feature: extended list of stickers.
• New feature: ability to serve videos from the Google cache.
• New feature: remove audio tracks to mute videos.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: July 13, 2021.

• New feature: freshly redesigned checklist (now located next to the help center).
• New feature: optimize existing videos in the WordPress media library.
• New feature: crop publisher logo and poster images directly in the editor.
• New feature: animated GIFs are now automatically optimized as videos.
• New feature: 9 new templates for creators to choose from.
• Minimum requirements are now PHP 7.0+ and WordPress 5.5+.
• Compatibility with WordPress 5.8.

Release Date: June 30, 2021.

• New feature: 5 beautifully designed templates for creators to choose from.
• Fixes an issue with elements disappearing when using certain animations.

Release Date: June 16, 2021.

• New feature: a "quick actions" menu next to the canvas for convenient access to common tools.
• Image filters can now be applied to non-background images.
• Improved animation curves in the story templates.
• Fixes an issue with links and AMP validation.

Release Date: May 20, 2021.

• New feature: optimize videos directly from the pre-publish checklist.
• New feature: get notified about missing video posters in the pre-publish checklist.
• Fixes an issue with the preview mode not working anymore.
• Improves compatibility with Jetpack VideoPress.

Release Date: May 13, 2021.

• Fixes an incompatibility with the AMP plugin.

Release Date: April 13, 2021.

• New feature: automated video optimization during upload, enabling support for MOV files.
• New feature: canvas zoom for pixel-perfect designs.
• New feature: toggle images in page layouts.
• Refreshed UI in the editor and dashboard.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: March 18, 2021.

• New feature: new ways to showcase your stories with an enhanced Gutenberg block, widget, and theme integrations.
• New feature: new preview mode to see how your stories look on different devices.
• Refreshed UI in the editor and dashboard.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: February 17, 2021.

• New feature: a new help center in the editor to get started.
• New feature: support for custom meta boxes.
• Improvements to the pre-publish checklist.
• UI improvements in the editor and dashboard.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: January 19, 2021.

• New feature: support for monetization through Google AdSense and Google Ad Manager.
• New feature: page layouts.
• UI improvements in the editor
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: December 17, 2020.

• New feature: automated site environment compatibility checks.
• Improved UI for border and corner radius panels.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

• New features: animations, pre-publish checklist.
• Improved captions language selector.
• Improved compatibility with Cloudflare WAF.

Release Date:* November 11, 2020.

• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: September 22nd, 2020.

• Initial stable release.

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