Changelog
A chronological overview of product updates and improvements. If you have feedback or suggestions, feel free to share them with us.
08/26
Version 6.17.0 (Latest)
New PRO Features, AltPilot Improvements & Fixes
- (PRO) Feature: New "Hide on Specific Pages / Post Types" settings container — select pages via a searchable dropdown instead of entering page IDs, with optional support for hiding entire post types
- (PRO) Feature: Added support for uploading or selecting a custom toolbar icon
- Feature: Added support for new languages: Bengali, Urdu and Filipino/Tagalog
- Fix: Renamed language label "ישראל" to "עברית" (Hebrew)
- Fix: Renamed language label "ایران" to "فارسی" (Persian)
- Improvement: Renamed the "Start with AltPilot" button to "Install AltPilot for free" and streamlined the flow so the plugin installs automatically, leaving only activation to the customer
- Fix: "Pause Animations" now also stops animated GIFs and autoplaying videos, not just CSS animations
- Fix: Resolved issue where the toolbar dot remained visible even when the logo was hidden
- Fix: Corrected unexpected hover effect on the toolbar
- Fix: Hid the toolbar dot when the logo is hidden and the statement is enabled but left empty
- Fix: Fixed brief blue flash on the toolbar circle on hover before switching to the selected color
- Feature: Made the statement text clickable (without showing it as a visual link), linking to wponetap.com
- Fix: Improved mobile layout for the three toolbar links when text lengths differ
- Fix: Reviewed and corrected Free version translations for Modules, Settings and module labels
- Fix: Resolved spacing issue in the Color Modules when labels are translated (Free & PRO)
- Improvement: Toolbar language dictionaries are now only loaded for enabled languages
- Fix: Added missing
aria-hidden="true"attribute to decorative SVG icons to resolve WCAG accessibility issues - Fix: Various smaller fixes and improvements based on customer feedback:
- (OneTap) Support Ticket – July 16 #3630
- (OneTap) Support Ticket – July 8 #3562
- (OneTap) Support Ticket – July 30 #3694
- (OneTap) Support Ticket – August 4 #3732
07/26
Version 6.16.0
Automatic Language Detection, RTL & Accessibility Fixes
- Feature: Added automatic browser language detection — the widget now follows the visitor's browser language when no language has been selected
- Feature: Translated the automatic language detection and form validation strings into all supported languages
- Fix (a11y): Profile mode switches now expose an accessible name, role and state to screen readers
- Fix (RTL): Corrected layout issues on the admin settings options screen
- Fix (RTL): Corrected the select/dropdown rendering in RTL mode
- Fix: Corrected the swapped Slovenia and Slovakia flag images and their references
- Fix: Fixed border radius on the automatic language detection option
- Fix: Evened out the focus ring on the module label input group
- Fix: Corrected the Dark Contrast control position in the Color Modules group
- Refactor: Shortened the text align option labels across all languages
- Refactor: Localized SweetAlert form validation messages
- Style: Refreshed the front-end toolbar icon
- Style: New background for the default language button
06/26
Version 6.15.1
- Fix: Corrected text alignment issues in the Toolbar module and improved overall alignment consistency.
05/26
Version 6.15.0
AltPilot Integration, New Features & Fixes
- (BETA) Integration: Added dedicated Alt-Text page inside OneTap
- (BETA) Integration: New dashboard card displaying the number of images missing alt text, with a "Generate with AI now" CTA linking to the Alt-Text page
- (BETA) Feature: Added "Skip to Content" functionality for improved keyboard navigation and accessibility
- Feature: New Text Align Control — a single toggle module cycling through Align Left, Align Center, Align Right, and Off on each click
- Fix: Added missing period after "labels" in the translation editing hint text
- Fix: Resolved broken toggle button styling on affected sites
- Fix: Fixed image upload/reset issue where the old button remained visible and reset caused uploaded images to disappear
- Fix: Corrected brief grey background flash when scrolling up quickly in dropdowns — now correctly displays white
- Fix: Unified dropdown styling between Statement Generator and Widget, including font weight, hover effects, and overall consistency
- Fix: Cleaned up box shadow rendering on affected sites
- Fix: Prevented selection indicator dots from turning blue on click/focus
- Fix: Resolved reset issue causing hero images to disappear when multiple modules were active
03/26
Version 6.14.0
Styling, Performance & Fixes
- Feature: Added preview hint for live toolbar preview
- Performance: Readable and dyslexic fonts are now loaded only when the font module is enabled
- Performance: Flag images in the language dropdown are now lazy-loaded on open
- Style: Refined toolbar header design and focus state
- Style: Unified button and field styles across the frontend
- Style: Improved Generate Text button on the Statement page
- Fix: Resolved widget color issues in frontend and admin
- Fix: Added focus style to the language selector button for better accessibility
- Fix: Company website in the Accessibility Statement now defaults to HTTPS when no protocol is provided
- Fix: Clicking the #change-language hash now scrolls to the language row in admin settings
- Fix: Corrected radio button styling on the frontend
- Fix: Fixed text generation on the Statement page
02/26
Version 6.13.0
Design Improvements, Enhancements & Fixes
- Design & UI Improvements Refined all items and buttons across Dashboard and Toolbar for a consistent look & feel. Updated CSS for a cleaner, unified design.
- Standardized Icon Sizes (Frontend) Defined consistent icon sizes for Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile to ensure uniform appearance across devices.
- Default Label Translation Fix Fixed issue where translated “Default” labels reverted after increment/decrement actions.
- Change Language Button Enhancement Added smooth scroll behavior directly to the language container.
- Text Size Adjustments Fixed Resolved ignored text when adjusting text size and aligned displayed default with actual default (15px).
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Bugfixes & Customer Feedback
Fixed reported statement issues from WordPress support forums.
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Bugfixes & Customer Feedback
Addressed multiple tickets and user feedback (Jan 6 #658, Jan 13 #217127000001466133).
Removed mandatoryhttps://requirement — any domain format is now accepted and displayed correctly.
01/26
Version 6.12.0
Infrastructure Update, Improvements & Fixes
- Language Settings: Languages can now be individually enabled or disabled in the settings
- Important – Licensing Update: The license system has been migrated to an improved and more stable infrastructure. A one-time license re-activation is required. View re-activation tutorial
- Compatibility: Full compatibility confirmed with WordPress 6.9
- Toolbar & Settings Page: Minor UI and usability improvements across the toolbar and settings panel
- Translation Banner: Improved visual clarity and structure for better understanding
- Statement Page: Small improvements to the Accessibility Statement Generator
- Widget Dropdowns: Dropdowns enhanced with country flags and icons for easier and clearer selection
- Fixes: Issues reported via support tickets have been resolved
11/25
Version 6.11.0
Migration, Features & Fixes
- New Languages: British English, Hebrew (עברית), Thai (ไทย), Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt), Persian/Farsi (فارسی), Macedonian (Македонски)
- Migration: Migrate from PHP to JavaScript
- Translations: Added missing translations for “Statement”, “Hide Toolbar” + title
- Check: Issue from Support Ticket #2108252058
- Check: PHP compatibility 7.1 → 8.x.x
- Compatibility: Ensure older browser support
- Fix (Latvian): “Burbu attālums” → “Burtu attālums”
- Fix: Toolbar “Close” button animation on left side
- Fix: Styling inconsistency of radio buttons on specific sites
11/25
Version 6.10.3
Stability & Accessibility Fixes
- Improvment: Disable cache automatically in WP Rocket
- Fix: OneTap button hover behavior
- Fix: Responsive mobile width
- Fix: OneTap icon display
- Fix: Accessibility issues reported by Lighthouse
- Fix: Accessibility issues detected in ARC
10/25
Version 2.6.0 / 6.10.0
Toolbar Redesign & Feature Improvements
- Feature: New toolbar created with modernized layout and improved accessibility
- Feature: Preparation for upcoming Alt-Text generation feature
- Improvement: Modernized font size module
- Improvement: Updated switcher for cleaner UI
- Improvement: Adjusted line height and letter spacing modules
- Improvement: General toolbar design improvements
- Fix: Reset button bug fixed
10/25
Version 2.5.1 / 6.9.0
- Improvement: Refactored active state styling
- Fix: Fixed issue with CF7 forms
- Fix: Resolved background styling conflict
- Fix: Fixed Roboto font issue
- Fix: Fixed PHP 8.2 notice
07/25
Version 2.5.0 / 6.7.0
New Dashboard Experience
- Feature: Completely redesigned dashboard with improved layout and accessibility
04/25
Version 2.4.0 / 6.6.0
Toolbar & Settings Enhancements
- Feature: Added option to hide toolbar on specific devices
- Feature: Custom ID support for toolbar opening
- Feature: New “Other Settings” tab added
03/24
Version 2.0.0
Major Update & WordPress.org Refresh
- Improvement: Updated images and description on WordPress.org
- Fix: Fixed sticky menu display issue