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1.21.5 – 2025-10-13

Improvements

• Optimized Google Fonts integration by eliminating database transients and API calls in favor of direct JSON loading with in-memory caching. This resolves reported database crashes from large font data and improves performance by 83% (file size reduced from 1.5MB to 255KB) while eliminating all database overhead.

Fixes

• Fixed accessibility tab trapping JavaScript error “trigger is not a function” when using keyboard navigation in popups.
• Fixed potential error when get_current_screen() is not available.

1.21.4 – 2025-09-25

Improvements

• Prevented misleading “Lite” messaging when extensions are active. Extension functionality will continue to work as expected.

Fixes

• Fixed Editor role users not being able to edit popups and themes, changing default permissions from manage_options to edit_others_posts.
• Fixed issue with conditions not working properly when advanced cookie rules were enabled in Advanced Targeting.
• Fixed popup titles being cleared when editing popups.

Developers

• Added popup_maker/permissions filter to allow customization of user permissions for Popup Maker functionality.

1.21.3 – 2025-09-21

Fixes

• Fixed page builder compatibility issues by reverting popup preloading timing to wp_enqueue_scripts:11 (matching v1.20.6 behavior).
• Fixed delayed initialization of $.fn.popmake.triggers object for proper backward compatibility with legacy extensions.
• Fixed prevent popup init console notice when Debug Mode is not enabled.

1.21.2 – 2025-09-18

Fixes

• Fixed Beaver Builder compatibility issue that appeared in v1.21.0, special thanks to @robbymccullough at Beaver Buidler for the assist
• Fixed PHP warning “Undefined property: stdClass::$post_content” in Assets.php when post object lacks post_content property.
• Fixed Restore missing initialization of $.fn.popmake.conditions object for backward compatibility You with legacy extensions.

1.21.1 – 2025-09-16

Fixes

• PHP 7.4 errors due to strict function return types with union types that are not supported.
• Ensure bundled scripts & styles dependencies are properly loaded.

1.21.0 – 2025-09-15

This update begins the process of modernizing our codebase while polishing existing stuff & adding new features.

Minimum Requirements Change

• PHP: 7.4+
• WordPress: 6.6+

Features

• Trackable Call to Actions
  • Create as many as you need.
  • Track results, per link & per popup.
  • Redirect to any page or url.
  • Call To Action Button blocks for gutenberg to easily insert trackable links with style.
  • CTA Shortcode to insert them without Gutenberg.
  • Works with premium Popup Analytics.
  • Upgrade to Popup Maker Pro or Pro+ to use them outside popups, for quick import/export, or to create WooCommerce add to cart & apply discount buttons.
• Conversion tracking for all internal popup links enabling better analysis of popup performance and user engagement.
• New On Conversion cookie event to disable popups once they convert.
• New Bricks Builder form integration for conversion tracking, form based cookies, closing popups after submission, and more.

Security

• Minor:Removed Easy Modal v2 [modal] shortcode compatibility mode as it has been deprecated for a long and was recently reported to include an unescaped title output.

Improvements

• Refactored core analytics to prevent duplicate conversion tracking when Pro is active.
• Block editor is now the default for new popups, replacing the previous opt-in beta approach for a more streamlined editing experience.
  • Added “Use Classic Editor” setting for users who prefer the traditional popup editor interface.
  • Existing users who previously disabled the block editor will see a one-time migration notice with options to continue using the block editor or switch to classic.
  • Updated new user onboarding to include guidance about the classic editor option for users who prefer the traditional interface.
• Optimized popup open functions to improve browser animation reliability and consistent user experience. This update aims to eliminate visual inconsistencies and resolve issues where popups occasionally failed to display.
• Fixed settings page save notifications that previously only appeared after redirects, now displays success notice on all settings saves.
• Added plugin settings shortcut to the admin toolbar menu.
• Updated CSS selector generation tool with click-to-copy and improved selectors.
• Better grouping of Popup Maker extensions in the Plugins page.
• Updated build processes to rely on @wordpress/scripts & Webpack, as well as improved developer tooling. This should result in smaller JS & CSS file sizes, more reliable builds, and faster development cycles.
• Updated all branding to use SVGs and new marks/logos.
• Improve reliability of admin notice dismissals.
• Use navigator.sendBeacon when available for more reliable analytics.
• Better handling of version changes & migration processing during plugin updates.
• Added ability to search multiple post types in postselect fields.
• Added ability to search multiple taxonomies in taxonomyselect fields.
• Added validation for hex color conversion to prevent deprecated notices.

Fixes

• Fixed multicheck fields not properly saving when all options were unchecked, preventing users from clearing all selections in settings like analytics reporting permissions.
• Close on overlay click & Close on ESC press stopped working if 2 popups were open and one closed.
• Potential error due to post object missing a post type.
• Prevent missing options data in DB from throwing errors on PHP 8.3+.
• Prevent error when Gravity Forms settings are not set.

Developers

• Optimized plugin loading & activation mechanisms.
• First stage of modernizing & reorganizing to use PHP namespaces & other PHP 7.4 optimizations.
• Updating frontend JavaScript to use hooks/filters system instead of global variables over time.
  • Added new JS popupMaker.triggers filter to allow adding custom triggers.
• Added new helper methods for registering Popup Maker custom scripts & styles that will be bundled with our plugin JS/CSS files automatically via AssetCache API.
• Lots of WPCS & TypeScript/PHP Type enforcement fixes.

1.20.6 – 2025-08-14

• Fix: WordPress 4.9 compatibility by checking has_blocks() function existence before calling it.
• Fix: WordPress 4.9 compatibility by checking wp_date() function existence before calling it.

1.20.5 – 2025-05-30

• Security: Fix potential XSS for custom HTML based popups.

1.20.4 – 2025-01-29

• Tweak: Updated documentation links to use new docs site.
• Fix: Popup title aria-labelledby attribute was being double-quoted. Thanks to the Equalize Digital team.