Version 9.1.2 (2024-08-28)
- Upgraded Facebook Graph API version
- Fixed an issue where a PHP error was being thrown when posting
Version 9.1.1 (2024-07-23)
- Tested compatibility with WordPress 6.6
Version 9.1.0 (2024-07-17)
- Connect 30+ additional networks via Zapier with our new Webhook integration (PRO).
- Advanced Content Editing: Introduced a new Custom Content editor for post captions, including magic tags for dynamic content (PRO).
- Rebranded to Revive Social
- Integrated Yoast Title & Description option for sharing content (PRO).
- Reduced the add-on file size (PRO).
- Improved the UI with optimized button positions, enhanced color contrast, and a reorganized layout for options and Dashboard notices.
- Improved documentation to better assist with error handling when connecting to Facebook.
- Resolved issue with disconnected Facebook groups appearing in the Dashboard.
- Corrected social network icons display issues across all site languages.
- Removed the outdated plugin roadmap from the Dashboard.
- Updated the “Get Support” button to direct users to the appropriate channel (Free/Pro).
- Eliminated the outdated authentication method for connecting to X.
Version 9.0.31 (2024-06-04)
- Fixed sharing on LinkedIn: updated LinkedIn API Version
- Updated Facebook API Version
Version 9.0.30 (2024-05-22)
- Updated internal dependencies
Version 9.0.29 (2024-05-20)
- Updated internal dependencies
Version 9.0.28 (2024-05-20)
- Updated internal dependencies
Version 9.0.27 (2024-04-23)
- Fixed issue with titles not always showing correct escaped characters.
- Fixed instant sharing not working correctly with scheduled posts, only published posts are now eligible.
- Improved compatibility with newer versions of PHP
- Updated internal dependencies
Version 9.0.26 (2024-02-29)
- Updated dependencies
Version 9.0.25 (2024-02-20)
- Page will refresh when a social media account is added.
- Instant sharing checkbox will now be selected when "Instant sharing by default" is active
Version 9.0.24 (2024-02-12)
- Social media accounts are not selected with Instant sharing activated
Version 9.0.23 (2024-02-01)
- Quota limit handling when sharing in X Network (re-quires re-login with your X account)
- Button to export Logs as a text file
- New logs display design
- Sharing tweets via the RoP server
is.gdURL shortener error handling- Fixed instant sharing issue with scheduled posts
Version 9.0.22 (2023-12-22)
- Changed the default usage of X (ex Twitter) to own API keys
- Updated the JS pipeline
- Fixed compatibility issue with the LearnPress plugin
Version 9.0.21 (2023-09-27)
- Implemented post-sharing limit API to prevent sharing errors
Version 9.0.20 (2023-09-19)
- Fixed Facebook login issue by upgrading Graph API version v7.0 to v12.0
Version 9.0.19 (2023-08-23)
- Fixed LinkedIn sharing (API version changed)
Version 9.0.18 (2023-08-17)
- Added new authentication permissions scope for LinkedIn
Version 9.0.17 (2023-08-03)
PHP version required updated to 7.4
Version 9.0.16 (2023-08-03)
- Updated the required PHP version to 7.4
Version 9.0.15 (2023-07-28)
- Fixed post-sharing issue with post image
- Added Twitter v2 API support
Version 9.0.14 (2023-06-06)
- Added LinkedIn new API support
- Added About Us page integration
- Fixed post sharing issue with GMB
Version 9.0.13 (2023-03-31)
- Fixed hashtags issue with camel case text #860
- WordPress core tested up to version 6.2
- Fixed instant sharing regression #861
Version 9.0.12 (2023-01-31)
- Improved query strings encoding
Version 9.0.11 (2023-01-03)
- Harden security of the plugin
Version 9.0.10 (2022-08-26)
- [Dev] Remove old buffer service that doesn't exist anymore.
- [Dev] Less cumbersome error messages when services fail to build by using getMessage() instead of getTrace()
Version 9.0.9 (2022-07-25)
- [New Pro] Option to automatically crop Instagram Images if they do not meet the Instagram supported aspect ratios
- [Fix] PHP 8 related errors
- [Fix] Long taxonomy names were overflowing their container in multiselect fields
- [Info] Tested on WP 6.0
- [Info] Minimum PHP version has been changed to 7.2 to address composer dependency PHP errors
- [Info] Updated Themeisle SDK
Version 9.0.8 (2022-04-22)
- Update tested up to version
Version 9.0.7 (2022-04-21)
- Update WP tested up to version
- Added two new hooks
rop_before_prepare_postandrop_before_sharethat fire before post is shared - Clean up some old options from version < 8.0 when housekeeping option is turned on
Version 9.0.6 (2021-12-13)
- The same post would some times get shared too soon after it had previously been shared.
Version 9.0.5 (2021-08-17)
- Add notice about Remote Cron feature removal
Version 9.0.4 (2021-08-17)
- Google My Business posts were not sharing because of missing Topic Type field
- Turned off Remote Cron feature. Use this doc if you have issues where your posts aren't sharing.
- Google My Business errors will now return more information with details on why the post didn't share.
Version 9.0.3 (2021-06-24)
- LinkedIn shared article posts would not show the preview image.
- The filter to set the WPML language that is shared to accounts was being overridden in the Lite version of the plugin.
- Handle cases where the wpml_language option is not set for an account and the user tries to share a post.
- Handle cases where randomize hashtags option is not set for an account and the user tries to share a post.
Version 9.0.2 (2021-06-07)
- [New Pro] Post Format "Share Content" option to share post's Yoast SEO title or description.
- New Post Format option to randomize hashtags before sharing.
- All backslashes were not being removed from Post on Publish share messages.
- Post on Publish checkboxes would sometimes be checked by default while updating already published posts.
- Post on Publish feature would sometimes share the post at odd times if the "True Instant Share" option was turned off in General Settings of ROP.
- Better error handling for wp_remote_post() calls.
- [New Pro] Post Format "Share Content" option to share post's Yoast SEO title or description.
- New Post Format option to randomize hashtags before sharing.
- All backslashes were not being removed from Post on Publish share messages.
- Post on Publish checkboxes would sometimes be checked by default while updating already published posts.
- Post on Publish feature would sometimes share the post at odd times if the "True Instant Share" option was turned off in General Settings of ROP.
- Better error handling for wp_remote_post() calls.
Changes:
- [Fix Pro] Issue with saving maximum post age setting for users on Personal Plan
- [Change] Don't show ROP Log error notice to non-admins
Changes:
- [Note] This version is a major update and moves some features to the Pro version of the plugin
- [Note Pro] Revive Network v2.0.6 and higher is needed for compatibility with Revive Old Posts v9.0.0
- [New Pro] Improved WPML Support - Share a WPML language on a per-account basis for better modularity
- [New Pro] Instagram Sharing! Share your post images and images from your Media Libary to Instagram
- [New] Built-in option in "Share Content" settings to use the post excerpt as the share content
- [New] Made it possible to manually select which accounts users would like to share to when using the Post on Publish feature with the "Share by default" option turned on
- [Fix Pro] Share variations would still get shared even though the option to use them was turned off
- [Fix Pro] Issue with migrating taxonomy filters when moving from Lite(free version) to Pro, requiring users to clear options and reinstall the plugin
- [Fix Pro] Character decoding in Tumblr share content
- [Fix] Escaped quotes would show in Twitter share content
- [Fix] Issue where WPML draft posts would get added to sharing queue
- [Fix] New posts to share would always get added to the top of sharing queue instead of the bottom
- [Fix] Script error with wp_localize_script on WP 5.7
- [Fix] Download external images temporarily before attempting to share on Twitter and VK to prevent sharing error
- [Fix] Banned posts were not cleared from sharing queue if the plugin was stopped and started again
- [Change] Prevent saving of Twitter character length longer than 280 characters to keep within the Twitter character limit
- [Change] Minimum sharing interval in Lite version of the plugin is now 5 hours
- [Change] Number of posts per share in Lite version is now limited to 1
- [Change] Maximum Post Age in Lite version is now 365 (1 year)
- [Info] Tested on WP 5.7
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- Fix: Instant share metabox would not show unless RSS feed item post type was selected on General Settings screen
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- New PRO: Import and share RSS feed items from any website on the web to your social media accounts using the Revive Network Addon. Never run out of content to keep your followers engaged (available for download from the Addons area of the Revive Old Posts menu item)
- Info: Added "Start Here" button on Dashboards that link to Youtube playlists which will house how-to and explainer videos for Revive Old Posts and Revive Network
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- Info: Update "Tested up to" version in readme.txt to reflect tested up to inside plugin file header
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- Change: Show admin notices only to users with 'manage_options' capability.
- Change: Skip sharing on websites where 'wp_get_environment_type()' doesn't return 'production'
- Change Pro: Fallback to article post share when no featured image is set and "Share as Image Post" option is checked in Post format settings.
- Change Pro: Limit the LinkedIn refresh token notification to 5 emails max.
- Info: Tested on WP 5.6
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- Info Pro: Add Revive Network base support. Apply to be a Beta tester here
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- Fix PRO: Error in the dashboard if the user had a previously connected Buffer account inside ROP and tried to update the plugin. A notice will now be shown with a link to updating steps for those situations.
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- PRO Fix: Plugin tried to build buffer service that did not exist. Buffer network is no longer supported in Revive Old Posts.
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- New PRO: New social media network- Vkontakte
- New: Dedicated Remote Cron Service. Option to let our service take care of ROP shares more reliably for sites experiencing WP Cron issues or issues with posts not getting shared.
- New: Addons menu. RSS feed sharing is coming to ROP. Apply for access to Revive Network RC1. Only select users will be chosen for the testing phase.
- Change PRO: Dropped LinkedIn API dependency in favor of our own LinkedIn API methods
- Info PRO: Added error log for LinkedIn image sharing when exif_imagetype function does not exist on the server.
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- Change Pro: Move GMB dependency to Pro plugin.
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- Dev: Add post-install command to composer.json
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- Info: Update Google My Business dependency version
- Info: Update Themeisle SDK dependency version
- Change: Dropped monolog dependency in favor of custom logging methods
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- Change: Require at least PHP 7.1
- Info: Next versions of ROP will not work with PHP 5.6. Please see this doc for details on updating your PHP version.
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- Change Pro: Removed Buffer integration. To connect your Facebook Groups to ROP, simply reconnect your Facebook account to the plugin, your groups will be imported automatically. Instagram sharing will cease to work on September 30th. Please see this doc for more info.
- New PRO: Your admined groups are imported into ROP by default along with your pages.
- Info: Added known error log message for Facebook permissions error. If receiving permission errors in the ROP logs while connecting different Facebook pages to different websites. Then please see this doc for the solution
Changes:
- Change: Made account names clickable.
- Fix: WP 5.5 missing permissions callback notice.
- Info: Tested on WP 5.5
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- Fix PRO: Edge case where "Share Scheduled Posts to Social Media On Publish" feature would not share posts because of empty array.
- Change: Switched Facebook API calls to Graph API 7.0
- Info: Tested on WP 5.5 RC1
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- Fix: Posts always sharing as image posts even with option unchecked.
- Info: Added "rop_instant_share_message" filter for manipulating custom instant share messages.
Changes:
- New PRO: You can now share your website posts to your Google My Business location(s).
- Fix PRO: Unknown service error when using "Share Scheduled Posts to Social Media On Publish" feature.
- Fix PRO: Missing media type error(silent) when "Share as image Post" feature was used for Twitter.
- Info: Added checks to help prevent duplicate post issues which can occur in some environments with database caching.
Changes:
- New PRO: You can now share your website posts to your Google My Business location(s).
- Fix PRO: Unknown service error when using "Share Scheduled Posts to Social Media On Publish" feature.
- Fix PRO: Missing media type error(silent) when "Share as image Post" feature was used for Twitter.
- Info: Added checks to help prevent duplicate post issues which can occur in some environments with database caching.
Changes:
- New PRO: Custom instant sharing messages. You can now alter the caption that would be sent to the social media network.
- Change: Opened up easier LinkedIn login workflow for old installs.
- Change: Increased default category hashtag length. Old value was causing users categories to get dropped before sharing if they were too long
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- New PRO: Made it easier to connect Tumblr accounts for new installs.
- New: Added an option in general settings to make Instant Share feature truly immediate and more reliable.
- Change: Edited some text titles and descriptions in the plugin dashboard to make them easier to understand.
Changes:
- Change: Switched rviv.ly shortener with is.gd shortener to prevent issues with sharing.
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- Fix PRO: PHP Error when "Post with image" is checked in Post format for LinkedIn and post has no featured image set.
- Fix PRO: PHP Error when no post format option is available in the database and ROP tries to share a WP scheduled post that has become published.
- Change: Bit.ly now uses bit.ly's v4 API endpoint.
- Info: Tested on WP 5.4.
Changes:
- New PRO: Taxonomy filtering is now account-based
- Fix: Fixed an issue where the connected accounts would not drop down after clicking the "Share immediately using Revive Old Posts" button
- Change: Changed the function the "share immediately using Revive Old Posts" feature uses to set the cron task time
- Info: Tested on WP 5.4 RC
Changes:
- Fix PRO: Fixed an issue where custom images could not be uploaded from the share queue.
- Fix PRO: Fixed an issue where it would not be possible to activate some LinkedIn accounts due to their LinkedIn ID format.
- Fix: Strip Divi shortcodes that are created by the Divi theme before the content is shared.
- Fix: Share immediately details were being saved in the DB for posts that were still drafts.
- Change: Optimized text for some log error messages and introduced known error fixes for a few others.
Changes:
- New PRO: Share posts that have been scheduled for future publication by WordPress when their status change from "Scheduled" to "Publish" Learn more
- Fix PRO: Better compatibility for grabbing images for Tumblr shares on WPEngine hosted websites.
- Fix PRO: Tumblr URL shares were not showing the Link preview image.
- Fix: Instant sharing options set on the General Settings tab were not being honored.
- Fix: Corrected support doc URL for a LinkedIn error.
- Fix: Strip Divi builder shortcodes from the content before sharing to prevent undesired share output.
- Change: Videos selected for sharing in Media gallery will always be uploaded as a native video to Twitter regardless of "Post with image" option.
- Change: Call for Facebook URL scrape will now occur on original URL instead of the processed URL.
- Info: Added "Learn more" links for certain setting options on the plugin dashboard
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Changes:
- New PRO: Made it easier to connect LinkedIn Accounts for New Users
- New PRO: Plugin will now grab LinkedIn company pages using LinkedIn service in ROP dashboard
- New PRO: Easier addition of Instagram accounts and Facebook Groups using Buffer integration
- New PRO: Ability to add custom images to post share variations
- Fix PRO: Fixed an issue where Pinterest sharing failed on some hosts
- Fix: Post immediately feature not working in Gutenberg
- Change: Moved post immediately feature to metabox
- Change: Opened up easier Twitter login workflow for old installs
- Change: Sharing as an article post to Facebook no longer requires varifying domain with Facebook Business Manager
- Change: Scrape post details before sharing to Facebook to ensure link preview is always up to date
- Change: Enhance tutorial pointers
- Change: Plugin Roadmap link added to submenu (Vote for features you want to see in ROP!)
- Info: Tested on WP 5.3
Changes:
- New: Label to show sharing status.
- Change: Removed some UI buttons and made UX improvements to dashboard.
- Change: Send posts to Facebook as text posts if users have not verified their domain with Facebook; inform users on how to go about the process. .
Changes:
- New: Toast message will now show on ROP dashboard when an error is present in the log.
- New: Added a check to detect when ROP cron event is not firing.
- Fix: Switching from queue tab to another tab would refresh queue order.
- Fix: Linkedin 411 length required error.
- Fix: Users would be redirected to Tumblr homepage if credentials were wrong. An error will now be displayed.
- Fix: Pressing Twitter account button after deleting a Twitter account from ROP would refresh the page.
- Change: Edited "no accounts" text area with more details to help users get started.
- Change: Moved Support & Documentation buttons to top section of ROP dashboard.
- Change: Set rviv.ly back as default shortener.
- Change: Delete icon will now show whenever an account is deactivated
Changes:
- PRO Fix: Unauthorized error when updating Pro plugin
- Fix: Error would occur if the user tried to sign in while the API credentials form fields were empty
- Fix: Timer was not stopped if all accounts were removed using "remove all accounts" button
- Fix: Removing an account and then immediately trying to add it back would attempt to validate with old API credentials
Changes:
- Fix: Use own keys button was appearing in Twitter modal for old installs
Changes:
- PRO: Share to Instagram, Facebook Groups, LinkedIn Company Pages via Buffer integration.
- New: Made it easier to connect Twitter accounts for new users.
- Fix: Wrong error solution doc link would sometimes be given in Log.
- Fix: Fixed a bug where the sharing queue would be duplicated when switching tabs.
- Fix: Sites with Jetpack Photon feature activated would have issues with sharing images to twitter.
Changes:
- Change: Made some UX changes to plugin dashboard
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- New: Roadmap & Voting button! See where ROP is headed and vote on or recommend features which matter to you.
- Fix: PHP warning when Share Immediately feature would receive a non-array of selected accounts in rare cases.
- Fix: Silent Undefined Index error where Cron would try to fire for non-set actions.
- Change: Allow users who installed ROP prior to v8.3.0 to connect their Facebook accounts using the Revive Social Facebook App. No more need to go through an App review.
Changes:
- New: An email will be sent to admin email address if the "Share more than once" option is unchecked and sharing is complete
- New: Documentation and support buttons on plugin dashboard
- Fix: LinkedIn Image sharing
- Fix: Facebook sharing timeout on some servers
Changes:
- Fix: Log would some times show the wrong status message for the share
- Change: Use button to show app credential fields on new installs
Changes:
- Fix: Use wp_remote_request functions in favor of guzzle which was causing issues on some websites
- Fix: Posting to Pinterest board names with commas
Changes:
- New: Made connecting Facebook pages to plugin much simpler.
- Fix: When using publish now feature, all services would be checked after page reload even though only one was selected.
Changes:
- New: Show admin notice when WP Cron is turned off, which can cause posting issues with ROP
- Fix: LinkedIn Image posts were not going through
- Fix: Posting to some Pinterest boards with special characters was not working
- Info: Tested on WP 5.2
Changes:
- Fix: Minor bugs
Changes:
- New: Filter introduced for Post Title & Content separator (check revive.social docs)
- New: Known errors will now show a link to the fix in the log area
- Fix: Twitter images would not share for sites which moved to a different protocol but didn't update their image links in the database
- PRO Fix: Moved to LinkedIn API v2 (check revive.social docs)
Changes:
- New: Feedback button on plugin dashboard. Help us make ROP better by filling out the form!
- Fix: Minor typos
- PRO: You can now share custom messages/share variations in the order they were added.
- PRO Change: Updated custom messages/share variations metabox design
Changes:
- Fix: Sharing queue issue with sites running WPML plugin
Changes:
- New: The share post on publish feature is now in the lite version of the plugin. This should help with Facebook app review process (see revive.social docs)
Changes:
- Fix: Minor bugs
Changes:
- New: Adds basic support for WPML content sharing(see revive.social docs)
- Fix: Low PHP version notice was not showing the right text
- Fix: Minor bugs
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- Fixed undefined variable error
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- New: Made post share content filterable, you can now use post excerpt field (see docs)
- New: Pinterest shares will now link to the post on your website
- Changed: Bit.ly authentication method, old method will be deprecated in the future
- Changed: Custom message labels
- Fix: Pointer JavaScript error
- PRO Fix: Publish now feature not always showing
Changes:
- New: Admin pointers for new plugin installs
- Change: Rename custom messages to "Share Variations"
- Fix: Automatically remove whitespace when adding credentials
- Fix: Excess blank space in shares caused by Gutenberg Editor
- PRO Fix: Publish now not showing on custom post types edit screens
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- Adds: Option to delete plugin settings on uninstall
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- Fix: Change twitter credential labels to match that on developer.twitter.com apps
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- Fix: Various typos
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- Fix: Issue with media library not loading when PRO plugin is installed in some cases
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- Fix: Error when other plugins also try to authenticate with Facebook
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- PRO: Adds support for magic tags for Custom Share Messages and Additional Text
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- PRO: Adds support for custom post type taxonomy hashtags
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- PRO: Adds Option to make share instantly option checked by default
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- Fixed issue with hashtags in content
- Adds notice for PHP versions lower than 5.6
- Replaced goo.gl shortener with firebase dynamic links
Changes:
- Fix rebrandly shortner missing feature.
- Adds option to disable the instant sharing feature.
Changes:
- Adds support for Pinterest sharing feature
- Adds support for library media sharing feature
- Adds support for immediate post sharing feature
- Changed hashtags placement for Twitter
- Fixed hashtags for Tumblr
- Fixed Jetpack staging mode check
Changes:
- Fix issue with Exclude posts blank page on non-English websites.
- Adds dedicated app workflow for Twitter authentication.
- Adds tweet intent and review buttons in the header.
- Adds filter for content before sharing.
Changes:
- Prevent sharing when the website is in the staging environment.
- Improve UI accessibility.
- Adds possibility to fetch more post types.
- Strip redundant shortcodes on post content sharing.
Changes:
- Fix status migration issue from v7.
- Fix compatibility with the PRO version for the linkedin sharing on company pages.
- Fix compatibility with the PRO version for the thumblr sharing issues.
- Fix small typos in the plugin settings.
Changes:
- Fix hashtags issue when using post content as a source.
- Fix LinkedIn broken link when no image is used.
- Fix issue with sharing when multiple accounts are used with different custom schedules.
- Adds link only in the preview, remove from facebook message content.
- Adds limit for the number of logs.
Changes:
- Fix issue with common hashtags using post content.
- Fix issue with add service when an account was removed from the list.
- Fix issue with cron lag between shares
- Improve disable state for pro services.
- Fix exclude posts inconsistency.
- Fix incomplete UTM tags on certain shortners.
- Fix refresh queue on start sharing.
- Fix freezing message in frontend when the sharing is happening.
- Fix Facebook limits regarding the number of accounts fetched.
- Fix compatibility with PRO version regarding sharing on LinkedIn.
Changes:
- Fix issue with UTM tags and shortner consistency.
- Adds Exclude Posts as a separate page.
- Fix issue with sharing stopped after the first share.
- Fix timeline events refresh when the min interval changes.
- Fix Facebook page accounts not showing in certain environments.
- Adds remove account feature for permanently delete an account from the list.
Changes:
- Fix schedule synchronization issues.
- Fix LinkedIn authentication with the wrong redirect_url.
Changes:
- Fix issue with old Facebook applications and strict OAuth urls settings.
- Fix issue taxonomies filter setting.
- Fix filter by excluded posts issue.
- Fix issue when LinkedIn exceptions on login.
- Adds more exceptions handling for Facebook authentications.
- Fix compatibility with pro version for post_types and custom share messages.
Changes:
- Fix Linkedin error on loading SDK class.
- Fix multiple twitter accounts warning message.
- Fix foreach loop on the services model.
- Fix Facebook authentication issues with application url.
- Adds notice when using an old Pro version.
Changes:
- Major improvements to the codebase.
- Adds schedule and format per accounts, not per networks as it was before.
- Improve settings UI as well as the accounts authentication workflow.
- Improve posts selections per accounts.
- Improves logs reporting and messages.
- Adds major improvements to schedules trigger, implementing a new way of using wp-cron events for the plugin sharing.
Changes:
- update description
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Fixed bad chars in name for twitter.
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Fixed facebook display users.
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Fixed remote check for pro version.
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Added rviv.ly.
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Fixed clear setting on uninstall.
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- Fixed deactivation error
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Improved schedule trigger mechanism
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Fixed post format saving issues
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Fixed status saving issue
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Updated readme and assets
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Added support for custom messages
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Fixes issue with multiple taxonomies having the same name
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Fixed instructions for popups
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Improved categories excluding UI in the General tab
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Improved design of the social networks authorization popups
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Added more shortners
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Fixed issue with wrong tags fetch
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- Fixed issue with inverted settings in post format and custom schedule
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Fixed issue sample post rendering
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Improved error logging for facebook request
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Fixed typos in facebook description
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Added default tab for Manage Queue
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Fixed issue with shortners and slow loading page
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Fixed layout issues for post with images on Manage Queue section
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Fixed issue with encoding
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- Fixed exclude posts bug
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- Fixed compatibility with old PHP versions where anonymous functions are not supported.
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- Added advanced scheduling option
- Added fix for is.gd
- Fixed responsive issue
- Fixed some security issues