Changelog

8.2.1 (2025.01.06) - ASE Free and Pro

• [IMPROVED in Free and Pro] Optimization >> Image Upload Control: prevent an image (JPG, PNG or WebP) with dimension smaller than max width / max height set in the module, from being re-saved, and thus, prevent it from being re-compressed upon upload. Props to Monika W. for prompting this improvement.
• [IMPROVED in Free and Pro] Admin Interface >> Admin Menu Organizer: when at least one menu item is hidden until toggled, the "Show Less" menu item is no longer briefly shown on admin page load.
• [IMPROVED in Pro] Admin Interface >> Admin Logo: admin logo is now loaded in a way that prevents layout shift in the admin menu panel.
• [IMPROVED in Pro] Custom Content Types, Code Snippets Manager, Form Builder: top level admin menu icons added by these modules are now rendered with the correct admin color scheme's color on page load, no longer briefly rendered with black color.
• [FIXED in Pro] Content Management >> Content Order: fixed a fatal error that occurs in a certain scenario. Props to John S. for reporting the issue in detail, copying the exact error message, which helped with troubleshooting.

8.2.0 (2025.01.05) - ASE Free and Pro

• [ADDED in Pro] Utilities >> File Manager: A comprehensive file manager for WordPress with folder tree navigation, file and folder operations, and code editing capabilities.
• [IMPROVED in Free and Pro] Improved admin menu FOUC prevention mechanism introduced in v8.1.4, which wasn't loading properly in a particular scenario. Props to Mikael E. for reporting the issue and facilitating troubleshooting.
• [FIXED in Free and Pro] Admin Interface >> Enhance List Tables: fix an issue where the Title column is no longer sortable when the Last Modified column is shown. Props to @pierre1wp for spotting and reporting this.
• [IMPROVED in Pro] Content Management >> Custom Content Types >> Custom Field Groups: added an option to use wpLink modal (that allows for manual URL insertion, or search from existing posts) to render the hyperlink field input UI. Props to Mohammed Z. for prompting this improvement.
• [FIXED in Pro] Admin Interface >> Admin Columns Manager:
  • Fixed column for an ASE repeater field showing empty value for time and datetime sub-fields.
  • Fixed PHP deprecation notice that occurs when trying to render repeater sub-fields with null value.
• [FIXED in Pro] Admin Interface >> Admin Menu Organizer: fixed a javascript error that occurs when viewing wp-admin in a language that uses multi-bytes characters, e.g. Japanese. The error prevents the option panel to always hide menu items by user roles to properly show up and function. Props to Taro O. for reporting the issue in detail and with relevant screenshots.
• [TRANSLATION in Free and Pro] ASE is now being translated into 36 languages:
  • Added new/improved translation for:
    • ASE Free - Updated Spanish (Spain), Chinese (Taiwan), Greek.
    • ASE Pro - Completed Greek. Special props for Stelio C.!

8.1.4 (2025.12.29) - ASE Free and Pro

• [IMPROVED in Free and Pro] Prevent FOUC (Flash of Unstyled Content) in the admin (side) menu when either the Custom Content Types, Admin Menu Organizer or Admin Logo modules is active. Props to Jake H. for prompting this improvement.
• [FIXED in Free and Pro] Admin Interface >> Wider Admin Menu: fixed admin menu overlap with several of FluentCart's admin pages. Props to Richard B. for reporting the issue.
• [FIXED in Free and Pro] Utilities >> Multiple User Roles: fix PHP warning when an admin is viewing another user's profile screen. Props to Bas B. for reporting the issue.
• [FIXED in Pro] Security >> Email Address Obfuscator: prevent removal of strings in post content that looks like an email address but is not, e.g. [email protected], [email protected], etc.. Props to Joe S. for prompting this fix.
• [TRANSLATION in Free and Pro] ASE is now being translated into 36 languages:
  • Added new/improved translation for:
    • ASE Free - Updated Persian, Romanian, Hungarian, Turkish, Portuguese (Brazil), Polish, Japanese
    • ASE Pro - Added Persion (partial). Updated Catalan, Greek, Hungarian.

8.1.3 (2025.12.22) - ASE Free and Pro

• [IMPROVED in Free and Pro] Disable Components >> Disable Gutenberg: fixed an issue where 'global-styles-inline-css' internal CSS is still being output despite checking "Also disable frontend block styles / CSS files for the selected post types.". Props to Mike D. for reporting the issue, facilitating the troubleshooting process, providing analysis of why it occurs in certain scenarios (e.g. Bricks builder), and proposing the fix for it!
• [FIXED in Free and Pro] Content Management >> External Permalinks: Fixed a PHP warning. Props to Tanja K. for reporting it with the debug log entry.
• [FIXED in Free and Pro] Log In/Out | Register >> Redirect After Login / Logout: fixed an issue where if the target has query parameters, e.g. /account/?tab=profile, the redirect will append a slash at the end, e.g. /account/?tab=profile/, which might break the functionality dependent on the query parameter value. Props to @robo1999 for reporting this.
• [FIXED in Free and Pro] Admin Interface >> Enhance List Tables >> Last Modified Column: make sure the date time is using the timezone set in "Settings >> General". Props to Mikka for suggesting this improvement.
• [TRANSLATION in Free and Pro] ASE is now being translated into 36 languages:
  • Added new/improved translation for:
    • ASE Free: updated Danish, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil)
    • ASE Pro: updated Greek

8.1.2 (2025.12.15) - ASE Free and Pro

• [IMPROVED in Free and Pro] Admin Interface >> Hide Admin Notices: notices on Meta Box plugin's admin screens are now properly hidden in the notices panel.
• [IMPROVED in Pro] Custom Code >> Code Snippets Manager:
  • Public-facing snippet category archive pages have been disabled as they do not serve any purpose. Props to Martin S. for prompting this improvement.
  • XML sitemap for the snippet category archive pages have been removed as they do not serve any purpose. Props to Robert F. for prompting this improvement.
  • Added an option to disable the Code Snippets Editor custom user role. Props to David M. and Martin S. for prompting this improvement.
• [IMPROVED in Pro] Security >> Email Address Obfuscator: add a new 'mailto' option for the 'link' parameter, that will output the plain mailto:[email protected] string, which may be useful for scnearios where you need this added to a block editor or page builder widget/element/component that accepts a shortcode for the URL. Props to Ramyt I. for prompting this improvement.
• [TRANSLATION in Free and Pro] ASE is now being translated into 36 languages:
  • Added new/improved translation for:
    • ASE Free: updated Swedish, Portuguese (Brazil), Polish, Dutch, Norwegian, Korean, Italian, German (Formal)
    • ASE Pro: updated Chinese (China), Portuguese (Brazil), Norwegian, Hungarian, Greek

8.1.1 (2025.12.08) - ASE Free and Pro

• [IMPROVED in Free and Pro] Utilities >> Password Protection: added a note about caching being disabled when this module is enabled. Props to Ralf L. for prompting this improvement.
• [IMPROVED and FIXED in Pro] Content Management >> Custom Content Types >> Custom Field Groups:
  • the relationship field is now supported in Elementor integration, in a similar way repeater field is already integrated. You can use the Loop Grid widget to select the relationship field as data source, and a Loop Item template to display dynamic data, including ASE custom fields, for each related post. Props to Ian B. for prompting this improvement.
  • fixed an issue where taxonomy term custom fields are not displaying their values in Bricks builder Query Loop (for terms). Props to Michael S. for reporting the issue in great detail (also with a screen recording) and facilitating the troubleshooting process.
• [FIXED in Free and Pro] ASE Settings: in a rare scenario, ASE settings page is not properly loaded because of a Javascript error. This fix adds a simple check to prevent the error from happening. Props to Connor B. for reporting this and facilitating the troubleshooting process.
• [FIXED in Free and Pro] Utilities >> Email Delivery: fixed an issue with changes in WP v6.9 to ensure the Envelope-From, Return-Path is properly set via $phpmailer->Sender and $phpmailer->ReturnPath. Props to Pavlov P. for reporting the issue and doing the research towards the fix, and @denisgomesfranco for reporting the issue separately.
• [FIXED in Pro] Utilities >> Redirect Manager: fixed a bug where redirecting to an external URL, e.g. https://www.google.com, is not working. Props to Mathijs v.d.B. for reporting the issue in detail and helping to test the fix.
• [FIXED in Pro] Utilities >> Form Builder:
  • fixed raw HTMl being shown in entry listing's "Preview" column, in entry view screen's field labels, and in "Form Settings >> Entries >> Content for the Preview Column" dropdown options.
  • fixed "Screen Options >> Pagination" not working properly in the forms listing page.
• [TRANSLATION in Free and Pro] ASE is now being translated into 36 languages:
  • Added new/improved translation for:
    • ASE Free: updated Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Chile), Portuguese (Brazil), Polish, Norwegian, Korean, Italian, Dutch, Chinese (China)
    • ASE Pro: updated Greek, Chinese (China), Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil)

8.1.0 (2025.12.01) - ASE Free and Pro

• [ADDED in Pro] Utilities >> Redirect Manager: Easily manage various types of redirects with support for wildcards and regular expressions (regex).
• [SECURITY FIX in Free and Pro] Content Management >> Media Replacement: fix for broken access control vulnerability that allows an authenticated user with author role to delete arbitrary media files owned by any user, including administrators. Props to @daroo, a security researcher responsibly disclosing this via Pathstack.
• [IMPROVED in Free and Pro] Content Management >> Media Replacement: non-image attachments that's recently been replaced will now have timestamps added in the URL for certain scenarios. Props to Simone S. for prompting this improvement.
• [IMPROVED in Pro] Utilities >> Form Builder: HTML are now allowed in field labels and descriptions, as well as in radio / checkbox / image select fields labels/options and matrix fields row/column labels. This can be handy for example, when adding the link tag <a> to your privacy policy page in a checkbox label. Props to Peter D. and Oliver S. for prompting this improvement.
• [TRANSLATION in Free and Pro] ASE is now being translated into 36 languages:
  • Added new/improved translation for:
    • ASE Free: updated Portuguese (Brazil), Polish, Norwegian, Korean, Dutch, Danish.
    • ASE Pro: updated Greek, Danish, Polish.