Version history

You can see the version history directly in your WordPress dashboard. Just click the “View version x.x.x. history” link in Dashboard -> Update to open the popup (see image).

Below you can find the full history, too:

  • 2.31.9 (Nov. 7, 2024)
    • Fix: some post meta fields could not be read if field is an array or an object property with the same name as the post meta field
  • 2.31.8 (Sept. 20, 2024)
    • Fix PHP warning on frontpage when cache gets stored
    • Fix PHP warning on Global Snippets overview page when a post type was selected on the settings page that no longer exists
  • 2.31.7 (May 28, 2024)
    • Compatability with PHP 8.3 and up (avoid deprecated warnings on dynamic properties)
  • 2.31.6 (Nov. 13, 2023)
    • Fixed PHP fatal error on Dashboard News widget
  • 2.31.5 (Nov. 13, 2023)
    • Removed insertion of news into the Dashboard News widget
    • Replaced deprecated jQuery function
  • 2.31.4 (31. Aug, 2023)
    • Fixed filtered menu items in the loop
    • Updated SetupWizard scripts to the latest versions
  • 2.31.3 (27. July, 2023)
    • Revert: Show loop on main schema
  • 2.31.2 (27. July, 2023)
    • Fix: “Loop” select field was not visible on main Schema in Schema Templates
  • 2.31.1 (9. June, 2023)
    • Fix: ACF repeater did not run through user fields
  • 2.31.0 (31. May, 2023)
    • New [PRO]: Allow to pass through an ACF repeater field in the first level of a snippet.
  • 2.30.6 (Apr. 4, 2023)
    • Switched the API to the Cloudflare infrastructure for more performance
  • 2.30.5 (Mar. 27, 2023)
    • Fix issue where some sites permanently pinging the API as the update-info is not being cached.
  • 2.30.4 (Feb. 20, 2023)
    • Simplified upgrade process by using WordPress internal update-mechanism (requires WP 5.8.0)
      Updated license information to match the one on Envato
    • Removed Support button (from Userback.io)
    • Added requires_php to the update info
    • More compatibility to PHP 8.0.0
    • No longer support PHP <= 7.4.x
  • 2.30.3 (Nov. 7, 2022)
    • Fix: filter empty sub-schemas properly
  • 2.30.2 (Oct. 20, 2022)
    • Fix: Show prices according to the “Display prices in the shop”-setting
  • 2.30.1 (Sept. 14, 2022)
    • Fixed an issue on the free version.
  • 2.30.0 (July 18, 2022)
    • New [Pro]: Access user meta and user data from your schemas.
    • Updated language translations.
  • 2.29.2 (May 23, 2022)
    • Fix: ACF image field did not return the URL but the ID when inside an loop.
  • 2.29.1 (May 19, 2022)
    • Fix PHP warning on undefined property that may pop up in certain schema templates that have been overwritten.
  • 2.29.0 (May 16, 2022)
    • New [Pro]: Allow to target author archive page.
    • New [Pro]: Allow to add user data to schema templates. Read more here: Working with userdata.
    • Updated language translations.
  • 2.28.6 (May. 14, 2022)
    • New/Fix: Allow to target post type archive pages.
  • 2.28.5 (May. 4, 2022)
    • Fixed slow page load on schema template pages.
  • 2.28.4 (Feb. 28, 2022)
    • Fixed fatal errors on ACF time, datetime or date picker that could be occur on empty values.
  • 2.28.3 (Feb. 27, 2022)
    • Fixed fatal errors on ACF time, datetime or date picker that could be occur in some cases.
    • Fixed some PHP 8.x warnings.
  • 2.28.2 (Nov. 18, 2021)
    • Fixed some deprecation messages on PHP 8.0.
    • Now showing a deprecation message for users with PHP versions lower 7.4.
    • Updated language translations.
  • 2.28.1 (Oct. 29, 2021)
    • Fix: Rows did not sort correctly.
  • 2.28.0 (Oct. 19, 2021)
    • New: Show count of schemas in the post list.
    • Fix: Caching was active after initial activation of the plugin even the checkbox on the settings page was turned OFF.
    • Fix: Settings with a default value of true (checkbox ON) were not stored correctly if they were unchecked.
    • Updated language translation.
  • 2.27.0 (Oct. 13, 2021)
    • New filter: wpbuddy/rich_snippets/rule/query
  • 2.26.0 (Sept. 9, 2021)
  • 2.25.7 (Aug. 4, 2021)
    • Fix: Added missing JS file.
  • 2.25.6 (Aug. 4, 2021)
    • [PRO] Fix: Make sure that post meta values are returned as an array correctly
    • [PRO] Improvement: Load JS files from disk instead of the API.
  • 2.25.5 (July 9, 2021)
    • Fix [PRO]: ACF fields did not fill correctly if there were sub-schemas included that runs through a loop.
  • 2.25.4 (July 9, 2021)
    • Fix [PRO]: Post meta field was not selectable in some cases.
    • Fix [PRO]: Post meta value did not return arrays correctly.
  • 2.25.3 (June 15, 2021)
    • Fix [PRO]: ACF fields did not retrieve correct values on taxonomy pages.
  • 2.25.2 (May 20, 2021)
    • Fix [PRO]: ACF Repeater loop did not work on category pages.
  • 2.25.1 (May 12, 2021)
    • Fix [PRO]: Fatal error when ACF is not active.
  • 2.25.0 (May 10, 2021)
    • New [PRO]: Support ACF repeater fields in loops.
    • Fix: Overriding with descendant types did not work correctly.
    • Updated language translations.
  • 2.24.2 (Apr. 28, 2021)
    • New: Master Key support (for volume licenses).
  • 2.24.1 (Apr. 22, 2021)
    • [PRO] Fix: Overridable field wasn’t actually overridable when field type was != textfield.
    • Updated language translations.
  • 2.24.0 (Apr. 21, 2021)
    • [PRO] New: First set of Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) support. Read this post on what’s supported yet.
    • New filter: wpbuddy/rich_snippets/allowed_html
    • Fix: Arrows were converted to HTML special chars but object vars could not be accessed then.
    • Enhancement: Return field type list in alphabetical order.
  • 2.23.1 (Mar 12, 2021)
    • [Free] Setup Wizard: Fix warning when descendants are loading.
    • [Free/Pro] Setup Wizard Fix: Individual Textfield was gone when Prev button was used
  • 2.23.0 (Mar. 12, 2021)
    • New Setup Wizard.
    • Updated language translations.
  • 2.22.4 (Feb. 23, 2021)
    • [Pro] Fix: Prevent support menu counter to constantly ping the API on WP sites where transients are not working correctly.
  • 2.22.3 (Feb. 14, 2021)
    • Fix: WooCommerce: Offers field type returned LimitedAvailabilit even when stock management on a product level has been turned OFF.
  • 2.22.2 (Feb. 8, 2021)
    • [Free/Pro]: WP 5.7 compatibility: Removed old jQuery functions
    • Added feedback tool
    • Updated language translations
  • 2.22.1 (Jan. 21, 2021)
    • [Free/Pro] Fix: Global Snippet Wizard may install more than just one snippet if a schema has no dependencies.
    • [Free/Pro] Show a warning when using the Global Snippet Wizard that says that it maybe overwrite exiting schemas.
  • 2.22.0 (Jan. 18, 2021)
    • New: Global Snippets Setup Wizard
    • New: Allow to hide schemas on a per-post-basis
    • Updated language translations
  • 2.21.3 (Jan. 8, 2021)
    • [Pro, Fix] Plugin may not update to 2.21.2.
  • 2.21.2 (Jan. 8, 2021)
    • [Pro, Fix] Changed lifetime message notice was not correct at some point.
  • 2.21.1 (Dec. 26, 2020)
    • Fix: schemas could not be deleted on singular posts on some web hosts that block the DELETE request method
  • 2.21.0 (Dec. 21, 2020)
    • New: Let the user sign-up to the newsletter from the settings page.
    • [Pro] Changed lifetime message notice to something more appropriate.
    • Changed some descriptions and zpdated language translations.
  • 2.20.0 (Dec. 14, 2020)
    • New: Allow to strip old Microdata.
    • Improvement [Pro]: Deactivate license when plugin gets deactivated.
    • New [Pro]: Biweekly reminder of expired support (if turned ON).
    • Updated language translations.
  • 2.19.17 (Dec. 8, 2020)
    • Fix: Some Global Snippets will not show up if certain rules are applied.
    • Fix: Global Snippets did not show up on the frontend in the FREE version of the plugin.
  • 2.19.16 (Dec. 7, 2020)
    • Fix PHP error when plugin wanted to check rules from a Global Snippet that has been created in the PRO version
  • 2.19.15 (Dec. 7, 2020)
    • Fix: Global Snippets menu may not show up after upgrade to 2.19.14
  • 2.19.14 (Dec. 7, 2020)
    • Replaced image of the author of the plugin.
    • Updated language translations.
    • Show error when creator property is active.
    • New hooks: wpbuddy/rich_snippets/settings/setting/after and wpbuddy/rich_snippets/settings/setting/after/{$label_for}
    • Show notification if support has expired.
    • Global Snippets functionality is now in the free version as well.
  • 2.19.13 (Dec. 3, 2020)
    • Due to a mistake on my version control system, 2.19.13 is the same as 2.19.12. Version 2.19.14 will fix it in the upcoming days.
  • 2.19.12 (Nov. 27, 2020)
    • Fix: WooCommerce availability field type may show LimitedAvailability even if Stock Management has been turned off
  • 2.19.11 (Nov. 18, 2020)
    • Fix: Error messages are not shown correctly during activation process
  • 2.19.10 (Oct. 14, 2020)
    • Fix: Do not show the descendant-type select box on overwrite screen if the property has a sub-schema
    • Fix: Do not strip properties from sub-schemas if there is actual data in the database
  • 2.19.9 (Oct. 2, 2020)
    • Fix: “WooCommerce: Availability” field typed showed a number instead of the correct schema.org-availability type. Please save your Global Snippets again if you have configured the availability in a snippet.
  • 2.19.8 (Sept. 29, 2020)
    • Fix: Snippets might not show up on frontend if plugin was activated prior 2.19.7.
    • Fix: Plugin might show a counter on the activation menu even though it has been activated already.
    • Fix: The WooCommerce Product Price and Sales Price might now shop up.
  • 2.19.7 (Sept. 23, 2020)
    • Fix: Make sure Structured Data Generator is loaded correctly, even when WordPress sends the wrong version number.
    • Fix future JavaScript crashes when Structured Data Generator cannot be loaded.
  • 2.19.6 (Sept. 23, 2020)
    • Fix issue where Structured Data Generator could not be loaded
  • 2.19.5 (Sept. 23, 2020)
    • Fix: make sure no other plugins are hooking into the same update_window_information.
    • Deactivate caching per default.
    • Updated required PHP version to 7.3.0.
    • Show counter if plugin is not active yet.
    • Fix: accessing deep array values did not work correctly.
    • Fix: Importing predefined snippets did not set the correct uid.
    • Fix: Some predefined schemas did not import correctly if they had a property-loop configured.
    • More preparation for the FREE version (the PRO version will be split up very soon).
    • Updated language translations.
  • 2.19.4 (Sept. 1, 2020)
    • Fix merge issue that caused a duplicate PHP constructor for a class.
  • 2.19.3 (Sept. 1, 2020)
    • Fix: Input field was visible even when it’s not needed.
  • 2.19.2 (Aug. 26, 2020)
    • Fixed caching issues.
    • New: Added a notice when caching plugin is installed.
    • New Hook: wpbuddy/rich_snippets/update_snippets.
    • New Hook: wpbuddy/rich_snippets/delete_snippet
    • Updated language translations.
  • 2.19.1 (Aug. 24, 2020)
    • Fix issue with direct global snippets references not being loaded
    • Fixed error on Global Snippets Overwrite Window (saying that there has been a critical error)
    • Fix: Overwriting window was not styled correctly
    • Fix: textfield did not appear for some overwritten fields
  • 2.19.0 (Aug. 19, 2020)
    • New: WooCommerce length field type.
    • New: Added Test Link to the admin bar.
    • New: Allow to add a “creator” property. Read more about it here.
    • Split code base into free and pro version.
    • Removed deprecated JSON+LD metabox from Global Snippets.
    • Updated predefined snippets (and fixed some issues with them).
    • Removed “Predefined” and “Sync” columns from Global Snipptes screen.
    • Updated language translations.
    • Fixed: Site Icon width/height was not selectable anymore.
    • Fixed: “Term Title” and “Term URL” field types did not output anything on archive pages.
  • 2.18.0 (not released to the public)
  • 2.17.12 (Jul. 23, 2020)
    • Added a force-check link as well as some new hints if plugin updates fails
    • Fix layout of support- and settings page in (upcoming) WordPress 5.5
  • 2.17.11 (Jul. 17, 2020)
    • Removed all links to the setup service
  • 2.17.10 (Jul. 1, 2020)
    • Fix: Some field types did not show up for if a property wants to see a primitive type of “Integer”
  • 2.17.9 (Jun. 25, 2020)
    • Allow to set a text field value for the businessFunction property
  • 2.17.8 (Jun. 10, 2020)
    • Fix PHP warning when the “setup service” link is clicked from the menu
    • Fix: make sure ‘the_content’ filter is applied to the content field type
  • 2.17.7 (Jun. 9, 2020)
    • Fix: SNIPs where always put to the footer (no matter if the settings-checkbox was checked or not)
    • Allow to add WooCommerce product attributes to URL fields
  • 2.17.6 (May 28, 2020)
    • Added new formal German translation; corrected some wrong translations
    • Fix: Term Title and Term URL maybe wrong when used on archive pages and in a loop
    • Updated language translations
  • 2.17.5 (May 19, 2020)
    • Fixed a deprecated warning from YoastSEO due to code changes in version 14.x
  • 2.17.4 (May 18, 2020)
    • Fix: WooCommerce product price may not show up in configurations where the field type is in a loop and the current product is a “simple” WooCommerce product
  • 2.17.3 (May 15, 2020)
    • Fix: PHP fatal error on thumbnail fetching function
    • Fix: Prevent future PHP errors on installations with weird post-ID behavior
  • 2.17.2 (May 14, 2020)
    • Fix: Plugin did not update to 2.17.1 automatically
  • 2.17.1 (May 14, 2020)
    • Fix: make sure that the “Variable products” loop includes the single product and all grouped products, too!
  • 2.17.0 (May 12, 2020)
    • New: two new filters to allow filtering HTML tags for fields.
    • Fix: overwritten fields did not allow HTML tags.
  • 2.16.2 (May 11, 2020)
    • Fix for WooCommerce: availability field type. People with WooCommerce y 3.5.0
    • Fix: make sure overwritten descendant-types get overwritten correctly
  • 2.16.1 (May 7, 2020)
    • Fix issue where ‘descendant-‘ was prefixed when a property with possible descendants was overwritten.
  • 2.16.0 (May 3, 2020)
    • New: Setting to allow schema.org/PreOrder instead of schema.org/LimitedAvailability.
    • Updated language translations.
  • 2.15.4 (May 3, 2020)
    • Fix: Show dropdown of descendant schema types if the sub-schema is an Enumeration
  • 2.15.3 (Apr. 24, 2020)
  • 2.15.2 (Apr. 23, 2020)
    • Fix: WooCommerce availability field type will now return schema.org/PreOrder if backorder is allowed. Will also return schema.org/LimitedAvailability if low stock.
  • 2.15.1 (Mar. 18, 2020)

    • Fix: supporting schema.org/Mass (allowing textfield and metafields)
  • 2.15.0 (Mar. 2, 2020)
    • New: added method `get_main_snippet_id()` for a better filtering using custom code.
  • 2.14.26 (Mar. 2, 2020)
    • Fix “Incorrect description of a {min,max} interval” error on MySQL version >= 8.0
  • 2.14.25 (Jan. 21, 2020)
    • Fix: make sure that filters that add data to an already overwritten fields get applied correctly
    • Updated language translations
    • Added Health Check information for outdated PHP and WP versions for future SNIP versions
    • Fix: properties of sub-schemas did not show a text field
  • 2.14.24 (Jan. 20, 2020)
    • Fixed issue where duration field type showed a second textarea a89156f Florian Simeth <[email protected]> 20.01.2020, 18:23
  • 2.14.23 (Jan. 6, 2020)
    • Loop fix: make sure that the Item ID is the key of the array so it’s handed over to the function correctly.
  • 2.14.22 (Nov. 26, 2019)
    • Fix for breadcrumbs: make sure that the category with the highest number of parents are returned so that the breadcrumb trail is complete.
  • 2.14.21 (Nov. 22, 2019)
    • Fix PHP warning that may occur on some WooCommerce setups
  • 2.14.20 (Nov. 17, 2019)
    • Fix: remove thousands separator on WooComerce price field
  • 2.14.19 (Nov. 9, 2019)
    • Fix: make sure already overwritten values get their default values IF NOT overwritten
  • 2.14.18 (Nov. 8, 2019)
    • Fix: rules were not saved correctly in some circumstances
    • Fix: some overwritten values of possible sub-snippets where not filled correctly on the frontend in some constellations.
  • 2.14.17 (Nov. 6, 2019)
    • Avoid confusion: Remove “getting started” tab on “welcome” screen as it has a link to the PRO version which is not yet out.
    • Updated some language translations
  • 2.14.16 (Nov. 5, 2019)
    • Fix: Allow to add text input to XPathType fields
  • 2.14.15 (Nov. 1, 2019)
    • New: Show additional information in the health check window of WordPress
    • Fix: overwritten data from version > 2.13 and > 2.14.1 did not appear anymore
  • 2.14.14 (Oct. 31, 2019)
    • Fixed PHP error
  • 2.14.13 (Oct. 30, 2019)
    • Fix: overwriting did not work correctly if someone has multiple properties with the same name that are all marked as overridable and as list.
    • Fix an issue where some properties got a wrong value if there were multiple properties of the same name where one is marked as “list”.
  • 2.14.12 (Oct. 30, 2019)
    • Fix: duplication of overwritten list properties was not possible in some configurations
  • 2.14.11 (Oct. 29, 2019)
    • Fix: duplicated overwritten snippet values did not show up
  • 2.14.10 (Oct. 28, 2019)
    • Fix: make sure that WooCommerce variable products can be detected properly when defining a rule where post taxonomy = variable
  • 2.14.9 (Oct. 25, 2019)
    • Fix: multiple overwritten properties did not appear when marked as “list”
  • 2.14.8 (Oct. 24, 2019)
    • Fix: import of rules may not select the right value
    • Fix some issues where data-properties could not be read with jQuery
    • Speed: Avoid overwriting-check if there are no properties to overwrite
    • Speed: Do not search the whole schema database to check for overwridable properties
  • 2.14.7 (Oct. 20, 2019)
    • Fix: Overwritten properties get sometimes overwritten again if they have a default value
  • 2.14.6 (Oct. 19, 2019)
    • Fixed issue where some form elements did not appear in the overwrite window
  • 2.14.5 (Oct. 18, 2019)
    • WooCommerce “offers” field type: remove all offered items (aka IndividualProduct sub schemas) to get rid of the new product errors that Google brings up. Instead show an AggregateOffer on variable and a single Offer for normal products. Check out this blog post for more information.
  • 2.14.4 (Oct. 18, 2019)
    • Fix: Global Snippets could not be saved correctly.
    • Fix: Overwritten values maybe deleted after Global Snippets are saved to database.
  • 2.14.3 (Oct. 17, 2019)
    • Fix: Fix issues with overridable properties
    • Fix: post meta data from are maybe not deleted properly on uninstall
  • 2.14.2 (Sept. 30, 2019)
    • Fix: overwriting of properties that are deeper than 2 could not be overwritten properly
    • Fix: overwritten properties got overwritten again in some cases
  • 2.14.1 (Sept. 24, 2019)
    • Fix: make sure new overridable variables are actually overwritten on the frontend
  • 2.14.0 (Sept. 24, 2019)
    • New: Added DocBlocks for all Hooks (for Developers). Hook Documentation is available here.
    • New: Export feature now exports rules on Global Snippets, too.
    • New (in Pro): Setup Wizard
    • New (in Pro): Sync functionality
    • New: Allow to uninstall (remove all data) if user decides to
    • Prepare for PRO version.
    • Fix: “Global Snippets” menu moved into SNIPs main menu.
    • Fix: make sure that overridable properties that are marked as lists and inherit schema classes are saved correctly.
    • Fix: WooCommerce width, height, depth and weight values did not return the right content.
    • Fix: make sure all field types for WooCommerce can be loaded for variable products as well.
    • Updated language translations.
  • 2.13.3 (Sept. 1, 2019)
    • Fix: the value of the loop select box was not exported
    • Fix: Allow overriding if the initial field type is not equal to a textfield
  • 2.13.2 (Aug. 23, 2019)
    • New: allow to add term meta data and term description
    • Fix: “Term title” and “Term URL” field types now return the right values if integrated on taxonomy archive pages
    • Fix: “Category URL” field type now returns the category URL if integrated on a category page
    • Fix: “Category” field type now returns the category name if integrated on a category page
    • Fix: Rule “Page type is equal to Archive page: categories” and “Page type is equal to Archive page: tags” did not work
    • Fix: Global Snippet Value window did not list all Global Snippets
    • Updated some translations
  • 2.13.1 (Aug. 7, 2019)
    • New: Allow to uninstall the plugin
    • New: added “Cannot active the plugin?” link
    • New setting: pretty print of JSON-LD code
    • Fix: make sure plugin does not active itself if there is no purchase code
    • Fix: make sure the plugin fetches the right loop items on archive pages
  • 2.13.0 (May 20, 2019, see post: What’s new in version 2.13.?)
    • New: Allow to import JSON+LD examples from around the web into a Global Snippet
    • New: Allow to import SNIP code examples.
    • New: Global Snippets can be exported
    • Fix: The “training” tab on the “Let’s start” page has been layouted due to changes in WordPress 5.2
    • Fix: make sure that overwritten 5-star ratings are transformed to AggregateRating schemas correctly
    • Fix: send nonce when fetching global snippets to avoid permission problems
    • Updated translation files
  • 2.12.2 (Apr. 25, 2019)
    • Fix: make sure that empty sub-snippets get removed even when they are in an array
  • 2.12.1 (Apr. 24, 2019)
    • Fix: it was not possible to add text to Number fields
    • Make sure sub-schemas are not included if all properties are empty
    • Updated language translations
  • 2.12.0 (Apr. 22, 2019; see: What’s new in 2.12?)
    • New: New WooCommerce fields
    • New: allow to loop through variation products in WooCommerce
    • New: Allow to deactivate Yoast SEO schema
    • Fix: Show the right version number on welcome screen
    • Renamed WooCommerce fields (for better overview)
    • WooCommerce: update “priceValidUntil” to show a date in 1 year instead of 1 month
    • Added $post_id to the wpbuddy/rich_snippets/rich_snippet/loop/items filter
  • 2.11.0 (Mar. 30, 2019; see What’s new in 2.11?)
    • New: Allow to turn off caching.
    • Fix: Avoid autoloading of cached snippets.
    • Fix issue where it was not possible to add text or a number for schema.org/Quantity values.
    • Fix: make sure the plugin does not overwrite settings options if deactivated and activated again
    • Updated language translations
  • 2.10.2 (Mar. 28, 2019)
    • Fix: allow all fields that can have a text-value to be overwritten
    • Fix: Allow to use the “Date” fields on “DateTime” values, too.
  • 2.10.1 (Mar. 21, 2019)
    • Fix: Allow to set “Yoast SEO Content Image” for URL fields, too!
    • Fix: Caches maybe not always cleared (especially when a Global Snippet gets deleted)
    • Fix: do not strip zero-values that have been manually been entered
  • 2.10.0 (Mar. 18, 2019; see What’s new in 2.10?)
    • New field type: “First image in Content” (Yoast SEO only)
    • New: Added Persian language translation. Thanks to CG-Team.
    • New: allow to include values from the WordPress options database
    • New: allow to integrate terms from taxonomies as a comma separated list
    • New: allow to target child terms in ruleset metabox
    • Fix: Updated the global Article schema to include fallback images and tags for keywords
    • Fix: Filter empty values from properties that are arrays (have multiple values) to avoid errors on the Structured Data Test Tool
    • Updated language translations
  • 2.9.1 (Mar. 9, 2019)
    • Fix: remove the “s” from “https” for the availability property on the WooCommerce “Offers” Field Type
    • Added all new videos to the “training” section of the “Let’s start” page.
    • New language translations
  • 2.9.0 (Feb. 28, 2019; see What’s new in 2.9?)
    • New: Make the user aware that (s)he should rate the plugin.
    • New: Allow to enter text into the “Delivery Method” field.
    • Fix: global snippets overview showed snippet id in the “predefined” column
    • Looping-Functionality fix: taxonomy loop did return the wrong terms
    • Fix double slash that gets added in some plugin/webserver constellations (WPML, etc.)
  • 2.8.3 (Feb. 21, 2019)
    • Fix: Settings options did not save properly if there was no value in the database.
  • 2.8.2 (Feb. 18, 2019)
    • Fixed: carousel for products were active an all pages
    • Fixed: Sitelink search box was active an all pages (should only be active on the front page)
    • Fix: Added url property for the Sitelink Searchbox (to avoid errors)
  • 2.8.1 (Feb. 15, 2019)
    • Fixed the Sitelink Searchbox predefined snippet (it produced an error)
  • 2.8.0 (Feb. 14, 2019)
    • New: Allow to loop through a query to dynamically create properties (particular interesting for archive pages, breadcrumbs, etc.)
    • New filters: wpb_rs/cache/rule_{post_id}, wpbuddy/rich_snippets/fields/loop_subselect/values, wpbuddy/rich_snippets/fields/loop_subselect/options
    • New: Two new fields: ‘Search URL’ and ‘Search URL with placeholder’ (important to create the Sitelink Searchbox)
    • New: Two new fields: ‘Term URL’ and ‘Term title’ that are needed for looping
    • New: New predefined examples: Sitelink Searchbox, Breadcrumbs for posts, Breadcrumbs for pages, Carousel for archive- and search-pages
    • New: Two new action hooks: wpbuddy/rich_snippets/save_snippet and wpbuddy/rich_snippets/clear_call_caches
    • New: Allow usage of sequential numbers (auto-fill with sequential numbers)
    • New: Allow to target archive- and search pages.
    • New: Integrated new columns into global snippet posts view on admin screen
    • Integrate new columns into global snippet posts view on admin screen
    • Fix: make sure the excerpt does not show the full content if there is an excerpt in the database
      Fix: make sure primary category (from YoastSEO) is only taken if YoastSEO plugin is actually active
    • Fix: remove the activation banner from the activation page
    • Fix: Show the activation state (if plugin has been activated already – yeah, it confused people)
    • Fixed in issue where some Global Snippets may have disappeared due to a wrong caching behavior
    • Fix: It was not possible to target the front page with the ‘Page Type = Everything’ Rule
    • Updated language translations
  • 2.7.4 (Jan. 3, 2019)
    • Fix: Show the authors display name instead of his/her nicename when “Current Post Author” has been selected on a global snippet
  • 2.7.3 (Dec. 17, 2018)
    • Fixed issue on WooCommerce offers where the default value for the priceUntil property is the same day of the page load.
  • 2.7.2 (Dec. 14, 2018)
    • WooCommerce Fix: make sure that no aggregateRating property is added when there are no reviews
  • 2.7.1 (Dec. 11, 2018)
    • Updated language translations
  • 2.7.0 (Dec. 11, 2018) – Add your feature request here.
    • This update is all about help!
    • New layout on snippet generation (now showing field type as well)
    • New: allow to expand/collapse all properties at once
    • New Activation page
    • New Training page
    • New: Recipe snippet as an example shipped with the plugin
    • New: Added a lot more inline help links
    • New: For WooCommerce the plugin can now automatically add reviews.
    • Fix: Default Organization snippet has been updated because of this
    • Fix: The WooCommerce offers field type has been updated because of this.
    • Fix: empty sub-schemas where transformed to a “Thing” if there were no properties
    • Updated: the predefined product snippet has been updated to use WooCommerce reviews, review ratings and product attributes for mpn, gtins, etc.
    • Updated: language translations
  • 2.6.0 (Nov. 26, 2018)
    • New: You can now add a Product Review Rating for WooCommerce products
    • New: It’s now possible to link/reference a Thing (needed for Breadcrumbs)
    • Fix: Plugin did not update via WP-CLI.
    • Updated language translations
  • 2.5.5 (Nov. 2, 2018)
    • Fixed an issue where snippets may not get saved correctly
  • 2.5.4 (Oct. 30, 2018)
    • Fixed: Sub-Snippets did get an @id property when an ID has been defined in a global snippet.
  • 2.5.3 (Oct. 3, 2018)
    • Fixed an issue where referenced snippets were not merged into the original snippet
  • 2.5.2 (Sept. 19, 2018)
    • Fix an issue where third party filter-methods are not executed accordingly
  • 2.5.1 (Sept. 18, 2018)
    • Fixed an issue where the plugin did not show the latest version of itself.
  • 2.5.0 (Sept. 18, 2018) – Add your feature request here.
    • New: Allow to deactivate a license right within the plugin.
    • New: AMP Support for the “Classic” AMP plugin as well as the new 1.0 AMP Plugin by Automattic (Paired and Native mode).
    • New: Allow to print snippets in the footer
    • New: Allow to add product attributes from WooCommerce
    • Updated language translations
  • 2.4.1 (Aug. 29, 2018)
    • Fixed an issue where the plugin sometimes created a ‘Thing’ on properties
  • 2.4.0 (Aug. 20, 2018)
    • New: Allow developers to add their own JSON+LD values.
    • New: Allow to edit the @id JSON+LD value from a global snippet.
    • New: Partial Gutenberg support.
    • Attention: Deprecated plugin version was removed.
    • Fix: Position Metabox: Single post types could not be selected properly
    • Updated language translations.
  • 2.3.8 (May 25, 2018)
    • Fix: Yoast SEO Primary category did not return a value
  • 2.3.7 (May 18, 2018)
    • Added link to feature requests page
    • Feature request page: child comments are now hidden
    • GDPR: add checkbox for GDPR compliance when a feature request is ready for being sent
    • Fix: Support menu did not appear
    • Support page: added missing
    • Fix: Only redirect global snippets submenu if plugin has been activated
    • Usability: Added placeholder for the new-property-input field so that users know that this is not a value-field
  • 2.3.6 (May 11, 2018)
    • Separated global snippets submenu from the main menu to allow setting up different capabilities. See this post for more information.
    • Fix: set correct filter and action hook names for menu items.
    • Updated language translations
    • Create new “global snippets” sub menu and redirect to the new main menu.
  • 2.3.5. (Apr. 24, 2018)
    • Fixed “Not found” error when adding new properties.
    • Fix issue with JavaScript triggering a console warning on 404 errors
    • Fix issue with PHP-warnings popping up if no snippet-properties are defined.
  • 2.3.4. (Mar. 26, 2018)
    • Allow to set “Direct text input” and “Post meta field” for DayOfWeek class
  • 2.3.3. (Mar. 26, 2018)
    • Allow to select “Direct text input” for schema.org/Time class
  • 2.3.2 (Mar. 7, 2018)
    • Fix: hentry and vcard CSS classes have always been removed, even when the settings-checkbox wasn’t checked
    • Removed “Surround comment section” option as this is no longer valid schema
  • 2.3.1 (Mar. 1, 2018)
    • Remove option to surround main content (as this is no longer supported)
    • Rollback: Remove blue colors; bring table column for the name back; remove animations
    • Add 5-Star-Rating/100-Points-Rating to schema.org/Rating property as well
    • Fix: 5-Star-Rating/100-Points Rating did not work when a property has just been added
    • Automatically check parents overridable when child-property has marked overridable
    • Added more predefined global snippets. Corrected others.
    • Updated language translations
  • 2.3.0 (Feb. 12, 2018)
    • New: Made snippet view more user friendly.
    • New: Allow to choose more snippet sub-classes.
    • New: Feature Requests in the plugin.
    • New: Allow to search the FAQ right within the plugin.
    • New: Made plugin compatible with the latest EU privacy law.
    • Fix: Select box can now be closed properly.
    • Fix: plugin update window generated a PHP fatal error if third party plugin may use the ‘plugins_api’ filter the wrong way
    • Fix: make sure WordPress refreshes its CSS/JS cache when changes have been made to the plugin CSS and JS files
    • Fix: Make sure 2xx response codes a recognized correctly when connecting to the WP-Buddy API
  • 2.2.9 (Jan. 28, 2018)
    • WooCommerce rating fix: ratingCount and ratingValue were filtered if there were no ratings.
    • Post content fix: shortcodes were not transformed properly.
    • Fix: plugin removed QuickEdit on all post types.
  • 2.2.8 (Jan. 25, 2018)
    • Fix: Star rating / 100points rating did not work on singular posts
  • 2.2.7 (Jan. 18, 2018)
    • Allow meta_value to be added on more snippet properties
    • Fixed some issues regarding meta values
  • 2.2.6 (Jan. 16, 2018)
    • Fix issue with wrong parameter-name for WooCommerce offers (priceCurrency instead of currency)
  • 2.2.5 (Dec. 20, 2017)
    • Custom ID: only return the value the user had integrated to be more flexible when choosing a name.
    • Fix: Some pages did not load correctly on every second page impression if it had a custom snippet and one of the properties had a “Custom ID” value.
  • 2.2.4 (Dec. 29, 2017)
    • Adding timeout to WP-Buddy requests (just in case the server doesn’t respond within 5 seconds)
    • Fix issue with AggregateRating and Duration times not being transformed to the right format when outputting the value to JSON+LD.
    • Fix: Do not show empty snippets (snippets that do not have any properties) on the frontend)
    • Fix JS error (no error class found)
  • 2.2.3 (Dec. 20, 2017)
    • Fix: Site-Icon URL appeared on top of frontend pages.
  • 2.2.2 (Dec. 20, 2017)
    • Fixed: Referenced snippets did not show up
    • Updated German language translations
    • Updated predefined article snippet to not longer use the “reference to post content” option
  • 2.2.1 (Dec. 19, 2017)
    • Fixed an issue where some users got a weird output on their pages.
    • Fixed an issue with broken JSON+LD code on the frontend.
    • Marked “Reference to Current Post Content” in the dropdown as deprecated.
    • Removed frontend content snippet.
    • Automatically include the post content, even when “Reference to Current Post Content” has been chosen.
    • Updated missing language translations.
  • 2.2.0 (Dec. 18, 2017)
    • New: Allow to overwrite global snippet values. Yeah!
    • New: There is now a 5-star- and 100-points-rating. Super simple to setup.
    • New: Partial WooCommerce integration (allows to automatically create Offers for simple and variation products, SKU and the built-in WooCommerce rating system).
    • New: Allow to read metadata from posts (that means you can read from simple Advanced Custom Fields now).
    • New: Allow to include Yoast SEO metadata.
    • PHP 7.2. support.
    • Fixed: references are not working any longer. So all texts will be included directly into the snippets.
    • Small bugfixes and updated language translations.
  • 2.1.4 (Dec. 6, 2017)
    • Get rid of select2/selectWoo JavaScript as it leaded to too many issues with many plugins and themes. Please don’t forget to flush your browsers cache after updating.
  • 2.1.3 (Dec. 3, 2017)
    • Fix: Post snippets showed different values (internal caching issue)
  • 2.1.2 (Nov. 30, 2017)
    • Fixed the error “Missing parameters: schema_type, return_type” on some hosts (GoDaddy and maybe others)
  • 2.1.1 (Nov. 17, 2017)
    • Fixed an issue where properties could not be loaded when WooCommerce is installed
  • 2.1.0 (Sept. 11, 2017)
    • Allow to re-activate the old plugin if – in any case – the user still need it.
    • Fix issue with post types other than ‘global snippets’ will have hidden publish settings
  • 2.0.0 (Sept. 7, 2017)
    • Added Required PHP tab in plugin header. Added readme.txt
    • Clear global snippet cache once the user hits the “reinstall predefined” button
  • 2.0.0RC9
    • Allow to select a post meta field
    • Don’t cache anything from frontend if debug mode is set to ON.
  • 2.0.0RC8
    • Fix issue with video preview image is too big on global snippets page
    • Updated german language translations
    • Add a help message to the global snippet section
    • Fix: Adding a ruleset did not work on post-new.php edit screen
    • Fix: item properties which allow to select a “thing” should show all schema types
  • 2.0.0RC7
    • Fixed issue with plugin not removing its data after uninstallation
    • Fixed a PHP fatal error when the plugin tried to use the WP-Buddy API
    • Add some more elp descriptions on the settings page
    • Move deprecated plugin to its own directory. Otherwise WordPress will recognize it as a standalone plugin during manual upload installation.
    • Remove unused code due to the fact that the icon was placed directly into the menu item.
    • Remove snip logo from intro page.
    • Display users first name on intro page.
  • 2.0.0RC6
    • Fix: Do not send the purchase code but use auth headers to send the purchase code in order to get the proper file for updating
    • Fix: Got error while updating a file (purchase code must be sent via authorization header)
    • Fix an issue where WordPress tries to update a plugin but no plugin URL was received by the API
  • 2.0.0RC5
    • Added missing DocBlocks
    • Fix: Settings page did not appear when language has been changed
  • 20.0RC4
    • Added help video
    • Fix: bring back settings page after renaming first menu item (!)
  • 2.0.0RC3
    • Added snip icon and renamed first menu item. Changed language translations accordingly.
    • Fix layout problem in sub-properties
    • Fix table layout problem in Chrome
    • Load translation files on REST init
    • Fix issue of not loading JS files
  • 2.0.0RC2 (Aug. 25, 2017)
    • Fix translation errors
    • Add “old PHP version” warning on plugin list
    • JS: Properly renamed $this to self
    • Added missing translation
    • Renamed REST routes
    • Updated language translations
    • Update licensing texts.
    • Move view.php to subfolder
    • Allow to uninstall the old part
    • Remove error logging when doing REST requests to wp-buddy
    • Fix PHP warning when WordPress checks for updates internally
    • Link to the blogpost that helps users to upgrade
    • Fix PHP warnings when plugin gets renamed.
    • Back compat: rename main plugin file
    • Fix issue where an update has shown up even if there was no update.
    • Fix description spelling mistake
  • 2.0.0 RC1 (Aug. 24, 2017)
    • Completely rewrote the plugin from the ground up. Old version is still included and marked as deprecated.
  • 1.6.3 (Mar. 19, 2017)
    • Fixed an issue where the plugin checks for updates multiple times
  • 1.6.2 (Aug. 12, 2016)
    • General compatibility with WordPress 4.6.
    • Fix a WordPress warning on get_currentuserinfo() usage
    • Fix: load translation files even when the plugin folder has been renamed
  • 1.6.1 (Nov. 30, 2015)
    • Fixed an issue with the event example shortcode.
    • General compatibility with WordPress 4.4
  • 1.6.0 (Oct. 26, 2015)
  • 1.5.0 (Aug, 15. 2015)
    • New: added uninstall.php for a clean uninstallation
    • General compatibility with WordPress 4.3
  • 1.4.8 (Jul, 29. 2015)
    • Fix: Some CSS will break the normal “Add media” modal window.
  • 1.4.7 (Jul, 22. 2015)
    • Some cosmetical CSS changes
    • General compatibility with WordPress 4.3
  • 1.4.6 (Dec, 17. 2014)
    • General compatibility to WordPress 4.1 (tested with RC-1)
    • Fix: Now allowing to edit “delete_posts” capability
  • 1.4.5 (Nov, 06. 2014)
    • Fix: Fixes an issue when used together with wpMandrill (giving you the error: “wp_mail() has been declared by another process or plugin, so you won’t be able to use Mandrill until the problem is solved.”)
  • 1.4.4 (July 15. 2014)
    • Replaced a deprecated jQuery function that was used in the plugin
  • 1.4.3 (May 27. 2014)
    • Fixed a problem where a post couldn’t be saved when capability handling has been deactivated
    • New retina icon in the backend
  • 1.4.2 (Dec, 16. 2013)
    • Updated WP-Buddy Framework again. Fixes a bug where the plugin checks for updates too often on certain WP installations
  • 1.4.1 (Nov, 21. 2013)
    • Updated WP-Buddy Framework (especially the update functionality which – in some cases – checks for updates too often)
  • 1.4 (Nov, 05. 2013)
    • New: Easy-to-use Editor button for WordPress’ built-in visual editor
    • Some language updates
  • 1.3.3 (Oct, 25. 2013)
    • Fixed an issue where the capability handling did not work in WordPress 3.7
  • 1.3.2 (Oct, 25. 2013)
    • Fixed an issue where the plugin breaks because of WordPress 3.7
  • 1.3.1 (Aug, 19. 2013)
    • Solved an issue where the page load takes a real long time because the plugin permanently checks for updates
  • 1.3 (July 31, 2013)
    • Making the plugin compatible with WordPress 3.6
    • Updated WP-Buddy Plugin Framework
    • Moved languages files to a new directory
    • Updated the examples
    • Made language files available on github
  • 1.2.2 (Apr. 09 2013)
  • 1.2.1 (Apr. 02 2013)
    • Update to the latest WP-Buddy Plugin Framework (compatibility with other WP-Buddy products)
  • 1.2 (Mar. 25 2013)
    • Improved compatibility with other WP-Buddy products
    • Solves the problem that WooCommerce could not be edited
    • Some other bugfixes
  • 1.1.3 (Feb. 7 2013)
    • Updated the examples that get installed automatically during the first activation of the plugin
    • New: Integrated some helpful links on the shortcode editing screen
    • Some other bugfixes
  • 1.1.2
    • Solves the problem that the examples could not be installed
  • 1.1.1
    • New: Adds the possibility to manage who can add new shortcodes
    • New: completely replaced the capability functionality in v.1.1 with a new capability engine which writes the new capabilities directly into the database (where it should be). Now it‘s possible to use WordPress‘ current_user_can() function to check whether a user can modify the current page type.
  • 1.1
    • New: Adds the possibility to manage who can access the shortcode post type (uses WordPress‘ built-in capabilities and roles)
    • The shortcode menu-icon has been updated
    • Adds the possibility to use shortcodes in text widgets, too.
  • 1.0 (Nov. 21 2012)
    • The first version of this plugin