changelog.md

Changelog

TODO

• Finish this change log
• Finish unit testing
• Add API usage examples to documentation
• Investigate Gutenberg support
• Investigate dynamic comic functionality
• Investigate transitioning from Comic Easel
• Investigate always-first comic option for landing pages
• Investigate setting a primary site collection, is_* rules for non-primary collection (per-landing page? Front page theme resolution?)

5.0.6 (2018-06-06)

Added

• Development configurations for Code Climate and TravisCI

Changed

• CSS refactored to adhere to stricter stylelint configuration
• JavaScript refactored to adhere to stricter eslint configuration
• Removed Atom configuration
• Task runner to NPM

Fixed

• Incorrect variable reference in compat template tag
• Static analysis and code sniffing issues
• Compat webcomic_link shortcodes not using $content for link text

5.0.5 (2018-02-14)

Changed

• Log viewer plugin is no longer activated by default in the test vagrant box
• Media tokens are now replaced with an empty string if no media exists

Fixed

• Empty Twitter status saving
• Meta box ID for Webcomic Role Restrictions
• Term object check for media states

5.0.4 (2018-02-07)

Changed

• Adminer updated to 4.6.0 in test vagrant box
• Media manager close button styling

Fixed

• webcomic_media() format for the Webcomic Media meta box
• Empty size for get_webcomic_media() with certain $format arguments
• Remove media links always removing the last media item

5.0.3 (2018-02-04)

Changed

• Adminer updated to 4.5.0 in test vagrant box

Fixed

• Missing default value for webcomic_integrate_archive_preview
• Default orderby value on term list shortcodes

5.0.2 (2018-02-01)

Changed

• PHP and WordPress dependencies now fail gracefully

Fixed

• Overly-restrictive argument type on Mgsisk\Webcomic\Restrict\hook_comic_comments()
• v3 upgrades not using collection term details
• v1, v2, and v3 upgrades not converting storylines and characters

5.0.1 (2018-01-27)

Changed

• Nginx fastcgi_read_timeout increased to 999 in test vagrant box
• PHP post_max_size increased to 999M in test vagrant box
• PHP memory_limit increased to 512M in test vagrant box
• Adminer updated to 4.4.0 in test vagrant box

Fixed

• Double counting of saved Webcomic Matcher matches
• Recursive call to Mgsisk\Webcomic\Compat\hook_get_post_prints_v4()

5.0.0 – Phoenix Down (2018-01-21)

Refactored everything into a functional component-based architecture.

Added

• Assets for the WordPress plugin directory
• Changelog to provide a curated, chronologically ordered list of notable changes for each version
• Code of conduct for project participants
• Contributing guidelines, issue template, and pull request template for project contributors
• Details view on plugin and collection settings pages
• Development configurations for Atom, Babel, Composer, Eslint, Git, Homebrew, MarkdownLint, Node, Phan, PHP Code Sniffer, PHPMD, PHPUnit, PostCSS, Rollup, Stylelint, and Vagrant
• Support document for users

Changed

• Alert functionality refactored into the alert component
• Character functionality refactored into the character and taxonomy components
• Commerce functionality refactored into the commerce component
• Contextual help for all administrative screens
• Core functionality refactored into the plugin and collection components
• CSS assets refactored based on component, processed with PostCSS
• Deprecated functionality refactored into the compat component
• Integration is now configurable in a new Customizer section
• JavaScript assets refactored based on component, processed with Babel, Rollup, and UglifyJS
• Plugin license is now GPL-2.0+
• Plugin versions now follow Semantic Versioning
• Readme now contains more descriptive, useful information
• Restrict functionality refactored into the restrict component
• Storyline functionality refactored into the storyline and taxonomy components
• Transcript functionality refactored into the transcribe component
• Twitter functionality refactored into the twitter component
• User experience improved for all administrative screens
• Webcomic Attacher is now the Webcomic Matcher, lives in the Tools menu
• Webcomic Commerce is now the Webcomic IPN Log
• Webcomic Generator now lives in the Tools menu
• Webcomic now requires PHP 7+
• Webcomic now requires WordPress 4.7+

Deprecated

• WebcomicTag class
• All [Webcomic]-prefixed widgets
• All plugin-specific theme templates
• Custom media sizes and related features
• Data attributes for gestures and keyboard shortcuts
• The classic behavior of all shortcodes and template tags
• These shortcodes are fully deprecated:
  • [purchase_webcomic_link]
  • [the_related_webcomics]
  • [the_webcomic_characters]
  • [the_webcomic_collections]
  • [the_webcomic_storylines]
  • [the_webcomic]
  • [verify_webcomic_age]
  • [verify_webcomic_role]
  • [webcomic_character_avatar]
  • [webcomic_character_cloud]
  • [webcomic_character_crossovers]
  • [webcomic_collection_cloud]
  • [webcomic_collection_crossovers]
  • [webcomic_collection_poster]
  • [webcomic_collection_print_amount]
  • [webcomic_count]
  • [webcomic_crossover_description]
  • [webcomic_crossover_poster]
  • [webcomic_crossover_title]
  • [webcomic_donation_amount]
  • [webcomic_donation_form]
  • [webcomic_dropdown_characters]
  • [webcomic_dropdown_collections]
  • [webcomic_dropdown_storylines]
  • [webcomic_list_characters]
  • [webcomic_list_collections]
  • [webcomic_list_storylines]
  • [webcomic_print_adjustment]
  • [webcomic_print_amount]
  • [webcomic_print_form]
  • [webcomic_storyline_cloud]
  • [webcomic_storyline_cover]
  • [webcomic_storyline_crossovers]
  • [webcomic_transcripts_link]
• These template tags are fully deprecated:
  • has_webcomic_attachments
  • has_webcomic_crossover
  • have_webcomic_transcripts
  • is_a_webcomic_attachment
  • is_webcomic_archive
  • is_webcomic_attachment
  • is_webcomic_crossover
  • purchase_webcomic_link
  • the_related_webcomics
  • the_verify_webcomic_age
  • the_webcomic_characters
  • the_webcomic_collections
  • the_webcomic_storylines
  • the_webcomic_transcript_authors
  • the_webcomic_transcript_languages
  • the_webcomic
  • verify_webcomic_age
  • verify_webcomic_role
  • webcomic_character_avatar
  • webcomic_character_cloud
  • webcomic_character_crossovers
  • webcomic_collection_cloud
  • webcomic_collection_crossovers
  • webcomic_collection_poster
  • webcomic_collection_print_amount
  • webcomic_count
  • webcomic_crossover_description
  • webcomic_crossover_poster
  • webcomic_crossover_title
  • webcomic_donation_amount
  • webcomic_donation_fields
  • webcomic_donation_form
  • webcomic_dropdown_characters
  • webcomic_dropdown_collections
  • webcomic_dropdown_storylines
  • webcomic_dropdown_transcript_languages
  • webcomic_list_characters
  • webcomic_list_collections
  • webcomic_list_storylines
  • webcomic_list_transcript_languages
  • webcomic_print_adjustment
  • webcomic_print_amount
  • webcomic_print_fields
  • webcomic_print_form
  • webcomic_prints_available
  • webcomic_storyline_cloud
  • webcomic_storyline_cover
  • webcomic_storyline_crossovers
  • webcomic_transcript_fields
  • webcomic_transcripts_link
  • webcomic_transcripts_template

Removed

• <meta> tags for Generator and OpenGraph data
• tmhOAuth library
• webcomic_image property on WP_Term objects
• webcomic-attachment-## class for post_class()
• Webcomic theme header
• All component classes
• Collection sorting on the Pages screen
• Conversion options and related features
• Custom media sizes and related features
• Data attributes for dynamic comic loading
• Legacy upgrade tool and related features
• Outdated media contexts for the Media administrative screen
• Outdated plugin files and assets
• Transcript language setting for collections

Fixed

• Bugs found in previous releases

4.4.1 (2017-12-05)

4.4 (2017-12-04)

4.3.3 (2017-09-22)

4.3.2 (2015-05-01)

4.3.1 (2015-04-29)

4.3 (2015-01-22)

4.2 (2015-01-20)

4.1.1 (2015-01-19)

4.1.0.4 (2014-02-09)

4.1.0.3 (2013-12-23)

4.1.0.2 (2013-12-05)

4.1.0.1 (2013-12-05)

4.1 (2013-03-18)

4.0.9 (2013-03-03)

4.0.8 (2013-02-17)

4.0.7 (2013-02-02)

4.0.6 (2013-01-25)

4.0.5 (2013-01-24)

4.0.4 (2013-01-24)

4.0.3 (2013-01-21)

4.0.2 (2012-10-17)

4.0.1 (2012-10-06)

4 (2012-10-03)

3.0.10 (2012-03-25)

3.0.9 (2011-12-24)

3.0.8 (2011-08-16)

3.0.7 (2011-07-05)

3.0.6 (2011-05-21)

3.0.5 (2011-03-18)

3.0.4 (2010-07-04)

3.0.3 (2010-06-30)

3.0.2 (2010-06-29)

3.0.1 (2010-06-28)

3 (2010-06-27)

2.1.1 (2009-09-09)

• Fixed "arrar" error
• Fixed "This is a comic category" message showing up for non-comic categories on the Edit Category page.
• New Thanks to improvements in WordPress core and the removal of some now-unnecessary validations Chapter names no longer have to be unique across all series. You can now have chapters and volumes with the same names in the same series or different series.

2.1 (2009-07-19)

• Settings page updates:
  • New Buffer Alert. When enabled, Webcomic will send an e-mail reminder the specified number of days prior to any comic buffer running out.
  • New Keyboard Shortcuts. When enabled, users can quickly browser a comic series using the left and right arrow keys to see the previous or next comic. The key combinations shift+left, shift+right, and shift+down take users to the first, last, or a random comic in the series, respectively.
  • A small donate link has been added next to the Webcomic version information.
  • Slight reorganization for easier use. Save posts as drafts, Fallback Matching, and ComicPress Compatibility options have been removed.
• Library page updates:
  • New Screen Options. Users can now toggle displaying the collection, comments, and date columns, as well as set the number of comics listed per page.
  • New Grid View for Orphan Files. When Thumbnail view is selected orphaned files are now displayed in a more practical grid view.
  • New Bulk Actions for Orphan Files. Delete, Rename, and Generate Post functions have been merged into a new Bulk Actions dropdown for orphan files.
  • Post options now provide a Publish dropdown that allows you to save posts as drafts on a case-by-case basis. Date and time options are now hidden unless an appropriate publish option is selected.
  • Slight reorganization for easier use. Author information has been merged into the Post column and replaced with a Comments column.
• Chapters page updates:
  • "How to Use Chapters" instructions have been replaced with a link to the Chapters documentation.
• Metabox updates:
  • New Orphan File Selector. The metabox now provides a list of orphan files that can be easily assigned to a comic post without any associated comic file.
• Core updates:
  • New Embed Formats. A new 'format' parameter on the_comic_embed() allows you to specify whether embed code should be output in standard html or bbcode.
  • New Navigation Bookends. A new 'bookend' parameter on the comic navigation template tags allows you to define a beginning and ending static page (or post) that users will be sent to when the click first/previous on the first comic or next/last on the last comic.
  • New Transcript Backups. Webcomic now saves a transcript backup when an "improved" transcript is submitted by a user that can be restored if the original transcript is preferred.
  • New Template tags: get_comic_buffer, the_comic_buffer, the_comic_series. the_comic_embed has a new format option which allows you to specify HTML or BBCode output. The parameter order of the chapter navigation template tags has changed, and the shortcut nav functions now accept only a single $args parameter. get_the_comic() no longer returns false when a comic file can't be found, but the 'file' property is set to false.
  • New Comic Buffer Widget. Allows you to display the total number of buffer comics for a particular series, or the date or date and time the buffer for a series will run out.
  • New Widget Updates. All widgets have been updated to use the WP_Widgets class, enabling multi-widget use on all Webcomic widgets.
  • New CSS Filters. Webcomic now adds comic-specific CSS classes to both the body_class and post_class template tags.
  • Webcomic now automatically performs Fallback Matching based on post dates, slugs, and custom fields as necessary. Custom date formats have been removed; the format is always YYYY-MM-DD unless an alternate format can be found from a previous version of Webcomic, ComicPress Manager, or stripShow.
  • Internal 1.x to 2 upgrade functions have been removed. Users may still be able to upgrade directly from Webcomic 1.x to 2.1, though certain settings will be reset to their defaults.
  • Contextual help links now point to the new documentation at Google Code.
  • Various other feature enhancementsa nd bug fixes.

2.0.10 (2009-06-21)

• Includes "" fix.

2.0.9 (2009-06-20)

• Includes a fix for the category.php error experienced by some users after upgrading to WordPress 2.8

2.0.8 (2009-06-15)

• Includes a minor fix to the Library related to Fallback comics.

2.0.7 (2009-06-13)

• Includes minor fixes to Library and Core functions.

2.0.6 (2009-06-10)

• Includes minor fixes upload functions related to getting the correct filename in older versions of PHP.

2.0.5 (2009-06-03)

• Includes minor fixes to the Library page related to automatic post generation and variable names.

2.0.4 (2009-06-03)

• Includes a fix that should address the Secure URL's broken image issue some users experienced.

2.0.3 (2009-05-29)

• Includes bug fixes that prevented random_comic_link() from functioning properly on certain pages
• Includes fixes for the "Property name must be a string" error

2.0.2 (2009-05-28)

• Includes bug fixes for the WebComic Add Post metabox which should address upload errors in 2.0.0 and 2.0.1

2.0.1 (2009-05-27)

• Includes a fix to address a Comic Archive widget bug that prevented comic organization by chapter.
• Includes bug fix to address an array keys error in wc-core.php.

2.0.0 (2009-05-26)

• Rewritten for the 2 release to add new features, address bugs, and optimize performance.
• Settings page updates:
  • Reorganized structure for easier configuration.
  • Automatic post generation options have been removed.
  • New Secure URL's option. When enabled, the URL for comic images is obscured to hide both the name and location of comic files.
  • New Post Drafting option. When enabled, Webcomic will save automatically generated posts as drafts instead of publishing them.
  • New Transcript options. You can now enable or disable user-submitted transcripts, as well as require a name and e-mail address for user submitted transcripts.
  • New Fallback Matching options. These options are actually the old method Webcomic used to match comic files with posts, remaining as a fallback option when a comic isn't already linked to a post. A new ID option is available.
  • New ComicPress Compatibility. A new option for ComicPress users testing Webcomic & InkBlot on their existing WordPress site that addresses incompatibilities between the directory structures of Webcomic 2 and ComicPress. Most users can permanently disable this option.
• Library page updates:
  • Reorganized structure for easier use.
  • Thumbnail view now works with the Orphan Comics list.
  • The Publish On options are now always visible.
  • Regenerate All Thumbnails has been removed.
  • The Edit Comic page has been removed in favor of the Webcomic post metabox.
  • New Fallback update option. The Library now recognizes comics being matched with a post using the Fallback Method and will update them for you.
  • New Bulk Actions. This replaces the Update Collection dropdown and provides actions for regenerating thumbnails, deleting comics, posts, or comics and posts, and reassigning chapters for selected comics.
  • New Orphan Post Generator options. The Orphan Post Generator has been completely reworked to handle almost any update schedule.
  • New Single Post Generator. These options allow you to generate a post for only one orphaned comic instead of doing it en masse.
• Chapters page updates:
  • Reorganized structure for easier use.
  • The Using Chapters instructions have been updated.
• Core updates:
  • Webcomic now always stores comics in subdirectories of the root comic directory, named after comic category slugs.
  • Webcomic now links comic files to their associated post, eliminating the need to scan comic directories for comic files. The old matching methods remain as the Fallback Matching options.
  • Numerous changes have been made to various Webcomic template tags to add new features, address bugs, and optimize performance.
  • New Multi-Comic Themes. Webcomic can now load entirely new WordPress themes based on the current comic series a user is viewing.
  • New Bookmark Comic widget. Allows users to save their place for a particular comic series. Supports more than on comic on the same site, using a unique ID to differentiate series to allow users to save one bookmark for each series running on your site. This widget uses the new bookmark_comic() template tag.
  • New jQuery functions. Webcomic now includes the javascrpt necessary for certain functions, particularly dropdown_comics() to function properly.
  • New WordPress MU fixes.
  • New Contextual Help. The contextual help menu on Webcomic pages now includes links to Webcomic documentation.
  • New Code Breaker. All Webcomic powered sites can now enable a super secret feature by entering a special code on their website.

1.9 (2009-05-08)

• Includes a critical bug fix that caused Series to become their own parent when editing them from the Chapter's page, resulting in a lot of Chapter-related problems.
• Includes fixes related to I18n functions (internationalization support) to correct strings that were untranslatable.
• random_comic() is now deprecated; use random_comic_link() instead.
• Other minor bug fixes and feature enhancements.

1.8 (2009-04-04)

• Includes Multi-Comic support. Webcomic can now manage any number of webcomics on a single WordPress installation, each with it's own Library and Chapter hierarchy. All Webcomic features and functions now fully support more than one webcomic.
• Includes User-Submittable Transcripts. Webcomic has a new option (transcript e-mail) that, when provided, allows users to submit individual comic transcripts to the e-mail address you provide.
• Includes Enhanced Chapter System. Chapters now take full advantage of the WordPress Taxonomy API, allowing for Chapter archive pages and chapter feeds.
• Includes Enhanced Template Tags. All core Webcomic template tags have enhanced performance and multi-comic support.
• Includes Enhanced Navigation Options. Webcomic can now make comic images clickable next or previous comic links, limit first/back/next/last comic navigation to the current storyline (chapter or volume), and more.
• Includes new template tags: in_comic_category(), get_post_comic_category(), get_post_chapters(), single_chapter_title(), chapter_description(), chapters_nav_link(), first_chapter_link(), previous_chapter_link(), next_chapter_link(), last_chapter_link(), the_chapter_link() (replases the_chapter() and the_volume()).

1.7 (2009-02-19)

• Includes the Edit Comic option. You can now rename comics that are already associated with a post from the Library, as well as get a quick overview of what files comprise a single comic (the master file and any related thumbnail images).
• All core functions have been rewritten to improve performance and add new features. Please check the Webcomic Codex for fully updated documentation.
  • get_the_comic() now returns an array of comic related information instead of specifically formatted output (like get_the_chapter()).
  • get_the_chapter() can now provide both chapter and volume information (deprecated get_the_volume(); use get_the_chapter('volume') instead).
  • get_the_collection() now accepts an array argument which takes any key/value pairs that the WordPress function get_terms() will accept (see wp-includes/taxonomy.php).
• Includes new template tags get_comic_image(), the_current_chapter(), and the_current_volume().
• All plugin files now include inline documentation.
• Other bug fixes and feature enhancements.

1.6 (2009-01-07)

• Includes Meta Box. Webcomic now adds a new meta box to the add/edit post pages, which allows you to upload a comic directly from the add/edit post page and add custom descriptions, transcripts, and filenames. Thanks to Andrew Naylor for inspiring this addition with his original modifications.
• Includes new permission scheme. Webcomic permissions now check for specific user capabilities instead of limiting all plugin access to site administrators. WordPress Author's now have access to a limited Comic Library and WordPress Editor's now have access to the full Comic Library and Comic Chapters.
• Includes enhanced comic library. The Comic Library now offers the option to regenerate individual comic thumbnails, delete comic posts, and now compares filenames during upload to prevent accidental overwrites (with a new option to force overwriting an existing file).
• Includes enhanced auto post. Automatic post creation is now compatible with all file name options. When enabled, new options to set (or override for the Date naming option) the publish datetime for the generated comic post are available.
• Includes enhanced orphan post generation. Orphaned post generation is now compatible with all file name options. New options to set (or override for the Date naming option) the publish datetime and interval (Post every week starting January 1, 2009?, for example) for the generated comic posts are now available.
• Includes internationalization support. Webcomic now makes full use of WordPress's I18n features to allow for localization.
• The library view option is now set per-user instead of globally. If you're using the thumbnail view when you upgrade your view will initially be reset to the list view.
• Corrected a flaw in the search functions that prevented transcripts and custom descriptions from showing up when searching for more than one term.
• Other minor bug fixes and feature enhancements

1.5 (2008-12-31)

• Added Search Integration. Comic transcripts and custom descriptions are now seamlessly integrated into the WordPress search function and will show up in searches.
• Added custom column to the Media Library. This will display the custom field value of comic_filename (when using custom filenames).
• Minor bug fixes and feature enhancements.

1.4 (2008-12-25)

• Added Thumbnail Options. Webcomic now has an independent set of media options for generating comic thumbnails.
• Added Feed Options. You can now select the size of the comic image that appears in site feeds.
• Includes new template tag: get_the_collection.
• Most of the code base has been rewritten to improve performance, add features, and fix bugs.

1.3 (2008-12-22)

• Corrected secure filenames bug that prevented thumbnail retrieval.
• Corrected comic_archive() and dropdown_comics() bug that displayed post revisions, autosaves, etc.
• Fixed code to set the total page count for Volumes.

1.2 (2008-12-19)

• Includes Automatic Post Creation. When enabled, Webcomic will attempt to create a new comic post during upload. This option is available when using the Date name format with comics that have date information (and nothing else) in their filename.
• Added Generate Missing Posts option to the Library page. Webcomic will attempt to create comic posts for orphaned comics when activated. This option is available when using the Date name format with comics that have date information (and nothing else) in their filename.
• Added a validation check to custom date names. Webcomic now checks to make sure you have (at least) a year, month, and day or week PHP date string identifier and resets to the default date format if one or more of these is missing.
• Rewrote most of the Webcomic functions to add features and improve performance.
• Includes new template tags: get_the_chapter and get_the_volume.

1.1 (2008-12-11)

• Includes Secure option for filenames. When enabled, Webcomic appends a secure hash to comic filenames during upload to prevent read-ahead and archive scraping.
• Corrected the Markdown plugin error that prevented WordPress from automatically activating Webcomic.

1 (2008-12-06)

Initial public release.

0.1.0 (2008-12-05)

Initial public commit.