Version: 4.3 / october 22 2020

• new taxonomy: Knowledge Levels
• new knowledge levels: define colors for each level/term
• new knowledge levels: show badges with content titles
• new knowledge levels: show badges in the meta areas
• new knowledge levels: show description based notices in content
• new knowledge levels: shortcode with colored badges support
• new knowledge levels: widget with colored badges support
• new knowledge levels: templates expanded for the new taxonomy
• edit improvements to the plugin settings organization
• edit Chart.js 2.9.4
• edit d4pLib 2.8.13
• fix terms navigation toggle controls using the same ID for different taxonomies

Version: 4.2.1 / may 13 2020

• fix regression with the javascript used with the meta script
• fix problem with the files access user roles display

Version: 4.2 / may 11 2020

• new first steps taken for the full rewrite of the plugin
• new namespaced based parts of the code with use of autoloader
• new rewritten handler for the admin side files registration and enqueue
• new content and file access: select roles for private access type
• new content object: improved methods for the access control
• new content editors: context help to show useful setup information
• new centralized core class for enhancing admin side tables with new columns
• new centralized core class for displaying context help for plugin pages
• new all CSS and JS files are first registered before enqueue
• new admin side styling rewritten using SCSS
• new tools export: export settings compressed into JSON formatted file
• new tested with PHP 7.4
• edit Chart.js 2.9.3
• edit d4pLib 2.8.8
• del various deprecated functions and methods
• del several obsolete plugin settings
• fix analytics page: repeated custom period search can break page loading
• fix analytics page: custom period filter not displayed properly
• fix analytics page: custom period filter not populated properly
• fix minor issue with with the PHP 7.4 deprecations

Version: 4.1 / october 7 2019

• new FAQPage snippet title with support for replacement tags
• new metabox for FAQ entries for settings FAQPage rich snippet
• new metabox for advanced settings with visibility options
• new full support for RTL (right to left) languages
• new translation: fr_CA – Français du Canada / French Canada
• new translation: pt_BR – Português do Brasil /- Portuguese Brazil
• edit improved styling for the rating blocks for posts
• edit improved styling for the product helpful content tabs
• edit Flatpickr 4.6.3
• edit d4pLib 2.7.9

Version: 4.0.2 / august 18 2019

• fix note shortcode: icons using wrong icon ID’s showing empty

Version: 4.0.1 / august 11 2019

• edit changed the priority for the plugin objects registration
• edit improvements to saving some of the settings in few widgets
• edit updated widgets interface to properly list available content types
• fix few problems with some widgets when references are disabled
• fix some widgets were not registered due to the actions order

Version: 4.0 / august 5 2019

• new core: options to disable any of the included post types
• new core: register new templates storage location
• new core: enhanced and expanded loading of JS and CSS files
• new search: option to control visibility of the search filters
• new search: options to control individual content type search
• new search: forms updated with new search related settings
• new objects: includes date based archives for all content types
• new objects: main query object includes date archive flags
• new feedback: database table expanded with new columns
• new feedback: option to require email from visitors
• new feedback: contact consent checkbox to continue discussion
• new feedback: optional nonce feedback form protection
• new feedback: optional hidden field feedback form protection
• new feedback: feedback form now has own template
• new feedback: rewritten form and the JavaScript form handling
• new feedback: send email to users who consented about the feedback
• new feedback: feedbacks list has option to show popup contact form
• new admin interface: column showing various content information
• new shortcode for products: extra template and options with resource link only
• new templates: register new templates storage location
• new templates: option to selected different templates as defaults
• new templates: current date template with archive heading for date archives
• new translation: pt_PT – Português / Portuguese
• new translations: full replacement of strings for post types labels
• new translations: full replacement of strings for taxonomies labels
• new fully reorganized plugin settings groups and panels
• new several new functions and various new hooks for developers
• edit feedback: various improvements to the feedback form
• edit feedback: accessibility improvements to the form
• edit seo: few minor updates and support for date based archives
• edit wordpress: various compatibility updates for WP 5.x
• edit rewritten method that builds unified admin side menu
• edit various updates to the default frontend styling
• edit massive updates to the frontend JavaScript library
• edit updated list of labels for all registered post types
• edit updated list of labels for all registered taxonomies
• edit shortcodes for selected content preserve items order as selected
• edit removed several unused class methods and functions
• edit Flatpickr 4.6.2
• edit d4pLib 2.7.6
• delete admin interface column for post access status
• fix potential issue with the missing plugins main query object
• fix problem with the function for storage registration
• fix problem with the file access ‘Inherit’ status
• fix wrong labels generated for all registered taxonomies
• fix various plugin core code layout and readability issues
• fix missing styling for some of the frontend elements
• fix various minnor issues with the default frontend styling

Version: 3.5.2 / july 13 2019

• fix conflict with plugins running WP core filter ‘the_content’

Version: 3.5.1 / june 28 2019

• edit d4pLib 2.7.4
• fix gdkob_query function can throw missing propery error
• fix few issues related to the rich snippets module

Version: 3.5 – 4th Birthday Edition / june 28 2019

• new module for generating content specific rich snippets
• new rich snippets: support for FAQPage snippet type
• new all frontend CSS rewritten into SCSS
• new frontend font rebuilt with new font types added
• new translation: es_ES – Español / Spanish
• new translation: fr_FR – Français / French
• new translation: it_IT – Italiano / Italian
• new translation: nl_NL – Nederlands / Dutch
• new translation: pl_PL – Polski / Polish
• new translation: ru_RU – Русский / Russian
• edit Flatpickr 4.6.1
• edit Chart 2.8.0
• edit d4pLib 2.7.3
• fix few minor issues with the frontend styling
• fix several issues with the plugin translation strings

Version: 3.4.1 / november 15 2018

• edit improved function to register template storages
• edit d4pLib 2.5
• fix search results page doesn’t use the filter parameters
• fix wrong priority for custom template storages

Version: 3.4 / november 5 2018

• new support for WordPress 5.0
• new each content type options to choose Classic Editor
• new by default all content types use Classic Editor
• new option to disable theme compatibility mode
• new translation: de_DE – Deutsch / German
• new translation: sr_RS – Српски / Serbian
• edit several minor updates to the templates handling
• edit various updates to the meta blocks display functions
• edit minor updates for information related to some plugin settings
• edit improved display control for the AJAX search forms
• edit improved loading of the included translations
• edit Flatpickr 4.5.2
• edit Chart 2.7.3
• edit d4pLib 2.4.4
• fix minor issues with the AJAX search forms responsiveness
• fix analytics panel custom date periods not working
• fix content objects names translation not working properly

Version: 3.3 / june 20 2018

• new content items: option to mark as ‘featured’
• new content items: option to mark as ‘start here’
• new content: access rights for the files download
• new product single template: display ‘start here’ section
• new product single template: tabs layout for helpful content
• new shortcode: tabber
• new shortcode: accordion
• new shortcake: tabber
• new shortcake: accordion
• edit various improvements to the front handling object
• edit updated the template for the files lists
• edit Flatpickr 4.5.0
• edit Chart 2.7.2
• edit d4pLib 2.3.2
• fix missing the update notice from the admin panels
• fix issue with missing product in admin side content grids
• fix several missing translation strings

Version: 3.2.2 / february 15 2018

• fix products links: missing slash in the URL in some rare cases

Version: 3.2.1 / february 5 2018

• fix missing function ‘wp_flush_rewrite_rules()’
• fix shortcake: issue related to the wrong post type used

Version: 3.2 / january 12 2018

• new tools: import posts into knowledge base
• new widget: tags
• new shortcode: tags
• new shortcake: tags shortcode
• new completely redesigned and expanded about page
• new about page: major and minor versions highlights
• new about page: list and controls for plugin addons
• new about page: detailed list of Dev4Press plugins
• new categories list: drill down support
• new all default archive templates show tags cloud
• edit improved dashboard page
• edit d4pLib 2.2.4
• fix xss vulnerability: query string panel was not sanitized
• fix xss vulnerability: panel variable for some pages was not verified
• fix search log: filtering for the source not working
• fix widgets interface: validation issue with number fields
• fix widgets interface: several small layout issues
• fix missing proper input sanitation in few instances
• fix minor issues with the feed query processing

Version: 3.1.2 / september 11 2017

• edit install/update now checks user roles
• edit tools panel to force recheck and update the plugin
• fix missing style to display hierarchical categories list

Version: 3.1.1 / september 9 2017

• edit few minor styling improvements and changes
• edit d4pLib 2.1.1
• fix problem with the method for saving post data

Version: 3.1 / july 14 2017

• new support for registration and handling of addons
• new function to register new template storage locations
• new settings object now extended from the shared library
• new shortcode: toggle – hidden content with title toggle control
• new feedbacks panel: option to remove individual feedbacks
• new feedbacks notifications: only for feedbacks with comments
• new javascript powered confirmation dialogs for plugin panels
• new related product widget: filters to control product and visibility
• new global control system for loading of the template blocks
• new load template function now has extra location template function
• edit improved templates loading function, using registered storages
• edit improved templates loading function, extra actions and filters
• edit expanded some of the templates to use block loading functions
• edit various styling improvements and changes
• edit d4pLib 2.0.4
• fix table of contents visible on restricted access content pages

Version: 3.0.3 / july 4 2017

• new default styling: additional styling section
• edit default styling: various improvements and changes
• edit genesis theme: remove link from compatibility page title
• edit seo module: improvements in method to generate title
• fix seo module: page element missing from product resources pages
• fix shortcake ui: missing color arguments for list based shortcodes
• fix live search: not working for user guides and references
• fix search log panel: filtering was not working
• fix few attributes missing for some of the shortcodes parsing

Version: 3.0.2 / july 2 2017

• fix wrong version check for latest shortcake ui 0.7.2
• fix seo module: broken title for some types of content
• fix seo module: invalid titles for terms archives

Version: 3.0.1 / june 29 2017

• new special theme objects for customization
• new theme object: genesis framework themes
• new new hooks in the theme compatibility object
• edit shortcodes: extra array filters added
• edit shortcodes: various updates to rendering functions
• edit shortcake ui: descriptions for some options
• edit shortcake ui: check for supported version number
• edit various styling improvements and changes
• edit d4pLib 2.0.3
• fix invalid calls for gdkob_front() function
• fix warnings with shortcodes for select entries

Version: 3.0 / june 20 2017

• new panel: Dashboard with content information
• new panel: Analytics for statistical information
• new panel: Feedback for users feedback review
• new panel: Search Log for analyzing search queries
• new post type: User Guides
• new post type: References
• new taxonomy: Reference Topics
• new database table: feedback
• new database table: views
• new database table: search
• new database table: search_tracking
• new products: option to set Home URL for each product
• new products: filter products by group on admin side
• new rest api: enable registration for each content type
• new rest api: enable registration for each taxonomy
• new theme compatibility: support for taxonomy archives
• new seo: core object to improve knowledge base SEO
• new seo: support for products and content archives
• new seo: prefix element for the title tag
• new completely remade the default plugin styling
• new track search queries and search results links
• new core object for user roles and capabilities
• new using database tables for the extra data
• new helpfulness rating includes feedback comment field
• new new helpfulness rating and feedback settings
• new email notifications for feedback comments
• new live search: show all results link inside the results
• new template: author biography block for individual posts
• new template: no results used for search and archives
• new template: product heading with content and extra links
• new template: redesigned product single and archive
• new settings: option to control meta entry display of author
• new settings: option to control single post author bio block
• new shortcode: note – multicolor note with icon and title
• new shortcode: reference topics – terms listing
• new shortcode: reference – selected items listing
• new shortcode: user guide – selected items listing
• new shortcode: product – selected items listing
• new shortcode: list reference – with filters
• new shortcode: list user guide – with filters
• new shortcode categories: support for all content types
• new shortcodes for content: option to set background color
• new shortcake ui: support for the Term Select field
• new options to customize Table of Contents title
• new widget: reference topics – terms listing
• new widget: quick links – important content links
• new widget content: support for new content types
• new widget lite content: support for new content types
• new widget categories: support for new content types
• new widgets tabbed interface using ARIA markup
• new widgets include additional hidden settings for styling
• new prevent closing of settings page if there are unsaved changes
• new light font subset with only icons plugin uses by default
• new internal wrapper functions for displaying post classes
• new function to render terms list can work without content types
• new function to render terms list can work without content types
• new shortcodes updated to support new options
• new metabox to change content post type
• new central object for the database operations
• new refactoring for some of the core functions
• new static instancing for the main content objects
• new improved admin side accessibility
• new improved frontend accessibility
• new actions and filters for extra control
• new dedicated postback and getback handlers
• new tools remove panel can remove database tables
• new tools remove panel can disable plugin
• new file with deprecated functions
• edit theme compatibility: improved handling of the comments
• edit various improvements to default templates
• edit shortcodes basic rendering updated with new wrappers
• edit page wizard expanded with new elements to add
• edit page wizard default stying and layout improved
• edit several widgets renamed due to the new content types
• edit improvements to the template listing the attached files
• edit improved toggle controls for categories and groups
• edit many improvements to all content and user objects
• edit improvements to the own Term Walker object
• edit changes in the admin posts list columns positions
• edit changes to some of the plugin default settings
• edit enhancing styling: search form and widget search form
• edit many administration side code improvements
• edit improvements to all content entry meta fuctions
• edit improved and optimized code loading
• edit helpfulness rating block uses better layout
• edit search form display and styling improvements
• edit changes to the default templates storage structure
• edit widgets interface using proper HTML input types
• edit many changes to plugin code organization
• edit FontAwesome is no longer used on the front end
• edit d4pLib 2.0.2
• edit FontAwesome 4.7.0
• fix theme compatibility: several small issues with some themes
• fix items per page not properly applied with some themes
• fix some admin posts lists columns cause responsive layout issues
• fix bbpress topic edit was showing the search form
• fix some widget settings not used when building widgets
• fix related product widget not working in theme compatibility mode
• fix few issues with the widget saving of settings
• fix assign to product metabox: not using name sort order
• fix invalid function used in one of the templates
• fix few minor issues with some plugin settings
• fix number of missing strings for translation
• fix function gdkob_get_single_product_archive_term() not returning value
• fix potential issue with settings install and update

Version: 2.4.1 / january 27 2017

• edit d4pLib 1.8.8
• fix option to remove attachments doesn’t work
• fix protected articles still show list of attachments
• fix errors triggered by missing attachments

Version: 2.4 / november 15 2016

• new dedicated search results handling page
• new new functions used to handle search results page
• new search object can handle paging the results
• edit various improvements to default styling
• edit various core code improvements and cleanup
• edit updated minification for JS and CSS files
• edit several updates to the widgets rendering
• edit d4pLib 1.8.5
• fix problem with function filtering products by group
• fix warning with theme compatibility articles archives
• fix default search templates always show Forums filter
• fix incompatibility warning for the main shortcode object
• fix problem with the outdated function call

Version: 2.3 / september 7 2016

• new improved sanitation of plugins settings on save
• new using own SVG icon for the admin side menues
• edit removed ID’s from the search form input fields
• edit flush rewrite rules on plugin install and update
• edit various styling improvements on the post edit page
• edit few improvements in loading of the shared library files
• edit d4pLib 1.8
• edit FontAwesome 4.6.3
• fix several small issues with theme compatibility mode
• fix warnings related to PHP 5.6 compatibility

Version: 2.2.0.1 / february 5 2016

• fix fatal error with shortcodes on activation with PHP 5.5

Version: 2.2 / december 16 2015

• edit settings export no longer uses dedicated export handler file
• edit removed PHP close tags from end of all PHP files
• edit fully tested with upcoming WordPress 4.4
• edit some important loading changes and improvements
• edit d4pLib 1.5.3
• fix products widget: not using user roles visibility options
• fix articles widgets: not using user roles visibility options
• fix related articles: not using user roles visibility options

Version: 2.1 / october 27 2015

• new categories widget: option to limit number of terms
• new articles and faqs store each logged user vote ID
• new admin side display of list of helpfulnes voters
• new search class with improved product limited search
• edit categories widget: several small updates
• edit better display layout for template meta functions
• edit updated default slugs for custom taxonomies
• edit changes to categories function when handling products
• edit changed some of the default plugin settings
• edit various improvements to default stylesheet file
• edit various improvements to default theme templates
• fix categories widget: broken selected product filtering
• fix warnings in some widget when new settings are added
• fix template meta functions not showing linked products
• fix function to list terms not passing limit and offset
• fix wrong FAQ URL in the single product template

Version: 2.0 / october 20 2015

• new theme compatibility system to support all themes
• new integrate with bbPress to add search into new topic form
• new generate table of contents for articles navigation
• new built in lightweight responsive grid system
• new standalone functions to display articles and FAQ’s
• new meta value to limit visibility to some user roles only
• new option to load Fontawesome from plugin folder
• new single product template shows top FAQs and articles
• new load theme specific stylesheet after plugin default
• new settings: option to disable Shortcake support
• new admin: articles and faq column with the Access flag value
• new tools: page wizard – create knowledge base front page
• new widget: related product for current content
• new widget: current article table of contents
• new shortcodes: all shortcodes now have own DIV wrapper
• new shortcodes: all shortcodes have extra class attribute
• new shortcode: list products in grid
• new shortcode: articles by categories in grid
• new shortcode: articles by selected categories in grid
• new shortcode: list FAQs with filtering options
• new shortcode: list articles with filtering options
• new shortcode: list products with filtering options
• new shortcode: embed selected articles inside any post
• new shortcake: all shortcode have universal preview
• new live search: can be set to search for one product only
• new live search: option to set number of returned results
• new live search: option to set result link target
• edit live search: improvements to default styling
• edit shortcake: all shortcodes have default attribute values
• edit shortcake: many improvements and tweaks for all shortcodes
• edit shortcodes: all shortcodes are inside dedicated object
• edit shortcodes: option to limit live search to a product
• edit additional settings for some of the widgets
• edit some templates switched to using responsive grid
• edit improved styles definitions for all plugin widgets
• edit added more settings panels for better settings organization
• edit protect content filter now moved to highest priority
• edit performance speedup and less memory usage
• edit various improvements to shortcodes styling
• edit various improvements to default stylesheet file
• edit various improvements to the admin side interface
• edit various improvements to default theme templates
• edit universal wrapper class for various default templates
• edit minor improvements to various default templates
• edit consolidation of the strings used for translation
• edit plugin now requires WordPress 4.1 or newer
• edit d4pLib 1.5
• theme updated TwentyFifteen child theme to support new plugins version
• theme updated Scientia child theme to support new plugins version
• delete remove home grid templates, replaced by shortcodes
• fix several custom queries not reseting post data
• fix main content filters not working with shortcodes
• fix stylesheet files not properly minified and missing styles
• fix few minor problems with default theme templates
• fix few deprecated warnings related to main query check
• fix invalid labels for the search form filter checkboxes
• fix improper use of posts query loop reset function
• fix most strings for Shortcake UI support not translatable
• fix using unavailable function inside one of the templates
• fix several strings missing from POT translation file

Version: 1.1 / august 18 2015

• new support for Shortcake – Shortcode UI plugin
• new shortcode to embed one or more FAQ entries inside any post
• new show column with the video flag in articles/faq admin side list
• edit some minor changes to default styling
• edit many minor updates and improvements
• edit d4pLib 1.4.2
• edit FontAwesome 4.4.0
• fix wrong admin side url in the install/update notice
• fix admin side products filtering not working
• fix products widget term as title was always enabled
• fix few issues with displaying widgets with articles
• fix few issues with displaying widgets with products
• fix product groups shortcode/function ignoring sort order
• fix knowledge categories shortcode/function ignoring sort order
• fix php strict warnings for variable reference passing
• fix few minor issues with the shortcode display functions
• fix removed some leftover code from early development
• fix display of post title attribute for links

Version: 1.0 / june 22 2015

• new first official version

Version: 1.0 Beta #1 / june 20 2015

• new first beta version