GD Rating System Pro – Changelog − Dev4Press Plugins for WordPress

Version: 4.2 – Metis / june 1 2020

new shortcodes builder
new rich snippets: custom snippet type (JSON-LD format)
new rich snippets: expanded default settings for post types
new rich snippets: option to use GMT based dates if available
new rich snippets: tools to remove and reset default settings for posts
new posts: rewritten detection method for use of the_content filter
new posts: includes excerpt detection logic to avoid excerpt related issues
new dashboard widget: show item title and link if available
new function to properly handle mysql date conversion with or without GMT
edit rich snippets: product snippet not rendered if rating is missing
edit rich snippets: updated context help and removed some outdated information
edit shortcodes: improvements to the attributes values cleanup
edit few minor changes to the frontend styling and rendering
edit various small styling improvements and changes
edit d4pLib 2.8.9
fix rich snippets: rendering empty snippet in some cases
fix posts: in some cases output rendered inside the head area
fix posts: conflicts related to some SEO plugins
fix stars rating: display of rating blocks with RTL orientation
fix shortcodes: few issues with conditional shortcodes
fix small issues with cleaning up the shortcode object attributes
fix in some cases results for comments based queries can be empty
fix various small styling issues with the rating lists results
fix like this balloon theme styling in the results list
fix import tool not showing proper failed import message
fix broken tool for exporting plugin settings
fix few potential PHP warnings related to some of the tools
fix few instances of using wrong method call signature

Version: 4.1.4 / may 22 2020

edit db columns for method, series, item and ip set to 64 characters
edit db columns for action and status set to 32 characters
edit db columns for module set to 16 characters

Version: 4.1.3 / may 18 2020

edit unique key added to the basic items database table
fix recalculate processing in some cases inverts data when saving
fix bulk recalculation takes into account items without ratings
fix recalculation panel shows invalid message about the maintenance
fix cron recalculation preparation ignores multi methods

Version: 4.1.2 / may 8 2020

edit few changes to the default plugin settings for new installs
edit d4pLib 2.8.8
fix critical regression issue related to query ignoring votes_min argument
del removed obsolete value Type from the Reviewed Item metabox tab

Version: 4.1.1 / may 4 2020

fix critical regression issue with saving review methods
fix missing action for the admin side enqueue widgets panel

Version: 4.1 – Dione / april 19 2020

edit improvements to the handling of the addon settings and rules
edit various changes in the way the plugin handles settings updates
edit d4pLib 2.8.7
fix settings: critical issue with some addons settings handling
fix settings: critical issue with update remove some addons settings
fix settings: some addons settings can be lost due to the format issue
fix settings: minor problem with the processing of addon settings
fix settings: minor issue when saving new settings rule
fix rich snippets: meta interface not loaded for mobile application
fix rich snippets: meta interface not loaded for web application
fix plugin dashboard log: invalid process getting log data
fix plugin dashboard log: broken display of multi rating data
fix admin enhancer addon: invalid process getting log data
fix admin enhancer addon: broken display of multi rating data
fix bayesian addon: various issues with the pre-processing method
fix emote this: problem setting arguments for the list display

Version: 4.0.2 / april 1 2020

fix few problems with some of the settings panels
fix incorect label getting for method/series pair in some cases
fix few minor styling inconsistnecies and issues

Version: 4.0.1 / march 26 2020

fix font with icons: files loading order and version number
fix thumbs rating: problem with marking the own vote icon
fix tools: few loading issues with the recalculation panel

Version: 4.0 – Prometheus / february 24 2020

new database table: for storing item basic rating data
new database table: for storing item multi rating data
new database table: for storing log multi rating data
new database queries: largely rewritten for the new database schema
new performance: improvements due to the new database schema
new performance: improvements related to the logs query operations
new performance: more in memory temporary cache for various operations
new performance: optimized and minimized number of run queries
new rating item object: mostly rewriten and expanded
new rating methods: additional registration features arguments
new query: various improvements for more query control and use cases
new query: method to get the total count of the results set
new query: period query closer matching results of normal query
new rating templates: show only own rating for stars rating
new rating templates: show only own rating for slider rating
new js and css files: enqueue expanded with the registration of files
new js and css files: additional improvements to registration and queue use
new js and css files: big improvements in the way files are loaded on request
new vote limits: completely rewriten vote validation handling
new vote limits: universal object to handle vote limits
new vote limits: period based validation: day, week, month, year
new vote limits: rewritten user vote rendering for single blocks
new posts addon: auto integration of the review methods
new posts addon: auto integration metabox of the review methods
new rich snippets addon: software application
new rich snippets addon: mobile application
new rich snippets addon: web application
new wp rest api addon: expand posts endpoints with the ratings
new wp rest api addon: expand terms endpoints with the ratings
new editor addon: support for the slider rating method
new maintenance: calculate statistics for the like this method
new maintenance: ondemand recalculations for stars or slider range changes
new maintenance: multi stars and slider changes recalculations
new dashboard: block showing the current important plugin status info
new many new helper functions and methods for use in addons and core
new additional admin side enqueue actions for pages/panels
edit rating methods: improvements related to the method core features
edit query: additional calls to prime wordpress objects cache
edit period query: imporved to share more with the main query object
edit aggregate ratings object: each call can control use of cache
edit rich snippets addon: various abstraction improvements
edit wp rest api addon: various endpoints improvements
edit posts addon: expanded addon settings into 3 settings panels
edit posts addon: auto sorting now can be done with review methods
edit database table: main log table expanded with extra columns
edit database object: various improvements to the query building
edit database installation: improvements related to install process
edit expanded list of the plugin addons for display on addons panel
edit many improvements and strucutre changes to all JS files
edit clear the cache after vote is saved, before the response is rendered
edit flatpickr 4.6.3
edit d4pLib 2.8.5
removed all methods and function deprecated before 3.5 version
removed all unused and empty functions files for every method
fix cache: wrong data returned with the quick revote option
fix query: broken SQL query when using posts publish range
fix query: potential ordering issue when max stars changed
fix query: potential ordering issue when max slider range changed
fix query: few minor query building issues that can result in broken query
fix thumbs rating: minor issue displaying own rating in the classic template
fix all list widgets: published date not correctly processed
fix dynamic load: on demand JavaScript/CSS loading not always working
fix comments sort: few issues with the ordering of results
fix sync meta addon: tools panel is missing
fix shortcodes: few issues with the shortcodes to get specific value
fix maintenance: various issues related to the rules system
fix several issues with the deletion of the logged votes
fix few minor issues with the review methods vote validations
fix minor issues with wrong remove action function calls
fix few cases of wrongly named plugins actions and filters
fix in memory cache issue when running on WordPress Multisite
fix addons context help not showing properly where needed
fix in shortcodes flag not set correctly
fix several typos in various parts of the plugin

Version: 3.8 – Coeus / september 24 2019

new voting security: throttle voting requests protection method
new ajax request handler: check for proper request method
new ajax request handler: unified error processing method
new ajax request handler: return status code along with the response
new shortcodes: has_voted to show wrapped content if user has voted
new shortcodes: has_voted_auto to show wrapped content if user has voted
new shortcodes: has_not_voted to show wrapped content if user has not voted
new shortcodes: has_not_voted_auto to show wrapped content if user has not voted
new shortcake addon: support for has_voted/has_not_voted shortcodes
new rich snippets addon: tool to mass update some snippets settings
new rich snippets addon: tool to remove legacy snippets data
new client detection addon: check for BOT when processing AJAX request
new expanded and normalized all the JS actions and filters related to rating methods
new translation: es_ES – Spanish
new translation: fr_CA – French Canada
new translation: pl_PL – Polish
new translation: pt_BR – Portuguese Brazil
new translation: pt_PT – Portuguese
edit rich snippets addon: modified method for getting the current post
edit rich snippets addon: main loading point works on the admin side also
edit rich snippets addon: disabled ratings inclusion by default for some snippet types
edit rich snippets addon: improvements to the settings organization
edit javascript core: improved error handling and display
edit client detection: device detector updated to 3.12.0
edit d4pLib 2.7.8
removed rich snippets: legacy support
fix rich snippets addon: potential problem with current post identification
fix wp rest api addon: few issues with loading for rating methods
fix emote shortcodes: missing the series attribute

Version: 3.7.5 / september 1 2019

fix few issues with the JavaScript code used to make blocks responsive

Version: 3.7.4 / august 30 2019

new javascript method to run the init process on request for AJAX loading
edit improved processing of custom static elements to avoid duplication
edit various small improvements the plugin JavaScript core library
edit various improvements to the Tooltip addon JavaScript loading code
edit tooltip jBox 1.0.5
fix some minor issues remain when using the full JavaScript loading method

Version: 3.7.3 / august 19 2019

fix invalid list of object taxonomies generated by plugin core method
fix slider rating: extra class from settings not applied
fix slider review: extra class from settings not applied

Version: 3.7.2 / july 25 2019

edit several small updates in the JavaScript core
edit log error in browser console if the JavaScript is not initialized properly
edit d4pLib 2.7.5
fix problem with transfering Thumbs ratings from GD Star Rating plugin

Version: 3.7.1 / june 23 2019

edit removed some obsolte core code related to AJAX calls
edit d4pLib 2.7.3
fix minor issue with the widget cleanup of date parameters
fix few issues with the shortcodes cleanup of date parameters
fix list shortcodes failed to render in some cases

Version: 3.7 – Iapetus / june 7 2019

new query objects: filter posts/comments using publication period
new query objects: filter posts/comments using publication datetime
new settings rules: rewritten rules handling to allow for additional filters
new settings rules: transfer rules from old format to new one on update
new recalculate: major changes to the process to include all methods and series
new recalculate: support for emote this rating method
new rating items grid: option to recalculate ratings
new page capture: store current displayed page context
new widgets: base classes to make processing and control easier
new widgets: fully reorganized all the list widgets
new widgets: auto detection for the content aware rating lists
new widgets: options to disable any widget from being registered
new js/css loading: code to start JS is moved to overridable template
new js/css loading: option to load the files only if needed
new feeds addon: additional filters for detection and hiding control
new votes log: search field that can be used to search by real item ID
new generate privacy policy entry for the global WordPress privacy policy
new abstract classes for the addons and methods admin classes
new rewritten process for building settings for addons and methods
new additional base classes for addons registration and version
new translation: fr_FR – French
new translation: it_IT – Italian
new translation: nl_NL – Dutch
new translation: ru_RU – Russian
new translation: sr_RS – Serbian
edit rating items grid: improved clear operation with support for series
edit rating votes grid: various small improvements and tweaks
edit early settings loading moved to the after theme setup action
edit various updates to the default styling for the widgets lists
edit improved process of building the query and period query objects
edit many of the core objects now use static instance loading
edit various changes and improvements in the settings organization
edit various changes and improvements in the widgets interface
edit improved organization of files used for complex panels
edit all the form based files protected against direct loading
edit improvements to the plugin settings panels loading speed
edit few updates in the process of the votes deletion calculation
edit removed some obsolte core code for the addon initialization
edit hide addons for bbPress and BuddyPress if not available
edit client detection: device detector updated to 3.11.7
edit d4pLib 2.7
fix small problem with the method to find and load template
fix wrong URL used for the plugin dashboard page for CSS library
fix problem with the query object initialization for series based methods
fix displaying list of methods and series with missing minus sign
fix minor problem with the registration for some of the shortcodes
fix problem with loading some of the addons in the rules panel
fix problem with stars rating passive rating mode
fix few issues with the widgets interface layout and elements
fix votes log potential error when the post type is not registered
fix some JS files referenced to the map files plugin doesn’t use

Version: 3.6.1 / may 6 2019

edit improved cleanup of the sliders shortcode attributes
edit d4pLib 2.6.3
fix shortcode attributes for sliders were not applied properly
fix issue with language initialization on plugin load
fix few minor issues with undefined variables

Version: 3.6 – Leto / march 30 2019

new all items operations now check for entity/name validity
new all metaboxes handling now check for entity/name validity
new database: adding items now check for entity/name validity
new database: prevent outside code from adding new rating items
new internal: filters for the admin side JavaScript data
new translation to German (de_DE)
edit database: method for adding new item set changed to private
edit database: additional sanitation of the input numeric arrays
edit database: additional absint() conversion for ID based queries
edit tooltop addon: improved JS organization and included minification
edit improved JavaScript and CSS minification
edit client detection: device detector updated to 3.11.6
edit datetime picker library Flatpickr 4.5.7
edit tooltip jBox 0.6.2
edit d4pLib 2.6.1
fix potential vector for injecting bogus rating items in database
fix missing sanitation for some input data expected as arrays
fix wrong method used to get votes count for the item voters
fix database object internal calls not use $this in every case
fix few minor issues with the tooltip lists CSS styling
fix getting size of the hidden elements had broken call in some cases
fix display of method/series in the drop down list was broken

Version: 3.5.5 / march 21 2019

fix rules panel: major problem with handling of some rule types
fix bayesian addon: problem with preparation of data
fix few issues with the translation file including invalid entries

Version: 3.5.4 / march 19 2019

edit custom stars function with extra options for responsivenes
edit d4pLib 2.6
fix stars rendered with custom stars function not responsive
fix few issues with the stars responsive calculation
fix few minor structure problems in the JavaScript
fix updated POT file with few missing strings

Version: 3.5.3 / feburary 15 2019

edit d4pLib 2.5.5
fix slider review method calls to slider rating method
fix disabling slider rating method can crash the settings pages
fix wrong filter name for the slider rating method user object

Version: 3.5.2 / feburary 5 2019

edit get element dimesions even if hidden to help with resizing
edit d4pLib 2.5.4
fix rich snippets addon: wrong parameter displayed for Product snippet
fix rich snippets addon: missing attributes for Product snippet
fix minor issues in the process of saving plugin settings
fix wrong names for some of the grid column classes

Version: 3.5.1 / january 29 2019

edit d4pLib 2.5.3
fix template path debug information not using debug on/off check

Version: 3.5.0.1 / january 11 2019

edit tooltip addon: jBox Library 0.5.3
fix tooltip addon: problem with loading order in some cases

Version: 3.5 – Eos / january 10 2019

new option to disable rating for all rating methods
new addon: buddypress notifications – integration
new addon: buddypress activity – integration
new shortcodes: option to disable rating for all rating methods
new shortcake addon: option to disable rating for all rating methods
new completely rewritten JS and CSS files enqueue process
new each method now loads own JS and CSS if active
new main CSS stylesheet rewritten using SCSS
new main JS split into smaller parts
new main JS execution call moved to the website footer
new option to load full CSS stylesheet instead partials
new option to load full JS script file instead partials

edit thumbs rating: various styling improvements
edit few updates to the plugin initialization order
edit various improvements to the core settings handling
edit client detection: device detector updated to 3.11.4
edit datetime picker library Flatpickr 4.5.2
edit d4pLib 2.5.2
edit thumbs rating: some styling issues with positioning
fix rules: problem with some rules display in the list
fix settings: problems with saving some global settings
fix editor addon: mismatched calls for the edit methods
fix several smaller issues with the main rating CSS

Version: 3.4.3 / november 12 2018

new geo location: using GeoJS.io service
edit geo location: updated method to get geo location information
edit d4pLib 2.5
fix rich snippets addon: problem with the preview
fix geo location: missing sanitation for the AJAX call IP

Version: 3.4.2/ october 12 2018

new rich snippets addon: limit headline to 110 characters
new rich snippets addon: show headline length notice
new rich snippets addon: validation method before rendering
edit improvements to the plural translation strings
edit d4pLib 2.4.2
fix rich snippets addon: wrong format for image objects

Version: 3.4.1 / august 24 2018

fix buddypress: fatal error with the incomplete item object
fix slider review: missing argument for the widget

Version: 3.4 – Selene / august 21 2018

new all rating methods: quick revote option
new rich snippets addon: preview tab for generated snippet
new rich snippets addon: options to control post types metabox
new buddypress addon: support for the AJAX activity loading
new rating item objects: method to generate or get excerpt
new period query: included few more predefined periods
new administration: options to control post types metabox
new auto rescan for new templates on various settings panels
new default templates storages now include ‘wp_content/uploads/gdrts’
edit votes log: expanded information in the Help section
edit all rating methods: moved please_wait call in templates
edit rich snippets addon: article uses excerpt for headline
edit rich snippets addon: improved some of the filters
edit rich snippets addon: include aggregate rating only if has votes
edit rich snippets addon: include review rating only if has rating
edit buddypress addon: disable dynamic load for activity ratings
edit rating javascript: preventing double initialization attempts
edit rating javascript: replaced jQuery .bind with .on
edit period query: support for rating_min argument
edit period query: support for votes_min argument
edit d4pLib 2.3.6
fix stars rating: problem with the labels translations
fix rich snippets addon: saving settings for Review snippet type
fix period query: some arguments have no effect
fix bayensian addon: problem with the calculation initialization
fix votes log: bulk votes deletion is not working as expected
fix responsive resizing problem is some rare cases
fix template scan can fail if storage is not found

Version: 3.3 – Thea / july 12 2018

new rich snippets addon: completely rewritten
new rich snippets addon: snippet for CreativeWork
new rich snippets addon: snippet for WebPage
new rich snippets addon: snippet for MediaObject
new rich snippets addon: snippet for Article
new rich snippets addon: snippet for NewsArticle
new rich snippets addon: snippet for BlogPosting
new rich snippets addon: snippet for Product
new rich snippets addon: snippet for Review
new rich snippets addon: old snippet type is now legacy
new rich snippets addon: own metabox for the post panel
new settings rules: method and series related addon settings
new bayesian addon: method related settings rules
new bayesian addon: support for slider ratings
new shortcodes: rating value for method and any item
new shortcodes: rating value for method and current item
new shortcake addon: support for rating value shortcodes
new feeds addon: skip ratings for the XMLRPC requests
new rating statistics: support for slider rating and review methods
new buddypress addon: updated classes for the rating item data objects
new rating item data objects now have method to get author ID
new datetime picker library Flatpickr 4.5.1
new enhanced modded dropdown library SumoSelect 3.0.3
edit rich snippets addon: optimized legacy builder objects
edit rating statistics: improved the calculation functions
edit tooltip addon: few improvements to the loading
edit various improvements to the methods in the main core object
edit various improvements to main settings object
edit core method class with new filter to get data summary for item
edit client detection: device detector updated to 3.10.2
edit Rating Slider Library 2.0
edit d4pLib 2.3.3
fix sync to meta: minor problems with the JavaScript file
fix slider methods: initialization issues with the JavaScript file

Version: 3.2.2 / may 14 2018

edit minor improvements to the single loop initialization
edit slider review: few improvements to the styling
fix some methods don’t initialize Call to Action option
fix slider rating: few problems with the rating rendering
fix slider review: few problems with the rating rendering

Version: 3.2.1 / may 8 2018

edit posts addon: updated filters for the integration
edit few changes to the custom blocks rendering methods
edit query object connects with valid taxonomies for post types
fix potential issue with custom templates storage locations

Version: 3.2 – Perses / may 3 2018

new addon: sync to meta – for posts, terms, users and comments
new sync to meta: support for custom rules based on the rating type
new sync to meta: tool to run full sync of all rating items
new all methods: compact number of votes for display purposes
new comments addon: option to set the filter priority
new posts addon: option to set the filter priority for each post type
new posts addon: option to set the filter priority for each post with meta data
new posts addon: improved performance of the main integration code
new list shortcodes: added post_type and status attributes
new shortcake addon: added post_type and status attributes
new query / period query: filter with the post_type for comments
new about addons page: show the changelog for each installed addon
new emote this: new single block rendering settings
new rating query: add negative term ID’s to exclude them
new rating query: add negative author ID’s to exclude them
new all widgets: special unique Developer ID option
new all widgets and shortcodes: add negative term ID’s to exclude them
new all widgets and shortcodes: add negative author ID’s to exclude them
new function and filter for the list of default post statuses
edit thumbs rating: improved styling for rating list table
edit few updates to the plugin core initialization and loading
edit few updates to all widgets settings organization
fix posts sorting: problem with negative ratings order
fix comments sorting: problem with negative ratings order
fix period query: incomplete list of the default post statuses
fix emote this: broken display for the feed only text
fix thumbs rating: some issues with the styling for rating list table
fix thumbs rating: few render filters had wrong names

Version: 3.1.2 / april 17 2018

fix slider review: minor issues with the method registration
fix stars review: few render filters had wrong names

Version: 3.1.1 / march 22 2018

edit display notices for addons about wrong plugin version used
edit removed unused attributes for review methods shortcodes
edit few styling improvements for the list table templates rendering
edit d4pLib 2.2.7
fix WP PostRatings data transfer: few issues with ratings only transfer
fix problem with missing the please wait when the rating is saved
fix invalid function call in the Stars Rating render list class

Version: 3.1 / march 12 2018

new dynamic load: visitor and user loading settings
new dynamic load: filter to exclude rating methods from dynamic loading
new tools: convert all votes log IP’s into MD5 hashed strings
new all methods: filter inside the calculation methods before save
new all methods: args/calc filters for each item in the list loop
new all methods: completely rewritten single default templates
new all methods: new list loop default templates – list and table
new all methods: new render classes methods and filters
new stars rating: more settings for the rendering methods
new stars review: more settings for the rendering methods
new stars review: render method to display rating badge element
new centralized method for setting user agent for votes
new store IP’s in votes log as MD5 hashed strings
new dedicated function to get user agent if it is set
new all widgets are logging currently used widget
new all shortcodes are logging currently used shortcodes
new render process is logging currently used template
new completely rewritten template loading process
new render process is logging currently used template
new function to get current rendering template
new function to get current plugin widget
new function to get current plugin shortcode
edit emote this: updates to the rating object and templates
edit few improvements to the rating item objects
edit old Default templates are now Classic templates
edit changed the names for the widget with shorter prefix
edit YASR data transfer: support for YASR 1.5 or newer only
edit metabox support for the Gutenberg editor 2.3 or newer
edit client detection: device detector updated to 3.9.2
edit tooltip: jBox 0.4.9
edit d4pLib 2.2.5
fix YASR data transfer: invalid conversion of the max rating data
fix YASR data transfer: missing max value for the stars review transfer
fix YASR data transfer: detection of the database tables
fix GD Star Rating data transfer: missing max value for the stars review transfer
fix check for loaded methods and addon not working correctly
fix loading from library for icons on the Entity editor page
fix stars rating: fixes to the rating badge element rendering
fix several typos in various templates

Version: 3.0.5 / february 13 2018

new static method to get default template for each method and type
edit few minor styling improvements on the admin side
fix slider rating: problem with the list values calculations
fix slider rating widget list: warning when saving settings
fix slider rating shortcodes: missing some style attributes
fix slider review shortcodes: missing some style attributes
fix slider review shortcodes: wrong attributes for list
fix about page: panel for addons not working
fix shortcake ui: default templates value wrong in some cases

Version: 3.0.4 / february 8 2018

edit slider rating: updated to use period query results
edit slider review: updated to use period query results
edit stars rating: updated to use period query results
edit stars review: updated to use period query results
edit thumbs rating: updated to use period query results
edit emote this: updated to use period query results
edit default post statuses list includes ‘inherit’ status
fix slider rating: wrong argument for the period query

Version: 3.0.3 / january 30 2018

edit all rating methods: changes to some default settings
edit additional filters for single and list engines arguments
edit renamed default arguments filters for single and list engines
edit Rating Slider Library 1.4
fix dynamic load: option to disable it not working

Version: 3.0.2 / january 14 2018

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 missing proper sanitation for some grid filters variables

Version: 3.0.1 / january 5 2018

new ajax handler actions for various processing errors
new ajax handler uses improved validation for request data
fix one deprecated function missing replacment function

Version: 3.0 – Atlas / december 25 2017

new completely redesigned and expanded dashboard page
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 dashbord: list of the recent logged votes
new dashbord: basic methods and types information
new rating method: slider rating
new rating method: slider review
new addon: instant vote notifications
new dummy data: support for slider rating
new dummy data: filters for dummy data values
new stars rating: support for RTL text direction
new stars review: support for RTL text direction
new rich snippets: support for slider rating
new rich snippets: support for slider review
new wp rest api: support for slider rating
new wp rest api: support for slider review
new shortcodes: for slider rating method
new shortcodes: for slider review method
new shortcake: support for slider rating
new shortcake: support for slider review
new widgets: for slider rating method
new widgets: for slider review method
new dynamic load: argument to prevent dynamic loading
new slider rating: function to render custom static slider
new core object: expanded method for addons registration
new core object: expanded method for methods registration
new templates: for widgets with thumbnails
new recalculate: for slider ratings
new settings rules stored in the internal cache
new settings rules notices displayed with global settings
new all item objects now have thumbnails functions
new all item objects use filters to modify returned data
new function to get post index for the WP Query loop
new GD Range Slider jQuery library 1.3
new several deprecated functions
edit main JavaScript file: new object for custom rendering
edit dummy data: removed votes field for Thumbs Rating
edit post metabox: improved tabs layout on small displays
edit various changes in the CSS and JS files organization
edit plugin is now using a internal cache objects
edit client detection: device detector updated to 3.9.1
edit d4pLib 2.2.2
fix several minor issues with the default styling
fix several minor typos in the various parts of the code
fix dummy data: missing dummy value for the Like This method
fix rating items grid: broken filter for some periods
fix rating votes grid: broken filter for some periods

Version: 2.5 – Aura / november 25 2017

edit improvements to the rating method load classes
edit improvements to various filters and actions
edit improvements to support new d4pLib library
edit improvements to functions used to cleanup arguments
edit d4pLib 2.2
fix lists rendering: missing default query elements
fix lists rendering: shows ratings for deleted posts
fix user rating object: init problem for non-logged visitors
fix query object: problem with limit and offset arguments
fix query object: problem with filtering the taxonomy entities

Version: 2.4.1 / october 11 2017

edit changed order of the plugin initialization on admin side
edit no longer displaying external addon registration list
edit d4pLib 2.1.2
fix minor issues with function to list active methods

Version: 2.4 / october 3 2017

new transfer: GD Star Rating – multi stars rating
new transfer: GD Star Rating – multi stars review
new transfer: option to control records to process per call
new transfer: various improvements to the transfer script
new transfer: improvements to GD Star Rating data only methods
new recalculate: option to control records to process per call
new objects and functions to get and check users ratings for items
new base widget class with improved code sharing
new extensions settings panel shows list of active external addons
new function to check if the external addon is loaded
edit few updates to thumbs rating support for custom fonts
edit render classes private methods are now protected
edit various improvements to classes for all the widgets
edit all widgets updated to use new base widget class
edit client detection: device detector updated to 3.8.2
edit d4pLib 2.1.1

Version: 2.3.1 / august 2 2017

new query object: additional return types for the query
new query object: method argument to control use of cache
new cache object: argument to override cache expiration
edit query object: uses date as the last fallback orderby
edit period query object: applied changes from query object
edit changes for some default plugin cache settings
edit d4pLib 2.0.5
fix query object: problem with some of the settings
fix query object: minor issue with the query select
fix query object: few issues with the caching of results
fix query object: problem with return switch block
fix period query object: cache settings not displayed
fix stars using fonts: styling issue with some themes

Version: 2.3 – Phoebe / july 27 2017

new core loop object for easier templates control
new stars rating: accessibility for the rating block
new thumbs rating: accessibility for the rating block
new like this: accessibility for the rating block
new emote this: accessibility for the rating block
new emote this: three new templates using tooltips
new all rating methods: option and method for ‘Call to Action’ text
new thumbs rating: solid and solid inline themes
new thumbs rating: customized template example
new thumbs rating: settings to hide thumb values
new rich snippets: settings for additional settings data
new rich snippets: settings for organization name and logo
new rich snippets: more settings in the metabox for override
new dynamic load addon: performance optimizations
new dynamic load addon: render multiple blocks at once
new tooltip addon: several new styles for tooltip
new templates: templates organized into method based folders
new templates: centralized filtering for default templates paths
new additional abstract classes for some plugin objects
new all templates modified to use new loop object
edit javascript: various performance improvements
edit tooltip addon: improved loading and voting handling
edit all rating methods: various rendering improvements
edit all rating methods: various JavaScript improvements
edit thumbs rating: various styling improvements
edit rich snippets: many updates to the Micordata generator
edit rich snippets: many updates to the JSON-LD generator
edit rich snippets: improvements to plugin settings information
edit various improvements to the metabox tabbed controls
edit d4pLib 2.0.4
edit jBox 0.4.8
fix dynamic load addon: problems with addon initialization
fix tooltip addon: few issues with initialization of the tooltip
fix posts sorting: problem with the ASC sort order
fix shortcodes: minor issue processing terms attributes
fix minor issue with the user processing for display

Version: 2.2.3 / may 22 2017

edit d4pLib 2.0

Version: 2.2.2 / may 12 2017

new widgets tabbed interface using ARIA markup
edit widgets interface using proper HTML input types
edit improvements with the font handling widget settings
edit d4pLib 1.9.6
fix widgets font settings problems with some rating methods
fix widgets fields for comma separated terms not working
fix widgets fields for comma separated authors not working
fix widgets date range field problem with handling ranges

Version: 2.2.1 / may 10 2017

edit several updates to responsive support code
edit d4pLib 1.9.5
fix problem with custom settings rule loading
fix small issue with the global post set to null

Version: 2.2 – Tethys / april 3 2017

new ratings date period query object
new ratings aggregation object
new aggregate: items by type
new aggregate: posts by author
new aggregate: posts by term
new aggregate: comments by post
new admin interface is now fully accessible
new all list widgets: set date period for queries
new all list shortcodes: set date period for queries
new shortcake addon: set date period for list shortcodes
new custom render object: thumbs rating method
new custom render object: like this method
new custom render object: emote this method
new dynamic load: filter to control loading
new database table: for storing cached data
new database cache handling object
new main rating query object supports caching
edit main rating query object perfromance improvements
edit various updates to the custom render object
edit various improvements to the plugin core
edit d4pLib 1.9.2
fix rating log: error when method is not available
fix thumbs rating: invalid check for the style name
fix thumbs rating: text display style not working
fix like this: invalid class name for the single block

Version: 2.1.3 / march 7 2017

fix stars rating: division by zero error when removing votes

Version: 2.1.2 / march 4 2017

edit d4pLib 1.9.0.1
fix custom settings rules get deleted on plugin update
fix minor issue in the function to load templates

Version: 2.1.1 / february 23 2017

edit posts: improved inserting of the rating block
edit all main form files preventing direct loading
edit improved rating item data validation
edit d4pLib 1.9
fix XSS security issue with the log.php form file
fix log display issue when emote this series is removed
fix issues with the fontawesome font registration
fix few problems with badge/symbol rendering
fix php warning in the rich snippet addon

Version: 2.1.0.1 / february 10 2017

fix admin side issue with Stars Review method disabled

Version: 2.1 – Rhea / february 9 2017

new stars rating: hidden input field and passive mode
new thumbs rating: hidden input field and passive mode
new emote this: hidden input field and passive mode
new emote this: added theme ‘Button’
new stars review: hide rating block if no review value is set
new rating item: method to get all data for a method
new custom stars object: rendering object and handling
new custom stars object: methods to render stars and badge
new query object: filter for custom orderby key
new full support for the external addons integration
new filter to register additional widgets
new filter to provide extra templates storage locations
new filters for getting external methods templates
new font base class updated to support new rating methods
new more actions and filters in the main JavaScript file
edit emote this: improvements to the rendering process
edit client detection: device detector updated to 3.7.5
edit shortcake: changes to allow expanding the addon
edit rich snippets: support for series based rating methods
edit reviewed item moved from method to global admin block
edit changed default templates values for all block widgets
edit improved validation for the post rating rendering function
edit minor improvements to data validation for all methods
edit additional optimization for main JavaScript file
edit code optimization for several core classes
edit many improvements to the main CSS stylesheet
edit various small improvements to admin side panels
fix stars review: can’t change review value back to 0
fix posts addon: triggered by home page queries in some cases
fix emote series: deletion of the series is not working
fix thumbs rating: styling issues with image thumbs and thumbs themes
fix minor issue with the YASR plugin data transfer process
fix main log item meta database method missing unserialization

Version: 2.0.6 / january 27 2017

edit d4pLib 1.8.9
fix multisite issue with the blog switching functions
fix multisite issue with deletion of the blog tables

Version: 2.0.5 / january 11 2017

edit shortcake: registration only for loaded rating methods
fix shortcake: fatal error with emote this method disabled

Version: 2.0.4 / january 3 2017

edit display error messages in the rating block
edit improvements in the way AJAX response handles errors
edit improvements to main AJAX error response handling
fix rich snippets meta: displaying unsupported rating methods
fix rich snippets: problem with adding snippets in some cases

Version: 2.0.3 / december 28 2016

edit transfer: better optimization for transfer SQL queries
edit transfer: updated information displayed during transfer
edit d4pLib 1.8.7
edit updated plugin system requirements
fix transfer: some of the log records missing from transfer
fix transfer: few problems with YASR plugin data transfer
fix translation missing for the word ‘ago’ for rating text

Version: 2.0.2 / december 23 2016

new debug: option to force loading of source JS and CSS files
edit some minor core code changes and cleanup
fix emote this: rating not working with dynamic load
fix some css files not properly minified
fix one javascript file not properly minified

Version: 2.0.1 / december 22 2016

fix emote this: showing like this method templates
fix php init fatal error with PHP 5.3 and PHP 5.4

Version: 2.0 – Cronus / december 16 2015

new addon: BuddyPress
new addon: Tooltip
new buddypress: item objects for activity and group
new buddypress: activity rating auto embed
new tooltip: display static content as tooltip
new emote this: add custom emote this series
new emote this: change the emoticons assigned to elements
new emote this: new template for list based widget
new emote this: support for the post/comments sorting
new emote this: improved support for auto embed features
new transfer: rewritten to use threaded AJAX based transfer
new like this: templates showing users who liked the item
new stars review: meta data for reviewed item information
new stars review: template methods to display reviewed item data
new rich snippet: support for JSON-LD snippet format
new rich snippet: review includes published and modified date
new rich snippet: review includes reviewed item information
new dummy data: support for like this rating
new posts: automatic archive sorting support for emote this series
new bbpress: filters for location and method for embedding
new votes log: delete from log for like this rating
new votes log: delete from log for emote this rating
new votes log: method filter includes series where available
new rating items log: filters and query expanding for the log
new admin enhancer: toolbar menu link to the rating types panel
new admin enhancer: dashboard widget with latest ratings
new rating objects: mandatory date published and modified methods
new metabox: options to override title and URL
new database: function to get list of users who votes for an item
new javascript: new actions for blocks initialization
new javascript: improved method for handling AJAX errors
new debug: log AJAX error to console, display alert or hide
new many small updates to improve plugin extensibility
new all rating methods render text: before and after wrapper
new theme overridable functions to render various elements
new several new functions for dealing with rating methods
edit shortcake addon: improved code organization
edit shortcake addon: display wrapper and block CSS class options
edit metabox: updated interface for better usability
edit dynamic load: check if the rendering is inside the feed
edit several new templates for various rating methods
edit many improvements to core methods objects
edit many improvements to the addon architecture
edit many updates to the core objects initialization
edit few improvements to the administration panels
edit few improvements organization of the plugin code
edit client detection: device detector updated to 3.7.4
edit d4pLib 1.8.6
fix shortcake addon: wrong options for the stars review shortcodes
fix votes log: display of some rating items titles
fix votes log: filter user ID set to zero (visitors)
fix emote this: issue with some elements of rendering process
fix shortcodes: few issues with preprocessing of attributes
fix stars rating: problem with formatting rating value
fix stars rating: few issues with rendering of votes text
fix stars rating: list widget template missing list item classes
fix thumbs rating: few issues with rendering of votes text
fix dynamic load: doesn’t take into account the feed
fix transfer: many warnings happening during the transfer
fix transfer: missing item preparation for saving transferred data
fix issues with scanning for theme override templates
fix rating query object: wrong sorting by rating

Version: 1.4.4 / october 31 2015

new multisite: remove tables for deleted blogs
new widgets: show message if the rating method is not loaded
edit support for FontAwesome 4.7.0
edit d4pLib 1.8.4
fix warnings when loading widgets for disabled rating methods

Version: 1.4.3 / october 23 2015

new bbpress: check for the main loop to run ratings embed
new update plugin panel rechecks for broken settings
fix annonymous verify option can cause broken SQL log queries

Version: 1.4.2 / october 20 2015

fix stars rating: number of votes not displayed
fix thumbs rating: number of votes not displayed

Version: 1.4.1 / october 16 2015

edit d4pLib 1.8.3
fix emote this: wrong object call used for some settings
fix emote this: wrong filter name used in the user object

Version: 1.4 – Themis / october 10 2016

new rating method: emote this rating
new emote this: widgets for block and list
new emote this: shortcodes for block and list
new administration: panel for managing rating entities and types
new rules panel: buttons for delete and activation of rules
new rules panel: color coding for list of available rules
new rules panel: confirmation dialog for deleting the rule
new like this: added label for Liked state
new like this: text only display method
new like this: translation templates for rendering blocks
new votes log: filters and query expanding for the log
new votes log: remove from log for all rating types
new votes log: delete from log for thumbs rating
new stars rating: translation templates for rendering blocks
new stars review: translation templates for rendering blocks
new thumbs rating: translation templates for rendering blocks
new client detection: filtering of the votes log by client/device
new feeds: support for like this rating method
new feeds: support for emote this rating method
new feeds: support for thumbs rating method
new database: new column for ‘series’ to the items table
new database: indexing more columns in the items table
new wp rest api: filters for formatting rating item data object
new wp rest api: rating methods cleanup of rating data
new debug: embed SQL query for the rating lists
new protect entities and types array from tampering
edit votes log: refactored SQL query to get log items
edit plugin now uses d4pLib settings core class
edit refactored access to entities array to use access functions
edit refactored main rendering JavaScript file
edit changes in the way JavaScript files are compressed
edit improvements to rating method core classes
edit improvements to generated inline CSS for font icons
edit improvements to addons loading of own JavaScript files
edit small improvements to default Like This templates
edit removed rich snippets filters from Like This templates
edit various styling improvements all default templates
edit d4pLib 1.8.3
edit removed some outdated code from rating methods
fix removal of rating items not working in some cases
fix some votes log URL’s were not working in every case
fix missing sanitation of the settings for some operation
fix few minor issues with the rendering objects

Version: 1.3.3 / september 5 2016

edit d4pLib 1.8

Version: 1.3.2 / august 23 2015

fix client detection: fails when the user agent is not set
fix few small issues when the user agent is not set
fix some minor issues with admin side interface loading

Version: 1.3.1 / august 13 2015

new support for IP detection when behind CloudFlare
edit d4pLib 1.7.8
fix wrong attribute name for item ID for some shortcodes

Version: 1.3 – Pallas / august 1 2016

new addon: Feeds – for RSS, AMP, FIP, ANF integration support
new addon: Client Detection – detect bots, browers, devices
new font icons: support for adding custom icon fonts
new font icons: support for FontAwesome icons font
new font icons: 10 more icons in default icons font
new rewriten handling for the font icons
new terms filtering for list shortcodes
new authors filtering for list shortcodes
new terms filtering for list widgets
new authors filtering for list widgets
new set item title and url override via the shortcode
new allow or prevent authors to vote for own rating items
new filter to modify votes meta data added to the database
new actions run when voting items data is saved to the database
new recalculation tool: support for thumbs rating
new recalculation tool: support for like this rating
new ratings and votes grids allow for adding of new columns
edit improved sanitation of plugins settings on save
edit improved buttons on all dialogs on the admin side
edit like this rendering uses similar technique as stars rating
edit thumbs rating rendering uses similar technique as stars rating
edit rendering changes to work around the WordPress emoji replacments
edit many improvements in handling shortcodes and widgets
edit ratings grid proper use of the rating item objects
edit various small admin side interface improvements
edit many small improvements to the JavaScript code
edit d4pLib 1.7.6
fix shortcake addon: thumbs rating wrong list of templates
fix few minor problems with the main JavaScript file
fix few minor styling issues related to rating lists
fix saving option to disbale custom settings rule not working
fix warnings generated by the missing style type and/or name
fix small issue with type option in the shortcodes processing
fix duplicated classes added for star rating font icons styles
fix minor problems in applying default styles for widgets
fix warnings related to query object SQL query in some cases
fix several small typos

Version: 1.2.4 / june 4 2015

new posts sorting object moved from addon to core
new posts sorting auto sort supports filtering of arguments
new posts sorting with new argument for minimal value
new comments sorting object moved from addon to core
new comments sorting with new argument for minimal value
new rating query supports use of post status (publish and closed by default)
edit changed function call order for loading translation
edit posts addon: expanded additional information displayed
edit d4pLib 1.7.2
fix bbpress views for like this method show topics with no likes
fix problem with repeated revoting log entries for like this method (fix provided by Benj Lipchak)
fix logs display warnings with post types are missing
fix post meta box settings not saving due to action order problems
fix plural forms for the text for the like this method

Version: 1.2.3 / may 31 2015

new templates for showing ratings only, voting disabled
edit several improvements for bbPress reply post type
fix bbpress addon: views not registered on the admin side
fix bbpress addon: views topics ordering not working as expected
fix few minor issues with some of the default templates

Version: 1.2.2 / may 13 2015

new transfer data from KK Star Ratings plugin
edit posts addon: do not embed if inside the rss feed
edit protect expanded rendering functions
edit minor imporvements in the transfer data classes
edit few improvements in the JS/CSS files enqueue
edit d4pLib 1.7.0
fix comments addon: rating display when no comment is detected
fix posts addon: rating display when no comment is detected

Version: 1.2.1 / may 6 2015

new debug information added for shortcodes and widgets
new separate security and debug settings panels
edit d4pLib 1.6.7.1
fix like this: render method arguments not passed to JSON
fix some of the plugin settings not displayed
fix small issue with the d4pLib shortcodes class

Version: 1.2 – Helios / april 19 2016

new rating method: like this rating
new like this: widgets for block and list
new like this: shortcodes for block and list
new posts addon: sort posts by rating
new posts addon: automatic archives sorting by rating
new posts addon: additional control filters
new comments addon: sort posts by rating
new comments addon: additional control filters
new bbpress addon: view with top rated topics
new bbpress addon: view with current user top rated topics
new thumbs rating: simple and compact thumbs styling
new all rating methods: custom CSS class to add to rating block
new query engine: posts filter by author, meta and terms
new query engine: comments filter by author and meta
new query engine: terms filter by meta
new query engine: users filter meta
new rich snippets addon: filter to modify snippet nodes
new javascript hooks based events manager
new control thumbs rating with javascript
new control stars rating with javascript
new control like this rating with javascript
new option to add basic debug info into rating block
new mu-plugins based filters override php starter file
edit bbpress addon: changes to the initialization of the addon
edit stars rating: improved rendering of rating text
edit thumbs rating: improved rendering of rating text
edit thumbs rating: improved rendering of thumb buttons
edit thumbs rating: improved display of the thumb sign
edit thumbs rating: rating handler moved to main button
edit new settings and updates for rendering of rating blocks
edit minor updates to some of the templates
edit various small improvements to all rating methods
edit various small changes to plugin administration interface
edit various small changes to filters and actions registration
edit d4pLib 1.6.5
fix dummy data addon: various problems
fix thumbs rating: theme option not saving properly
fix style class option not applied to the rating block
fix display of help tabs for some of the settings panels
fix several issues with widgets added through customizer
fix several warnings when saving widgets settings

Version: 1.1.4 / march 25 2015

new settings panel now uses dividers for settings groups
edit some minor improvements on the admin side interface
edit d4pLib 1.6.2
fix bbPress: conflict with GD bbPress Toolbox Pro quote

Version: 1.1.3 / february 11 2015

edit updated filters for single rating block rendering
edit improved loading of bayesian calculation rules
edit minor changes to the bayesian calculation algorithm
fix several issues with dummy data addon

Version: 1.1.2 / february 4 2015

edit extra information for transfer data panels
edit check if method is active for transfer data panels
edit d4pLib 1.5.9
fix minor issue with the GD Star Rating transfer process

Version: 1.1.1 / january 23 2015

new front page knowledge base and support links
edit few minor updates to the default styling
fix templates in theme subfolder ‘gdrts’ not loaded

Version: 1.1.0.1 / january 19 2015

fix problem with single and list rating loops abort check
fix rich snippet: review snippet is missing review text
fix stars review: using wrong data for rich snippet rating

Version: 1.1 – Oceanus / january 18 2016

new addon: Bayesian calculation for Stars Rating method
new addon: bbPress topics and replies Integration
new stars rating: choose rating calculation method for display
new stars rating: set custom colors for font icons based stars
new stars review: set custom colors for font icons based stars
new thumbs rating: choose rating calculation method for display
new thumbs rating: percentage based rating calculation
new thumbs rating: order ratings by percentage rating
new thumbs list order by UP or DOWN votes
new shortcodes support for font icon custom colors
new widgets support for font icon custom colors
new daily maintenance background job
new background job: calculate rating type based statistics
new background job: recalculate ratings on stars number change
new blank templates to add only rich snippet markup
edit dynamic load: skip override if the blank template is used
edit rich snippets: additional settings to control insertion
edit font icons: includes spinner icon and some extra classes
edit font icons: font files included with plugin version parameter
edit some improvements to main rating JavaScript object
edit rating query object allows filtering of query elements
edit main posts metabox improves default filters and actions
edit posts integration addon shows help for the addon
edit posts integration addon hides bbPress post types
edit d4pLib 1.5.8
fix comment rating type missing title when display in lists
fix using FontAwesome spinner icon for loading message
fix method and addon issues with missing custom rule values
fix stars review metabox not using resolution settings
fix several smaller issues with the admin interface
fix problems with rating lists ordering by votes

Version: 1.0.7 / january 4 2016

edit some addons function moved into plugin core
edit improvements to some rendering functions
edit switched to new admin object base class from D4PLib
fix extensions panel allows for all methods to be disabled
fix stars review: division by zero when there is no rating set
fix rich snippet addon: broken if selected method is disabled
fix rating method dropdown lists show disabled methods
fix stars review method using stars rating method object

Version: 1.0.6 / january 2 2016

edit improvements with default grid results styling
edit d4pLib 1.5.6
fix rendering errors with disabled rating method

Version: 1.0.5.1 / december 29 2015

fix abstract method class inheritance problem

Version: 1.0.5 / december 28 2015

edit improvements to loading of the templates list
edit prevent update checks from WordPress.org
edit d4pLib 1.5.5
fix deleting custom rules not working
fix showing disabled methods and addons on rules panel
fix loading conflict with GD bbPress Toolbox Pro
fix minor metabox initialization issue

Version: 1.0.1 / december 27 2015

new metabox for posts to override embed settings
edit plugin initialization priority changed

Version: 1.0 / december 25 2015

new first official version

Version: 1.0 Stable / december 24 2015

edit minor tweaks to the admin interface
fix some CSS files not properly minified

Version: 1.0 RC #1 / december 23 2015

new addon: dynamic loading
edit thumbs rating: additional theme styling
edit many styling improvements and tweaks
fix wp rest api addon: issue with date conversion
fix small issues with resizing star rating blocks

Version: 1.0 Beta #2 / december 22 2015

new addon: editor
new symbol rating rendering for stars rating and review
new transfer thumbs rating data from gd star rating
new admin page for information about templates
new dummy data addon: support for thumbs rating
new wp rest api addon: ratings grid shows rest api data url
edit many changes and improvements for templates
fix geo location: flags css file not loading
fix wp rest api addon: several smaller issues
fix broken ratings grid main data query

Version: 1.0 Beta #1 / december 20 2015

new rating method: thumbs rating
new addon: rich snippets
new shortcodes: thumbs rating for block and list
new widgets: thumbs rating for block and list
edit improvements to several base classes

Version: 1.0 Alpha #3 / december 17 2015

new rating method: stars review
new shortcodes: stars review for block and list
new widgets: stars review for block and list
new geo location features now moved into addon
new rating and votes grids now filter each column content
fix missing files for admin side widgets panel
fix removed some obsolete admin side code

Version: 1.0 Alpha #2 / december 15 2015

new ratings panel has views for objects rated status
new ratings panel shows number of votes with rating
new wp rest api addon: format and cleanup of items output
edit posts addon: new post types set to hidden by default
fix wp rest api addon: issue with parameters validation

Version: 1.0 Alpha #1 / december 14 2015

new first pre-release version