AI Thumbnails Maker – auto featured image & force regenerate thumbnails

1.2.6 – 2026-06-22

• Updated: WordPress 7.0 compatibility verified
• Updated: Plugin metadata, stable tag, and tested WordPress version for the latest release

1.2.5 – 2025-12-06

• Fixed: WordPress Coding Standards compliance – all errors and warnings resolved
• Fixed: Added missing translators comments for i18n strings with placeholders
• Fixed: Replaced direct file operations (fopen, fclose, readfile, unlink, rmdir) with WP_Filesystem methods
• Fixed: Replaced date() with gmdate() for timezone-safe date operations
• Fixed: Added prefixes to global variables in uninstall.php
• Updated: Tested up to WordPress 6.9
• Improved: Code quality and WordPress.org repository compliance

1.2.4 – 2025-11-06

• Enhanced: AI rate limiting – reduced to 2 parallel requests and 3 images per minute for better API compliance
• Improved: Queue management – proactive batch loading eliminates delays between batches
• Added: Backend persistence for post type selection – selection saved to user meta
• Added: GLightbox integration – click thumbnails in Generation log to view full-size images
• Improved: Generation log UI – removed redundant “Generation type” column
• Enhanced: Generation method display – human-readable descriptions under post titles
• Added: “Waiting for queue slot” status with animated indicator for queued posts
• Improved: Stop/Continue button – toggle between states for better control
• Enhanced: AI limit notice – changed to orange color with improved text wrapping
• Fixed: Concurrent request limit enforcement – strict 2-request maximum for AI generation
• Improved: Visual feedback – clear distinction between generating, queued, and waiting states

1.2.3 – 2025-11-04

• Fixed: AI Generation throttling logic – proper cooldown implementation for DALL-E API limits
• Added: localStorage support – selected post type now persists across page reloads
• Improved: User experience – dashboard remembers your last selected post type
• Optimized: AI request queue management for better performance

1.2.2 – 2025-10-29

• Fixed: WordPress compatibility – updated “Tested up to” version to 6.8
• Fixed: Version consistency between main plugin file and readme.txt

1.2.1 – 2025-10-29

• Added: Plugin icons (128×128, 256×256) for WordPress.org directory
• Improved: SVN repository structure and deployment process
• Updated: Build and deployment documentation

1.2.0 – 2025-10-29

• Enhanced: SEO-optimized readme.txt with compelling use cases and feature descriptions
• Added: “What’s New” landing page in WordPress About style showcasing all capabilities
• Added: Object caching (wp_cache) for database queries improving performance
• Added: Build compilation script for creating distribution packages
• Fixed: All WordPress Coding Standards compliance issues – 0 errors, 0 warnings
• Fixed: HTML links now display correctly with wp_kses() sanitization
• Fixed: Missing translators comments for i18n compliance
• Fixed: Deprecated functions replaced (strip_tags, parse_url, add_option)
• Improved: Compact, scannable use cases for better readability
• Improved: Structured feature list with detailed generation methods
• Improved: Menu organization – Settings as second item
• Updated: Author information to WP AI Factory
• Updated: Links to other plugins (AdsDestroyer, Unnotifier)

1.1.1 – 2025-10-29

• Major Update – Revolutionary new features and capabilities
• Added: AI-powered thumbnail generator with OpenAI DALL-E 3 integration
• Added: Professional title image generator with real-time live preview
• Added: Smart “Search or Generate” fallback method combining best approaches
• Added: Default image fallback system for consistent branding
• Added: Advanced thumbnail regeneration tool for all registered sizes
• Added: Thumbnail preview column in posts list for quick visual overview
• Added: Beautiful “What’s New” page showcasing all features
• Improved: Modern flat design with enhanced user experience
• Improved: Real-time statistics dashboard with Chart.js visualization
• Improved: Enhanced logging with detailed image dimensions and file sizes
• Improved: Advanced progress tracking with stop/resume functionality
• Fixed: Intelligent image detection preventing cURL errors
• Fixed: Visual grouping on settings page for better usability
• Fixed: Professional build process with Vite and SCSS compilation
• Enhanced: Multiple content selection strategies for AI prompts
• Enhanced: Image quality validation with minimum size requirements
• Enhanced: Comprehensive error handling and user feedback

1.0.0 – 2025-09-15

• Initial Release – Foundation features
• Automatic featured image generation from content
• First content image detection strategy
• Bulk generation for existing posts
• Statistics dashboard with visual overview
• Activity logging and monitoring
• Post type selection and configuration
• WordPress coding standards compliance