Bracket Post Order

1.2.6

• Fixed: Column widths no longer break during drag-and-drop when columns are hidden via Screen Options (e.g., Yoast SEO columns)
• Fixed: Hidden table cells now retain display:none when the dragged row leaves the table context
• Fixed: Header width locking now skips hidden columns to prevent table-layout:fixed miscalculations

1.2.5

• Fixed: Uninstall now removes the bracket_po_db_version option to prevent schema migration being skipped on reinstall
• Fixed: Deleted or trashed posts are now cleaned from per-term order meta, preventing stale data accumulation
• Fixed: Global order save now validates that posts belong to an enabled post type
• Fixed: Term order save now validates that terms belong to an enabled taxonomy
• Fixed: Term order reset now validates the term’s taxonomy is enabled before deleting order data
• Fixed: Strict comparison for term order deduplication zero-check
• Fixed: WPML compatibility no longer passes false to translation filter for deleted posts
• Improved: OR tax_query relation check now short-circuits before unnecessary term resolution

1.2.4

• Fixed: Fatal SQL error when term_order column is missing from wp_terms — now gracefully falls back
• Fixed: Global reset now also clears per-term ordering data to prevent stale order arrays
• Fixed: Per-term save no longer discards posts on other pages when list is paginated
• Fixed: SCPO conflict detection now dequeues the correct script handle (scporderjs)
• Fixed: sanitize_text_field before parse_str could corrupt serialized order data on some servers
• Fixed: Duplicate menu_order values now resolved to unique sequential values during save
• Fixed: New posts added to an ordered term now appear last (after ordered posts) instead of first
• Fixed: Refresh order no longer runs during AJAX requests, preventing mid-drag corruption
• Fixed: Autosaves and revisions no longer trigger unnecessary menu_order re-sequencing
• Fixed: Re-sequence sort is now deterministic with ID-based tiebreaker
• Fixed: WPML per-term ordering now uses actual taxonomy instead of hardcoded ‘category’
• Fixed: PHP usort stable tiebreaker for term_order on PHP < 8.0
• Fixed: Keyboard Escape handler maintains focus after cancel
• Improved: term_order column auto-created on admin_init if missing (handles FTP installs)
• Improved: Admin notice shown if ALTER TABLE fails during activation
• Improved: REST API queries are no longer affected by the plugin’s ordering hooks
• Improved: Per-term save validates that term belongs to an enabled taxonomy

1.2.3

• Fixed: New posts added to a term with per-term ordering now appear first instead of last

1.1.0

• New: Settings link on the Plugins page for quick access
• New: Admin bar indicator showing current ordering mode (Global or Per-Term)
• New: Order position “#” column on admin post list tables
• New: Reset Order button with sort options (Date DESC/ASC, Title A-Z/Z-A) for both global and per-term modes
• New: Undo last reorder — “Order saved. [Undo]” link with 8-second timeout
• New: Green highlight animation on rows after save
• New: Drag handle (vertical dots) visible on row hover
• New: Enhanced sortable placeholder and helper styles
• New: 800ms debounce on AJAX saves to prevent rapid drag spam
• New: Mobile/touch drag-and-drop support via jQuery UI Touch Punch
• New: Touch-friendly CSS — 48px min-height targets on coarse pointer devices
• New: Full keyboard accessibility — Enter/Space to activate, Arrow keys to move, Enter to save, Escape to cancel
• New: ARIA live region for screen reader announcements (WCAG compliance)
• New: WPML compatibility — per-term ordering works across languages
• New: Polylang compatibility — per-term ordering works across languages
• Performance: Optimized admin_init refresh — only recalculates menu_order when posts actually change (transient-based staleness detection)
• Improved: Sortable helper has larger shadow and subtle scale
• Improved: Focus ring styles for keyboard navigation
• Updated: uninstall.php cleans up transients
• Developer: New bracket_po_global_order_reset action
• Developer: New bracket_po_term_post_order_reset action

1.0.2

• Fixed table layout during drag-and-drop on some environments
• Improved first-time post ordering initialization
• Auto-detection and repair of menu_order gaps

1.0.1

• Improved WordPress coding standards compliance
• Settings page UX improvements
• Minor code quality and compatibility fixes

1.0.0

• Initial release
• Global post ordering via menu_order with drag-and-drop on admin list tables
• Per-taxonomy-term post ordering — independent sort order for each category/tag/term
• Taxonomy term ordering via drag-and-drop on edit-tags.php
• Modern settings page with card layout and toggle switches
• Dynamic taxonomy visibility — toggling a post type instantly shows its taxonomies
• Transparent WP_Query integration via pre_get_posts and posts_clauses
• Per-term ordering uses SQL FIELD() for native pagination support
• Automatic conflict detection and script dequeuing for Simple Custom Post Order
• Developer hooks: bracket_po_apply_term_post_order, bracket_po_get_term_post_order, bracket_po_global_order_updated, bracket_po_term_post_order_updated, bracket_po_term_order_updated
• Clean uninstall — removes options and term meta on plugin deletion
• Full internationalization support with .pot template