CodeFaeries Views Metrics

1.0.2 – 2026-05-11

• Compatibility: minimum PHP requirement lowered to 7.3 — the plugin now runs on a wider range of hosts.
• Code quality: additional WordPress Plugin Check findings resolved.
• Changed: shortcode renamed from [cf-views] to [cfvm_views_counter].

1.0.1

• Fixed: stability fixes at plugin startup — internal services now initialize reliably alongside the shared toolkit.
• Fixed: cleanup cron now scheduled correctly on activation; admin bar caches invalidated when needed.
• Fixed: Fast AJAX bootstrap and multisite hooks hardened; admin code cleanup.

1.0.0

• Code quality: passes WordPress Plugin Check and PHPCS WordPress Coding Standards cleanly.
• Improved: input sanitization and output escaping reviewed across the codebase.
• Improved: error logging now gated behind WP_DEBUG (no log noise in production).

0.0.3

• New: Dashboard widget with an interactive chart and statistics.
• New: Gutenberg blocks “Post Views” and “Most Viewed Posts”.
• New: “Most Viewed Posts” sidebar widget.
• New: Quick Edit and Bulk Edit support for view counts.
• New: import tool for migrating from WP-PostViews and similar plugins.
• New: IP anonymization modes (full, anonymized, disabled) and a privacy-policy snippet generator.
• New: sortable Views column in admin post lists.
• Improved: admin UI with modern pill-style tabs.

0.0.2

• Changed: shortcode renamed from [post-views] to [cf-views].
• New: shortcode attributes — period, text, hide_zero, class.
• New: “Exclude roles from count” setting.
• New: WooCommerce “Most viewed” sort option.
• Improved: default exclusions now cover crawlers, AI bots, administrators, and shop managers.
• Improved: counter hides automatically when count is zero.
• Fixed: Fast AJAX tracking mode.

0.0.1

First release. Tracks views across post types with bot detection, role-based visibility, shortcodes, a statistics dashboard, and WooCommerce integration.