DaazSync – RSS News Aggregator

1.1.9

• Fix: Images from external CDNs (e.g. CoinTelegraph) now fall back to placeholder images when the CDN blocks hotlinking.
• Improvement: Added newssync/live_item_img filter to allow PRO to enrich live RSS images via background og:image lookup.

1.1.8

• Fix: Article links now use the canonical GUID URL when the RSS field points to a defunct tracking subdomain (e.g. conpletus.cointelegraph.com).
• Fix: Images now display correctly in live RSS mode (img_url field was not being mapped to the img key expected by layout templates).

1.1.7

• Improvement: Added extensibility hook (newssync/pre_item_fetch) to allow async feed loading in DaazSync PRO.

1.1.6

• Fix: Clear Cache now also flushes WordPress’s built-in SimplePie feed cache, eliminating stale or corrupted data from feeds that have since gone offline.

1.1.5

• Fix: Dead or unreachable feeds no longer cause a page timeout on every load — fetch failures are now cached for 5 minutes.

1.1.4

• Improvement: Admin documentation tab expanded with complete shortcode parameter reference and additional examples.
• Fix: custom_css_class attribute added to shortcode parameter table.

1.1.3

• New: Option to disable placeholder images when a feed item has no image (Settings → Display → Placeholder Images).
• Improvement: Automatic dark mode support for themes that use prefers-color-scheme: dark.
• Fix: show_image=”no” and hide_image=”yes” now work correctly in Grid and Carousel layouts.

1.1.2

• Fix: keyword_filter shortcode attribute now works correctly with carousel and hero layouts.

1.1.1

• Integration: added Freemius licensing and upgrade flow.
• Admin: added Upgrade to PRO button in header and PRO features card in Settings → PRO tab.
• Admin: fixed Tools page buttons (Clear Cache, Dismiss Notice, Show/Hide guide).

1.1.0

• Security: removed all debug output; added ABSPATH guards across all files.
• HTTP: centralised request wrappers with proper User-Agent header and timeout defaults.
• Admin: enqueued assets correctly; removed inline scripts and styles.
• AJAX: improved error handling for manual import actions.
• Code: full PHPCS prefix compliance and i18n fixes throughout.

1.0.0

• Initial public release.
• Core RSS/Atom aggregation and display engine.
• Five built-in layouts: Grid, List, Carousel, Hero and Minimal.
• Auto-import scheduler with WP-Cron integration.
• i18n ready with .pot file included.