Fix: Department color picker circle turned black after adding the first department in the same session — it now correctly resets to the default grey after each addition
Fix: Department colors were never saved due to a nonce action mismatch (created with one action name, verified with another)
Fix: Volunteer names from deleted users showed as invisible entries in the shift selector — non-existent users are now silently skipped in the display name list
New: Tools → EventAdmin Data now shows a count of orphaned shift assignments (assignments referencing deleted users) and allows cleaning them up with one click
Version 1.5.0
Fix: Shift assignment count shown in the frontend could be higher than in the admin when a WordPress user was deleted without being unassigned first — orphaned meta is now skipped by the count function
Fix: Deleting a WordPress user now automatically removes their shift assignments, preventing orphaned data from inflating shift counts in future
New: “CSV export all shifts” now includes shifts with no volunteers assigned — previously those shifts were silently omitted from the export
Version 1.4.2
Fix: Settings page now shows a confirmation notice after saving
Fix: Email placeholders {start} and {end} showed empty in emails when the date/time format setting had been wiped to an empty string
Fix: {days} placeholder appeared literally in assign/unassign emails — it is now available in all email template types, not just reminders
Fix: Shift times displayed correctly in the frontend and admin even when the date format option is empty
Fix: Plugin upgrade routine now restores missing or wiped settings to their defaults on version update, preventing silent data loss after updates
Version 1.4.1
Fix: Settings were not saved correctly when using the tabbed settings page — each tab’s options are now registered in their own settings group, preventing cross-tab data loss on save
Version 1.4.0
New: Reminder emails for assigned Volunteers X days before a shift starts, configurable under Settings → Communication
New: Settings cleanup — single Settings menu entry with General, Display, and Communication tabs
New: Organizer user link on shifts — use a linked staff-side WordPress user as the email sender fallback, while keeping organizer name/email as manual overrides
Improvement: Frontend shift buttons now switch with translated labels instead of hardcoded English text
Improvement: Transactional emails use a shared HTML wrapper for a more professional appearance
Improvement: Documentation now explains email template customization inline in the admin area
Fix: German locale updates for new settings, reminders, organizer-user flow, and communication UI
Version 1.3.0
Fix: Confirmation emails now use the date/time format configured in Settings → Display instead of a hardcoded format
Fix: Email live preview in settings now reflects the configured date format in real time (AJAX-powered, locale-aware)
New: “Create new volunteer” form on the Volunteers page — create online or offline volunteers directly without going via a shift
New: Configurable volunteer shift filters — admin can enable a text search and/or date picker on the shift selector (Settings → Display)
Version 1.2.0
New: Shift card layout — date/time and category labels now in a stable flex row; multiple or long categories no longer displace the date
New: Configurable date format for shift start and end time (Settings → Display)
New: Custom CSS field in settings — integrators can store theme-specific overrides directly in the plugin without editing theme files
Improvement: Date format fields show a live preview and a collapsible token cheat sheet for easier configuration
Version 1.1.0
New: Send Announcement page — send emails to all volunteers, opted-in volunteers, a specific shift, a specific category, or an individual volunteer
New: Overridable From name and From email per announcement
New: HTML formatting support in announcement emails with live preview (subject, body, sender)
New: Send history log — collapsible table with filter and sortable columns; shows subject, recipients, sent/failed counts, and full message body
New: Volunteers page — filter by category, text search, and sortable columns
New: “Email” button on volunteer rows links directly to Send Announcement with that volunteer pre-selected
New: Offline volunteers (no email address) are clearly indicated in the Volunteers list
New: Chart labels on the Overview page are now fully translated
New: Send Announcement section added to the Documentation page
Fix: Settings and Documentation menu items now always appear last in the Shifts submenu
Version 1.0.1
Fix: Settings and Documentation menu items now always appear last in the Shifts submenu
Improvement: Removed duplicate bulk email form from Volunteers page — use Send Announcement for bulk emails; offline volunteers (no email address) are visually indicated in the table
Version 1.0.0
Fix: Social badge now correctly detects Nextend Social Login users via the wp_social_users table instead of wrong meta key
Version 0.9.9
Fix: Manually added volunteers (via admin form or role grant) are now protected from auto-deletion and shown with a green Manual badge
New: Unverified volunteer accounts (registered but magic link never clicked) are auto-deleted daily after the link expires; deletion log visible on the Volunteers page
New: Unverified, Social Login, and Manual badges shown per volunteer in the admin Volunteers list
Fix: Admin users who also hold the volunteer role no longer lose access to the WordPress backend (explicit false caps removed from volunteer role definition)
Version 0.9.7
New: Admins can grant or remove the volunteer role from existing WordPress users directly on the Volunteers page — includes an upcoming-shift warning before removal
Fix: Category filter dropdown no longer overlaps shift cards on themes with non-standard heading sizes (replaced fragile negative margin with a flex layout)
Version 0.9.5
Fix: Bundled translations now always take priority over language packs from translate.wordpress.org, preventing incomplete community translations from overriding the plugin’s own strings
Version 0.9.4
New: Assign existing volunteers directly from a dropdown when adding manually to a shift
New: Offline volunteers — add volunteers without an email address; a placeholder is created silently, no notifications sent
New: Per-shift organizer name and email — overrides the global notification address for both admin and volunteer emails on that shift
Fix: Duplicate assignment no longer possible when the same email is submitted twice (pre-check added)
Version 0.9.3
Fix: New strings from 0.9.2 (update notice, support section, plugin row links) now fully translated in all 8 bundled languages
Version 0.9.2
New: Donation and review links added to the plugin row in the Plugins list
New: “Support EventAdmin” section added to the Documentation page
New: Dismissible update notice shown to admins after plugin updates
Version 0.9.1
New: Translations added for German (de_DE, de_AT), Dutch (nl_NL, nl_NL_formal), French (fr_FR, fr_BE), and German Switzerland formal (de_CH)
Fix: Several translation errors corrected in de_CH and de_DE_formal
Version 0.9.0
New: Admin overview defaults to upcoming shifts — add “Show: Upcoming / Past / All” filter to see past or all shifts
New: Admin overview sortable by date or name, ascending or descending
New: Admin overview stats now include empty shifts and understaffed shifts
New: Bulk email tool — send custom announcements to all or opted-in volunteers, with real-time progress bar, batch processing (25 per request), failed delivery tracking, and a confirmation email to the sender
New: Email send history log on the announcement page (subject, message preview, recipients, failures, sent by)
New: Volunteers can opt out of announcements via their profile page (opted-in by default, existing users unaffected)
Version 0.8.0
Fix: Quick edit fields (start time, end time, max. volunteers) now pre-populate correctly when opening the quick edit row
Fix: “Period” column in the shift list is now sortable by start date/time
New: Optional “Full shifts” section on the volunteer shift selector page (disabled by default, enable under Settings)
New: Minimum volunteers field on shifts – admin dashboard shows an understaffed warning when the minimum has not been reached
Version 0.7.2
Bugfix release
Version 0.7.1
Tested up to WP 6.9
Version 0.7
restrict access to shifts and departments for non-logged in users (and SEO)
