FooConvert – AI Popup Builder for Flyouts, Overlays & Bars
Changelog
2.1.6
Date Updated : 24 May 2026
Added : AI Popup Builder settings now include Test actions for current text and image model overrides.
Updated : Updated the bundled WP AI Client streaming adapter package to 1.0.0.
Updated : AI Popup Builder current model detection now matches the selected blocks, schema, tools, and disabled optional parameters used by real generation requests.
Fixed : AI Popup Builder now forces configured text and image model overrides instead of treating them as fallback preferences.
Fixed : AI Popup Builder now keeps required schema and tool-calling parameters enabled while still allowing unsupported optional parameters to be disabled.
Fixed : AI Popup Builder now sends multi-tool responses as provider-compatible messages for OpenAI-compatible chat providers.
Fixed : AI Popup Builder no longer accepts shorthand popup draft responses that bypass the required response contract.
2.1.5
Date Updated : 19 May 2026
Updated : Popup preview notices now include a refresh action and an Edit Popup link.
Fixed : AI Popup Builder now shows a clearer AI connector message when no model output is returned, including likely exhausted credits or quota details.
Fixed : AI Popup Builder now retries OpenRouter connector requests when optional JSON schema or tool metadata prevents model selection.
Fixed : AI Popup Builder now recovers from OpenRouter chat responses that fail before returning choices.
Fixed : AI Popup Builder background image generation now avoids popup UI mockups, rejects code-like prompt responses, and keeps raw image prompts out of media attachment descriptions.
Updated : AI Popup Builder generated media can now be applied directly as the popup background image with cover sizing.
Updated : AI Popup Builder generated media edit links now open in a new browser tab.
Added : AI Popup Builder now requests optimized opaque WebP background images with compression by default, with a setting to disable those image output parameters for providers that reject them.
2.1.4
Date Updated : 19 May 2026
Fixed : Brand Context section Save buttons now persist edits for overview, palette, typography, and controls.
Fixed : AI Popup Builder drafts now prefer generated background images and gradient backgrounds instead of reusing template background images.
2.1.3
Date Updated : 19 May 2026
Fixed : Improved AI Popup Builder recovery for malformed nested JSON responses from AI models.
Updated : Added parser context to invalid JSON retries and debug errors so malformed AI responses are easier to correct.
2.1.2
Date Updated : 18 May 2026
Added : Added AI Popup Builder buttons to the dashboard, popup type chooser, and popup template picker.
Updated : Added a sparkle icon, animated rainbow border, and iframe-safe parent-page navigation to the AI Popup Builder buttons.
2.1.1
Date Updated : 18 May 2026
Fixed : Improved AI Popup Builder handling for missing WordPress AI Client and unconfigured AI connectors.
2.1.0
Date Updated : 18 May 2026
Added : AI Popup Builder, Brand Context, and background image generation for WordPress 7+ sites.
Added : Expanded AI Popup Builder support for real trigger events in generated popup drafts.
Updated : Improved AI Popup Builder connector warnings, page copy, starter prompts, and system prompt guidance.
Fixed : fixed PHP fatal error when using WordPress versions earlier than 7.0.
Fixed : Fixed bug where fonts added in settings were not showing in block editor font selector.
Fixed : Fix for Split Layout block missing frontend styles.
2.0.1
Date Updated : 12 May 2026
New : Added new Split Layout block that templates will use.
Updated : Removed the FooConvert branding header from the admin pages.
2.0.0
Date Updated : 20 Apr 2026
New : Launched FooConvert 2.0 with a streamlined popup builder for bars, flyouts, and overlays in one consistent workflow.
New : Added a guided popup type chooser with richer template previews so you can launch campaigns faster.
New : Added 15 bundled templates across bars, flyouts, and overlays for quicker campaign launches.
New : Added the Sign Up, Countdown, and Coupon blocks for lead capture and promotional campaigns.
New : Added the Leads screen with filtering and export.
New : Added Google Fonts support, bundled font listings, and a global popup editor background setting for stronger on-brand design control.
Updated : Refined display rule controls and popup list summaries so campaign targeting is easier to review at a glance.
Updated : Polished dashboard widgets, recent activity, and popup stats previews for clearer performance reporting.
Updated : Added a confirmation step before deleting analytics data for safer admin workflows.
Updated : Refreshed template previews and demo content to better showcase launch-ready campaigns.
1.2.6
Date Updated : 15 Dec 2025
Fixed : Fixed error when creating bars and flyouts in block editor.
Fixed : In block editor, disabled autosave for our custom post types.
Fixed : Updated Freemius SDK to 2.12.3
Fixed : Updated dashboard copy and reworded admin screens for clearer popup terminology.
1.2.5
Date Updated : 28 Sep 2025
Updated to Freemius SDK 2.12.2
1.2.4
Date Updated : 19 Jul 2025
1.2.3
Date Updated : 14 Jul 2025
Fixed : fixed template selector when creating a new popup.
1.2.2
Date Updated : 11 Jul 2025
Fixed : multiple bugs and issues found when testing.
Updated to Freemius SDK 2.12.1
1.2.1
Date Updated : 8 Jun 2025
1.2.0
Date Updated : 8 Jun 2025
New : Added editor controls to add BG images to popups.
New : Added new popup setting to only show once per user.
Fixed : multiple bugs and issues found when testing.
Updated to Freemius SDK 2.12.0
1.1.1
Date Updated : 8 Feb 2025
FooConvert PRO now available!
Updated whole plugin to use PSR4 autoloading standards.
Fixed admin path issues where assets were not loading.
1.0.1
Date Updated : 27 Jan 2025
Added support for embeds within popup content.
Added new filter ‘fooconvert_can_create_event’ to allow for disabling event creation.
Added setting to hide Dashboard panels.
Updated the popup metrics update job to be faster!
Fixed default width of popups.
Updated to Freemius SDK 2.11.0
1.0.0
Date Updated : 7 Jan 2025
Fixed bug with popups closing anchors not working as expected.
Added support for shortcodes within popup content.