Glance Live Search

1.4.0

• New: FULLTEXT search support with automatic index detection (large catalog performance boost)
• New: Full Site Editing (FSE) block theme support
• New: object cache (Redis / Memcached) with wp_cache_flush_group invalidation (WP 6.1+)
• New: automatic cache invalidation on product create, update, delete, and stock change
• New: text button switches to icon on mobile
• New: Pro/Free dual-activation guard with automatic deactivation and admin notice
• New: body-offset awareness for dropdown positioning (Elementor, Divi compatibility)
• Improved: minified CSS/JS loaded in production via SCRIPT_DEBUG detection
• Improved: shortcode guarantees asset loading via ensure_assets() in late-rendering contexts
• Improved: FULLTEXT boolean operators escaped from user input
• Improved: search cache stores total_found — no duplicate COUNT query on cache hit
• Improved: CSV export streams in 1000-row chunks (prevents out-of-memory)
• Improved: CSV export includes UTF-8 BOM for Excel Windows
• Improved: max_results server-side cap (1–50)
• Improved: is_product() added to asset detection
• Improved: ARIA attributes on mobile overlay input
• Improved: ArrowUp from no selection selects last result
• Improved: Tab key closes dropdown
• Improved: network error fallback message always shown
• Improved: focus restored on mobile overlay close
• Improved: prefers-reduced-motion covers admin animations
• Improved: unique form IDs for multi-instance outside-button mode
• Improved: hook naming harmonized to slash format with backward-compatible aliases
• Improved: @since docblocks on all public methods
• Improved: defensive CSS protects layout against theme overrides
• Improved: CommerceKit AJAX Search neutralized when Glance is active on Shoptimizer
• Removed: Modal display mode
• Removed: Inline display mode
• Fix: search bar unstyled on homepage — ensure_assets() enqueues in theme header context
• Fix: WC_AJAX requests not loading search engine — $_GET[‘wc-ajax’] detection added
• Fix: Pro/Free simultaneous activation fatal error — GLS_PRO_ACTIVE sentinel constant
• Fix: Free version color and result display options not locked behind Pro gate

1.3.0

• New: client-side multi-term cache (5-minute TTL)
• New: “View all results” link with total product count
• New: search history with localStorage and clear button
• New: full-screen mobile overlay with configurable breakpoint and safe area support
• New: search in descriptions and short descriptions
• New: product tag search results
• New: WC_AJAX endpoints (faster responses)
• New: 10 PHP filter hooks for developers
• New: Gutenberg block and Elementor widget
• Improved: analytics fire only on network requests
• Improved: XSS protection on history items
• Fix: mobile overlay body scroll lock
• Fix: WC_AJAX class existence check

1.2.0

• Added CTR / click tracking and upsell recommendations
• Added design presets: Sharp, Clean, Pill
• Added category search results
• Improved rate limiting and cache key (includes filters + language)
• Added DB migration system

1.1.0

• Added search analytics dashboard
• Added Polylang / WPML language support
• Added price and in-stock filters

1.0.0

• Initial release