GWD Connect

2.9

• Updated FAQ — clarified that full functionality works without activation
• Rebranded dashboard references to GWD Central

2.8

• Dashboard widgets now appear above default WordPress widgets
• Logs tab cleanup — removed external dashboard link
• Tested up to WordPress 6.9.4

2.7

• Bundled logs agent (gwd-logs.php) for direct dashboard-to-agent communication
• Logs registration now sends agent_url and update_url to logs dashboard
• REST endpoint (gwd-logs/v1/agent) for remote log retrieval and agent updates

2.6

• Log size alert system — configurable email and MB threshold with daily cron checks
• Duplicate alert prevention using size-bucket tracking
• Alert check runs on plugin activation for immediate detection

2.5

• Native Canvas line chart for uptime response times with color-coded thresholds
• Uptime stat cards redesigned with horizontal flex layout
• Response Codes panel alongside chart (uptime %, success/error counts)
• Debug settings fix — current runtime status now reads wp-config.php directly instead of PHP constants
• Bundled backup agent for remote management
• Disk space check and large file management improvements

2.4

• Uptime self-monitoring — site checks itself via WP Cron without external dashboard
• Response time tracking stored locally in wp_options
• SSL certificate expiry monitoring built into uptime tab

2.3

• Reports tab with site health overview
• Admin submenu reordered: Backups, Logs, Uptime, Reports, Settings

2.2

• Backup improvements — progress bar stability, exclusion list management
• Log monitoring enhancements — severity badge styling, table highlight improvements
• Settings tab reorganization

2.1

• Full backup engine — database dumps (mysqldump + PDO), filesystem archiving (tar + PharData), GFS retention
• Real-time AJAX progress bar during backup
• SHA-256 integrity verification, large file detection, exclusion management
• Enhanced log monitoring — multi-format parsing, pattern normalization, hourly distribution analysis
• Uptime monitoring — response time tracking, SSL monitoring, incident history
• WP Cron integration for automatic backups and uptime checks
• Backup dashboard registration with agent endpoint for remote management
• Admin submenu navigation (Backups, Logs, Uptime, Settings)
• Dashboard connections (backup.gwd.app, logs.gwd.app, up.gwd.app) now optional — all features work locally

2.0

• New Backups tab — register with backup.gwd.app, view status, trigger manual backups, browse history
• New Logs tab — view WordPress debug.log and PHP error logs, parsed error table with severity counts, optional logs.gwd.app sync
• New Uptime tab — monitor site status, response time, SSL certificate, and incident history via up.gwd.app
• Tabbed admin interface expanded from 1 to 4 tabs
• New CSS styles for log severity badges, warning states, and log table highlighting

1.5

• Rebranded plugin from “GWD Manager” to “GWD Connect”
• Updated admin menu, page titles, constants, and function prefixes

1.4

• Remote debugging capability via REST API (GET/POST /gwd/v2/debug)
• Admin UI checkboxes for WP_DEBUG, WP_DEBUG_LOG, and WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY
• Atomic wp-config.php writes for safe constant toggling
• Automatic cleanup of old plugin basenames to prevent activation errors

1.3

• Full internationalization (i18n) — all user-facing strings are now translatable
• Added Text Domain and Domain Path plugin headers
• Reduced readme.txt tags to WordPress.org maximum of 5

1.2

• Major update: integrated GWD Connector migration REST API
• Added bulk migration endpoints (filesystem swap, database swap, URL replace, wp-config fix)
• Added tabbed admin interface (GWD Connect)
• Improved API key security (64-character cryptographic key)
• Fixed security issues (XSS, missing capability checks, input sanitization)
• Updated notification email handling
• Requires PHP 8.1+

1.11

• Bug Fix with outgoing plugin update notification email

1.0

• Initial release
• Auto-update for WordPress core, plugins, and themes
• Email notifications on plugin updates
• API Token for future integrations