Iteearmah Ad Rotation and Analytics

2.2.2

• UI: Removed “Integration Codes” column from the advertisements list table for a cleaner interface.

2.2.1

• Maintenance: Renamed all ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) integration references to SCF (Secure Custom Fields).
• Compatibility: Added support for native SCF function names while maintaining backward compatibility with ACF functions.
• UI: Updated admin notices and labels to reflect Secure Custom Fields branding.

2.2.0

• Feature: Implemented “Advertizers” feature to categorize ads by advertiser.
• Feature: Added custom fields (Email, Website, Notes) for Advertizers.
• UI: Added “View Ads” quick link in Advertizers list.
• Reporting: Added ability to filter analytics reports by Advertizer.

2.1.0

• Feature: Added “Integration Codes” modal to easily copy PHP shortcodes and JavaScript tags.
• UI: Added “Integration Codes” column with a quick-view icon to Ads and Ad Zones list tables.
• UI: Improved ad and zone edit screens with direct display of integration codes.
• Improvement: Unified shortcode and script tag generation logic.
• Maintenance: Bumped version to 2.1.0.

2.0.0

• Compliance: Updated plugin to adhere to WordPress.org detailed guidelines.
• Compatibility: Updated “Tested up to” metadata to WordPress 7.0.
• Security: Hardened admin notice visibility logic and refined ad export safety.
• Device Detection: Improved reliability by integrating wp_is_mobile() as a baseline.
• Maintenance: Bumped version to 2.0.0.

1.9.2

• Maintenance: Created .gitattributes file for better archive management.
• Maintenance: Bumped version to 1.9.2.

1.9.1

• Maintenance: Updated .distignore to include .idea directory.
• Maintenance: Bumped version to 1.9.1.

1.9.0

• Security hardening: Improved nonce verification across several admin and tracking functions.
• Security hardening: Enhanced input sanitization for role capabilities and file uploads.
• Code Quality: Resolved multiple WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS) warnings and PHPCS violations.
• Code Quality: Improved SQL query safety by ensuring proper placement of PHPCS annotations for dynamic table names.
• Maintenance: Cleaned up project structure by removing unnecessary configuration files.

1.8.3

• Added safety checks for get_field() and acf_add_local_field_group() to prevent crashes when Secure Custom Fields is not active.
• Refined cache clearing logic to target only the plugin’s custom post type.
• Improved performance in the reporting dashboard by limiting ad filtering to the 100 most recent ads.
• Standardized asset versioning to use the plugin’s version constant.
• Hardened dependency checks to support both ‘Secure Custom Fields’ and standard ‘ACF’ naming conventions.
• Updated bundled Chart.js to the latest stable version.
• Replaced direct script tags with WordPress enqueue APIs for reports and shortcode rendering.

1.7.2

• Removed external dependency on Chart.js CDN.
• Included Chart.js locally in the plugin to comply with WordPress.org guidelines.

1.7.1

• Renamed plugin to “Iteearmah Ad Rotation and Analytics” and updated slug to “iteearmah-ad-rotation-analytics”.
• Updated text domain to “iteearmah-ad-rotation-analytics”.

1.7.0

• Removed hidden .gitkeep file from languages directory to comply with WordPress.org guidelines.
• Added index.php to languages directory to maintain the folder structure safely.

1.6.0

• Finalized text domain migration to “adserver” across all files.
• Verified WordPress.org automated scan fixes and bumped version for clean submission.

1.5.0

• Fixed automated plugin scan issues: added sanitize_callback to register_setting() calls.
• Updated “Tested up to” to WordPress 7.0.
• Changed Text Domain to “adserver” to match plugin slug.
• Created languages directory for Domain Path compliance.

1.4.0

• Renamed plugin display name from “WP Iteearmah Ad Rotation and Analytics” to “Iteearmah Ad Rotation and Analytics” for WordPress.org directory compliance.

1.3.0

• Security audit: added input sanitization, output escaping, and URL validation across all files.
• Hardened click redirect with wp_http_validate_url() and wp_safe_redirect() fallback.
• Secured import functionality with uploaded file checks and post data sanitization.
• Replaced json_encode with wp_json_encode and date() with gmdate() for best practices.
• Added Text Domain and Domain Path headers for i18n compliance.
• Added proper cleanup of tracking table and transients on uninstall.
• Updated git configuration files (.gitignore, .gitattributes, .distignore, .editorconfig).

1.2.0

• Fixed ad serving reliability for non-public post types in AJAX contexts using direct database queries.
• Improved cache invalidation with versioned transients and hooks for all ad status changes.
• Enhanced administrator debug output with visitor context, filtering reasons, and ad status details.
• Standardized zone slug handling to lowercase across shortcodes and AJAX handlers.
• Added .gitattributes with export-ignore directives for clean distribution archives.

1.1.0

• Added professional analytics reporting dashboard with interactive charts.
• Added CSV export functionality for reporting data.
• Migrated tracking to a custom database table for high-traffic performance.
• Added duplicate ad, ad status toggle, and dashboard stats widget.
• Added nonce verification and capability checks for settings.
• Improved input sanitization and output escaping.
• Added translation wrappers for core strings.
• Refined admin notices and simplified the readme changelog.
• Updated Access Configuration with user selection and SCF dependency enforcement.

1.0.0

• Initial release.
• Modular architecture for better maintainability.
• Custom post type itea_ad for structured ad management.
• Weighted rotation system using [itea_adserver] shortcode.
• Advanced geo-targeting capabilities.
• Ad scheduling and performance capping (impressions/clicks).
• Zone-based ad delivery.
• Detailed impression and click tracking with admin dashboard statistics.