ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities
Changelog
5.9.9.6: June 18, 2026
Added: Security improvements
Added: Minor UI changes
5.9.9.5: June 11, 2026
Minor UI fixes.
Multiple bug fixes and improvements.
5.9.9.4: May 28, 2026
Minor UI fixes.
5.9.9.3: May 20, 2026
Fixed: YouTube field validation now accepts shortened youtu.be URLs in addition to standard youtube.com links.
Improved: Social Connect email activation now supports an extension-level override while keeping the global ProfileGrid User Accounts setting as the default.
Security: Private messaging output handling was hardened to properly escape rendered content and reduce XSS risk.
5.9.9.2: May 5, 2026
Fixed: Deprecated jQuery event shorthand warnings in admin and frontend scripts for better WordPress and jQuery compatibility.
Improved: Stability and compatibility refinements across core admin and frontend flows.
Multiple bug fixes and improvements.
5.9.9.1: April 21, 2026
Improved: Refined private messaging flow for better reliability and consistency.
Improved: Enhanced notification behavior for a smoother user experience.
Fixed: WooCommerce Product Integration issue with group association selection.
Minor UI fixes.
Multiple bug fixes and improvements.
5.9.9.0: April 14, 2026
Improved: Minor admin navigation refinements.
Minor UI fixes.
Multiple bug fixes and improvements.
5.9.8.6: April 7, 2026
Fixed: Resolved extension warning issues in group settings and popup templates by adding safer data checks and fallback handling.
Fixed: Improved compatibility in extension admin screens to prevent undefined array key and incomplete data warnings.
Improved: Core stability refinements for better handling of legacy and incomplete data.
Multiple bug fixes and improvements.
5.9.8.5: March 26, 2026
Security: Improved file upload validation for safer handling of allowed file types.
Security: Refined REST API responses to avoid exposing internal data in group-related output.
Fixed: Improved message notification handling for more reliable and efficient updates.
Fixed: Improved stability of group settings when older or incomplete group option data is present.
Improved: Minor compatibility refinements for WordPress and PHP environments.
Multiple bug fixes and improvements.
5.9.8.4: March 12, 2026
Security: Added centralized, token-context authorization enforcement for integration actions.
Security: Expanded nonce hardening across sensitive AJAX workflows.
Added: Refreshed APIs / Webhooks settings with tabbed controls, endpoint-level role permissions, and integrated reference view.
Fixed: Enforced saved endpoint-role mappings consistently with stable unauthorized responses.
Fixed: Added one-time data normalization on update to migrate legacy group membership storage format for consistent member visibility.
Improvements: Minor admin UI and validation refinements for safer configuration workflows.
5.9.8.3: March 2, 2026
Security: Added nonce and authorization hardening for membership request AJAX actions.
Security: Strengthened validation and sanitization for protected save/update workflows.
Improved: Moved REST API settings entry under Global Settings and updated Payments navigation with a direct log access flow.
5.9.8.2: February 18, 2026
Security: Enhanced permission checks to prevent unauthorized message deletion.
Security: Improved validation and sanitization for Admin Notes to prevent stored XSS.
5.9.8.1: February 11, 2026
Fixed: Minor issue with “Show Group Icon” option on All Groups page.
5.9.8.0: February 10, 2026
Major update: Redesigned All Groups page with refreshed grid and list layouts.
Added: Admin visibility toggles to control display of group metadata such as type, member count, manager, paid badge, and action button.
Added: New shortcode parameters for layout, sorting, filtering, and group selection.
Updated: Gutenberg All Groups block with an enhanced settings sidebar.
Improved: Responsive layout with mobile-friendly and narrow-screen fallbacks.
Updated: All Groups page HTML markup with improved structure and Material icons.
Fixed: Group menu widget issues.
Improved: Menu Restriction extension compatibility with block themes (WordPress 6.9+).
Fixed: Date picker year dropdown issue in date field.
Fixed: Date field calendar dropdown not showing issue.
5.9.7.3: January 28, 2026
Security: Addressed and resolved several security vulnerabilities for safer usage.
5.9.7.2 – January 20, 2026
Fixed: Issue with Group Wall Extension.
5.9.7.1 – January 13, 2026
Fix: Minor registration form fixes and stability improvements.
5.9.7.0 – January 12, 2026
New: Added a clear visual notification to alert users about unread private messages.
New: Added a new “Payments” section in the ProfileGrid admin area to view group membership payment details.
New: Added a “Group Membership” tab in Profile Settings on the My Profile page, allowing users to view their group membership payment history.
Fixed: Multiple extension-related issues.
5.9.6.9 – January 3, 2026
Fixed: Multiple extension issues.
Updated: Minor CSS changes.
5.9.6.8 — December 23, 2025
Added: REST API endpoints for third-party integrations.
Fixed: Issue with multi-page registration forms.
5.9.6.7 — December 10, 2025
Added WebP and AVIF support for profile and cover images.
Updated multiple extensions for full WordPress 6.9 compatibility.
General fixes and stability improvements.
5.9.6.6: December 1, 2025
Security: Addressed and resolved several security vulnerabilities for safer usage.
Enhancement: Enhanced nonce usage across sensitive workflows.
5.9.6.5 – November 11, 2025
New: Added support for international phone number formatting.
Enhancement: Refined UI design for improved consistency and user experience.
Fix: Resolved issues affecting ProfileGrid User Reviews and Group Carousel extension sfunctionality.
5.9.6.4: October 27, 2025
New: Introduced a new setting to preselect the default visibility for user-submitted blog posts.
Enhancements: Minor design adjustments for better UI consistency and user experience.
Fixed: Replaced the old geolocation API with a modern and more reliable provider to improve accuracy, speed, and privacy compliance.
5.9.6.3: October 10, 2025
Fixed: Bug in password field where special characters were not saved correctly.
5.9.6.2: October 7, 2025
Enhancements: Minor design adjustments for better UI consistency and user experience.
Fix: Minor bugs fixes.
Added: Remember me checkbox on login page.
5.9.6.1: September 25, 2025
Enhancements: Minor design and validation adjustments for better UI consistency and user experience.
5.9.6.0: September 12, 2025
Enhancements: Minor design adjustments for better UI consistency and user experience.
5.9.5.9: August 25, 2025
Security: Addressed and resolved several security vulnerabilities for safer usage.
Enhancements: Minor design adjustments for better UI consistency and user experience.
5.9.5.8: August 08, 2025
New Extension: ProfileGrid F12 Integration, is now available!
Enhancements: Minor design adjustments for better UI consistency and user experience.
5.9.5.7: August 01, 2025
Enhancements: Minor design adjustments for better UI consistency and user experience.
5.9.5.6: July 21, 2025
Enhancements: Minor design adjustments for better UI consistency and user experience.
5.9.5.5: July 8, 2025
Security: Addressed and resolved several security vulnerabilities for safer usage.
Improvements: Enhanced support and functionality for various field types.
5.9.5.4: June 24, 2025
Security: Addressed and resolved several security vulnerabilities for safer usage.
Enhancements: Minor design adjustments for better UI consistency and user experience.
5.9.5.3: June 10, 2025
Security: Addressed and resolved several security vulnerabilities for safer usage.
Enhancements: Minor design adjustments for better UI consistency and user experience.
5.9.5.2: May 13, 2025
Enhancements: Minor design adjustments for better UI consistency and user experience.
Enhancements: Improved messaging system notifications for faster and more reliable delivery.
Improvements: Enhanced support and functionality for various field types.
Security: Addressed and resolved several security vulnerabilities for safer usage.
5.9.5.1: May 2, 2025
Added: Security improvements
Added: Minor UI changes
Minor bug fixes
5.9.5.0: April 16, 2025
Added: Minor UI changes
5.9.4.9: April 3, 2025
Added: Security improvements
Added: Minor UI changes
5.9.4.8: March 18, 2025
Added: Security fixes.
5.9.4.7: March 11, 2025
Added: Security fixes.
5.9.4.6: February 28, 2025
Added: Security fixes.
5.9.4.5: February 21, 2025
Added: Security fixes.
Fixed: Message notification issue.
5.9.4.4: February 18, 2025
Added: Security fixes.
5.9.4.3: January 29, 2025
Added: Security fixes.
5.9.4.2: January 22, 2025
Minor UI Fixes.
5.9.4.1: January 2, 2025
Minor UI Fixes.
5.9.4.0: December 19, 2024
Minor UI Fixes.
New Extension: ProfileGrid Turnstile Antispam Security, is now available!
New Extension: ProfileGrid Profile Visitors, is now available!
5.9.3.9: December 12, 2024
Fixed: Minor UI fixes.
5.9.3.8: November 29, 2024
Fixed: Minor UI fixes.
5.9.3.7: November 14, 2024
Added: Security fixes.
5.9.3.6: November 06, 2024
Fixed: An issue with Message notifications.
5.9.3.5: October 22, 2024
Fixed: Minor UI fixes.
5.9.3.4: September 28, 2024
Fixed: Minor UI fixes.
5.9.3.3: September 25, 2024
Added: Security fixes.
5.9.3.2: September 11, 2024
New Feature: Added the option to assign Group-Specific Profile Templates, allowing admins to customize profile layouts for different user groups.
Fixed: Resolved notification issue for deleted blog posts and wall posts.
Fixed: Improved compatibility of Login/Logout Menu integration with the Avada theme.
5.9.3.1: August 24, 2024
Added: Security fixes.
5.9.3: August 20, 2024
Fixed: Minor UI fixes.
Corrected few typos.
5.9.2: July 30, 2024
Added: Profile link to User Profile Image on the group page.
5.9.1: July 17, 2024
Fixed: Minor UI fixes.
Fixed: An issue with Stripe return URL.
Fixed: EventPrime Integration issue.
5.9.0: July 3, 2024
Fixed: Minor UI issues.
Added: Security fixes.
Fixed: Updated Map API in User Geolocation Maps extension.
5.8.9: June 18, 2024
Minor Improvements and Bug Fixes.
5.8.8: June 5, 2024
Fixed: Minor UI fixes.
Added: Security Updates.
5.8.7: May 31, 2024
Added: Security Updates.
5.8.6: May 13, 2024
Minor Improvements and Bug Fixes.
5.8.5: April 24, 2024
Fixed: Activation Issue.
5.8.4: April 13, 2024
Added: Security Updates.
5.8.3: April 11, 2024
Added: Security Updates.
5.8.2: April 2, 2024
Improved: Group card shortcode.
5.8.1: March 21, 2024
Fixed: URL Field issue.
Fixed: File Field issue.
Fixed: ProfileGrid and RegistrationMagic Integration issue.
Fixed: Hero Banner extension issue.
Multiple bug fixes and improvements.
5.8.0: March 11, 2024
Added: Security Updates.
5.7.9: March 7, 2024
Added: Security Updates.
Multiple bug fixes and improvements.
5.7.8: February 18, 2024
Fixed: Group Icon issue.
5.7.7: February 15, 2024
Added: Security Updates.
Fixed: Deprecate notices with extensions.
Multiple bug fixes and improvements.
5.7.6: February 12, 2024
Fixed: An issue where user is unable to click checkbox.
5.7.5: January 23, 2024
Minor Improvements and Bug Fixes.
5.7.4: January 18, 2024
Fixed: Minor UI fixes.
5.7.3: January 09, 2024
Fixed: Multiple Usability Issues.
Fixed: Translation issues.
Fixed: Minor UI fixes.
5.7.2: December 27, 2023
Added: Security Update for SQL Injection.
Added: Security Update for CSRF Vulnerability.
Fixed: WooCommerce Integration Issue.
Fixed: Minor Extension Integration Issue for Group Slugs.
5.7.1: December 14, 2023
Added: Security Updates
New: Identification for Group Managers on tiles.
Fixed: An issue with the secondary Group manager authorization.
Fixed: Issue with functionality related to searching members.
Fixed: Minor text updates for Reset Password email.
Multiple bug fixes and improvements.
5.7.0: December 5, 2023
Fixed: An issue with custom product tab.
Added: Option to change date format.
New: User requests page design.
Fixed: An issue with social connect system.
Fixed: An issue with widgets.
Multiple bug fixes and improvements.
5.6.9
Usability fixes.
5.6.8
Design Improvements
Minor Design Issue Fixes
5.6.7
Usability fixes.
Security patch.
Design improvements.
5.6.6
Usability fixes.
5.6.5
PHP 8.2 Compatibility Updates
Third-party Integration Fixes
Minor Improvements and Bug Fixes
5.6.4
Multiple Bug Fixes
5.6.3
Usability Fixes.
Integration Fixes.
5.6.2
Usability fixes.
5.6.1
Usability fixes.
Minor improvements.
5.6.0
Design Improvements.
Minor Issue Fixes.
Usability Improvements.
5.5.9
Multiple Issue Fixes and Usability Improvements.
5.5.8
Multiple Issue Fixes and Usability Improvements.
Translation Fixes and Improvements.
5.5.7
Design Improvements.
Minor Issue Fixes.
5.5.6
Usability improvements.
5.5.5
Multiple Issue Fixes and Usability Improvements.
WordPress 6.3 Compatibility Changes.
5.5.4
Translation Fixes and Improvements.
Design and Usability Improvements.
5.5.3
Security updates.
5.5.2
Security updates.
5.5.1
Security updates.
5.5.0
Design and Usability Improvements.
5.4.9
Usability improvements.
5.4.8
Fixed: An issue with user URL field.
Usability improvements.
5.4.7
Fixed: An issue with members count.
Usability improvements.
5.4.6
Fixed: An issue with Custom User Profile Tabs extension.
Fixed: An issue with Online Users extension.
Usability improvements.
5.4.5
Fixed: Issue with Group Page Rendering
5.4.4
Fixed: An issue with Stripe repayment process.
Fixed: An issue with PayPal repayment process.
Fixed: An issue with Login “Failed Security Checks”.
New: Added an Option to Show/Hide “Account Details” Tab.
Fixed: View link issue in message notification in notification tab.
4.4.1
Improved: Profile editing workflow.
4.4.0
Added: New hook on user request.
Fixed: An issue with translation of gender field.
Fixed: An issue with gender field database saving.
Fixed: An issue with SMTP mails.
Fixed: A scenario which returned error on search.
4.3.9
Resolved some potential CSS conflicts.
4.3.8
Security issue fix.
4.3.7
Added: New option for default sorting of groups on frontend.
Added: New option for default sorting of users on frontend (group and directory pages).
Added: New option to define number of groups per page on frontend.
Added: New option to define number of users per page on frontend (group and directory pages).
Improved: JS and CSS performance handling for extensions.
New: Free Extensions – Groups Carousel Widget.
New: Extension: Member Profile Reviews.
4.3.6
Fixed fields manager section issues with Chinese language.
Added new settings to combine JS and CSS for improved site performance.
4.3.5
Fixed recreation of shortcode pages upon activation.
Fixed a bug with gender radio box.
4.3.4
New: Admin option to define custom post slugs for user blogs.
New: Admin option to define custom post slugs for Group Wall Extension.
Fixed: Year selection limitation in dashboard edit user.
New: Admin option in Geolocation Extension to retrieve coordinates using more secure CURL method.
New: Recent Signups Extension.
4.3.3
Fixed: An issue where WooCommerce session was prematurely terminated.
Added: New translatable strings.
Added: Two new extensions!
4.3.2
UI Improvements and fixes.
Added new extension – Online Users Widget.
4.3.1
Fixed: Date Picker year issue.
4.3.0
New: dashboard area theme to complement revamped ProfileGrid website.
Improved: Group Card user timestamps now follow default WordPress date and time formats.
Improved: Code optimization.
4.2.3
Fixed: An issue related to members tab visibility on the group page.
4.2.2
Improved: Global Settings page now has a new cleaner look. Icons have been redone and layout is more productivity focussed. Extension settings have been separated from Core settings.
Fixed: Some people faced problems with image cropping system for profile image uploads. This has been fixed.
Added: Registration link now appears on log in page, improving user experience.
4.2.1
Bug fixes.
Added new extension – ProfileGrid WooCommerce Members Discount!
Added new extension – ProfileGrid WooCommerce Product Custom Tabs!
4.2.0
Major new feature added: Now you can selectively turn on or off individual profile elements to get that perfect combination you want! Just go to Dashboard –> ProfileGrid –> Global Settings –> Element Visibility.
New feature added: Decided which Groups you wish to show on All Groups page.
4.1.9
Added Register form link to Login box.
4.1.8
Searching messages now excludes private profiles or profiles with ‘Hide my profile’ enabled.
Fixed more (+) groups link on profile page.
Fixed a console error on profile page.
Fixed an issue with User Photos extension.
Fixed an issue with Geolocation extension.
Updated version number for WooCommerce Subscriptions extension.
4.1.7
workflow improvements.
4.1.6
New extension added! – ProfileGrid Hero Banner
New extension added! – ProfileGrid WooCommerce Subscription Integration.
Profile images are now linked to profiles.
Fixed an issue with user import process.
4.1.5
New extension added! – ProfileGrid Demo Content
New extension added! – ProfileGrid WooCommerce Product Integration.
Added option to edit default membership termination email template.
GMT Date issue fixes in Group Photos Extension.
Minor fixes in ProfileGrid Custom Tab Extension.
4.1.4
Updated counties list.
Compatibility update for latest Instagram APIs.
4.1.3
Minor bug fixes.
Accessibility changes to shortcodes page.
4.1.2
First name and last name fields are now marked required in edit profile view.
Terms and Conditions checkbox no longer appears in edit profile view.
Frontend Group Creator: By default, users are automatically made member of groups they create on front-end. Admin can change this to make them group manager on creation of group from global settings.
Advance WooCommerce integration: WooCommerce subscriptions now appear in user profile tabs.
4.1.1
Improved shortcodes page.
Fixed: a bug in Group Managers shortcode.
4.1.0
Added: Brand new set of feature and content shortcodes!
Granular content restriction through new shortcodes.
Dynamic content shortcodes for personalized content.
Added: New feature for Geolocation extension. – Now you can show only logged in users on the map.
Added: New feature for Geolocation extension. – Now you can restrict location details to Group Managers.
4.0.6
Minor CSS Fixes.
4.0.5
New extension added! – ProfileGrid Menu Restrictions.
New extension added! – ProfileGrid User Photos.
Fixed a minor issue with Group Manager assignment.
4.0.4
Fixed an issue related to section.
4.0.3
Added New Profile Field for NickName.
Fixed an issue related to Admin Only option in the field.
Fix compatibility issues with PHP 7.4.
Extension updated – ProfileGrid Group Photos.
4.0.2
Fixed reset password link issue within Multisite environment.
Fixed an issue where multiple emails were being sent to notify users about unread messages.
New extension added! – User Profile Status
Extension updated with new reordering feature – Login Logout Menu.
4.0.1
Fixed extensions related errors.
4.0.0
Messaging system code revamped.
Fixed an issue with recently introduced rich text profile field.