Relatedly

2.3.3

• Changed: replaced the placeholder letter mark in the Relatedly settings header with the plugin SVG logo
• Changed: refreshed admin stylesheet loading so visual fixes appear immediately after updating
• Fixed: Relatedly WordPress admin menu icon now displays visibly in the dark admin sidebar
• Fixed: Relatedly settings header logo now appears on a neutral background
• Fixed: release metadata updated to 2.3.3

2.3.2

• Added: standard plugin icon assets for WordPress admin and release package contexts
• Changed: new installs now keep display locations, RSS insertion, caching, and click tracking turned off until the site owner enables them
• Changed: Pro upgrade buttons now open the Freemius checkout flow instead of the customer login screen
• Fixed: upgrade links on the settings header, premium sidebar, Statistics page, Email Reports page, and Floating Sidebar page
• Fixed: release metadata updated to 2.3.2

2.3.1

• Fixed: premium package activation fatal on Linux hosts caused by floating sidebar variant path casing not matching the Composer PSR-4 namespace
• Changed: release metadata updated to 2.3.1 after the premium package hotfix

2.3.0

• Added: WordPress-native admin settings rebuild with compact tabs, scoped custom CSS, and cleaner sidebar boxes
• Added: basic statistics for free users, including clicks, views, click rate, display-type rates, top clicked posts, recent summary, and stored row count
• Added: advanced statistics dashboard with KPI cards, daily charts, sortable tables, and CSV export
• Added: display-type breakdown showing clicks and CTR for inline, end-content, and floating sidebar
• Added: top source posts analytics showing which posts drive the most related-post clicks
• Added: per-post analytics modal with performance as a clicked post and as a source post
• Added: period comparison tool comparing two date ranges side by side
• Changed: statistics now has one dedicated screen under Relatedly > Statistics, while tracking settings live under Relatedly > Settings > General
• Changed: theme selectors now use dropdown fields instead of large selection cards
• Changed: inline and end-of-post previews now stay with their relevant settings instead of repeating in sidebar views
• Changed: dashboard summary widget now shows basic statistics for free users when tracking is enabled
• Changed: statistics JavaScript rewritten for faster, smoother interactions
• Changed: statistics page redesigned with date range filter and exportable reports
• Removed: duplicate Statistics settings tab and unused statistics settings templates
• Fixed: free users can view basic statistics instead of only recording tracking data in the background

2.2.0

• Changed: redesigned admin settings UI with sidebar navigation and expandable module cards
• Changed: reorganized plugin navigation into Setup, Display Locations, Distribution, and Analytics
• Changed: Relatedly settings now default to the General setup tab while direct tab links still open their target screen
• Changed: moved version and plan status into a top plugin header
• Changed: moved the primary Upgrade to Pro action into the plugin header and Pro feature pages
• Changed: toggle switches replace checkboxes for boolean options
• Changed: each theme has its own expandable card with colour pickers and controls built in
• Changed: Pro-gated pages show an upgrade teaser with feature highlights instead of disabled fields
• Added: hero section with title and description per settings tab
• Added: top plugin header with current version, plan badge, and free-tier upgrade CTA
• Added: Pro theme teaser card in the Inline tab for free users
• Added: exclusions card shows live count of active exclusion rules
• Changed: General settings split into 3 focused cards instead of one long table
• Fixed: Relatedly sidebar no longer slides underneath the WordPress admin sidebar
• Fixed: removed the sidebar footer upgrade button and sidebar version footer to avoid WP admin menu overlap
• Fixed: Pro navigation items open in-plugin preview pages instead of behaving like dead sidebar links
• Fixed: Statistics, Floating Sidebar, and Email Reports free states use consistent Pro preview layouts

2.1.3

• Added: inline theme appearance controls (colours, sizes, weights, excerpt toggles)
• Added: end-content theme appearance controls (colours, sizes, weights, excerpt toggles, thumbnail size)
• Added: floating sidebar variant appearance and behaviour controls (colours, scroll percentage, dismiss behaviour, auto-refresh)
• Added: live theme preview for floating sidebar variants
• Added: General settings fields for Exclude Categories, Exclude Tags, Link Rel, and Cache Duration
• Added: Reset to Defaults button on settings page
• Changed: Exclude Categories and Exclude Tags now use searchable multi-select dropdowns instead of long checkbox lists
• Fixed: Clear Cache button now submits via POST with a valid nonce
• Fixed: floating sidebar variants registered so the live theme preview works for all variants

2.1.2

• Fix: save settings from one tab without resetting values from other tabs

2.1.1

• Fix: move data pruning cron scheduling to init action to avoid WordPress 6.7+ translation loading notice

2.1.0

• Freemius integration for premium licensing and checkout
• Premium feature gating: floating sidebar, advanced statistics dashboard, email reports, CSV export, custom post types, and advanced themes are Pro-only
• Free tier: 3 inline themes, 3 end-content themes, up to 5 inline/end-content posts, post + page support, up to 3 RSS posts
• Tracking still records clicks and impressions on the free tier

2.0.7

• Fix escaping in floating sidebar variant label
• Fix prepared SQL usage in statistics queries

2.0.3

• Remove languages/.gitkeep and dev markdown files from distribution package
• Include composer.json when vendor/ is bundled

2.0.2

• Restore Plugin URI to https://kraftysprouts.com/portfolio/relatedly/

2.0.1

• WordPress.org review compliance: wire email report scheduling, remove custom CSS field, update premium upsell copy
• Remove bundled jQuery — use WordPress core jQuery for DataTables
• Upgrade SweetAlert2 to a privacy-safe release
• Remove manual text-domain loading — translations load automatically on WordPress.org
• Update Plugin URI and contributors list

2.0.0

• Complete rebuild — modern architecture and cached post pools for better performance
• All third-party libraries bundled locally (Choices.js, Tippy.js, SweetAlert2, Flatpickr, Chart.js, DataTables)
• Options now defined in a single schema so defaults, sanitization, and settings UI stay in sync
• Colours set through CSS variables instead of inline styles on every element
• Theme output moved to editable template files
• GDPR data export and erasure hooks added
• Batched impression tracking (one request per group of posts)
• Monthly tracking data pruning cron added

1.9.15

• Namespace refactor completed (ksm_relatedly → relatedly)
• Table schema version tracking added

1.9.13

• Option and hook prefix changed from ksm_relatedly_ to relatedly_

1.8.8

• Critical fix: boolean options no longer reset to defaults on page load

1.8.5

• Label management system — disable individual default labels from admin UI

1.8.4

• RSS end-content related posts added
• UTM parameter customization added

1.8.3

• Floating sidebar added (5 variants)

1.7.0

• Statistics dashboard, click tracking, email reports added

1.0.0

• Initial release