RSS Image Widget

3.0.0

• New: Gutenberg block — “RSS Image Gallery” available in the block editor
• New: Responsive CSS Grid layout replaces Bootstrap classes
• New: Built-in vanilla JS lightbox replaces external Lightbox2 CDN dependency
• New: Lazy loading on all images
• New: Accessible lightbox with keyboard support (Escape to close)
• Removed: jQuery dependency
• Removed: External CDN dependency (cdnjs Lightbox2)
• Removed: Bootstrap HTML classes (col-xs-12, row, thumbnail)
• Changed: Uses WordPress fetch_feed() instead of direct SimplePie instantiation
• Changed: Assets only loaded when widget/block is on the page
• Changed: Requires WordPress 6.0+
• Security: Input sanitization and output escaping throughout

2.1.0

• PHP 8.x compatibility: replaced create_function() with anonymous function
• Fixed SimplePie include path for modern WordPress
• Replaced extract() with direct array access
• Removed dead $width code
• Security hardening: ABSPATH guard, output escaping, input sanitization

2.0.3

• Tested with WP 4.3.1
• Changed to PHP5-compatible classes

2.0.2

• Tested with WP 4.2.2

2.0.1

• Fix for PHP 5.3

2.0.0

• Now using Lightbox provided by CDN instead of Shadowbox
• Bootstrap-compatible classes and HTML
• SimplePie caches using the WordPress upload directory if available

1.4.2

• Removal of PHP Thumb to remove thumbnail generation
• Removal of garbage collection function

1.4.1

• Updated the license requirements
• Tested in 3.3.2

1.4

• Now comes with Shadowbox for showing images in gallery
• Titles moved below image by default
• Clicking image shows the full size
• Clicking title sends you to the website
• Improved caching

1.3.1

• Intelligent garbage collection
• Width/Height resizing now settable in widget

1.3

• SimplePie dependency removed as it comes with WordPress 2.7+
• PHPThumb changed to latest version

1.2.1

• Change image_widget.tmpl to validated XHTML

1.2

• Uses WordPress 2.8 widget class — supports multiple instances

1.1

• Addition to admin of changeable title

1.0

• First release