Shortcode Arcade Crypto Idle Game

Changelog

2.1.0

  • NEW: Per-upgrade AI media — set a video or image URL per upgrade tier that plays before the AI narrative popup
  • NEW: Phased AI popup — media plays first with a Skip button, then transitions to the AI text message
  • NEW: Per-upgrade AI media URL fields in the AI Storyline admin settings
  • NEW: Styled difficulty change confirmation modal replaces native browser dialog
  • NEW: Styled self-reset (New Run) confirmation modal replaces native browser dialog
  • NEW: UI label override system — all in-game text strings customizable via Branding settings
  • NEW: Real button glow animation and decoy dim effect in multi-button anti-bot mode
  • NEW: “Find the brighter coin!” click hint shown on first load in multi-button mode
  • NEW: Decoy click shows animated ✗ indicator instead of text flash
  • NEW: Absolute-position button movement with chaos jitter (triangle pattern in 3-button mode)
  • NEW: Mobile double-tap zoom prevention on game container
  • NEW: Footer {year} and {title} token substitution now works as advertised in Branding settings
  • NEW: Currency symbol option wired to frontend game display
  • NEW: Gold Bitcoin coin icon in WordPress admin sidebar menu
  • FIXED: Miner status bar was completely unstyled — now shows active/stopped states with animations
  • FIXED: Leaderboard difficulty tabs rendered but had no CSS styling — now fully styled
  • FIXED: Login, registration, and forgot-password forms rendered completely unstyled
  • FIXED: Offline earnings were incorrectly capped at 24 hours — corrected to 48 hours matching miner timeout
  • FIXED: phpcs ignore comments lost during refactor — restored on all confirmed false positives
  • UPDATED: Plugin rebranded to ZillHa Games — visit ZillHa.com for live examples and setup guides
  • UPDATED: readme.txt description updated to reflect all features are 100% free

2.0.2

  • NEW: Custom upgrade names via Branding settings (all 10 tiers)
  • NEW: UI label system — game strings now localizable via PHP
  • NEW: Leaderboard difficulty tabs when player difficulty is enabled
  • NEW: Miner timeout — passive miners pause after 48 hours of inactivity, with an in-game Restart control
  • FIXED: Branding upgrade names were hardcoded; now read from admin settings
  • FIXED: Leaderboard showed flat list even when per-difficulty data existed

2.0.1

  • NEW: Difficulty system (Easy/Medium/Hard) with per-difficulty leaderboards
  • NEW: Player-selectable difficulty with separate competitive rankings
  • NEW: Anti-bot button mode (1/2/3 buttons with decoys)
  • NEW: Movement trigger system for button position swapping
  • NEW: Self-reset feature preserving prestige and best scores
  • NEW: Ad Space integration with sanitized HTML support
  • NEW: AI Storyline wired to game frontend — popups now fire for players
  • FIXED: DB schema updated with difficulty and per-difficulty best score columns
  • FIXED: Cloud save now stores and returns player difficulty
  • FIXED: Leaderboard supports per-difficulty filtering

2.0.0

  • NEW: All features now free — no Pro version required
  • NEW: Top-level admin menu with Arcade-themed UI
  • NEW: Branding settings (game title, currency name, coin image, colors, footer) now apply to the live game
  • NEW: Login and registration shortcodes — [sacig_crypto_idle_login] and [sacig_crypto_idle_register] — with configurable titles and redirects
  • NEW: Leaderboard display settings (title, avatars, highlight color) now apply on the frontend
  • NEW: Purple neon arcade admin design
  • NEW: About page with shortcode reference and plugin info
  • UPDATED: WordPress 7.0 compatibility confirmed
  • FIXED: GitHub Actions deploy workflow env var correction

1.0.0

  • Stable release
  • Full WordPress 7.0 compatibility and compliance
  • Code optimizations and quality improvements
  • Tested and verified across all core gameplay and admin features
  • Production-ready for wide distribution

0.4.6 – 2026-01-15

  • Critical reviewer-risk cleanup and schema unification
  • Fixed JS header and version metadata (0.4.0 → 0.4.6)
  • Unified database schema column naming (total_currency → total_satoshis)
  • Updated all file headers to match exact plugin branding
  • Removed legacy package references and outdated comments
  • Added documentation for frontend globals and localStorage usage
  • No gameplay changes or data migrations required

0.4.5 – 2026-01-15

  • Completed full namespace and prefixing audit for WordPress.org compliance
  • Updated all shortcodes to use sacig_ prefix for clear attribution
  • Standardized all CSS classes, IDs, and JavaScript functions with sacig prefix
  • Renamed asset files to match plugin namespace
  • Removed legacy shortcode aliases per review guidelines
  • No gameplay or data changes

0.4.4 – 2026-01-14

  • Completed full namespace and prefix refactor using a unique SACIG prefix
  • Renamed internal class files to match new naming conventions
  • Updated root plugin loader to reflect new structure
  • Verified compliance with WordPress.org Plugin Review requirements
  • No gameplay changes
  • No data migrations

0.4.3 – 2026-01-14

  • Refactored plugin-specific functions, classes, constants, and options to use a uniform prefix
  • Resolved naming collisions identified during manual review
  • Corrected plugin ZIP filename to meet WordPress.org requirements
  • No gameplay changes

0.4.2 – 2026-01-13

  • Renamed plugin to Shortcode Arcade Crypto Idle Game
  • Updated admin and frontend UI labels
  • Updated readme, plugin headers, and branding
  • No gameplay changes

0.4.0 – 2025-01-06

  • Stable release
  • Improved progression balancing
  • Added prestige scaling refinements
  • Improved admin UI clarity
  • No breaking changes

0.3.4 – 2025-01-06

  • Gameplay balance refinements

0.3.3 – 2025-01-04

  • Fixed Plugin Checker and PHPCS warnings
  • Improved database handling

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Author
Ask Adam
Version:
2.1.0
Last Updated
May 30, 2026
Requires
WordPress 6.0
Tested Up To
WordPress 7.0
Requires PHP
7.4

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