Smart Brands for WooCommerce

2.0.6 – Jul 01, 2026

• Improved: Added capability checks (activate_plugins, deactivate_plugins) for plugin activation/deactivation actions.
• Improved: Improved maybe_unserialize() function with secure defaults (allowed_classes => false).
• Fix: The remote HTTP response vulnerability by using WordPress plugins_api() function instead of unserialize() on remote data.
• Fix: Fixed deactivate_plugins() function call with correct arguments.

2.0.5 – Jun 26, 2026

• Updated: Plugin minimum WP version set to 5.9.
• Fix: The select option style issue for the Smart Brands block.
• Fix: The plugin option style issue found with WP 7.0.
• Tested: WordPress 7.0 compatibility.
• Tested: WooCommerce 10.9.1 compatibility.

2.0.4 – Dec 30, 2025

• Improved: Plugin detection logic optimized for better clarity and reliability.
• Tested: WooCommerce 10.4.3 compatibility.

2.0.3 – Nov 25, 2025

• Improved: Enhanced plugin security and data validation.
• Improved: The Additional CSS option.
• Fix: The product count value was not working in the brand carousel.
• Tested: WordPress 6.9 compatibility.
• Tested: WooCommerce 10.3.5 compatibility.

2.0.2 – Jul 24, 2025

• Fix: The Archive description was not shown in the Brand Archive page
• Tested: WooCommerce 10.0.4 compatibility.

2.0.1 – Apr 16, 2025

• New: The plugin was made compatible with WooCommerce brand taxonomy.
• Improved: The plugin brands were migrated to WooCommerce brands.
• Fix: The text-domain warning issue was found with WP 6.8
• Fix: The duplicate brand taxonomy issue was found with WooCommerce v9.6.0 or greater.
• Tested: WordPress 6.8 compatibility.
• Tested: WooCommerce 9.8.1 compatibility.

2.0.0 – Jan 14, 2025

• New: The Responsive Grid Layout feature
• New: The Vertical Alignment (Top, Middle, Bottom) option.
• New: The Inner Padding option.
• New: The Carousel Navigation Padding option.
• New: The Mousewheel Control option.
• New: The Mouse Draggable option.
• Improved: The plugin backend options panel has been reorganized to make it more user-friendly.
• Improved: The Layout Preset option moved to the top of the shortcode setup page.
• Improved: The How to Use section moved to the right side of the page.
• Improved: The options of the Carousel Settings tab are organized by the nested tab.
• Improved: The Slide to Scroll option moved to the Carousel Pagination tab of the Carousel Settings tab
• Updated: The language (.pot) file.
• Tested: WooCommerce 9.5.2 compatibility.

1.1.6 – Nov 22, 2024

• Fix: The plugin style issue for RTL sites.
• Fix: The translation-related warning found with WP 6.7.1

1.1.5 – Nov 15, 2024

• Tested: WordPress 6.7 compatibility.
• Tested: WooCommerce 9.4.1 compatibility.

1.1.4 – Oct 01, 2024

• Fix: Some strings translation issue
• Updated: The language (.pot) file.
• Tested: WordPress 6.6.2 compatibility.
• Tested: WooCommerce 9.3.3 compatibility.

1.1.3 – Jul 18, 2024

• Tested: WordPress 6.6 compatibility.
• Tested: WooCommerce 9.1.2 compatibility.

1.1.2 – Jun 05, 2024

• Tested: WooCommerce 8.9.2 compatibility.

1.1.1 – Apr 02, 2024

• Tested: WordPress 6.5 compatibility.
• Tested: WooCommerce 8.7.0 compatibility.

1.1.0 – Feb 27, 2024

• New: Elementor Addon for showing brand carousel shortcode easily.
• New: The Navigation color option of the Carousel.
• New: The Pagination color option of the Carousel.
• Improved: The Help Page has been redesigned to make it more user-friendly.
• Improved: The plugin backend design.
• Improved: The plugin options are optimized.
• Improved: Added a redirect to the help page after plugin activation.
• Updated: The language (.pot) file.
• Fix: The warning found on the brand archive page with the Block theme
• Tested: WordPress v6.4.3 compatibility.
• Tested: WooCommerce v8.6.1 compatibility.

1.0.8 – Nov 13, 2023

• Fix: Few PHPCS warnings with PHP8.2.
• Fix: The Brand position issue in the single product page for the block theme.
• Tested: WooCommerce 8.2.1 compatibility.
• Tested: WordPress 6.4.1 compatibility.

1.0.7 – Aug 02, 2023

• Fix: The Product Slider for WooCommerce plugin compatibility.
• Tested: WooCommerce 7.9.0 compatibility.
• Tested: WordPress 6.3 compatibility.

1.0.6 – Jul 17, 2023

• Fix: The style issue of the plugin admin panel for the RTL site.
• Fix: The issue of not showing the brand carousel with the Elementor Pro (v3.14.1) plugin.
• Tested: WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) feature compatibility.
• Tested: WooCommerce 7.8.2 compatibility.

1.0.5 – May 30, 2023

• New: The Gutenberg Block feature.
• Tested: WordPress 6.2.2 compatibility.
• Tested: WooCommerce 7.7.1 compatibility.

1.0.4 – Mar 17, 2023

• New: The Live Preview feature for brand show.
• New: The language file (.pot) file.
• Improved: Reset All button replaced with Reset Tab button in plugin setting.
• Fix: The warning found in brand table if brand does not have any image.
• Fix: The image tag does not have width height attribute.
• Fix: The undefined variable warning when shop page is set for homepage.
• Tested: WooCommerce 7.5.0 compatibility.

1.0.3 – Jan 16, 2023

• New: The brand logo shown at brand table in the admin panel.
• Improved: Plugin security improved.
• Improved: Load Stylesheets in the header based on shortcodes on the page.
• Fix: The image extra bottom space of brand carousel.
• Tested: WordPress 6.1.1 compatibility.
• Tested: WooCommerce 7.3.0 compatibility.

1.0.2 – Dec 07, 2022

• New: The Free mode feature of the carousel.
• Fix: Warning for missing map of swiper JS file.
• Fix: The carousel navigation effect on other shortcodes if that carousel hides its navigation.
• Fix: The brand does not keep selected duplicated products as the main product.

1.0.1 – Nov 15, 2022

• Tested: WordPress 6.1 compatibility.
• Tested: WooCommerce 7.1.0 compatibility.

1.0.0 – Oct 18, 2022

• First Release