WP News and Scrolling Widgets

5.0.6 (17, Nov 2025)

• [*] Fixed code conflict issue affecting widget saving.

5.0.5 (12, Nov 2025)

• [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.8.3

5.0.4 (15, May 2025)

• [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.8.1

5.0.3 (17, January 2025)

• [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.7.1

5.0.2 (06, Nov 2024)

• [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.6.2

5.0.1 (25, July 2024)

• [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.6.1

5.0 (10, July 2024)

• [*] Update – Improve escaping functions for better security.
• [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.5.5

4.9 (24, Nov 2023)

• [*] Updated analytics SDK.
• [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.4.1

4.8 (21 Aug 2023)

• [*] Tested up to: 6.3

4.7.2 (02, Aug 2023)

• [*] Tested up to: 6.2.2
• [*] Fixed all security related issues.

4.7.1 (18, May 2023)

• [*] Tested up to: 6.2.1

4.7 (28, March 2023)

• [*] Fixed – Fixed one undefined PHP variable warning.
• [*] Update – Improve escaping functions for better security.

4.6.3 (09, Dec 2022)

• [*] Tested up to: 6.1.1

4.6.2 (03 Nov, 2022)

• [*] Tested up to: 6.1

4.6.1 (07 Oct, 2022)

• [*] New – Added revision support to news post type.

4.6 (30 Sep, 2022)

• [*] Update – Use escaping and sanitize functions for better security.
• [*] Update – Now pagination will work with archive page.
• [*] Update – Update Numeric and Prev – Next pagination to scroll back to plugin shortcode on page load.
• [*] Update – Check compatibility to WordPress version 6.0.2
• [*] Fix – Fixed one deprecated warning in Gutenberg block from WordPress 5.7
• [*] Fix – Fixed some typo mistake.
• [*] Remove – Removed unnecessary files, code and images.

4.5.7 (24, May 2022)

• [*] Tested up to: 6.0

4.5.6 (28, March 2022)

• [+] Added demo link
• [-] Removed some unwanted code and files.

4.5.5 (11, Feb 2022)

• [-] Removed some unwanted code and files.

4.5.4 (04, Feb 2022)

• [*] Tested up to: 5.9
• [*] Solved Gutenberg wp-editor widget issue.

4.5.3.1 (15, Dec 2021)

• [*] Minor fix.

4.5.3 (12, Nov 2021)

• [*] Fix – Resolve Gutenberg WP-Editor script related issue.
• [*] Update – Add some text and links in read me file.

4.5.2.1 (26, Oct 2021)

• [*] Fixed a variable prefix name issue.

4.5.2 (16, Sep 2021)

• [*] Tested up to: 5.8.1
• [*] Updated demo link

4.5.1 (18, Aug 2021)

• [*] Updated language file and JSON file.
• [*] Updated plugin analytics code.

4.5 (17, Aug 2021)

• [*] Updated all external links
• [*] Tweak – Code optimization and performance improvements.
• [*] Fixed Blocks Initialize Issue.

4.4.5 (31, May 2021)

• [*] Tested up to: 5.7.2
• [*] Added – HTTPS link in our analytics code to avoid browser security warning.

4.4.4 (24, May 2021)

• [*] Tested up to: 5.7.2
• [*] Tweak – Code optimization and performance improvements.

4.4.3 (22, March 2021)

• [*] New – Added “pagination” parameter in news shortcode.

4.4.3 (22, March 2021)

• [*] New – Added “pagination” parameter in news shortcode.

4.4.2 (26, Feb 2021)

• [*] Fix – Resolved conflict for news tags query with WordPress default query at admin side.

4.4.1 (25, Feb 2021)

• [*] Fix – Resolve issue related “wpnw_display_news_tags” function which override any other post type default post tag filter.
• [*] Check compatibility to WordPress version 5.6.1.

4.4 (23, Oct 2020)

• [+] New – Click to copy the shortcode from the getting started page.
• [*] Update – Regular plugin maintenance. Updated read me file.
• [*] Added – Added our other Popular Plugins under News –> Install Popular Plugins From US. This will help you to save your time during creating a website.

4.3 (09, Sept 2020)

• [+] New – Added Gutenberg block support. Now use plugin easily with Gutenberg!
• [+] New – Added ‘align’ and ‘extra_class’ parameter for all shortcode. Now shortcode is support twenty-nineteen and twenty-twenty theme Gutenberg block align and additional class feature.
• [+] New – Added shortcode & Widget support in Elementor, SiteOrigin and Beaver Page builder.
• [*] Check compatibility to WordPress version 5.5.1.
• [*] Tweak – Code optimization and performance improvements.
• [+] Update – Major changes in CSS and JS.

4.2.2 (14, July 2020)

• [*] Follow WordPress Detailed Plugin Guidelines for Offload Media and Analytics Code.

4.2.1 (26, Dec 2019)

• [+] Added : Added 2 new parameter – order and order by.
• [*] Improve some code in the shortcode file.

4.2 (05, June 2019)

• [*] Fixed some CSS related issues for pagination.
• [*] Updated plugin document link.
• [*] Updated plugin demo link.

4.1.4 (08, Feb 2019)

• [*] Minor change in Opt-in flow.

4.1.3 (20, Dec 2018)

• [*] Fixed the issue where custom taxonomies was not showing after giving Gutenberg support for custom news post. Thanks @sabkor for showing us this issue.

4.1.2 (18, Dec 2018)

• [*] Update Opt-in flow.

4.1.1 (13-12-2018)

• [+] If you are using WordPress 5.0 OR WordPress 5.0 plus classic editor plugin, we have added show_in_rest=> true to enable the Gutenberg Editor support for News Posts or Not. For more details please check plugin FAQ section.

4.1 (06-12-2018)

• [*] Tested with WordPress 5.0 and Gutenberg.
• [*] Fixed some CSS issues.

4.0.3 (27, Jul 2018)

• [*] Fix – Added missing translated string.
• [*] Fix – Some warnings with widgets while using with WordPress customizer.
• [*] Tweak – Used ‘wp_reset_postdata’ instead of ‘wp_reset_query’.

4.0.2 (04 June 2018)

• [*] Follow some WordPress Detailed Plugin Guidelines.

4.0.1 (07 May 2018)

• [*] Taken batter care in list design if featured image not added.
• [*] Fixed grid-1 issues, where grid was loading actual image path.
• [*] Fixed some design issues

4.0 (30 March 2018)

• [*] Fixed some design issues
• [*] Modified plugin file structure
• [*] Tested with WordPress 4.9.4

3.3.4 (29 July 2017)

• [+] Added prefix to some CSS generic name classes to avoid the conflict with theme CSS or third party plugin.

3.3.2 (19 June 2017)

• [*] Resolved displaying multiple scrolling widget issue.

3.3.1 (19 May 2017)

• [*] Resolved WPML language translate issue while news is being displayed with taxonomy.
• [*] Updated ‘How it Work’ page.
• [*] Resolved post status issue. Now only ‘Published’ post will be displayed.

3.3 (15/02/2017)

• [+] Added new shortcode parameter “pagination_type” (Select the pagination type for News i.e. “numeric” OR “next-prev” ).

3.2.11 (09/12/2016)

• [*] Resolved conflict when ‘WP News and Widget – Masonry Layout’ plugin is activated.

3.2.10 (28/10/2016)

• [+] Added “How it Work” tab.
• [-] Removed Pro design tab.
• Fixed some CSS issue.

3.2.9 (10/17/2016)

• [+] Added design to read more button and pagination.
• [+] Added design for widgets section.
• Fixed some CSS issue.

3.2.8

• Fixed image display issue.
• Fixed some CSS issue.
• Fixed widget with image issue.

3.2.7

• Added excerpt functionality in post description.
• Resolved display post content issue.

3.2.6

• Fixed some CSS issues
• Updated PRO plugin design page.

3.2.5

• Fixed some CSS issues.

3.2.4

• Added translation in German, French (France), Polish languages (Beta)
• Fixed some bug
• Added 2 new design for pro version

3.2.3

• Added text domain
• Widget scrolling setting page removed and added setting in widget only.
• Fixed some bug

3.2.2

• Added Pro version
• Fixed some bugs

3.2.1

• Added new shortcode parameters show_date.
• Fixed some bugs.

3.2

• Widget Options like Show News date, Show News Categories, Select News Categories.

3.1.1

• Solved categories bug

3.1

• Added new shortcode parameters i.e. show_content, show_category_name and content_words_limit
• Fixed some bug

3.0

• Display News with List view
• Display News with Grid [sp_news grid=”2″]
• Added pagination [sp_news limit=”10″]

2.2.1

• fixed the bug : Shows news on top of static page

2.2

• Call the news post with shortcode
• Call the news post with category wise

2.1

• Scroll main page news
• Setting page for enable or disable main page news scrolling
• Setting page for main news page vertical and horizontal news scrolling

2.0

• Added Vertical and horizontal news scrolling widget with setting page
• New UI designs
• Admin setting page

1.0

• Initial release.