Warder Cookie Consent

2.1.4

2026-06-04

• Listing: added screenshots and captions for the admin settings page, frontend consent modal, cookie category management, the opt-in analytics defaults, and regex cookie matching. No functional changes.

2.1.3

2026-06-03

• Build: the compiled dist/cookieconsent.bundle.js now begins with a comment banner (via webpack BannerPlugin) pointing to the uncompressed source and the public repository, so the source location is visible from within the compiled file itself. Comment extraction to a separate .LICENSE.txt is disabled so the banner stays inline.
• Docs: moved the == Source Code == section higher in readme.txt (directly after the feature list) so the human-readable source reference is easy to find. No functional changes.

2.1.2

2026-05-30

• Docs: added CONTRIBUTING.md at the repository root with build-from-source, development setup, dependencies, and contribution guidelines.
• Docs: moved the developer-facing build/development/dependencies sections out of the README into CONTRIBUTING.md, leaving a short “Contributing” pointer; renumbered the Composer install method.

2.1.1

2026-05-30

• Changed: removed wp_slimstat from the default warder_blocked_scripts list — Slimstat is not bundled with WordPress or WooCommerce, so blocking it by default was dead code for most sites. Add it back via the warder_blocked_scripts filter if needed.
• Docs: updated README to document the necessary-category cookie defaults (WordPress core + WooCommerce) and analytics defaults (including sbjs_*); added common warder_blocked_scripts examples for Slimstat and MonsterInsights.

2.1.0

2026-05-30

• Added: warder_block_script_until_consent() — rewrites known analytics/marketing script tags to type=”text/plain” data-category=”<category>” so they are held by vanilla-cookieconsent until the user accepts the matching category. Covers sourcebuster-js (SourceBuster.js), wc-order-attribution (WooCommerce order attribution), and wp_slimstat (Slimstat Analytics) out of the box. Extend or replace the list with the warder_blocked_scripts filter.
• Added: expanded necessary category cookie defaults to cover the full WordPress and WooCommerce session surface: cc_cookie, wordpress_logged_in_*, wordpress_sec_*, wordpress_test_cookie, wp-settings-*, wp_woocommerce_session_*, woocommerce_cart_hash, woocommerce_items_in_cart, woocommerce_recently_viewed, PHPSESSID. Existing installs are unaffected (defaults only apply to new installs or when the necessary category has no cookies configured).
• Changed: sbjs_* (SourceBuster.js attribution cookies) moved from the necessary category to analytics in the default configuration — they are set by an optional tracking script, not by WordPress core.

2.0.2

2026-05-30

• Security: settings save handler now sanitizes the full $_POST[‘warder_options’] array through a dedicated recursive sanitizer (warder_sanitize_options_input) before validation, instead of relying on a phpcs:ignore suppression. Description fields keep safe post HTML (wp_kses_post); all other fields are treated as plain text.
• Security: category and cookie delete handlers now verify the nonce before any request data is used to change state, and call wp_die() on a failed check.
• Hardening: warder_validate_options() now guards every field with isset() (no PHP warnings on partial submissions under WP_DEBUG) and constrains current_lang to the supported language whitelist.
• Fixed: removed the inappropriate wp_strip_all_tags() wrapper around the static preferences-toggle CSS (it is an HTML helper, not a CSS escaper).
• Refactored: the supported languages and preferences-toggle positions now come from two shared helpers (warder_allowed_languages(), warder_allowed_toggle_positions()) used by both validation and the admin dropdowns, instead of being hand-copied across three files. No change to available options or behaviour.
• Refactored: removed an unused internal function (warder_render_category_title_field()) that was dead code.
• Docs: clarified the “Source Code” section to state that uncompressed source ships in the plugin (src/index.js, webpack.config.js) and in the public GitHub repository.
• Tooling: phpcs.xml now lints the inc/ directory (previously only the main file was scanned).

2.0.1

2026-05-28

• Fixed: necessary category enabled/readonly values were silently overwritten as false on every admin settings save because the disabled checkboxes were not submitted by form.serialize(). The necessary category is now always forced to enabled=true and readonly=true in validation, regardless of form input.
• Fixed: is_regex was always saved as true for every cookie. The hidden input used value=”” for false, so PHP’s isset() returned true for the empty string, silently marking non-regex cookies (_gid, _gat) as regex patterns and corrupting the autoClear cookie list. The hidden input now outputs ‘0’ for false; validation uses !empty() with an explicit ‘0’ check so only the string ‘1’ is treated as true.
• Fixed: non-necessary categories (e.g. Analytics) appeared as locked and pre-selected in the frontend preferences modal. Validation now always saves enabled=false, readonly=false for non-necessary categories; src/index.js derives enabled/readOnly from the category id rather than DB values; admin UI replaces confusing enabled/readonly checkboxes with descriptive lock/unlock icons.
• Fixed: AJAX save no longer returns a misleading “No changes detected” message when a setting is toggled back to its current DB value — the response is always “Settings saved successfully.”

2.0.0

2026-05-28

• Changed: plugin logic split from one monolithic file into five focused files under inc/ — defaults.php, settings.php, ajax.php, admin.php, frontend.php. Main plugin file is now 26 lines (header, constants, requires). No behaviour changes.
• Fixed: admin page title renamed to “Warder Cookie Consent”; Settings sidebar label renamed to “Warder Consent”

1.5.2

2026-05-28

• Added: AJAX save for the Cookie Consent settings page — Save All Settings no longer reloads the page or scrolls back to the top; the success notice appears next to the form and the page scrolls it into view
• Fixed: setup welcome notice now self-suppresses once the plugin has been configured, instead of appearing on every admin page
• Fixed: Add Cookie forms are now rendered after the main settings form rather than nested inside it, so submitting an Add Cookie form no longer accidentally triggers the main settings save and no longer loses the regex checkbox state
• Fixed: success notice after adding/deleting categories or cookies (?warder_notice=saved after the redirect)
• Changed: removed leftover :not([form]) selectors and JS DOM repositioning that were workarounds for the old nested-form layout

1.5.1

2026-05-28

• Fixed: Add Cookie form now appears directly below the “Add Cookie to this Category” button instead of at the bottom of the page (below Save All Settings and Add New Category)
• Fixed: Add Cookie submissions were silently dropped because the relocated form ended up nested inside the main settings form, which browsers reject. The actual form element now lives outside the main settings form and the visible inputs reference it via the HTML5 form attribute

1.5.0

2026-05-28

• Added: Matomo cookie patterns (/^_pk_/ and /^mtm_/) to the default analytics category, so new installs manage Matomo cookies out of the box alongside Google Analytics. Existing sites can add the same patterns under Settings > Cookie Consent

1.4.2

2026-05-28

• Fixed: register_setting() updated to array format with explicit sanitize_callback key as required by WordPress.org guidelines
• Fixed: privacy_policy_url now sanitized with esc_url_raw() instead of sanitize_text_field() for proper URL sanitization
• Changed: .distignore updated to include src/, webpack.config.js, and package.json in the WordPress.org build so the human-readable source is available to reviewers (guideline §4)

1.4.1

2026-05-27

• Changed: Replaced the 10up/wpcs-action workflow with a local PHPCS workflow using phpcs.xml, adding enforcement of WordPress.WP.I18n (text domain: warder-cookie-consent) and WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput on pull requests

1.4.0

2026-05-27

• Fixed: the “Add New Category”, “Add Cookie”, and “Remove” cookie controls rendered but had no backend handler after an earlier refactor — they now work again
• Added: restored category/cookie management handlers (add category, add cookie, delete cookie, delete category) consolidated in warder_handle_admin_actions(), each with nonce verification and input sanitization
• Added: “Delete Category” link in each non-necessary category header
• Added: Requires at least and Requires PHP headers to the main plugin file
• Changed: wrapped all hardcoded admin settings-page strings in translation/escaping functions (esc_html_e, esc_attr_e, esc_html__, esc_js) so admin UI text is translatable and escaped on output

1.3.2

2026-05-27

• Fixed: moved inline admin <script> to wp_add_inline_script() via admin_enqueue_scripts hook
• Fixed: sanitize CSS output with wp_strip_all_tags() before passing to wp_add_inline_style()
• Added: == Source Code & Build Process == section to readme.txt documenting webpack build and GitHub source link
• Changed: Contributors field updated to WordPress.org username rhand

1.3.1

2026-05-26

• Fixed .gitattributes so composer.json ships in Composer/Packagist dist archives (still excluded from WordPress.org builds via .distignore)

1.3.0

2026-05-26

• Added languages/ directory for translation files (WordPress 4.6+ auto-loads translations via the Text Domain header)
• Fixed Plugin Check workflow directory name to match text domain header (resolves textdomain_mismatch warnings)
• Renamed plugin to Warder Cookie Consent (Wheel of Time inspired, consistent with Elayne theme and Waygate pattern builder)
• Renamed main plugin file to warder-cookie-consent.php
• Updated text domain to warder-cookie-consent
• Updated all function prefixes from scc_ to warder_
• Updated Composer package name to imagewize/warder-cookie-consent
• GitHub repository renamed to imagewize/warder-cookie-consent

1.2.1

2026-05-26

• Fixed composer.json license field (MIT → GPL-2.0-or-later) to match plugin header
• Fixed composer.json support URLs pointing to wrong repository
• Added .gitattributes to exclude dev files from Composer installs and git archives

1.2.0

2026-05-26

• Added floating preferences toggle button — a cookie icon button rendered in the page footer that opens the preferences modal, letting users change their consent choices at any time
• Added “Preferences Toggle Button” setting in General Settings with a position dropdown (bottom-right, bottom-left, top-right, top-left)
• Toggle button can be enabled/disabled independently of the main banner

1.1.0

2026-05-26

• Added “Enable Plugin” toggle to General Settings (disable the banner without deactivating the plugin)
• Added plugin header fields required by WordPress.org (Author URI, Text Domain, License, License URI)
• Added direct file access protection (ABSPATH check)
• Removed debug error_log and console.log statements
• Fixed output escaping throughout admin UI (esc_url, esc_attr, esc_html)
• Fixed Plugin Check workflow directory name (resolved textdomain_mismatch and trademarked_term warnings)
• Added strict comparison to in_array calls
• Full WordPress Coding Standards compliance (PHPCS 0 errors)
• Added PHPDoc blocks to all functions
• Updated license from MIT to GPLv2 or later
• Added readme.txt, phpcs.xml, .distignore, and GitHub Actions workflows (WPCS, Plugin Check, release zip)

1.0.0

2025-05-26

• Initial release