Verified compatibility with WordPress 7.0 — no code changes required; bumped Tested up to header
1.4.4 – 13th May 2026
WordPress.org Plugin Check compliance pass — added translators: comments for placeholder strings, tightened input sanitization on the slider editor, gated error_log() output behind WP_DEBUG so production logs stay clean
Description text refreshed to cover the Options layout (added in 1.4.1) — no behavioural change
1.4.3 – 9th May 2026
Fixed Cool layout fixed-height sliders losing navigation arrows when more than one slider was on the page — slide widths are derived from natural image dimensions, but lazy-loaded images had not finished loading at init time, so the max-page calculation read width 0 and hid the arrows. Layout and arrow visibility now re-run as each slide image loads, plus once on window.load
1.4.2 – 9th May 2026
Fixed Cool layout with fixed-height image ratio cropping wider images by forcing all slides to a uniform slot width — slides now keep each image’s natural width derived from its aspect ratio at the configured fixed height
Cool layout navigation in fixed-height mode now scrolls by per-slide width instead of a uniform page step
1.4.1 – 20th April 2026
Added Options layout — clickable static cards that reveal per-slide HTML content in a detail panel below
Added inline Code / Preview tabs for editing the HTML content of each option
Added Background Color picker for the Options layout
Added Background Color picker for the 3D layout
Improved 3D layout to respect the configured visible slide count
Improved 3D layout with fixed-height image ratio to preserve natural aspect ratio
Preselect first card in the Options layout on load
1.3.4 – 11th April 2026
Added Black arrows display option for solid black arrow circles with white icons
Added live upgrade support for the new black_arrows slider setting column
1.3.3 – 11th April 2026
Limited free mode to 2 total sliders
Disabled new slider creation in the admin once the free slider cap is reached
Blocked direct/cached create requests in the save handler so the free slider limit cannot be bypassed
1.3.2 – 11th April 2026
Added premium license activation with up to 50 images per slider and up to 15 visible slides
Added premium-only Default (Original ratio) image ratio option
Added Load Titles action to fill slide titles from image filenames
Added Square corners display option for sharp image corners
Improved editor save feedback with a compact inline status pill
Fixed save failures on installs missing newer slider-table columns
Fixed partial save/orphan slide rows by making slider saves transactional
1.2.0 – 25th March 2026
Added image ratio option: 16:10 (landscape) or 1:1 (square) per slider
Added link hover color picker — configurable per slider