Changelogs for PublishPress Future

You can find the changelog for the free version by clicking this link to WordPress.org.

You can find the changelog for the Pro version below:

The format is based on Keep a Changelog
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[4.9.4]- 18 December, 2025 #

Added #

Enhance workflow management with custom capabilities (Issue #1540).
- Introduced new workflow capabilities: edit_publishpress_workflows, publish_publishpress_workflows, unpublish_publishpress_workflows
- Update REST API to use workflow-specific capabilities instead of generic edit_posts
- Add X-PP-Workflow-Nonce verification to all workflow endpoints for enhanced security

Fixed #

Published pages via Future Actions show incorrect View links (Issue #1539).
Unable to edit imported workflow (Issue #1544).
"Query posts" step doesn't work when post type is not specified for custom posts, (Issue #1546)
Update ES-FR-IT translations (Issue #1537).

[4.9.3]- 11 December, 2025 #

Added #

Added new conditional operators for workflow steps: "Is empty" and "Is not empty", allowing you to check if a value or field is empty or not within conditional logic (Issue #1518).

Fixed #

Warning: Undefined array key "id" on an imported workflow, (Issue #1524)
Unable to re-schedule "On Schedule" trigger if it was already executed, (Issue #1527)
"Update post details" step not working with "Query posts" step, (Issue #1503).
Fixed how variable helpers are interpreted inside JSON logic conditions (Issue #1517).
"Query Posts" step has invalid settings validation, (Issue #1525)
Update ES-FR-IT translations (Issue #1477).
Remove email field from getAuthors REST API endpoint.
Convert workflow operations from GET to POST requests
Add capability checks for all workflow actions
Improve utils stripTags function
Implement backup structure validation to ensure data integrity
Add sanitization methods for workflows and settings data
Improve input validation with proper type checking and whitelisting
Enhanced workflow setDescription() method with wp_kses_post() sanitization
Enhance post expiration extraData data validation
Improve query parameter handling in settings controller
Enhance template rendering validation and path security
Add nonce verification to processMetaboxUpdate method
Improve input sanitization in debug log download
Add proper permission checks for post expiration data access
Add input sanitization for workflow node data values

[4.9.2]- 18 Novemeber, 2025 #

Added #

Add "User Role After Change" criteria to "User role is changed" trigger, (Issue #1473).

Changed #

Re-organize Action Workflows quick edit links, (Issue #1479)
Resize workflow editor expression box modal, (Issue #1480)
Redirect users to "Action Workflows" screen on plugin activation, (Issue #1454)
Add validation to workflow schedule custom date source variable, (Issue #1481)

Fixed #

Update ES-FR-IT translations (Issue #1477).
Enhance permission checks for REST API post modification endpoint, (Issue #1491).

Developers #

Fixed duplicated constant values for hooks between modules and the core, (Issue #1292).

[4.9.1]- 27 October, 2025 #

Added #

Add "Run" and "Cancel" Bulk Edit in Scheduled Actions screen, (Issue #1461).
Restore "User role change" trigger - PRO, (Issue #1212)

Changed #

Enable "Cancel Scheduled Actions" link for active workflow, (Issue #1455).
Text changes for User role is changed, (Issue#1209)

Fixed #

DoAction step arguments not available as variables in subsequent workflow steps, (Issue #1467).
Custom i18n wrapper doesn't fall back to original string when translation is empty, (Issue #1465).
"No results found." message is breaking when using nl_NL, showing a JS error message, (Issue #1140).
TypeError: t.terms.forEach is not a function, (Issue #1169).

[4.9.0]- 08 October, 2025 #

Added #

Add a new trigger (When terms are added to a post), (Issue #1130).
Add Terms to the execution context, (Issue #1271).
Add new operator("has" & "does not have") to compare array in workflow editor filters, (Issue #1271).
Add "Duplicate" button for workflow editor filters, (Issue #1297).
Create the "Future Actions" workflows as samples in the "Action Workflows" area on install, (Issue #1309).
- Added "Change status to draft one week after publishing" workflow sample
- Added "Delete post one week after publishing" workflow sample
- Added "Remove all categories one week after publishing" workflow sample
- Added "Remove selected categories one week after publishing" workflow sample
- Added "Replace all categories one week after publishing" workflow sample
- Added "Stick post one week after publishing" workflow sample
- Added "Unstick post one week after publishing" workflow sample

Changed #

Make the "Send email" actions available in the Free version, (Issue #1430).
Make the "Post status changed" actions available in the Free version, (Issue #1430).
Make the "Post is published" trigger available in the Free version, (Issue #1452).
Move items under workflow editor "Advanced" tab to "Actions" tab and remove "Advanced" tab, (Issue #1383).
Change workflow editor edit icon {} to text, (Issue #1295).

Fixed #

Bulk Edit for Posts produces an empty Future box, (Issue #1302).
Newly created workflow "Manually run via Future Actions box" not working, (Issue #1425).
PHP message: PHP Fatal error: Uncaught ... NonexistentTermException in ...TermModel.php, (Issue #1442).
Issue with date timezones comparison in Future Actions, (Issue #1348).
Pro translations not working, (Issue #1444).
Update ES-FR-IT translations (Issues #1445, #1439).

Removed #

Remove the sidebar promo box, (Issue #1426).

Developers #

Refactor hardcoded do_action occurrences, (Issue #1335).
Update the actions scheduler library, (Issue #726).
Fixed workflow editor resolveExpressionsInJsonLogic forcing array into strings/json for all var.

[4.8.2]- 30 July, 2025 #

Added #

Add updated_post_meta and added_post_meta to core HooksAbstract, (Issue #1416).
Add Pro nudge in Free version for Statuses and Metadata scheduling, (Issue #1371).

Changed #

Hide options for "Automatically create actions" if disabled, (Issue #1398).

Fixed #

Mapped meta field for scheduled action not working for post added from the front end, (Issue #1418).

[4.8.1]- 17 July, 2025 #

Fixed #

"Manually run via Future Actions box" not working in Gutenberg Editor, (Issue #1405).
Conflict in WordPress 6.8.2 breaking post editor, (Issue #1404).
PHP message: PUBLISHPRESS FUTURE - Error registering classic editor metabox: Post is null or ID is not set, cannot load workflows" while reading response header from upstream, (Issue #1407).
Update pt-BR translations - PRO (Issue #1402).

[4.8.0]- 09 July, 2025 #

Added #

Add Key links on Plugins screen (Issue #1360).
Add new checkbox to hide specific fields in Metadata Mapping instead of the full metabox - PRO feature (Issue #1058).

Changed #

Changed the default value of "Workflow" field in the "Deactivate workflow for post" action to automatically select the first available workflow option (Issue #958).
Improve consistency on the name of manually enabled triggers (Issue #1366).
Conflict between the future action metabox and custom metadata when it comes from 3rd party plugins - PRO feature (Issue #1058).
Update the field description Text on User interaction step (Issue #1384).
Consistency with "Filters" name (Issue #1296).
Workflow name consistency, update "Custom action" to "Do custom action" (Issue #1385).

Fixed #

Fixed WooCommerce Order Notice: Function ID was called incorrectly. Order properties should not be accessed directly (Issue #1388).
Plugin's text domain is loaded too early (Issue #1350).
Pro license is not activating - PRO (Issue #1397).

Developers #

Remove HooksAbstract::FILTER_ACTION_META_KEY filter application from PostModel

[4.7.1]- 11 June, 2025 #

Fixed #

Fixed Future Actions missing in post editor (Issue #1372).

[4.7.0] - 10 June, 2025 #

Added #

Add new workflow trigger "On custom action" that allows workflows to be triggered by custom WordPress action hooks, enabling integration with other plugins and custom code - PRO feature (Issue #1222).
Add new workflow step "Do action" that executes custom action hooks with arguments, enabling integration with other plugins and custom code - PRO feature (Issue #1222).
Add diagnostic check for Spatie Ray debugging tool in the Diagnostics and Tools settings tab, clarifying debugging capabilities.
Add a "Copy" button to workflows (Issue #1183).
Add a "Cancel Scheduled Actions" button to workflows lists (Issue #1326).
Add a new step for interactive delay that allows workflows to pause and wait for user interaction - PRO feature (Issue #1257).
Add new workflow engine action hooks for enhanced extensibility:
- publishpressfuture_workflow_engine_initialize_workflow: Fires when a workflow is being initialized
- publishpressfuture_workflow_engine_setup_trigger: Fires when configuring a workflow trigger
- publishpressfuture_workflow_engine_setup_step: Fires when setting up a workflow step
- publishpressfuture_workflow_engine_execute_scheduled_step: Fires when executing a scheduled workflow step
- publishpressfuture_workflow_engine_execute_step: Fires when executing a workflow step
- publishpressfuture_workflow_engine_workflows_initialized: Fires when all workflows are initialized
- publishpressfuture_workflow_engine_start_engine: Fires when the workflow engine starts
- publishpressfuture_workflow_engine_run_workflows: Fires when workflows begin execution
Add Trigger action publishpressfuture_workflow_engine_execute_event_driven_step when an event-driven step starts running - PRO feature.
Add new "Duplicate Post" workflow action - PRO feature (Issue #1170).
Add a loco.xml file to support translation of the free version from within the Pro plugin using Loco Translate - PRO (Issue #1352).
Add a way to sort / filter / search the in-site notifications - PRO feature (Issue #1367).

Changed #

Stick and Unstick Post workflow steps can now be used anywhere in workflows, not just within Schedule branches (Issue #1204).
Clarify the "Metadata" description by including table name for each metadata (Issue #1247).
Stop automatic cancelation of scheduled actions when a workflow is disabled in support of manual button, (Issue #1326).
Upgrade woocommerce/action-scheduler from 3.7.0 to 3.9.2, fixing PHP 8.4 compatibility.
Consolidated JavaScript translations into the main .pot file and corresponding .po files, streamlining the translation workflow.

Fixed #

Settings Controller processes form submissions on every admin page load (Issue #1310).
Fixed validation issue in the workflow editor where selecting "Remove all terms" not removing required error (Issue #1244).
Fixed issue where Pro-only workflow triggers were incorrectly executing subsequent workflow steps in the free version of the plugin.
Fixed PHP compatibility by replacing arrow functions with anonymous functions for PHP 7.3 support.
Fixed PHP Warning: Trying to access array offset on null when opening new post, (Issue #1311).
Update pt-BR translations - PRO (Issue #1339).
Enhanced workflow auto-layout algorithm to prevent connection line crossings by implementing source handle-based ordering instead of creation order, improving visual clarity and readability of complex workflows.

Removed #

Remove site metadata from the execution context on workflows (Issue #1332).

Developers #

Remove unused InitineLoopPreventer trait from some classes, replacing it with the service "future.free/workflow-execution-safeguard".
Add convertDynamicHandlesToStatic method to WorkflowModel for improved handle management in workflow processing.
Enhanced workflow editor components with new InteractiveCustomOptions component for better option management.
Update workflow editor CSS to increase max-width for react-flow nodes from 170px to 210px for better layout flexibility.
Implement options validation in NodeValidator component to ensure workflow step configuration integrity.
Enhanced workflow runner infinite loop prevention by implementing ExecutionContextInterface and adding execution ID tracking for improved detection accuracy.
Implemented a unified i18n system for JavaScript translations that consolidates all script-specific translations into the main .pot files, streamlining the translation workflow.

[4.6.0] - 7 May, 2025 #

Added #

Added notification center icon to the admin topbar for in-site notifications - PRO feature (Issue #1290).
Added SendInSiteNotification step for in-site notifications - PRO (Issue #1290).
Added Scrollbar to Workflow Editor left sidebar (Issue #1281).

Changed #

Change Action Workflows Editor Modals "X" to "OK" and move the button to the bottom (Issue #1182).
Move Metabox, Future Actions Column and Editor "Future Actions" fields from Display to New "Admin" tab (Issue #1215).
Move Export and Import to first tabs in Settings (Issue #1213).
Update Workflow Action "Update post" label and description (Issue #1283).
Update Workflow Action "Post Name" to "Post Slug" (Issue #1282).
Update Action Workflows post action and bulk edit messages (Issue #1219).
Upgrade woocommerce/action-scheduler from 3.7.0 to 3.9.2, fixing PHP 8.4 compatibility.

Fixed #

Fixed editor error when editing a reuseable block (Issue #1324).
Update ES, FR, and IT translations (Issue #1270).
Fixed REST API request detection to workflow engine execution environment identification (Issue #1290).
Fixed duplicate FILTER_REGISTER_REST_ROUTES constant (Issue #1290).
Fixed workflow editor filter area autocomplete dropdown overlapping content (Issue #1303).
Fixed PHP Warning: Trying to access array offset on null when opening new post, (Issue #1311).
Fixed DB tables that were not created after fresh install unless we visit the admin (Issue #1319).
Fixed support for caching during post insertion and status transition (Issue #1311).

Removed #

Remove the option to compact scheduled actions data (Issue #1233).

Developers #

Remove unused InitineLoopPreventer trait from some classes, replacing it with the service "future.free/workflow-execution-safeguard".
Refactored workflow hooks replacing ACTION_ASYNC_EXECUTE_STEP with ACTION_SCHEDULED_STEP_EXECUTE for better semantic clarity.
Added getId method to UserModel for retrieving user ID;
Refactor WorkflowScheduledStepModel to simplify argument handling by removing compression logic and directly decoding uncompressed arguments.
Replace methods `getCachedPermalink and getCachedPosts with a unified method: getCacheForPostId on the class PostCache and interface PostCacheInterface. Retrieves cached post and permalink data, including both postBefore and postAfter states.
All triggers now emit the hook publishpressfuture_workflow_trigger_executed after execution.

[4.5.0] - 7 Apr, 2025 #

Added #

Added the global.engine_execution_id variable to the workflows.
Added the "After all repetitions" output branch to the "Schedule delay" step and "On schedule" trigger when repetition is enabled - PRO (Issue #1245).
Added the variables "repeat_count" and "repeat_limit" to the "Schedule delay" step - PRO.
Added more detailed debug messages when sending emails, helping to troubleshoot email sending errors (Issue #1232).

Changed #

Restored Post ID variables for post related triggers.
Removed the global.run_id global variables and moved it to the workflow global variable as global.workflow.execution_id.
Renamed workflow variable helpers, to workflow value processors.
Changed default action unique ID by including the current timestamp, making it more unique by default.
Changed the label "Next" to "At time" in the output of the "Schedule delay" step in the workflow editor.
Removed not useful fields from the Quick Edit panel for Workflows: date, password, and others (Issue #1178).
Allow editing custom post field selection expression for adding variable processor (e.g. date) and formatting the used value. Singlevariables expression builder is editable instead of readonly (Issue #1238).
Implemented default sorting of scheduled actions by most recent first, providing better visibility of upcoming tasks (Issue #1242).
Changed the default setup interval to 60 seconds in the trigger "On schedule" that used to look for the scheduled action for the workflow (Issue #1245).

Removed #

Removed the "Allow duplicate scheduling" option in the Schedule delay step in the workflow editor. To prevent a duplicated action, specify a custom Unique Action Identified after enabling Advanced settings in the workflow editor.

Fixed #

Fixed false positive results for invalid JSON logic on post query input validation (Issue #1228).
Fixed scheduled delay tasks registration to not require a custom unique task identifier (Issue #1165).
Fixed detection of completed scheduled actions for single tasks, now properly allowing the same action to be scheduled multiple times (Issue #1165).
Fixed the action that unschedules completed recurring actions - PRO (Issue #1165).
Fixed issue with "On Schedule" trigger that was incorrectly scheduling recurring actions every few seconds instead of respecting the configured interval when repetition was enabled (Issue #1245).
Fixed incorrect execution count display in the Scheduled Actions page for repeating workflows that have a limit on number of executions (Issue #1249).
Improved text on the overdue action message in the posts list, removing red icon (#Issue 1193).
Fixed false positive error on step validation for steps connected to the Query Posts step, saying the variable "....posts" do not exists (Issue #1255).
Updated translations for ES, FR and IT languages (Issues #1256, #1225).
Fixed default workflows (samples), updating the trigger conditions for the new conditional query builder (Issue #1243).
Fixed uncaught exceptions adding error handling to some hook callbacks.
Fixed fatal error generated on posts lists when an invalid default future action date offset is configured for the post type (Issue #1224).
Fixed wrong repetition inverval for the "On schedule" trigger (Issue #1259).
Fixed wrong error message on database schema check when an index is missed (Issue #1236).
Fixed the display of scheduled actions for posts when workflows are manually enabled using the checkbox (Issue #1230).
Fixed error message "Schedule step is required for this workflow" on any repeating scheduled step in the Scheduled Actions list (Issue #1229).
Fixed step validation error message about the field "Post" containing an invalid variable (Issue #1210).
Fixed wrong redirection after selecting custom number of debug logs to display (Issue #1264).
Fixed wrong repetition interval for "On Schedule" trigger (Issue #1259).
Fixed pt-BR translation (Issue #1223).

Developers #

Added new method isLogic to JsonLogicEngineInterface.
Removed arguments from compact and getVariable methods on PostMetaResolver class.
Added new method getWorkflowEngine to the interface StepProcessorInterface.
Added new method getWorkflowExecutionId to the interface StepProcessorInterface.
Removed the service WORKFLOW_VARIABLES_HANDLER, replacing it with the WORKFLOW_VARIABLES_HANDLER_FACTORY.
Removed the method getVariablesHandler from the WorkflowEngine class.
Renamed "Runtime Variables Handler" to "Workflow Execution Context".
Added new columns to the table _ppfuture_workflow_scheduled_steps: post_id and repetition_number.

[4.4.0] - 13 Mar, 2025 #

Added #

Added new action: Update Post - PRO (Issue #1143).
Added new trigger: Manual run via posts row action - PRO (Issue #1168).
Added new trigger: Post Author Changed - PRO (Issue #1144).
Added support for "date" helper on runtime variables in the workflow editor (Issue #1160).
Added step slug/name to the top of each step node in the workflow editor.
Added form to customize workflow and settings import from JSON files (Issue #1152).
Added new field in post query step settings to query posts by author.
Added new field in post query step settings to query posts by terms.
Added time selection to the Schedule step (Issue #1124).
Added new filter publishpressfuture_workflow_route_variable to customize variable names in workflow runtime (Issue #1126).
Added posts query builder to post-related triggers (Issue #1131).
Added "update" variable to the Post is Saved step (Issue #1147).
Added validation to prevent empty placeholders in expression builder.
Added validation to prevent unclosed placeholders in expression builder.
Added loading message during workflow load.

Changed #

Moved Export / Import tabs to Settings page and removed respective admin menu (Issue #1127).
Changed description field in workflow steps to use a popover within the inspector card, saving sidebar space.
Removed left padding from workflow step details panel.
Removed attributes table from inspector card in developer mode (data still visible in Developer Info panel)
Improved debug panel in workflow editor by separating node data and settings into distinct items.
Renamed global.trace variable label to "Workflow Step Trace" (Issue #1126).
Renamed global.execution_id to global.run_id and its label to "Workflow Run ID" (Issue #1126).
Removed the "Task Execution Order" field from Schedule Delay step settings (Issue #1180).
Renamed "Auto-enable" setting to "Automatically create actions" for clarity (Issue #1157).
Updated text in Permissions settings for better clarity (Issue #1136).
Renamed "postId" property to "post_id" in node data type variables for consistency (with backward compatibility).
Replaced Post Query fields with a query builder for post-related triggers and actions (Issue #1131).
Changed post type selection in Settings page from tabs to a select box (Issue #1188).
Added selected post type name as title in Post Types settings (Issue #1191).
Added the step's name to the list of variables, distinguishing among similar variables (Issue #1205).
Sorted the list of variables moving less important variables to the bottom of the list (Issue #1207).
Changed the description of the "Is Update" variable in the "Post is saved" trigger (Issue #1206).
Updated the text of the promobox highlighting workflow editor features (Issue #1164).

Fixed #

Fix compatibility with WebToffee Import/Export for WooCommerce products - PRO (Issue #1181).
Fixed fatal error when selecting multiple steps or connections in workflow editor (Issue #1162).
Fixed default data in "Send Ray" step to send all input values instead of blank message.
Fixed "Restore" and "Delete Permanently" actions for trashed workflows (Issue #1175).
Fixed node validation rules for variables (Issue #1177).
Fixed scroll behavior in variables list within query builder.
Fixed column height in variables list within query builder.
Fixed the top header in the right sidebar, hiding it (Issue #1195).
Fixed the expressions validation in the workflow editor for "Send to Ray" step, accepting the {{input}} expression (Issue #1197).
Fixed the order post related trigger activation to correctly retrieve posts before and after state, and making sure post meta is saved.
Fixed the workflow step execution avoiding duplicate processing of post related triggers, adding a threshold time of 2 seconds.
Fixed messages displayed after manually running scheduled actions (Issue #1202).
Fixed post author change detection on Workflow trigger - PRO.
Fixed post schedule change, also considering now when the post date changed for a post already scheduled - PRO.
Fixed post status change detection on Workflow trigger - PRO.
Fixed "Post is published" trigger to also activate for new posts, not only updates - PRO (Issue #1194).

Developers #

Added new method resolveExpressionsInArray to RuntimeVariablesHandler class.
Added new method resolveExpressionsInText to RuntimeVariablesHandler class.
Added new method extractExpressionsFromText to RuntimeVariablesHandler class.
Deprecated methods replacePlaceholdersInText and extractPlaceholdersFromText in favor of new methods resolveExpressionsInText and extractExpressionsFromText in RuntimeVariablesHandlerInterface and RuntimeVariablesHandler class.
Added new data field to workflow editor for querying users by role and ID.
Added new model for user roles.
Refactored data types schema: renamed "type" to "primitiveType" and added "itemsType" to array.
Added new data types: post_status, post_type, url, user_roles, meta.
Refactored workflow editor utility functions for clearer naming.
Added step-scoped variables definition for configuring step runner behaviors in editor.
Added new filter publishpressfuture_future_actions_tabs for filtering future actions admin page tabs.
Deprecated the InfinityLoopPreventer trait.
Added WorkflowExecutionSafeguard service to centralize infinite loop and duplicate execution prevention.
Introduced priority property to variables, allowing to sort the variables list according to importance.

[4.3.3] - 03 Feb, 2025 #

Fixed #

Fix the overdue actions check in the Scheduled Actions list screen (Issue #1155).
Fix the ConditionalRunner class on the new structure.
Fix the "Send Email" step to handle the recipients correctly (Issue #1153).
Update translations (Issue #1156).

Changed #

Removed the classes from namespace PublishPressFutureProModulesWorkflowsDomainEngineNodeRunners and moved to a new structure under PublishPressFutureProModulesWorkflowsDomainStepsActionsRunners.

[4.3.2] - 30 Jan, 2025 #

Fixed #

Fix typo in the WorkflowEngine class.
Fix reference to deprecated classes and interfaces.
Fix translation of shortcode settings in the Display settings page.

[4.3.1] - 30 Jan, 2025 #

Added #

Add new option to the Schedule workflow step to select the behavior when a duplicate scheduled action is found (Issue #956).
Add daily check and notification for past-due actions, with settings to enable/disable and customize the email addresses (Issue #229).
Add check for overdue actions in the Scheduled Actions list screen (Issue #232).
Add new validation rule to check if the expression is valid in the workflow editor (Issue #742).
Add new validation rule to check if the value of a field has invalid variable references (Issue #969).

Changed #

Change the workflow step custom label to be a step description and still display the original step label (Issue #1114).
Changed text and description of fields in the Settings page (Issues #1097, #1103, #1104, #1105).
Changed the field description in the Post Query step (Issue #1100).
Changed the label of the "Schedule" workflow step to "Schedule delay" (Issue #1122).
Changed the label of the "On Cron Schedule" trigger to "On schedule" (Issue #1122).
Changed the label of the "Conditional split" workflow step to "Conditional" (Issue #1117).
Changed the color of the "False" branch in the "Conditional" workflow step to a slightly darker color.
Changed the "Not" field in the "Conditional" workflow step to only be displayed when there are rules (Issue #1118).
Changed the description of the "Conditional" workflow step conditions modal (Issue #1118).
Changed the validation rule message of the "Stick" and "Unstick" workflow steps (Issue #1101).
Changed the message in the Scheduled Actions list screen when a scheduled action is missing its original Schedule step (Issue #971).
Removed the "Single variable mode" from the text in the expression builder (Issue #1118).
Automatically select post-related settings and defaults in workflow steps that interact with posts (Issue #969).
Removed the screenshot feature from the workflow editor (Issue #1135).
Changed the label and description of some workflow steps for making it more intuitive (Issue #1101).
Changed the default duplicate handling on workflow stepsto "Replace existing task" (Issue #956).
Step "Ray - Debug" renamed to "Send to Ray" (Issue #1143).
Step "Debug Log" renamed to "Append to debug log" (Issue #1143).
Step "Conditional" renamed to "Conditional Delay".
Changed the default step's slug to reflect the new step name and classes.
Changed the Schedule Delay step settings to be more intuitive.
Changed some text in the workflow editor to be more user friendly.

Fixed #

Fix SQL syntax error in MariaDB lower than 11.6 when deleting orphan scheduled steps (Issue #1087).
Update translations (Issue #1113).
Fix extra line (empty value character) on some post in the future action column (Issue #1106).
Fix error when the step being executed is not found (Issue #1123).
Fix the space on right margin of the workflow editor nodes.
Fix queries in the ScheduledActionsModel to use the group ID.
Fix infinite loop detection in post related triggers when fired by a bulk edit action (Issue #943).
Fix space on the outputs of the workflow steps in the Scheduled Actions list screen.
Fix performance issue when validating the workflow editor nodes (Issue #1137).
Fix the constructor of some workflow triggers (Issue 1141).
Fix the error related to wrong arguments passed to sprintf on nl_NL language (Issue #1138).
Fix the JS error when the expression builder is opened with an expression containing only numbers (Issue #1142).
Fix specific text stripping tags from translated string.
Fix pt-BR translations (Issue #1088).

Developers #

Refactor the method deleteExpiredScheduledSteps in the class ScheduledActionsModel renaming it to deleteExpiredDoneActions.
Add new method getExpiredPendingActions to the class ScheduledActionsModel.
Deprecated the method isInfinityLoopDetected in the trait InfiniteLoopPreventer and use the method isInfiniteLoopDetected instead.
Add new argument $uniqueId to the method isInfiniteLoopDetected in the trait InfiniteLoopPreventer (Issue #943).
Remove the methods convertLegacyScreenshots, setScreenshotFromBase64, setScreenshotFromFile and getScreenshotUrl from the class WorkflowModel (Issue #1135).
Remove the methods convertLegacyScreenshots, setScreenshotFromBase64, setScreenshotFromFile and getScreenshotUrl from the interface WorkflowModelInterface (Issue #1135).
Remove the methods getWorkflowScreenshotStatus, and setWorkflowScreenshotStatus from the class SettingsFacade (Issue #1135).
Refactored step types and step runners moving files to new folder structure (Issue #1143).
Refactored most of the code renaming "Node" to "Step", "NodeRunner" to "StepRunner", and so on (Issue #1148).

[4.3.0] - 08 Jan, 2025 #

Added #

Add new variables selector and an expression builder (Issue #976).
Add support to metadata in the variables resolvers and post type variables (Issue #1069, #939).
Add the site ID to the site data type schema.
Add the post author property to the post data type schema in the workflow editor (Issue #947).
Add the post slug property to the post data type schema in the workflow editor.
Add new trigger: Post is Published - PRO (Issue #944).
Add new trigger: Post Status Changes - PRO (Issue #945).
Add new trigger: Post is Scheduled - PRO (Issue #946).
Add new trigger: Post Meta Changed - PRO (Issue #1059).
Add new action: Post Meta Add - PRO (Issue #732).
Add new action: Post Meta Delete - PRO (Issue #732).
Add new action: Post Meta Update - PRO (Issue #732).
Add the option to change manually enabled workflows in the bulk edit screen (Issue #942).
Add the "Save as current status" shortcut to the workflow editor (CTRL/CMD + S) (Issue #1084).
Add new display settings to customize the shortcode output (Issue #203).
Add new step setting field to customize the step label in the workflow editor (Issue #1090).
Add Future Action data support in the workflow editor, allowing to reference future actions in expressions (Issue #948).

Changed #

Replace text fields and input/variables selectors on step settings with the new expression builder (Issue #976).
Changed the border of selected steps to dashed line.
Moved the panel "Step Data Flow" to the developer mode.
Removed the arrow indicator from the workflow title and added a new Status column to the workflows list screen (Issue #970).
Post's variable resolver now also accept a property without post_ prefix.
User's variable resolver now also accept a property without user_ prefix.
Changed the options in the "Debug Data" field to be more intuitive allowing a custom data expression to be selected.
The conditional step now uses the new expression builder.
Improved the UI in the conditional step settings.
Added field descriptions to the post query step settings panel (Issue #1081).
Only display the bulk edit option "Update Future Action from Post Metadata" if feature is enabled (Issue #622).
Updated language files.
Remove focus from the toolbar Delete button when workflow step is selected (Issue #1083).
Improved the text in the variables selector modal.

Fixed #

Fix error when the date or time format is empty in the settings page (Issue #212).
Fix empty title and label in the future action panel when custom title and label are not set (Issue #1075).
Fix the width of the checkbox in the future action panel (#1076).
Fix the permalink in the Post Updated trigger for the post before variable.
Fix the variable names in the "Add extra terms to post" step (Issue #1079).
Fix the validation message for the recipient field in the Send Email step (Issue #1078).
Fix the date format in the shortcode.
Fix loading a workflow that doesn't have a specific step type (Issue #883).
Fix the first save of a workflow to transit from auto-saved to draft (Issue #1086).
Fix warning about deprecated jQuery click() method in the workflow editor.
Fix the auto-layout algorithm to avoid overlapping edges and correctly dimension each node and spacing between nodes (Issue #1102).
Fix the warning about deprecated method next in the class ActionScheduler_Schedule (Issue #1107).

[4.2.0] - 09 Dec, 2024 #

Added #

Add new admin page to export and import workflows and plugin settings (Issue #704).
Add global variable global.execution_id to the workflow engine to identify the current execution of the workflow.
Add setting fields to customize the metabox title and checkbox label (Issue #227).
Add method disableExpiration to the class PublishPressFutureModulesExpiratorModelsExpirablePostModel.
Add * to indicate required fields in the workflow editor (Issue #974).
Add new setting to disable/enable the screenshot feature in the workflow editor (Issue #1066).
Add new Custom Data option to "Ray - Debug step" to debug custom expressions on workflows (Issue #1067).
Add support to metadata when evaluating expressions in a workflow. Post, site, user and workflow (post) metadata are now available when evaluating expressions (Issue #1069).
Add support to custom email addresses using the post metadata when sending emails in a workflow (Issue #939).

Changed #

Move notification settings to a specific tab (Issue #190).
Disable the workflow screenshot feature by default (Issue #1066).
Changed the Message field in the "Log - Add" step displaying a textarea instead of a text field (Issue #1068).
Changed the Custom Email Addresses field in the Send Email step to be a textarea (Issue #939).
Changed the Subject field in the Send Email step to be a textarea (Issue #939).
Set the default value of Email Recipient on Send Email step to Site Admin (Issue #1071).

Fixed #

Do not remove expiration post meta when clearing the scheduled action (Issue #1053).
Fix DB error when deleting orphan scheduled steps (Issue #1060).
Potential fix for DOM text reinterpretation as HTML issue.
Fix error when a trigger node type is not found.
Fix warning PHP Deprecated: ltrim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string on the Scheduled Actions table.
Fix error on table ScheduledActionsTable refactoring calls to next instead of get_date.
Fix displaced labels for checkboxes in the Future Actions metabox and manual workflow activation checkbox (Issue #1057).
Fix translations for user roles in the plugin settings page (Issue #1050).
Fix error on Post Status filter in the Post Updated trigger (Issue #1074).
Fix support to metadata scheduling for WooCommerce products (Issue #1070).

[4.1.3] - 22 Nov, 2024 #

Added #

Add check for the constant PUBLISHPRESS_FUTURE_FORCE_DEBUG to force debug mode.

Fixed #

Fix error on fresh install about missing table (Issue #1051).
Fix error when using custom metadata mapping with uppercase letters (Issues #1053, #1055).

[4.1.2] - 21 Nov, 2024 #

Fixed #

Fix translations (Issues #1003, #1006, #1007, #1026).
Updated pt-BR translations (Issue #10018).
Updated es, it, fr translations (Issue #1047).
Fix zombie auto-drafts appearing in the future when auto-enable is activated (Issue #1024).
Fix call to undefined function error_log (Issue #1036).
Fix the page title in the workflow editor (Issue #1027).
Fix the page title on admin pages of 3rd party plugins (Issue #1037).
Updated the pt-BR translations.
Fix the size of Pro badge on step inserter in the workflow editor.

[4.1.1] - 12 Nov, 2024 #

Fixed #

Fix the layout of inserter in the workflow editor for WP 6.7 (Issue #1025).
Fix the layout of the top toolbar in the workflow editor for WP 6.7 (Issue #1028).

Changed #

Minimum required version of WordPress is now 6.7.
Minimum required version of PHP is now 7.4.

[4.1.0] - 11 Nov, 2024 #

Added #

Add more detailed debug logs to the workflow engine (Issue #724).
Add button to copy the debug logs to the clipboard (Issue #724).
Add "Published" status to the legacy expiration statuses (Issue #1023).
Add new workflow step to write a log message (Issue #690).

Fixed #

Fixed the timezone in the default date applied from default action time (Issue #1005).
Fixed the timezone in the date preview (Issue #1004).

Changed #

Improved the debug log viewer adding text to a textarea (Issue #724).
Improve the debug log viewer adding a button to download the entire log or copy it to the clipboard (Issue #724).
The debug log viewer now automatically scrolls to the bottom when the page loads (Issue #724).
Deprecate the class PublishPressFutureModulesDebugDebug and use the logger facade instead.
Better handling of the exceptions and errors thrown by the plugin.
Removed the admin submenu item "Scheduled Actions" and added a button in the workflows list screen (Issue #1022).
Removed the "post-expirator-debug.php" file which is no longer used.

Developers #

Add new class PublishPressFutureFrameworkSystemDateTimeHandler to handle date and time operations.
Change the REST API /settings/validate-expire-offset endpoint return value renaming preview to calculatedTime.
Change the REST API /settings/validate-expire-offset endpoint to log an error message when the offset is invalid.
Add DateTimeHandlerInterface as dependency to the class PublishPressFutureModulesExpiratorModelsPostTypeDefaultDataModel.
Add LoggerInterface as dependency to the class PublishPressFutureModulesExpiratorModule.
Add DateTimeHandlerInterface as dependency to the class PublishPressFutureModulesExpiratorModule.
Deprecated the constant PublishPressFutureCore::ACTION_ADMIN_ENQUEUE_SCRIPT in favor of PublishPressFutureCore::ACTION_ADMIN_ENQUEUE_SCRIPTS.
Remove the action publishpressfuture_workflow_engine_running_step from the workflow engine.
Add new methods to the class PublishPressFutureFrameworkLoggerLogger to retrieve the log count, the log size, and to fetch the latest logs.
Node runner processors now accept a branch argument to get the next steps and run the next steps.

[4.0.4] - 24 Oct, 2024 #

Fixed #

Fix the workflows list screen to be shown only to users with manage_options capability (Issue #998).
Fix compatibility with the "WP Remote User Sync" plugin (Issue #999).
Update the language files (Issue #1000).

[4.0.3] - 22 Oct, 2024 #

Changed #

Add the banner notice to the workflows list screen.

Fixed #

Fix PHP warning when post attribute is empty in the workflow model (Issue #987, #988).
Fix error whenmanage_posts_columns filter do not receive a post type (Issue #990).
Fix error about undefined index: date (Issue #991).

[4.0.2] - 21 Oct, 2024 #

Fixed #

Fix error when the filter the_title is called without an ID (Issue #984).

[4.0.1] - 21 Oct, 2024 #

Fixed #

Fix the database schema check for version 4.0.0 on fresh installations, (Issue #928).

[4.0.0] - 21 Oct, 2024 #

Added #

New workflow trigger "On Cron Schedule" for running workflows on a specific date and interval (Issue #914).
New inline workflow actions to activate and deactivate workflows, in the workflow list table (Issues #921, #920).
New setting field in the Schedule step to allow setting a custom Unique UID Expression (Issue #921).
New plugin's advanced setting to allow compressing the scheduled workflow data in the database (Commit f3ee2e6).
New automatically scheduled action to clean up the scheduled actions arguments table (Commit f3ee2e6).
New custom table ppfuture_workflow_scheduled_steps to store the arguments of the scheduled steps (Commit f3ee2e6).
New Conditional Split step to allow splitting the workflow execution based on a condition.

Changed #

The list of scheduled actions now displays the repetition count/date limits (Issue #928).
Update language files.
Updated the UI in the advanced settings page.
Move some advanced settings to the "Display" tab (Issue #952)
Add title to the future action panel for UI consistency (Issue #965)
Renamed the PublishPress Future metabox to Future Actions for UI consistency (Issue #965)
Arguments of scheduled workflow steps are now stored in a custom table ppfuture_workflow_scheduled_steps (Pro Commit f3ee2e6).
The advanced settings to enable experimental features was changed from checkbox to radio buttons (Pro Commit f3ee2e6).
Changed the title of scheduled actions, replacing "action" with "step" (Pro Commit 40e2706).
New information added to the Recurrence column in the Scheduled Actions list table related to the limit of recurrences (Issue #928).
If a workflow is updated after tasks are scheduled, the changes in the routine tree are applied to the scheduled tasks (Issue #927).
When a workflow is published, there is a delay of a few seconds until cron actions are scheduled.

Fixed #

Update post model to update post date when setting post status to publish.
Prevent error when the current_post->ID is empty for unknown reasons, usually related to 3rd party plugins.
Fix an issue where the default schedule for "As soon as possible" was not set correctly (PRO PR #51).
Fix infinity loop in the workflow engine when using a post based trigger firing actions that update the post (Issue #922).
Fix an issue in the posts list detecting scheduled steps arguments when the length of the arguments is lower than 191 characters, for manually enabled workflow for posts (Pro Commit f3ee2e6).
When a workflow is unpublished, all the currently scheduled steps are canceled (Pro Commit f3ee2e6).
Fix issue related to not be able to schedule actions from different workflows (Issue #921).
Fix scheduled actions for exeecuting them when set to run "As soon as possible" (Issue #913).

Developers #

ADDED: New node runner processor for cron based steps runners, CronStep (Pro Commit 7ea77bd).
ADDED: New interfaces:
- ...ModulesWorkflowsInterfacesAsyncNodeRunnerInterface (Pro Commit 7ea77bd)
- ...ModulesWorkflowsInterfacesAsyncNodeRunnerProcessorInterface (Pro Commit 7ea77bd)
ADDED: Tests for the CoreSchedule action runner (Pro Commit 7ea77bd).
ADDED: New filter: publishpressfuturepro_ignore_save_post_event (Pro Commit 50eacab).
ADDED: New filter publishpressfuture_migrations (Pro Commit 210953a).
ADDED: New action publishpressfuture_fix_db_schema (Pro Commit 210953a).
ADDED: New filter publishpressfuture_schema_is_healthy (Pro Commit 210953a).
ADDED: New action publishpressfuture_upgrade_plugin (Pro Commit 210953a).
ADDED: New controller PublishPressFutureProModulesWorkflowsControllersMigrations (Pro Commit f3ee2e6).
ADDED: New action publishpressfuturepro_migrate_steps_scheduler_args_schema (Pro Commit f3ee2e6).
ADDED: New action publishpressfuturepro_cleanup_orphan_workflow_args (Pro Commit f3ee2e6).
ADDED: New filter publishpressfuturepro_orphan_workflow_args_cleanup_interval (Pro Commit f3ee2e6).
ADDED: New interface PublishPressFutureProModulesWorkflowsInterfacesScheduledActionModelInterface (Pro Commit f3ee2e6).
ADDED: New class PublishPressFutureProModulesWorkflowsModelsScheduledActionModel (Pro Commit f3ee2e6).
ADDED: Tests for the new db table schema WorkflowScheduledStepsSchema (Pro Commit f3ee2e6).
ADDED: New filter publishpressfuturepro_cron_schedule_runner_transient_timeout to allow filtering the transient timeout for the cron schedule runner.
CHANGED: React component data field DateOffset now receives field settings as a prop and supports settings.hideDateSources (Pro Commit 7ea77bd).
CHANGED: Renamed classes on namespace PublishPressFutureProModulesWorkflowsDomainEngineNodeRunnerProcessors:
- GeneralAction to GeneralStep (Pro Commit 7ea77bd)
- PostAction to PostStep (Pro Commit 7ea77bd)
CHANGED: Updated PublishPressFutureCoreHookableInterface with new methods: removeFilter and removeAction (Pro Commit 50eacab).
CHANGED: Updated PublishPressFutureFrameworkWordPressFacadeHooksFacade with new methods (Pro Commit 50eacab).
CHANGED: Updated PublishPressFutureFrameworkWordPressModelsPostModel with new publish method (Pro Commit 50eacab).
CHANGED: The controller PublishPressFutureProModulesWorkflowsControllersScheduledActions now receives a cron interface in the constructor (Pro Commit f3ee2e6).
CHANGED: Fixed data type of return value for scheduleRecurringAction and scheduleAsyncAction methods in CronInterface (Pro Commit 53c5e17).
CHANGED: The variable resolver PostResolver now returns the post ID if no property is passed to getValue method (Pro Commit f3ee2e6).
CHANGED: The variable resolver SiteResolver now returns the site name if no property is passed to getValue method (Pro Commit f3ee2e6).
CHANGED: The variable resolver UserResolver now returns the user ID if no property is passed to getValue method (Pro Commit f3ee2e6).
CHANGED: The interface PublishPressFutureProModulesWorkflowsInterfacesScheduledActionsModelInterface was refactored to handle multiple schedules. To handle one schedule, use new interface PublishPressFutureProModulesWorkflowsInterfacesScheduledActionModelInterface (Pro Commit f3ee2e6).
CHANGED: The class PublishPressFutureProModulesWorkflowsModelsScheduledActionsModel was refactored to handle multiple schedules. To handle one schedule, use new class PublishPressFutureProModulesWorkflowsModelsScheduledActionModel (Pro Commit f3ee2e6).
Interface PublishPressFutureCoreHookableInterface: Add new method removeFilter to remove a hooked filter.
Interface PublishPressFutureCoreHookableInterface: Add new method removeAction to remove a hooked action.
Class PublishPressFutureFrameworkWordPressFacadeHooksFacade: Add new method removeFilter to remove a hooked filter.
Class PublishPressFutureFrameworkWordPressFacadeHooksFacade: Add new method removeAction to remove a hooked action.
New method to publish posts using the class PublishPressFutureFrameworkWordPressModelsPostModel.
Add new filter 'publishpressfuture_migrations' to filter the list of migrations that will be executed.
Call the action 'publishpressfuture_fix_db_schema' when a DB fix is executed from the settings page.
Call the action 'publishpressfuture_upgrade_plugin' when the plugin is upgraded.
Change the data type from void to int for the method 'PublishPressFutureModulesExpiratorInterfacesCronInterfac::scheduleRecurringAction'.
Change the data type from void to int for the method 'PublishPressFutureModulesExpiratorInterfacesCronInterfac::scheduleAsyncAction'.
Add new filter 'publishpressfuture_schema_is_healthy' to check if the DB schema is healthy.
The method 'PublishPressFutureModulesWorkflowsModelsWorkflowModel::getStepFromRoutineTreeRecursively' now always returns an array.
Add new filter 'action_scheduler_list_table_column_recurrence' to filter the recurrence column in the scheduled actions list.
Add new method 'getNodeById' to the class 'PublishPressFutureModulesWorkflowsModelsWorkflowModel'.

[3.4.4] - 22 Aug, 2024 #

Fixed #

Improve notice message when scheduled action runs after pressing "run" (PR #896).
Fixed support for the Event Espresso plugin (PR #900).
Fixed React warning about createRoot being deprecated.
Fixed empty fieldset displayed when the bos is disabled for the post type (Issue #792).
Update language files.
Fixed support for the WPForms' Post Submission addon (PRO PR #48).
Fixed duplicated action workflow panels (PRO PR #49).
Fixed workflow and future action checkboxes allowing to disable the future action checkbox (PRO PR #44).
Fixed the Trigger Workflow legacy action to not be displayed if no workflows are available (Issue #910).

Changed #

Add tabs for post types in the post types settings page (PR #895).

Added #

Added computed date preview to the general settings page (PR #897).
Added option to hide the calendar by default in the future action panel (PR #899).
Added new filter publishpressfuture_posts_future_action_column_output to the Future Action column.
Added date preview to the Date Offset setting field on workflows (PRO PR #47).
Added new workflow step "Deactivate Workflow for Post".

[3.4.3] - 06 Aug, 2024 #

Added #

Add new date source for using the current step running time, #39
Add notice when auto layout starts, #41
Add option to enable experimental features in the settings (requires a constant to be defined)
Improve debugging by adding support to send queries, emails, and errors to Ray after the trigger is called

Changed #

Removed icon from the "PublishPress Future" metabox in the block editor, #821
Changed the title of the "Workflow Manual Trigger" metabox to "Action Workflows", #821
Remove workflow screenshots from post attachments, #42

Fixed #

Categories sometimes appears as number in the workflow editor, #789
Custom code to move posts to a custom status do not work using legacy expireType, #877
Fix legacy expireType param values for custom statuses when using custom code to schedule actions, #38
Unselect any previously selected steps in the workflow editor when loading a workflow
Fix the source of the date used in the Schedule step by utilizing the value stored in the global variables. This enhancement enables referencing the original trigger date, #39
Remove the workflow post type from the Post Types settings tab, #838
Update translation files
Only load the quick-edit script if in the post list screen
Fix quick edit action box to use the filter to hide action box when deactivated for the post type, #884
Fixed the database schema check to also check the debug log table, #887
Fixed the database schema check to check the table indexes, #887

[3.4.2] - 15 Jul, 2024 #

Added #

Add the current date and time to date preview in the date/time offset setting field, #840
Add new tips to the inserter in the workflow editor
Add double-click behavior to the steps in a workflow to load the settings sidebar

Fixed #

Fix the UserResolver to accept empty user when a user is not logged in, #832
Remove deprecated constant FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING
Optimized the date/time offset validation requests in the Post Types settings, #840
Fix error message in the date/time offset setting field, #841
Fix translations for ES, FR, and IT, #699, #859
Fix user capabilities check in the block editor, #727
Fix error when selecting Query Posts step in the workflow editor and Advanced Settings is not enabled, #850
Fix inserter and sidebar in the workflow editor, ensuring they are not visible at the same time, #740
Fix the vertical size of the inserter and scroll on small screens, #740
Fix the scroll position in the settings sidebar when it opens, #855
Fix step description for the Future Actions trigger, #31
Fix the workflow editor layout for WordPress 6.6, #863

[3.4.1] - 02 Jul, 2024 #

Added #

Implement the post_id attribute to the futureaction shortcode, #814
Add post permalink variable in the workflow and implement variable resolvers
Display the data flow panel for selected nodes in the advanced mode in the workflow editor
Add notices to the workflow editor when the workflow is saved
Add the list of available properties to the data flow panel in the workflow editor when hovering over a input/output in the panel
Add the trigger's name in the Scheduled Actions list, #829
Add the title and link to the post in the Scheduled Actions list for actions added by a workflow and triggered by a post, #829
Add the trigger's slug to the global variables in a workflow

Fixed #

Fix some translations in ES, FR, and IT languages, #798
Fix âno future actionsâ message in the scheduled actions list, #788
Try to avoid fatal error for wrong argument counting
Minor issues pointed by PHPCS
Escape an exception message
Fix warning in the args column on scheduled actions list
Fix marker end on edges in the workflow to show the arrow
Remove broken connections when the workflow is loaded
Fix the vertical position of the workflow editor loading message
Fix text
Fix bug on scheduling action based on post date

Changed #

Improve loading message for the workflow editor
Improve text of many strings in the workflow editor
Improve text for the "Schedule" step fields
Improve the help text for the priority field
Update the help text of the "Prevent duplicate scheduling" setting
Update language files
Update composer files for dev dependencies
Improve the exception message when the date/time offset is invalid
Optimize the workflow editor script size by removing unused validation libs
Moved the Step Data Flow panel from the developer mode to the advanced mode
Improve visualization of available variables on the selected step
Moved the global variables to the Step Data Flow panel
Change the method signature of parseNestedVariableValue in the PublishPressFutureProModulesWorkflowsInterfacesWorkflowVariablesHandlerInterface interface to accept mixed in the second argument

[3.4.0.1] - 20 Jun, 2024 #

Fixed #

Fix fatal error for low level users when PublishPress menu is not available, #803
Fix wrong action date on the future action panel, #802

Changed #

The interface PublishPressFutureModulesExpiratorInterfacesActionArgsModelInterface has changed:
- Method setCronActionId now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method setPostId now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method setArgs now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method setArg now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method setCreatedAt now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method setEnabled now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method setScheduledDate now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method setScheduledDateFromISO8601 now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method setScheduledDateFromUnixTime now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method convertUnixTimeDateToISO8601 is now public
- Method convertISO8601DateToUnixTime is now public

[3.4.0] - 20 Jun, 2024 #

Added #

Add action workflow editor and engine, #687
In the JS context, implemented a way to extend the future action panel using SlotFill FutureActionPanelAfterActionField and setting extra fields to the panel, right after the action field
Add a new filter to allow filtering the options of the future action being scheduled: publishpressfuture_prepare_post_expiration_opts
Add method scheduleRecurringAction to the CronToWooActionSchedulerAdapter to schedule recurring action
Add method scheduleAsyncAction to the CronToWooActionSchedulerAdapter to schedule async action
In the JS context, added the slot FutureActionPanelTop to the beginning of the future panel

Changed #

Added $unique and $priority arguments to the scheduleSingleAction method in the CronToWooActionSchedulerAdapter class
Method scheduleRecurringAction renamed to scheduleRecurringActionInSeconds in the CronToWooActionSchedulerAdapter class
Added argument $clearOnlyPendingActions to the method signature clearScheduledAction to the CronInterface interface
Changed the method clearScheduledAction in the class CronToWooActionSchedulerAdapter adding new argument $clearOnlyPendingActions, allowing to remove running actions
The plugin activation and deactivation callback functions were moved from the main file to independent files
Change the admin menu names for clarity
Update the promo sidebar for mentioning the Actions Workflow feature

Fixed #

Fix error when quick-edit data is not available, #730
Fix dependency of the enqueued scripts for the future action box. Add 'wp-i18n', 'wp-components', 'wp-url', 'wp-data', 'wp-api-fetch', 'wp-element', 'inline-edit-post', 'wp-html-entities', 'wp-plugins' as dependencies
Updated ES, FR and IT translations, #698
Redirects to the settings page after activating the plugin, #764
Fix access to the View Debug settings tab when debug is disabled
Fix the position of the "Upgrade to Pro" and "Settings" menu items in the admin bar

[3.3.1] - 19 Mar, 2024 #

Added #

Add validation for the date and time offset in the settings page, #683
Add form validation to the settings panel
Add form validation to the metabox panel
Add a date preview to the date/time offset setting field
Add translation comments strings with arguments

Changed #

The actions to move posts to another status were grouped in a single action, with a dropdown to select the status, #668
The actions "draft", "private" and "trash" are deprecated in favor of "change-status", #668
The metadata hash key has now a prefix "_" marking it as a private key, #695
Improved the name of some actions
Change the label of the field to select terms when "Replace all terms" is selected, #664
Block editor script now loads in the footer

Fixed #

Make it impossible to choose dates in the past, #443
Enter key submits quick-edit panel when selecting a taxonomy term, #586
The name of the taxonomy in the actions field is now updated in the settings panel when the taxonomy is changed, #676
Possible to add an action using an empty category setting, #587
Fix language files for ES, IT, FR, #685
Fix inconsistent text in the filter for "Pending" actions, #673
Improve the message when no actions are found: "No Future Actions", #666
Escape string in an exception message

[3.3.0] - 29 Feb, 2024 #

Added #

Add new filter for filtering the list of post types supported by the plugin: publishpressfuture_supported_post_types, #677
Add new filter for choosing to hide or not the Future Action in the post editors: publishpressfuture_hide_metabox, #69
Add new filter for filtering the post metakeys in the post model: publishpressfuture_action_meta_key, #69
Add new method medataExists to the PublishPressFutureFrameworkWordPressModelsPostModel class
Add support to a hash in the post meta pp_future_metadata_hash, to identify if the future action's post meta has changed or was scheduled by metadata (fully available only on PRO)
Add metadata support for the future action data, allowing to schedule actions based on metadata (support for ACF, Pods, and other plugins), #69
Add metadata mapping for allowing integrating with 3rd party plugins, #69
Add a setting for hiding the Future Action metabox on the post edit screen and keeping the future actions enabled, #69
New Gutenberg Block for displaying the future action date, #171
Add new action publishpressfuturepro_process_metadata for triggering the future actions scheduling based on metadata, #69

Changed #

Deprecated the filter postexpirator_unset_post_types in favor of the new filter publishpressfuture_supported_post_types, allowing not only removing but adding new post types to the list of supported post types, #677
The list of post types in the settings page now also shows the non-public post types that are not built-in on WordPress, #677
Remove the X and Facebook icons from the footer in the admin pages, #667
Updated the URLs on the plugin's footer, #667
Minor change in the description of the setting that controls the activation/deactivation future action for the post type
The metadata _expiration-date-status now can be specified as 1 or '1' and not only 'saved', #69
The action publishpress_future/run_workflow is now deprecated in favor of publishpressfuture_run_workflow
When metadata support is enabled, a future action enabled is recognized by the presence of the date metadata field, ignoring the status field, #69
Added support for other date formats in the date metadata field, not only unix timestamp, #69
Minor changes to the layout of some settings pages
Change the default settings tab to "Post Types" instead of "General"
Change the links and items in the footer on the plugin's admin pages, #667

Fixed #

Fix language files for ES, IT, FR, #665
Fix error when a term does not exist, #675
Add new interface for NoticeFacade: NoticeInterface
Fatal error: Declarations of PostStatusToCustomStatus::getLabel() must be compatible with the interface, #674

Removed #

Remove the legacy action postExpiratorExpire. This action will not trigger the future actions anymore
Remove the legacy action publishpressfuture_expire. This action will not trigger the future actions anymore

[3.2.0] - 25 Jan, 2024 #

Added #

Add new advanced setting to choose the base date for the future actions: current date or post publishing date, #530
Add the possibility to use non-hierarchical taxonomies, #285
Add new future action to remove all taxonomy terms of a post, #652
Add new action hook publishpressfuture_saved_all_post_types_settings to allow developers to trigger an action when the Post Types settings are saved

Changed #

Deprecate the constant PublishPressFutureModulesSettingsSettingsFacade::DEFAULT_CUSTOM_DATE and replaced it with DEFAULT_CUSTOM_DATE_OFFSET
Moved the date and time format settings fields to the Display tab, #605
Added description to the taxonomy setting field in the Post Types tab, #641
Moved the Post Types settings tab to the first position, #619
Simplify the name of actions on taxonomy related actions, adding the actual name of the taxonomy, #294
Change the text on the Status column in the Future Actions list, from "Pending" to "Scheduled", #661
Fixed typos and improved the text in the Post Types settings tab, #659

Fixed #

Fix consistency on radio buttons alignment on the settings page
Hides the legacy cron event field from Diagnostics and Tools settings tab if no legacy cron event is found
Fix the "Change Status to Trash action" on custom post types, #655
Added back support for reusable blocks, #200
Updated the language files, #653
Fix error 404 when activating future action on a post type that has no taxonomy registered, #662

[3.1.7] - 04 Jan, 2024 #

Fixed #

Fix compatibility with plugins like "Hide Categories and Products for WooCommerce", making sure terms are not hidden in the taxonomy field, #639
Fix the terms select field in the settings page, expanding it on focus, #638
Fix the fatal error when hook add_meta_boxes didn't receive a WP_Post instance as parameter, #640
Fix issue with the "NaN" categories in the classic editor, #647
Fix issue with accents on the taxonomy field in the settings, #642

[3.1.6] - 20 Dec, 2023 #

Added #

Add a new setting to select the time format in the date picker component, #626

Changed #

Stick the library woocommerce/action-scheduler on version 3.7.0, so we don't force WP min to 6.2
Min WP version is now 6.1, #627
The field to select terms now expands when the user focuses on it, not requiring to type a search text, #633
Increase the limit of items displayed in the field to select terms. It shows up to 1000 items now, #633

Fixed #

Fix support for WP between 6.1 and 6.4, #625
Fix the search of posts in the posts lists, #620
Fix classic meta box when using Classic Editor plugin with the classic editor as default, #624
Fix default date for new posts, #623
Fix the quick edit form and future action column for pages, #618
Fix support for custom taxonomies that are not shown in the Rest API, #629
Fix compatibility with PublishPress Statuses' custom statuses, #632

[3.1.5] - 14 Dec, 2023 #

Fixed #

Fix array_map(): Argument must be of type array, string given, #606
Remove broken and invalid setting to use classic metabox, #604
Prevent a PHP warning in the posts screen if the selected term does not exist anymore, #612
Update the ES, IT, and FR translations, #609

Changed #

Limit the version of the library woocommerce/action-scheduler to 3.7.0, until we can set WP 6.2 as the minimum version

[3.1.4] - 13 Dec, 2023 #

Added #

Taxonomy term field now supports adding a new term by typing a new value
Add a button to toggle the calendar on the future action panels. Quick/Bulk edit are collapsed by default, #583
Display the taxonomy name in the future action panels instead of showing "Taxonomy", #584

Changed #

Refactor all the future action panels to use the same React components, fixing the inconsistency between the panels, #572
Removed external dependency of the React Select library, using now the WordPress internal library
In the Action field on Post Type settings, the taxonomy related actions are only displayed if the post type has any term registered
Change the order of fields in the future action panels, moving action and taxonomy at the beginning
The method ExpirationScheduler::schedule now automatically converts the date to UTC before scheduling the action
The action publishpressfuture_schedule_expiration now receives the date in the local site timezone
Update the library woocommerce/action-scheduler from 3.6.4 to 3.7.0
Future action data stored in the args column on the table _ppfuture_action_args is now camelCase
Change the Database Schema check to verify and display multiple errors at once. The Fix Database should fix them all

Deprecated #

Deprecate the class Walker_PostExpirator_Category_Checklist
Deprecate the function postexpirator_get_post_types, moving the logic to the model PostTypesModel

Fixed #

Fix plugin deactivation, #579
Fix fatal error when clicking on "Post Types" tab in the settings when using PT-Br language, #567
Stop hardcoding the DB engine when creating the table for action arguments, #565 [Thanks to @dave-p]
Simple quotes were not being removed from the future action date offset setting, #566
Update Spanish, French and Italian translations, #551
Improved data sanitization on the plugin, #571
Fix consistency on data saved on post meta from different editors, quick-edit and bulk-edit. Especially related to the post meta _expiration-date-options, #573
Strange years value in the date selection, #568
Fix the action "Remove selected term" for authors role, #550
Fix the post type settings page not loading the saved settings after a page refresh triggered by the save button, #576

[3.1.1] - 11 Oct, 2023 #

Added #

Add new bulk action for posts to update future action scheduler based on post's metadata, #538

Deprecated #

Deprecate class PublishPressFutureCoreDIContainerNotInitializedException
Deprecate class PublishPressFutureCoreDIServiceProvider
Deprecate interface PublishPressFutureCoreDIServiceProviderInterface

Fixed #

Fix compatibility with 3rd party plugins that import posts, #538
Fix JS error when admin user has no permissions, #533 (Thanks to @raphaelheying)
Fix missed post link on the email notification, or actions log, when the post is deleted, #507
Fix plugin activation hook not running on plugin activation, #539

Removed #

Remove tooltip from the "Expires" column in the posts list, #511

[3.1.0] - 06 Sep, 2023 #

Changed #

Updated base plugin to 3.1.0
Change min PHP version to 7.2.5. If not compatible, the plugin will not execute
Change min WP version to 5.5. If not compatible, the plugin will not execute
Internal dependencies moved from vendor to lib/vendor, #522
Replaced Pimple library with a prefixed version of the library to avoid conflicts with other plugins, #522
Replaced Psr/Container library with a prefixed version of the library to avoid conflicts with other plugins, #522
Updated internal libraries to the latest versions
Changed the priority of the hook plugins_loaded on the main plugin file to 8, #522
Changed the priority of plugins_loaded callback from 12 to 8
Update .pot and .mo files

Fixed #

Fix compatibility with Composer-based installations, using prefixed libraries, #522
Update translations for IT, #524
Fix some calls to the deprecated namespace PublishPressFuture, refactoring to the new namespace PublishPressFuture

[3.0.6] - 26 Jul, 2023 #

Changed #

Updated base plugin to 3.0.6

[3.0.5] - 25 Jul, 2023 #

Changed #

Updated base plugin to 3.0.5

Fixed #

Updated .pot file, #493
Updated translations for es_ES, fr_FR, it_IT, #493

[3.0.4] - 04 Jul, 2023 #

Changed #

Updated base plugin to 3.0.4

[3.0.3] - 20 Jun, 2023 #

Changed #

Updated base plugin to 3.0.3

[3.0.2] - 19 Jun, 2023 #

Changed #

Updated base plugin to 3.0.2

[3.0.1] - 15 Jun, 2023 #

Changed #

Updated base plugin to 3.0.1

[3.0.0] - 13 Jun, 2023 #

Changed #

Updated base plugin to 3.0.0

[2.9.2] - 01 Mar, 2023 #

Fixed #

List of actions in the post type settings is not filtered by post types, #400
Include Statuses as a Default option, #395
Remove legacy screenshots from the plugin root dir
Fix i18n issues, #401
Fix data sanitization and security issues in the log screen
Fix PHP warning saying the method WorkflowLogModel::countAll returned NULL instead of an integer

[2.9.1] - 23 Feb, 2023 #

Fixed #

Fix issue with WordPress banners CSS file being missed, #393
Fix support to delete all settings when uninstalling the plugin
Stop automatically adding settings register if not existent and settings page is visited

[2.9.0] - 14 Feb, 2023 #

Added #

Add support for custom statuses, #224
Add improved logs for past expiration dates, #233

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