AppThemes Clipper – A Coupon Deals WordPress Theme Changelog

Every recorded version, newest first, with what changed in each one.

Latest 2.0.6 · Dec 24, 201915 versionsSince Mar 2014

2019 · 5 versions

2.0.6
LatestDec 24, 2019
1 improvement1 fix1 change
Improved
- Compatibility with PHP 7.4 Coupon type not getting updated.
Fixed
- Fixed compatibility with WordPress 5.3.0.
Changes
- Show "Unlimited", for coupons that don't have an expiration date.
2.0.5
Nov 5, 2019
1 new2 fixes1 removed2 changes
New
- Added Customizer Custom Controls library.
Fixed
- Fixed issue with missing Store images after save store form.
- Fixed issue with disabled "Insert into Post" button on Media Manager
Removed
- Remove category description on category widget when hovered.
Changes
- Use front-end Edit listing URL by default for all user roles.
- Enable Bulk Actions for Orders.
2.0.4
May 15, 2019
1 removed2 changes
Removed
- Removed "Email to Friend" feature, it caused spammers' abuse.
Changes
- Password Reset form throws a notice on PHP 7.2.
- Expired coupons are not shown on category pages.
2.0.3
Apr 19, 2019
2 new1 fix1 change
New
- Feature a store via quick edit does not work.
- Added attribute rel=nofollow for coupons and stores external links.
Fixed
- Fixed logic for addons with 0 duration.
Changes
- Coupon Type not saving when edited via admin. Now explicitly sets the select type to Checkboxes.
2.0.2
Feb 1, 2019
2 new6 improvements4 fixes16 changes
New
- Added example child theme.
- Added template file for the appthemes_output_attachment function
Improved
- Updated Framework
- Improved Media Manager uploading for user and term meta types.
- Updated Core module
- Updated Custom Forms module
- Updated Payments module
- Changed some help texts in settings
Fixed
- Fixed translation in the MaretPlace Addons module.
- Fixed process.php template, added loop tags.
- Fixed top bar menu.
- Fixed issue of Media Manager on iOS devices.
Changes
- H1 Tag Missing in Homepage.
- Taxonomy RSS link issue.
- No image alt tag.
- Store image proportion.
- Use require_once statement for loading WordPress files.
- PHP warnings in Store Image field.
- Uploaded store image generating duplicate image
- Allow to hide empty Stores in Stores page (via 'clpr_terms_list_args' filter).
- Enable plans settings. Allows to remove the Select gateway step in submitting coupons.
- Enable multiple choice on media manager frame
- Delete pending recurring orders when listing get status DELETED or TRASH or permanently deleted
- Don't collapse lines in textarea fields on Details view
- Sort taxonomy dropdown fields by term names
- Don't convert pluses to spaces in field descriptions and placeholders.
- Make 'Order Log' string translatable
- Make all order log messages translatable

2018 · 1 version

2.0.1
Mar 29, 2018
3 new2 fixes1 removed13 changes
New
- Added vector icons to top-right user menu
- Added option to hide empty categories on Category/Subcategory widgets
- Added featured coupon duration input in Quick Edit form
Fixed
- Fixed Full Width page template ('tpl-full-width.php')
- Fixed issue when Plan Price is displayed even though payment option is turned off
Removed
- Removed duplicating Full width template. Left original 'tpl-full-width.php'
Changes
- URL character enconding issue
- Moderate stores option is properly saved now
- Can't set Coupon duration to Infinite (unlimited)
- Display Store slug column. Store slug column is displayed now if enabled in Screen Options
- Widget Title is not looking good (some rasterized icons still appear)
- HTML is parsed in the description/text field in the store form
- Expired coupons not appearing in the unreliable area
- No Promotion Coupon Type created after fresh install
- Link to Page option checkbox works in reverse order
- Coupon Expiration Email missing link to Renew
- Can't disable Anonymous Listing not working
- Replaced rasterized icons with FontAwesome icons on top-right social menu
- Replaced rasterized icon with FontAwesome icon on Share Coupon widget

2017 · 1 version

2.0.0
Dec 27, 2017
6 new1 improvement2 fixes10 removed21 changes
New
- Added missing default WordPress core styles
- Added missing image.php theme template file
- Added missing wp_link_pages to support pagination within pages and blog posts
- Added three additional footer sidebar widget areas so more content can be added
- Added box-sizing: border-box to html css rule to better normalize content layout
- Added a full width page template
Improved
- Updated head in wrapper.php to more modern standards
Fixed
- Fixed the search results text so singular "result" is displayed when only one coupon is found
- Bug with header search autocomplete and styled dropdown results to match better
Removed
- Removed autocomplete="off" on login, registration, and password recovery pages so apps can auto fill
- Removed legacy support for WordPress 4.3 and earlier on login & registration pages
- Removed support for legacy IE 7 and earlier since official support for Microsoft ended long ago
- Removed styles/custom-sample.css example file since we don't want to encourage devs to modify core files
- Removed category.php page template since it duplicates archive.php
- Removed the Favicon upload option. Use the customizer site icon option instead
- Removed the footable js lib for html tables. Use Foundation tables instead
- Removed the "more..." link from the coupon code listings
- Removed bundled child theme in examples folder
- Removed the coupon tag/category cloud taxonomy widget since a native WordPress cloud widget can be used
Changes
- Allow html embeds within blog posts when "Allow HTML" in coupons is enabled
- Replaced generic "post updated" admin messages with "coupon updated" using the post_updated_messages filter
- Trimmed the header default logo so there isn't a bunch of empty pixels at the bottom
- Login, password recovery, reset, registration, stores, & categories pages can now change title and add content from edit page
- Moved do_action hooks to the correct places in login, password recovery/reset, and registration pages
- Correctly escaped some missed text strings used in html attributes
- Header tabs can now be clicked on instead of just the text
- Blog sidebar widget search is enabled and now works separate from the coupons search
- Show the store name in the screenshot image alt tag for SEO purposes
- Hide links to the coupon pages on slider if the option "Link to Page" disabled.
- Minimal supported WordPress version is set to 4.7.4. Admins will be warned in case of using prior versions.
- Setup new assets folder structure and migrated most css, js, etc there
- Started using SASS to dynamically generate all css and min versions
- Using the Foundation Framework grid system which increased width from 960px to 1200px
- Moved IE styles to separate css files and use WordPress conditional check
- Replaced legacy Eric Myers reset.css with normalize.css 7.0.0
- Don't display pingbacks or trackbacks within blog posts or coupons
- Simplified the active tab styles so it's no longer popping out of place
- Always hide the WordPress admin toolbar for non-admin users. Uses new clpr_disable_admin_bar filter.
- Allow users to change the coupon store or add a new one via the edit coupon page
- Always use https when calling mshots for website snapshots

2016 · 2 versions

1.6.4
Dec 16, 2016
1 improvement10 fixes3 removed1 change
Improved
- Updated Font Awesome library to 4.7.0
Fixed
- Fixed incompatibility with WordPress 4.7
- Fixed missing icons on Theme Dashboard
- Fixed issue with registration form
- Fixed issue with not saving empty fields while editing stores
- Fixed errors in "Coupon Sub Category" widget
- Fixed issue where contributor could enter shortcodes in the description field
- Fixed "Allow users to view their order list" option that was not saving it's state
- Fixed issue with copying coupon code when "Direct Links" option was enabled
- Fixed issue with not unrevealing coupon code when "Direct Links" option was enabled
- Fixed issue with https and images from mShots service
Removed
- Removed Google CDN option which often was causing conflicts
- Removed PIE.htc script for adding CSS3 support in old IE browsers
- Deprecated `clpr_update_post_status` function
Changes
- Replaced library used for coupon code copy functionality * ZeroClipboard with Clipboard.js
1.6.3
Feb 8, 2016
3 new1 improvement9 changes
New
- Added user notice on a Recaptcha verification failing
- Added option to Hide unreliable coupons from featured slider
- Added Featured coupon on the CSV importer
Improved
- Changed http to https for social links and AppThemes
Changes
- Recaptcha error "Could not open a socket"
- User password changes without request from the user
- TinyMCE Validation Issue on the Front End
- Can't edit expired coupons from wp-admin
- Unable to remove featured coupon when expired without changing expire date (now it's possible in condition that option "Prune Coupons" is disabled)
- Search Auto-Complete and HTML Entities Problem
- Copy button is not showing on android phones
- Copy Code button not working on Android Firefox browser
- Coupon clicks behaviour: Now, if user browser doesn't support Flash, direct links won't work, the popup window will shown instead.

2015 · 3 versions

1.6.2
Dec 10, 2015
1 new1 improvement6 changes
New
- Added 'app-require-updater' theme support
Improved
- Change widgets names to 'Theme Name Widget Title'
Changes
- Coupons added through the backend immediately expiring if expiration date was left empty
- Lost user password after edit profile
- Fatal error: Call to undefined method when go to edit comment on blog post edit page in wp-admin
- Coupons expiration date is no longer a required field
- Deprecate use of APP_View_Page::_get_id
- WordPress 4.4 compatibility
1.6.1
Aug 26, 2015
1 fix1 change
Fixed
- Double password fields showing on registration page/reset password/edit profile pages (after WP 4.3 update)
Changes
- There's now only one password field in registration, profile and reset password pages (WP 4.3 or later)
1.6.0
Apr 29, 2015
16 new22 fixes1 removed1 change
New
- More server side validation to coupon forms
- Compatibility with Contact Form 7 plugin
- Validate store and affiliate URLs
- Mark coupon as featured via quick edit
- WYSIWYG Editor for Stores
- Related Coupons Widget
- "Search Index" to improve performance of search queries
- Setup ApiGen * document functions and classes
- Location param into before/after sidebar hooks
- Option "Direct Link" to choose outgoing links behaviour (redirect to destination URL or popup window with actions)
- Replace logo option with 'custom-header' theme support
- Importer * add link to example CSV file
- Redirect users to frontend form when trying to add/edit coupon from wp-admin
- Add filter by coupon type and category into admin coupons list
- Add "Hide unreliable coupons" option to widgets
- Add-ons MP module
Fixed
- Comments feed for single coupon page
- Issue where files was uploaded even if failed checks
- Entities in store name returned via ajax store suggest
- Deprecated notice about like_escape in ajax store suggest
- Issue with sending out emails when in the 'From' field a Yahoo or AOL email address is used
- Issue with not displaying errors in user edit profile page
- No edit coupon link in email when coupon created by guest
- Locking site when backend access option is set to disable
- RSS social icon does not work
- PDF is uploaded even if it is not allowed
- The ampersand "&" will show as "&" in the autosuggest
- "Email Coupon to A Friend" not a live link
- Correct errors returned by W3C Validator
- Click counter does not increment on Print Coupon button
- Structure Data Hentry Markup Errors
- Register link in header when registration disabled
- Update legacy orders information
- When coupon removed from wp-admin, related items not being removed
- Misc minor fixes/improvements
- SEO Footer link
- Admin font size bug
- Potential XSS Vulnerability
Removed
- Deprecated functions: clpr_do_coupon_form, clipper_coupon_form, clpr_show_coupon_form, clpr_update_listing
Changes
- Rewritten 'share coupon', 'edit coupon', and 'renew coupon' forms

2014 · 1 version

1.5.1
Mar 10, 2014
5 new1 improvement10 fixes2 changes
New
- Added localization of jQuery Datepicker
- Added open graph meta tags
- Added automatically pruning daily stats table from records older than 30 days
- Added duplicate coupon check into Importer
- Added filter hooks into emails
Improved
- Changed the way how 'click to copy code' feature work, it will open now a Colorbox window with code and instructions
Fixed
- Fixed / Changed HTML editor to make it compatible with upcoming WordPress 3.9
- Fixed strict standards errors
- Fixed issue where special chars was escaped in email 'from name'
- Fixed issue with blank page in Chrome browser
- Fixed potential issue with locking wp-admin if related option is not set
- Fixed display of admin menu icons on WP 3.8
- Fixed potential vulnerabilities with unallowed editing coupons
- Fixed issue with expired coupon message displayed 24h too early
- Fixed expiration information in 'expiring coupons' widget
- Fixed issue with comments no being sent for moderation
Changes
- Localization of jQuery Validate has been moved to theme .POT file, and related admin option removed
- Renamed admin-style.css to admin.css

Undated · 2 versions

1.5.0
19 new4 improvements14 fixes2 removed1 change
New
- Added option to mark store as featured
- Added option to reset saved search data
- Added option to reset statistics
- Added option to exclude unreliable coupons from homepage
- Added option to disable featured slider
- Added option to not link and not index single coupon pages
- Added option to disable cloaking outgoing URLs
- Added visual mark to expired coupons on home page and single coupon page
- Added 'Total Sales' to admin dashboard charts
- Added new System Info page with option to download reports
- Added in page navigation on Stores and Categories pages
- Added compatibility with OneAll Social Login plugin
- Added coupons count to admin Users page
- Added pre-installing widgets in sidebars on theme installation
- Added pre-installing menus on theme installation
- Added tabbed blog widget
- Added widget that displays expiring soon coupons
- Added listing user orders in his dashboard
- Added CSS styling for Twitter Pro Widget
Improved
- Changed template files names for home page (to front-page.php) and blog page (to index.php)
- Changed date format for coupon expiration date from 'm-d-Y' to 'Y-m-d'
- Changed admin settting pages
- Changed theme file structure
Fixed
- Fixed Subscribe widget
- Fixed layout display issues with top and bottom bar of coupon
- Fixed layout display issues with many categories
- Fixed layout display issues with Facebook widget when added into footer sidebar
- Fixed DB errors when MySQL in strict mode
- Fixed localizing validation messages on login pages
- Fixed repeated text above comments form
- Fixed $wpdb->escape deprecated notice
- Fixed use of deprecated jQuery .live method
- Fixed issue with opening coupon code button url in IE with flash disabled
- Fixed AJAX calls when FORCE_SSL_ADMIN defined
- Fixed 'allow html' option which was not disabling auto-embeds on WordPress 3.5+
- Fixed custom favicon option
- Fixed notice in admin edit coupon page if author not set
Removed
- Removed Twitter widget
- Removed clipper-no-admin.pot file
Changes
- Made layout responsive for optimal viewing on any device
1.4.0
13 new5 improvements11 fixes1 removed10 changes
New
- Added missed store name on stores page
- Added option to upload custom store images, fixes issue with 'Share coupon' feature where Facebook not suggest store image
- Added support for multi-level menu in header
- Added filter hook 'clpr_coupon_validate_fields' on submit coupon process
- Added option to disable redirect from wp-login.php, can be used for compatibility with maintenance plugins
- Added number of items control into 'Popular coupons' widget
- Added number of items control into 'Coupon stores' widget
- Added number of items control into 'Popular searches' widget
- Added option in customer dashboard to delete coupons
- Added advertise action hook 'appthemes_advertise_content', by default have assigned Clipper standard advertise feature
- Added relisting coupon feature
- Added ability to change affiliate url in edit coupon form
- Added ability to change coupon type in edit coupon form
Improved
- Changed all localization tags from 'appthemes' to APP_TD which reference to 'clipper' now
- Changed usage of 'clpr_correct_taxonomy_counter' to '_appthemes_update_post_term_count'
- Changed feeds to use 'app-feed' theme support
- Improved Facebook Page url option
- Updated external js libraries and enqueue over ssl if site use it
Fixed
- Fixed possible issue with translated post statuses in user dashboard
- Fixed Twitter feed widget on theme dashboard page
- Fixed/Improved installation and updating process
- Fixed display issue of custom submit meta box buttons, occur on WordPress 3.5
- Fixed submit button styles on admin settings pages, occur on WordPress 3.5
- Fixed missing argument warnings for $wpdb->prepare, occur on WordPress 3.5
- Fixed js errors, autocomplete and datepicker library enqueued from WordPress now
- Fixed display issues of datepicker, occur on WordPress 3.5
- Fixed notices on store links if coupon have no assigned store
- Fixed multiple usage of H1 tags, used h3 tags for coupon title on lists, and h5 tags for coupon type on lists
- Fixed issue where using function site_url instead of home_url affected those who installed WP in a different directory
Removed
- Removed creating blogroll link to appthemes.com on theme installation
Changes
- Email from "Email to friend" option contained theme name
- Custom email after registration was not sending, WP default was sent
- While searching site, search filters was modifying query of popular coupons widget
- Reported Coupon email contained incorrect url to edit coupon
- Corrected misleading information about ad location
- Implemented payments
- general.js file and the "Enable general.js" option has been removed from theme, general.js file will be automatically enqueued from root directory of child theme if available
- Example child theme has been moved to 'examples' dir
- Used 'term_description' for taxonomy descriptions
- Function 'get_clpr_coupon_url' has been deprecated, use 'clpr_get_coupon_out_url' instead

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