Advanced Ads Changelog

Undated · 12 versions

1. 2.0.29

   Latest

   1 fix

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   Fixed

   • Urgent fix for version number

2. 2.0.27

   3 improvements29 fixes

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   Improved

   • Add rescue fallback on init to expire published ads missed by Action Scheduler cron
   • Add-on updates now run through the WordPress update system and require the latest version of each add-on
   • PHP in a plain text ad now runs only when the author of the ad may use unfiltered HTML

   Fixed

   • Avoid fatal error in admin notices by ensuring the notice class exists before invoking its display function
   • Fatal error caused by invalid ad option data
   • Hide App menu item by slug instead of `:last-child` to prevent hiding add-on pages
   • Improved sanitization of ad wrapper attributes on shortcode injection
   • Fatal error caused by a missing second argument on the `http_headers_useragent` filter call during cache bot checking
   • Ad expiry dates on quick bulk edit could be corrupted to year 0000 when saved with incomplete data
   • Quick Edit expiry year not prefilling for past dates
   • Resolve missing update notifications by fixing API endpoint URL handling during updater class initialization
   • PubGuru import using fallback units instead of API ad units due to an incorrect loop variable name
   • PubGuru ad unit slot names mapping to the correct placement type
   • Resolve placement clearfix option not saving when disabled
   • Ad weights higher than the remaining group count now persist correctly after deleting ads, preserving delivery odds
   • Prevent subscribers from accessing private ads via the AJAX ad renderer
   • Add safeguard against fatal errors when opening a placement assigned to a deleted ad group
   • Undefined property warning on Groups list when using PHP 8+ by overriding the `aria-label` method in `List_Table`
   • Remove plugins page `wp-cookies` dependency causing a notice on the Plugins screen in WordPress 6.9.1+
   • Placement checkbox options not being disabled when unchecked; add missing null guards
   • Keep Dashicons visible on primary buttons in the Advanced Ads admin header
   • Prevent updater and Action Scheduler fatals when Free is removed during a request
   • Fatal error in the Ad Inserter import when its stored settings are damaged
   • Deprecation notice on PHP 8.2 and later in the list of AdSense ad units
   • Show the "Adjust Auto ads options" link in the AdSense settings again
   • AdSense API quota message showing "1 hours 60 minutes" and never leaving out a zero part
   • Saved AdSense earnings report could not be read back, so the report was requested from Google again on each view
   • AMP for WP Ads import left an ad without display conditions when its visibility setting was not recognized
   • Dashboard news feed was chosen from a fixed earnings value instead of the real AdSense earnings of the site
   • Fatal error when deleting an ad, group or placement by an ID that does not exist
   • PHP warning when importing from Ads for WP Ads or Ad Inserter and a margin or display type is not set
   • PHP warning on the PubGuru import when the configuration has no ad units

3. 2.0.26

   6 fixes

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   • fatal error when groups contain invalid ad ids
   • fatal error in Ad Health notices
   • shortcode vulnerability for content attribute
   • incorrect Ad count for All view at list table
   • unauthorized plugin update download site was not activated on the shop.
   • help links and internal compatibility improvements

4. 2.0.25

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   Fixed

   • Item object (ad/group) set parent affecting shared factory instance on placement abstract

5. 2.0.24

   2 fixes

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   Fixed

   • UI fixes for Advanced Ads widget buttons on WP Dashboard on WP 7+
   • a compatibility issue with group ad weights

6. 2.0.23

   1 improvement15 fixes

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   • Change email address to send plugin uninstall feedback

   Fixed

   • When user interrupted custom position frontend picker selection, traces were left on localStorage object, causing JS errors
   • Add early bail before quick edit fillInputs function, legacy CSS on list pages updated
   • Make string type nullable on add_body_class functions, to prevent null values from 3rd party plugins
   • Adblocker notice being shown on admin pages even with Shields disabled on Brave browser
   • Add a button on General settings admin page to remove Adsense record from ads.txt file
   • Gutenberg blocks API Version 2 is deprecated since WP 6.9+, raise API to version 3 from version 6.9+
   • Reduce database load on admin pages by caching ad, group, and placement list data across requests and deriving dropdowns and published-placement lookups from that shared cache
   • Improve ad load performance by skipping legacy meta migration when ad settings are already stored in the current format
   • Fix content ad output to apply responsive image and lazy-loading attributes using the current WordPress content filter API instead of deprecated functions
   • Improve group performance by caching each group's ad weight map for the duration of the request instead of rebuilding it on every access
   • Fix unsaved changes being cleared when reverting a single property on an ad, group, or placement in the editor
   • Fix visitor display conditions with chained OR and AND rules not evaluating correctly in some cases
   • Fix stale ad wrapper markup when layout options or wrapper ID and class are changed before the ad is saved
   • Improve weighted ad rotation performance in large groups by avoiding repeated weight recalculation during shuffle
   • Reduce database round-trips when loading multiple ads, groups, or placements during the same request

7. 2.0.22

   1 improvement13 fixes

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   • Add compatibility check for setAccessible function on HideNoticesTest file, as it was deprecated

   Fixed

   • dismissed default notices are now permanently hide
   • Woocommerce plugin was injecting SQL on the WP Query of finding placements by type, suppress filters on query
   • Remove credentials check from fs_connect function when FS method is direct
   • Add safeguard on EDD Updater class if request data is not an object
   • Block injection ancestor search logic used str_starts_with, wont work with PHP less than 8, replaced by framework function
   • Add early bail for Ad Health if the top bar is hidden
   • Adding new ads to a group made the new ad status and name columns appear misaligned
   • Ad groups with four ads were not showing the show more button on groups page, wrong comparison math
   • All In One Video Gallery categories and tags are loaded as pages with shortcode instead of taxonomy, archive display conditions
   • parallax placement with published status checked
   • OceanWP theme product quick view conflict with GAdsense module AMP code injection on AJAX
   • block unterminated PHP in shortcode content overrides
   • Buttons, widget and notices UI style fixes for WP 7 plus

8. 2.0.21

   3 fixes

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   • Ad label not applied to shortcode-rendered ads
   • fatal error by correcting Quick_Bulk_Edit class namespace
   • shortcode `ad_args` which allow remote code execution vulnerability

9. 2.0.20

   1 fix

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   Fixed

   • Content injection performance issues and handle more use cases

10. 2.0.19

    2 improvements1 fix

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    Improved

    • Added AMP for WP Ads importer to improve ad migration accuracy
    • Implemented upgrade notices from readme for new releases

    Fixed

    • support form submission issue

11. 2.0.18

    1 new7 improvements9 fixes

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    New

    • importer for Ads for WP to migrate ads, groups, placements and settings.

    Improved

    • Add Ad Inserter importer
    • Replace WP-Cron with Action Scheduler for Ad Expiration
    • Brave browser adblocker fallback ads were not triggered, Brave allows detection script through
    • Test plugin compatibility with WordPress 6.9.
    • Optimize ad rendering by replacing DOM parsing with native PHP regex processing
    • Remove Amazon Integration banner from dashboard and disable PEF Module
    • Add Ads, Placements, and Groups to Command Palette

    Fixed

    • fallback images show correctly based on user consent and non-personalized option
    • Fix nested rendering of sidebar and header placements by optimizing injection logic
    • Fix multiple WPML bugs, including disabling translations for groups, fix placements not showing translated ads and grous
    • Adds scheduled ads to the Gutenberg widget dropdown selector, if scheduled ad is selected, will only show when published
    • Duplicated ads not showing on ad group when added via metabox, deleted ads not being cleared from group ad weights
    • Change the trigger logic of new placement modal when no placements, trigger hashchange event (on dialog-advads-modal.js)
    • Reword Advanced Ads notifications warning on Settings page, from errors to notifications
    • Remove Product Experimentation Module, Amazon banner from old support page
    • Resolved fatal error in Groups upgrade caused by namespace issue

12. 2.0.17

    1 improvement4 fixes

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    Improved

    • Added admin notice to warn when other ad-related plugins are active and may conflict with Advanced Ads

    Fixed

    • clearfix checkbox saving and description alignment in the admin meta box
    • prevent removal of backslashes in ad code
    • screen options from Advanced Ads showing on other plugin’s pages
    • conflict with Fluent-SMTP plugin