# Changelog This documentation tracks released plugin behavior. Versions are listed without invented release dates. ## 2.4.9 - Scoped nested Loop Grid and Loop Carousel Relationship/Post Object queries to the active Repeater or Flexible Content row that owns the selected field path. - Preserved every row's configured post order, including repeated instances of the same Flexible Content layout. - Kept an empty active row authoritative so it cannot inherit selections from another row. - Preserved real related-post context inside virtual row Loop Items and kept later Flexible Content mappings stable through nested rendering. - Kept top-level and out-of-row Relationship queries on their existing aggregate source-object behavior. ## 2.4.8 - Restored the ACF Repeater Text **Before**, **After**, and **Fallback** controls in Elementor's actual dynamic-tag registration path. - Added the ACF Options Page fallback when a Loop Item's selected preview post has no rows, while keeping populated preview posts authoritative. ## 2.4.7 - Added native **Before**, **After**, and **Fallback** controls to the ACF Repeater Text tag. - Applied **Before** and **After** only to populated values, treated zero as populated, and returned **Fallback** by itself for empty values. - Left image, URL, gallery, file, and other structured-value tags unchanged. ## 2.4.6 - Fixed ACF Link subfields using the Link URL return format dropping fragment-only links such as `#information-we-collect`. - Preserved root-relative URLs while continuing to sanitize scalar URL values through WordPress. - Left absolute URLs, email links, media fields, relationships, taxonomy links, previews, and frontend row context behavior unchanged. ## 2.4.5 - Fixed Automatic context using a Loop Item's saved Preview Post on normal frontend requests instead of the actual queried post. - Limited saved Elementor Preview Post resolution to Elementor edit and preview modes. - Kept Loop Item editor previews on their selected sample post while frontend widgets use the viewed post's own rows. ## 2.4.4 - Fixed Repeater dynamic tags rendering empty values when the selected Preview Post existed only in the current editor user's Elementor autosave. - Resolved the active Loop Item through Elementor's autosave-aware document API while preserving the published-document fallback. - Kept the override limited to authenticated Elementor AJAX requests for this plugin's Repeater tags. ## 2.4.3 - Fixed Repeater dynamic tags rendering empty values when Elementor's editor-side tag request used the Loop Item template instead of its selected preview post. - Persisted explicit ACF row-schema changes before reloading the editor preview. - Invalidated stale Repeater dynamic-tag preview cache entries without altering unrelated dynamic-tag settings. ## 2.4.2 - Fixed trailing Repeater Loop Grids rendering empty dynamic values when Elementor normalized a negative virtual row ID to an existing positive Theme Document ID. - Preserved each virtual row and the surrounding WordPress query through Elementor's Loop Item preview lifecycle. - Added no saved-setting renames, removals, or migrations. ## 2.4.1 - Updated the paid Pro trial from 3 days to 7 days to match the current Freemius checkout configuration. - Kept the payment-method requirement and existing plan, license, and entitlement behavior unchanged. ## 2.4.0 ### Editor-only Context Inspector - Added an opt-in **Troubleshooting** panel to Elementor Loop Grid and Loop Carousel. - Added provider, resolved object, row source, row-count, and representative-row metadata to Free and Pro. - Added Pro-only stable paths, Flexible Content mappings, Relationship/Post Object resolution, row-query state, filter state, pagination, and signed-refresh status. - Kept the inspector disabled by default and out of the preview canvas and frontend. ### Security and validation - Required an authenticated nonce plus permission to edit the active Elementor document. - Accepted only a strict widget-settings allowlist and excluded row values, field values, signed render tokens, credentials, and nonces from responses. - Added PHPUnit, PHP 7.4 compatibility, PHPStan, package-boundary, and real Loop Grid/Loop Carousel browser coverage. ## 2.3.0 ### Row search and sorting **Pro** - Added opt-in search across selected scalar Repeater and Flexible Content row fields. - Added stable text, number, and date sort choices with configurable public labels and default directions. - Added number/date minimum and maximum filters plus Flexible Content layout filtering. - Added optional, widget-isolated URL state for multiple Loop Grids and Loop Carousels. - Applied taxonomy filtering, search, ranges, and sorting before one final pagination step. - Kept all controls disabled by default and existing Loop Item markup unchanged. ## 2.2.1 ### Elementor editor compatibility **Pro** - Fixed an HTTP 500 while Elementor generated global Loop Grid and Loop Carousel control configuration. - Stopped reading widget instance settings while Elementor was still constructing the control schema. - Kept legacy Relationship/Post Object selectors editable without migrating saved settings. ## 2.2.0 ### Product name - Renamed the customer-facing product to **Dynamic ACF Repeater for Elementor**, following Elementor's trademark guidance. - Preserved the installed folder, main plugin file, WordPress.org slug, text domain, Freemius identity, saved settings, and internal identifiers so existing sites update in place. ### Deep Relationship and Post Object queries **Pro** - Added stable field-key paths through Groups, Flexible Content layouts, nested Repeaters, and mixed structural paths. - Flattened posts selected across nested rows, removed duplicates, and preserved the first configured occurrence and field order. - Added the same Relationship query controls to Loop Carousel. ## 2.1.0 ### Elementor Pro Taxonomy Filter integration **Pro** - Added an opt-in bridge between repeater taxonomy subfields and Elementor Pro's Taxonomy Filter widget. - Preserved Elementor Pro's Taxonomy Filter markup, styles, URL state, multi-select behavior, pagination, and Load More controls. - Kept the existing built-in custom filter and all saved settings unchanged when the Elementor Pro integration is not enabled. ## 2.0.1 ### Compatibility - Restored the established field-provider behavior: Secure Custom Fields and Advanced Custom Fields Pro are both supported through their shared runtime API. - Kept Elementor as the only hard WordPress.org dependency because the dependency header cannot express alternative providers. ## 2.0.0 ### Relationship queries **Pro** - Preserved Elementor posts-per-page and pagination when resolving Relationship or Post Object fields from the current SCF/ACF object. - Kept selected posts in field order without routing them through Repeater virtual-row pagination. ### Nested row sources **Pro** - Added stable field-key paths for Repeaters nested inside Repeaters, Flexible Content layouts, and Group fields. - Flattened matching child rows in source order while preserving their complete row/index path and formatted SCF/ACF values. - Kept existing top-level Repeater widget settings and saved Loop Items backwards compatible. ### Flexible Content templates **Pro** - Added the **ACF Flexible Content** skin to Loop Grid and Loop Carousel. - Added one opt-in Loop Item mapping control for each discovered Flexible Content layout. - Added explicit default-template fallback and skip-unmapped behavior without inserting frontend buttons, panels, or other visual markup. - Suspended Elementor's position-based Alternate Templates only while the data-driven skin renders, then restored the saved setting. ### Elementor editor - Added row-schema choices for nested Repeaters and individual Flexible Content layouts in Loop Item document settings. - Limited dynamic-tag field choices to the selected layout schema. - Added representative nested/layout values to Loop Item editor previews through the same resolver used on the frontend. ### Validation - Added PHPUnit coverage for source discovery, stable selectors, nested path flattening, layout schemas, and virtual-row values. - Added real WordPress browser coverage for per-layout output, nested rows, mapping controls, and Loop Item preview data. ## 1.2.1 ### Lightbox visual compatibility - Removed plugin-generated buttons from Loop Items and removed the editor diagnostic overlay. - Restored the lightbox to a dim overlay containing the cloned Loop Item, with no generated title, white panel, toolbar, or footer. - Kept nested links and form controls interactive while non-interactive item clicks open the lightbox. - Prevented site-wide button styles from adding backgrounds, borders, or rounded shapes to close and previous/next controls. ### Elementor editor - Applied width, height, padding, overlay, navigation, and close-control changes to an already-open lightbox preview. - Restored Content Height sizing on the cloned Loop Item and its background-bearing Elementor root. - Preserved Loop Carousel item deduplication and editor document-handle access without adding template markup. ### Packaging - Kept the Freemius source header neutral while identifying licensed premium installs as PRO without duplicating the suffix. ## 1.2.0 - Added Automatic, Current Post, Queried Object, and Options contexts to Free. - Added Current User and explicit post, user, taxonomy-term, or Options contexts to Pro. - Restored lightbox opening in AJAX-rendered Loop Grid and Loop Carousel editor previews. - Restored Pro lightbox Style controls for both loop widgets. - Preserved non-post SCF/ACF object IDs through virtual rows and signed filter requests. - Avoided enqueueing frontend dependencies during editor AJAX and REST render responses. - The visible editor diagnostics and per-item trigger buttons introduced here were removed in 1.2.1. ## 1.1.0 ### Security - Replaced arbitrary public document rendering with signed, expiring render contexts bound to published content and an owned Loop Grid or Loop Carousel widget. - Blocked anonymous private, draft, password-protected, malformed, and cross-document render requests with controlled REST errors. - Changed editor REST permissions from generic `edit_posts` checks to `edit_post` checks for the requested document. ### Correctness and Pro improvements - Removed a site-wide SQL rewrite that stripped `post__not_in` exclusions from unrelated queries. - Added request-local, collision-safe virtual row IDs and row-level pagination for current-object Repeaters. - Fixed empty Relationship queries, preserved Relationship field order, and corrected multi-term OR filtering. - Corrected media, URL, Relationship, Taxonomy, and multi-value dynamic-tag formatting. - Scoped multiple filters to their owning widget and prevented stale responses from replacing newer results. - Consolidated feature registration behind the active Freemius entitlement and updated Freemius SDK to 2.13.4. - Expanded automated Free/Pro package-boundary, PHPUnit, WordPress runtime, and Playwright coverage. ## 1.0.91 - Fixed a visual overflow regression in Free and Pro. ## 1.0.9 - Fixed Pro registration for the ACF Repeater Form options field. - Added general Free and Pro stability improvements. ## 1.0.8 - Added the Pro **ACF Repeater Select** Elementor Form field with dropdown, radio, and checkbox presentation. - Added Relationship and Post Object query support for fields directly inside a top-level Repeater. - Normalized nested Relationship results to post IDs. ## 1.0.7 - Added Pro support for ACF Link fields with URL, Link Title, and Link Target tags. - Added Pro Color and Icon tags. - Improved Gallery normalization for IDs, URLs, arrays, and objects. ## 1.0.6 - Added drag ordering for taxonomy filter terms, instant updates, and an optional deep-link URL. - Added the Pro **ACF Repeater Field** display condition. - Fixed default-filter active styles and custom filter parameter names. - Added Number support to the Pro Text tag. ## 1.0.5 - Fixed lightbox element-visibility flicker in Pro. ## 1.0.4 - Fixed taxonomy filters for Options Page Repeaters and array-based Taxonomy subfield values. - Added custom URL parameters, empty-term display, default terms, filter dividers, term descriptions, and expanded filter style controls. ## 1.0.3 - Fixed the Free Loop Grid limit that showed only the first ten Repeater rows. - Added the Options Page fallback when the current post has no rows. - Added Pro Loop Carousel support. ## 1.0.2 - Fixed multiple Loop Item templates so each could access its selected Repeater field. - Improved Repeater value retrieval. - Added Pro support for multiple repeater-powered Loop Grids on one page. ## 1.0.1 - Added **Query Current Post Only** and improved editor preview post handling. - Refactored Pro taxonomy filtering for current-post rows, aggregate Repeater rows, and parent-post taxonomy states. ## 1.0.0 - Initial Elementor Loop Grid integration for top-level SCF/ACF Repeater rows. - Added Free Text, Image, Original Post Title, and background-image workflows. - Added the first Pro media, Relationship-query, lightbox, taxonomy-filter, and visibility capabilities.