Changelog

Version history and updates

Version 1.7.1 - Current

Release Date: December 2024

New Features

  • Plugin Menu: Plugin menu moved to main admin menu with custom icon
  • Custom Mastodon Instance Support: Use any Mastodon instance, not just social.5th.ro
  • Connection Status: Connection status displays full username with instance domain (e.g., @[email protected])
  • Import Stats: Import Stats feature in Analytics tab to import missing post URLs from Mastodon
  • Version Check: Automatic version check and update notifications from plugin.5th.ro

Improvements

  • Dynamic instance handling - all API calls use configured instance
  • Enhanced input sanitization and output escaping

Version 1.7.0

Release Date: December 2024

New Features

  • Per-Post Control: Meta box to exclude individual posts/pages from auto-posting
  • Analytics Tab: Comprehensive statistics for Mastodon posts
  • Auto-Boost: Configure a second Mastodon instance to automatically boost your posts
  • Cross-Instance Boost: Cross-instance boost support using Mastodon API v2 search
  • Boost Queue Management: Visual statistics and rate limit warnings
  • Connection Status Indicators: For both primary and boost accounts
  • Test Post Button: "Send test post to Mastodon" button for configuration verification

Improvements

  • Modern UI with cards, info boxes, and status indicators
  • Security enhancements and password-protected access tokens

Bug Fixes

  • Cross-instance boost logic improvements

Version 1.6.0

Release Date: November 2024

New Features

  • Shortcode & Verification Tab: Profile verification support
  • Shortcodes: [mastodon_button] and [mastodon_feed] shortcodes for displaying Mastodon content

Improvements

  • Enhanced input sanitization and output escaping throughout the plugin
  • Queue processing interval updated to 1 post every 5 minutes

Version 1.5.3

Release Date: October 2024

Features

  • Mastodon post links displayed in Bulk & queue tab

Version 1.5.2

Release Date: October 2024

Bug Fixes

  • Template newline handling improved

Version 1.5.1

Release Date: October 2024

Improvements

  • WordPress.org Plugin Check compatibility

Version 1.5.0

Release Date: October 2024

New Features

  • Complete rewrite using class-based architecture
  • New message template with placeholders and emoji toolbar
  • New Bulk & queue and Log & debug tabs