AdRotate Development

AdRotate Professional (Probably 5.13)

• [fix] Improved handling for uploaded zip files
• [tweak] Improved error reporting for uploaded zip files
• [tweak] Added ‘application/zip-compressed’ as acceptable mime-type

AdRotate Banner Manager (Probably 5.13)

• Nothing yet

Changelog AdRotate Professional:

5.12.4 – May 25, 2023

• [fix] Redirect when sending a test email notification
• [fix] Tracking pixel not always 0x0 pixels in responsive themes
• [fix] Saving a disabled advert giving unexpected errors
• [change] Plugin update notification removed
• [change] Updated error message for invalid license (de)activations

5.12.3 – April 3, 2023

• [fix] No longer add empty onclick attributes to links
• [fix] Correct license expiry date when activating a license
• [new] Include the advert you need help with in your support request
• [tweak] Add tracking pixel to ads instead of tagging the banner image
• [tweak] Support notification text updated
• [tweak] Support request form text updated

5.12.2 – March 21, 2023

• [added] Support links for new users on the license page
• [added] Better support links for new users on the contact form
• [removed] Hide license option
• [removed] wp_cache_set() for stats dashboard
• [fix] Group CSS value saving as a wrong type on some new setups

5.12.1 – February 23, 2023

• [new] Support for ZIP files generated in Microsoft Windows
• [tweak] Improved reporting to GA4 using the click event
• [tweak] Improved reporting to GA4 using the impression event
• [tweak] Removed redundant update checks
• [fix] Hide license not consistent throughout settings

5.12 – February 8, 2023

• [new] Google Analytics 4 support through Global Tag (gtag.js)
• [fix] Update group CSS when Adblock Disguise hash changes
• [fix] License form sometimes hidden when it should not be
• [tweak] All but the first ad are set to display:none; for dynamic groups

5.11 – January 27, 2023

• [new] Error indicators in Manage Groups
• [new] Added more error indicators in Manage Schedules
• [fix] Advert saved with (false) unknown error
• [change] Updated Google Tag Manager references for GA4
• [change] Updated Google Global Tag to depreciated
• [change] Removed redundant Google settings from stats

5.10.5 – January 23, 2023

• [fix] Some variables being the wrong type
• [fix] Undefined variable for some post injection choices
• [tweak] Better handling of saving group settings

5.10.4 – January 17, 2023

• [fix] Missing $wpdb value for multisite output
• [fix] Post Injection multiple groups for ‘inside’ options
• [fix] Post Injection no redundant looping through post_content

5.10.3 – January 13, 2023

• [fix] Blocks not working for Post Injection
• [fix] Post Injection not always showing every advert
• [fix] Post Injection sometimes selecting the wrong ads
• [fix] Missing count() for posts in Post Injection
• [fix] Top advert for Post Injection on forums not always visible
• [tweak] Reduced skipping of last paragraphs for Post Injection to 4
• [tweak] Moved update triggers to init from admin_init
• [tweak] Moved update data to a site transient
• [change] Updated support email template for ticket system

5.10.2 – January 12, 2023

• [fix] Fatal error on dashboard for some people

5.10.1 – January 11, 2023

• [fix] Error on WooCommerce products without ads
• [fix] Post Injection not filtering content correctly
• [fix] Post Injection array using incorrect fields
• [fix] Post Injection code simplified

5.10 – January 10, 2023

• [new] More placement options for Post Injection
• [new] Post Injection for WooCommerce product pages
• [new] Post Injection for bbPress forum and topic pages
• [fix] Better advert selection for Post Injection (internal)
• [fix] Occasional double or missing adverts with Post Injection
• [fix] Incorrect notifications when saving ads or doing tasks
• [fix] Missing notifications when doing tasks
• [fix] Archive function not always visible when editing adverts
• [fix] Plugin information popup now always works
• [change] Removed unused maintenance functions

5.9.1 – December 7, 2022

• [change] Much improved image code rendering for advert generator
• [change] Basic url check for advert generator
• [change] Now shows 4 decimals for advertiser budget value
• [fix] CPM not subtracted correctly

5.9 – October 31, 2022

• [change] Use WP provided version for plugin_version
• [change] Updated support dashboard page
• [change] Updated help tabs
• [fix] More reliable display of updates
• [fix] More reliable reset of AdRotate Geo lookups
• [i18n] Updated all included translations

5.8.24 – September 13, 2022

• [fix] Better handling when group css is not loading
• [fix] Stats tracking checkboxes now also work for Google Tracker
• [fix] Stats tracking checkboxes now also work for Matomo Tracker
• [fix] Missing variable $schedule_warning in some new setups
• [tweak] Don’t do sessions and geo targeting for CLI
• [tweak] Don’t do sessions and geo targeting for cron

5.8.23 – August 14, 2022

• [fix] Advert generator dropdown now looks in subfolders for images
• [fix] Auto not working for the size in advert groups
• [update] Premium Support form
• [update] Removed unused ‘Save options’ button from maintenance page
• [i18n] Updated all included translations

5.8.22 – June 22, 2022

• [new] See all advertiser stats from ‘Manage Advertisers’
• [new] Expanded group stats with list of adverts
• [new] Expanded advertiser profile with list of adverts
• [update] Optimized several stats dashboard queries
• [fix] Incomplete description for state iso codes in Geo Targeting
• [fix] Missing indexes in update cache array when banned
• [change] Double quotation marks no longer allowed in names
• [i18n] Fixed several Dutch phrases

5.8.21 – May 18, 2022

• [update] Tested with WordPress 6
• [fix] Double file extension when uploading file
• [fix] Uploading zip files now reliably detects mime type

5.8.20 – April 28, 2022

• [fix] Schedules not being saved when editing adverts
• [fix] Impression spread not working properly
• [fix] Impression spread configuration errors not always showing
• [fix] Several queries using wrong quotations

5.8.19 – April 20, 2022

• [new] Group and Advert block support
• [new] Better global notifications for schedules with warnings
• [new] Option to disable schedule warnings.
• [new] Don’t make Geo/Update requests if banned
• [fix] Inaccurate status for spread option when editing schedules
• [fix] Low risk security fixes for saving adverts and groups
• [fix] Low risk security fixes for saving advertiser input
• [fix] Low risk security fixes for saving schedules
• [fix] Removed obsolete code related to advertiser contact options
• [fix] Better validate uploaded files
• [fix] Better handling of server errors for updates
• [fix] Better handling of server responses for AdRotate Geo
• [update] Borlabs cache code – Requires Borlabs Cache 1.6.5+
• [update] Removed unused ‘save options’ button in Maintenance dashboard

5.8.18 – March 1, 2022

• [fix] Sometimes missing indexes notice in AdRotate Geo status check
• [fix] Text color for AdRotate Geo status check
• [fix] Low-risk security flaw on certain text fields
• [new] Advert status for exceeding click/impression limits
• [new] Advert status for exceeding advertiser budget limits
• [new] ads.txt can now be in a non-standard location
• [new] Option to manually create an ads.txt file
• [new] Option to manually create a banners and reports folder
• [new] Improved status indicators for banners folder
• [new] Impression spread for all adverts using a schedule (campaigns)
• [new] Upload .webp files via the AdRotate asset manager
• [update] Reworded the weight function
• [update] Added a description to the weight function
• [update] Re-arranged device checkboxes
• [update] Redid dashboard help tabs

5.8.17 – November 16, 2021

• [fix] Notice about height on stats
• [fix] Overall stats now only count active adverts
• [fix] Archiving adverts deleted wrong stats in some cases
• [fix] Uninstaller calling unused/broken functions
• [fix] Geo Targeting now properly handles failed server responses

5.8.16 – September 11, 2021

• [new] Option to disable stats for Admin users
• [update] Updated MobileDetect to version 2.8.37
• [update] Updated dashboard
• [fix] Adblock disguise no longer generates invalid CSS classes
• [fix] Improved PHP8 compatibility
• [fix] Dashboard tweaks

5.8.15 – August 03, 2021

• [new] Enable stats for clicks or impressions for supported adverts
• [new] Warning if %image% is used in adverts
• [new] Enable/disable 7 day notification of expiring adverts
• [update] Updated dashboard
• [fix] Error status for script/ins/iframe ads with click counting enabled
• [fix] Error status for ads without a link with click counting enabled
• [fix] Better session handling
• [i18n] Added more translation strings for email notifications

5.8.14 – July 07, 2021

• [reversal] Re-added option to disable dynamic mode on mobile
• [change] Simplified settings text in General Settings
• [change] Merged Advertiser tab into Roles tab
• [change] Removed global permissions for advertisers
• [change] Advertiser advert creation dashboard overhauled
• [change] Geo Targeting now matches city/state/country independently
• [change] Geo Targeting now filters faster
• [new] Edit/Create adverts are now separate permissions for advertisers
• [new] User Profile controls for advertisers expanded and overhauled
• [fix] Advertiser permissions work more reliably
• [fix] Advert no longer fails evaluation if a script tag is present
• [fix] Initiate sessions a bit later
• [i18n] Corrected ‘Post Injection’ labels in Dutch translation

5.8.13 – May 07, 2021

• [fix] Disabled AMP group option
• [new] Assets now list generated reports
• [new] Post Injection up to 20 paragraphs
• [update] Asset and media dashboard
• [update] Reworded error when deleting a file fails
• [change] Silently fail when deleting a non-existing file
• [change] Removed option to disable dynamic mode on mobile
• [i18n] Improved Italian translation (Thanks Davide)

5.8.12 – March 15, 2021

• [fix] Labels for all checkboxes
• [new] Labels for all radio buttons
• [update] HTML dashboard code cleanup

5.8.11 – February 1, 2021

• [fix] Dashboard notifications screwing up dashboard layout

5.8.10 – January 26, 2021

• [fix] Correct ISO code for Israel
• [fix] Dashboard tweaks
• [fix] Added Telegram as a ‘news&updates’ option

5.8.9 – December 28, 2020

• [new] Added support for special territories in Geo Targeting
• [new] Added new export format for global stats
• [new] Added new export format for group stats
• [fix] Missing tracker variable for archived adverts
• [fix] AdRotate Geo reset value not always set
• [fix] Stats not always showing up for archived adverts
• [fix] Error handling for ipstack Geo Targeting
• [tweak] Adjusted error handling for update checks
• [tweak] AdRotate Geo reset value is now a transient
• [tweak] Reworded spread impressions description
• [tweak] Schedule notifications more clearly describe their issue

5.8.8 – November 23, 2020

• [new] Geo Targeting server response indicator
• [fix] MaxMind response variable incorrectly set
• [fix] AdRotate Geo response value for errors correctly read
• [change] Removed check update button from Maintenance dashboard
• [change] Removed support for Google Universal Tracker
• [change] Only count impressions if stats are explicitly enabled
• [api] Update API responds with status codes for dashboard
• [api] Geo API responds with status codes for dashboard on error

5.8.7 – November 3, 2020

• [tweak] Improved file placement for unzipped adverts
• [tweak] Rely more on WordPress time settings
• [tweak] Process Update/Geo API responses when banned
• [new] Automatically remove unexpected files from unzipped adverts
• [fix] Wrongly check for ipstack lookup quota
• [fix] Don’t rely on WordPress to recognize errors from API responses

5.8.6 – October 9, 2020

• [fix] Added missing error notices for certain combinations of settings
• [fix] Replaced adrotate_now() with current_time(‘timestamp’)
• [fix] Better handling of slow/no response from update server
• [fix] Backward compatibility with older WordPress versions
• [tweak] More consistent use of date() and date_i18n()
• [tweak] Reworded advert error notifications
• [change] Update checks now show last checked date
• [change] %image% tag no longer supported
• [change] Now requires WordPress 5.0 or newer

5.8.5 – August 5, 2020

• Tested to work on WordPress 5.5
• [new] Update API server status indicator in Maintenance
• [new] Email CC option for Premium Support messages
• [fix] Zip uploads not always working
• [api] WordPress 5.5 compatibility
• [change] Simplified AdRotate Geo code
• [change] Simplified License activation code
• [change] Better error handling for Update API

5.8.4 – July 13, 2020

• [CAUTION] PHP snippet syntax has changed, check manual!
• [new] License validity available in your Dashboard
• [new] Remove wrapper code from advert for inline use with PHP
• [new] Remove wrapper code from advert for inline use with Shortcode
• [new] Create folders from the Media Manager
• [change] Geo Lookup requests for may now take up to 5 seconds
• [fix] Faulty ; in the group CSS output for margins
• [fix] Plugin updates not always showing without an active license
• [fix] Check for update when activating license
• [fix] Possible SQL injection vulnerability for certain urls
• [fix] Improved MySQL 8 compatibility
• [fix] Improved error handling for AdRotate Geo
• [fix] Advertisers no longer create empty ads when adding new adverts
• [api] Updated license (de)activation routine
• [api] Smaller data size for update checks and Geotargeting (faster)
• [api] Requests may now take up to 5 seconds (up from 2 seconds)
• [api] Clearer status message for invalid and expired licenses
• [api] More accurate latency calculation

5.8.3 – May 18, 2020

• [new] Configuration notifications when editing groups
• [new] Configuration notifications when editing schedules
• [new] Set schedule to auto-delete when creating an advert
• [new] Added ipstack status notifications
• [new] Portable adverts
• [fix] Better handling for errors when the update check fails
• [change] Better ‘onboarding’ for new users
• [change] Tweaks to notification banner for upgrading users
• [change] Tweaks to AdRotate Geo notifications
• [change] Dashboard tweaks
• [i18n] Updated Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish
• [api] Provide basic update info for inactive licenses

5.8.2 – April 30, 2020

• Improved WordPress 5.4.1 compatibility
• [i18n] Updated french translation
• [fix] Double dashboard notifications for expired licenses

5.8.1 – April 28, 2020

• [fix] Uninstall not working for some people

5.8 – April 22, 2020

• [change] No longer uses WordPress mechanism for update checks
• [change] Maintenance dashboard optimised and reworded
• [change] Removed old/unused debug code
• [change] Compacted Javascript files
• [new] Check if AdRotate is installed
• [new] Check if faulty adrotate plugin folders exist
• [new] Added separate State field
• [new] Option to require cities to be in states or provinces
• [new] Skip uninstall procedure if AdRotate is installed
• [new] Updated advertiser add/edit advert dashboard
• [fix] Warnings when trying to add advert as disabled advertiser
• [i18n] Updated Polish translation, Thanks Michal
• [i18n] Updated Dutch translation using pre-translation
• [i18n] Updated Spanish translation using pre-translation
• [i18n] Updated German translation using pre-translation
• [i18n] Added French translation using pre-translation
• [i18n] Added Italian translation using pre-translation
• [i18n] Removed Greek translation
• [i18n] Removed Bulgarian translation
• [i18n] Removed Russian translation
• [i18n] Removed Swedish translation
• [i18n] Removed Brazilian translation

5.7.3 – March 16, 2020

• [fix] ‘Install Update’ button not always working
• [fix] Missing array for network settings on non-network setups
• [fix] Better check for Borlabs Cache availability
• [fix] Manual update and Background task reset button
• [fix] More reliable importing of adverts
• [fix] More reliable trigger for database update script
• [change] Removed ‘AdRotate Switch banner’
• [change] AdRotate Geo now provides 30000 lookups per day
• [change] Updated import advert script
• [change] Updated export advert script
• [new] Hide the license key and email on Network setups
• [new] Force de-activate license option for Network setups
• [new] Email notification when adverts expire in a week
• [new] Now uses Update API 8
• [new] Now uses AdRotate Geo 6

5.7.2 – February 14, 2020

• [fix] HTML output when installing/updatig other plugins
• [fix] missing $wp_roles variable when de-activating AdRotate Pro

5.7.1 – February 12, 2020

• [fix] Better organised $_SESSION data for duplicate adverts
• [fix] Date selection for exports not working for some users
• [fix] Date selection for group stats not working for some users
• [fix] Date selection for advert stats not working for some users
• [fix] Better error handling for Geo Targeting
• [fix] Vulnerability related to groups
• [fix] Better error handling when checking for updates
• [change] Dashboard tweaks

5.7 – January 9, 2020

• [new] Tooltips for useful tags when editing adverts
• [new] New widget format to better counter Ad blockers
• [fix] Duplicate filter not storing used advert ids correctly
• [fix] Duplicate filter not clear on which groups modes it work in
• [fix] Date format for advert stats exports not showing correctly
• [fix] Date format for group stats exports not showing correctly
• [fix] Date selection for exports not working for some users
• [fix] Date selection for group stats not working for some users
• [fix] Not able to unset _SESSION on dashboard in some cases
• [fix] Group CSS option missing for some new installations
• [fix] Group CSS not generated properly on some older PHP versions
• [change] Dashboard tweaks

5.6.4 – December 3, 2019

• [reversal] Date format (dd-mm-yyyy) for date pickers
• [new] Datepicker months can be numbers (01-12) or names (Jan-Dec)
• [new] Update data is cached for 6 hours and refreshed once a day
• [change] Update checker no longer relies on WordPress schedule
• [change] Update checker no longer uses transient filter
• [fix] WordPress sending millions of update checks for some users
• [fix] PHP Error when archiving adverts with no stats

5.6.3 – November 26, 2019

• [fix] Selected dates not output correctly when editing schedules
• [fix] End dates not always correct when exporting stats

5.6.2 – November 21, 2019

• [change] More modern and polished look for notifications
• [change] Clearer date format (dd-mmm-yyyy) for date pickers
• [change] Dashboard tweaks
• [fix] Improved multisite/network support
• [fix] Persistent license notification on multisite instances
• [fix] No longer tries to output WP_Error responses as updates
• [fix] Session not always created when using duplicate advert filter
• [fix] Geo Targeting debug array not working
• [fix] Advertiser dashboard assets not loading correctly

5.6.1 – November 8, 2019

• [fix] More reliable duplicate advert filter
• [fix] Create an actual session if possible
• [fix] Error that your license is expired while it is not for some users
• [fix] AdRotate now better removes all database settings on uninstall
• [fix] Several PHP Warnings on new installs
• [new] Now using Sessions for Geo Targeting instead of cookies
• [change] Improved WordPress 5.3 compatibility

5.6 – October 21, 2019

• [new] Uploaded zip files are automatically extracted
• [new] Support for HTML5 folder structures
• [new] Support for Matomo Analytics Events tracking
• [change] Piwik support removed
• [change] Asset dropdown menu no longer looks for flash files
• [change] Dashboard indicator if your license expired or not
• [fix] Much improved API communications for updates
• [fix] Advert generator adding srcset attribute for single image adverts
• [fix] Correct display of license type in License tab
• [fix] Correct dates when creating new schedules
• [fix] Removed obsolete database options
• [api] Update requests are now cached for 12 hours
• [api] Faster and more reliable update checks

5.5 – September 23, 2019

• [new] Filter to prevent double adverts when using groups
• [change] Removed many unused Debug code
• [change] Tweaks to the installation script
• [change] Better advert error state when no operating systems are selected
• [change] Better advert error state when no devices are selected
• [fix] Dashboard widgets
• [i18n] Added missing strings in support dashboard
• [i18n] Renamed/converted en_US to proper pot file

5.4.2 – August 20, 2019

• [fix] Faulty folder name after updating

5.4.1 – August 19, 2019

• [new] More configuration checks when editing adverts
• [fix] Missing semicolon in CSS for groups
• [fix] Missing variable $lastyear when deleting old stats
• [change] Dashboard tweaks

5.4 – July 22, 2019

• [new] Support for Google Tag Manager
• [new] AdRotate Geo cookie reset when saving Geo Targeting settings
• [fix] Adverts not moved to Trash properly
• [fix] Spread impressions requires ‘Maximum Impressions’ to be set
• [fix] Geo Targeting layout for Advertisers
• [fix] Permissions not declared for some Advertisers
• [fix] Live Previews for Advertisers
• [change] Reset lookup quota when disabling Geo Targeting
• [change] Bin renamed to ‘Trash’
• [change] Depreciate support for Google Universal Tracker
• [change] Stats Settings redone/modernized
• [change] Google Analytics Event renamed to “Adverts”
• [removed] Obsolete “Responsive Advert” code and database column
• [removed] Defunct Message option from Advertiser dashboard
• [removed] Defunct Transactions, code and database items

5.3 – July 11, 2019

• [new] Support to edit ads.txt
• [fix] State and Statecode not converted to lowercase for ipstack
• [fix] Missing $wpdb value for multisite groups
• [fix] Geo Targeting dashboard layout
• [fix] Possible vulnerability for users with privileged access
• [change] Dashboard tweaks

5.2.1 – July 1, 2019

• [fix] Better error handling when Update Requests fail

5.2 – June 24, 2019

• [fix] Datepicker not always working when overlapping graphs
• [fix] Generated CSS not deleting properly when deleting groups
• [fix] Generated CSS not cleaned properly when doing maintenance
• [fix] Outputting generated CSS code more efficient
• [update] Faster and more reliable Update Library
• [change] Now uses Update Api v6
• [change] Now requires WordPress 4.6 or newer

5.1.1 – May 13, 2019

• [fix] Blinking adverts in Dynamic Groups

5.1 – May 2, 2019

• [new] Premium Support Dashboard
• [new] Facebook Support Group widget
• [new] Viewport options in Advert Generator
• [update] No longer render dynamic CSS for groups on pageload
• [update] Menu labels
• [update] 150ms fading effect for adverts in dynamic groups
• [removed] Front-end Dashboard for advertisers
• [fix] Graphs showing wrong date ranges for some users
• [fix] Network Widget not able to show groups in some situations
• [i18n] Updated all translation files

5.0.1 – April 4, 2019

• [fix] Stats displaying wrong dates
• [fix] Stats dropdowns showing wrong dates

5.0 – March 29, 2019

• [new] Advertising Partners dashboard
• [new] Advert Header code support
• [new] Dynamic ranges for statistics graphs
• [fix] Example adverts in Advertiser dashboard
• [update] Better localized dates for stats
• [update] Dashboard formatting and layout
• [update] Exports finally use the new datepicker