Recently 4.0.3

This release includes the following changes:

If you're using a page caching plugin it's highly recommended to clear its cache after upgrading to this version.
If you're using a JS minifying plugin you may need to add recently.min.js to its exclusion list (see FAQ).

• Min. required Wordpress version is now 5.7.
• Improves PHP 8 support.
• Improves compatibility with XHTML WordPress themes.
• Query data caching feature has been removed as its now built-in into WordPress.
• Other minor enhancements.

Release notes.

Recently 4.0.2

This release includes the following changes:

• Fixes an issue where the excerpt would not be truncated at the expected length (props to dimalifragis!)
• Fixes a PHP warning related to the excerpt generator function (props to dimalifragis!)
• Updates dependencies.

Release notes.

Recently 4.0.1

This release includes the following changes:

• Fixes an issue where the excerpt may output broken HTML under some circumstances.
• Updated dependencies.

Release notes.

Recently 4.0.0

This release includes the following changes:

• Minimum required PHP version is now 7.2.
• Minimum required WordPress version is now 5.3.
• Introduces Recently's own block!
• Admin: only users with edit_others_posts capability (usually Editors and Administrators) will be able to access certain areas of Recently's dashboard.
• Widgets: Users will no longer be able to add the "classic" widget to the block-based Widgets screen, only the Recently block.
• Fixes an issue where widget themes stored in child theme's folder would not be recognized by the plugin.
• Security enhancements.
• Minor improvements and fixes.

See the Release notes for more details.

Recently 3.0.5

This release includes the following changes:

• Fixes a potential XSS vulnerability (props to Yu Iwama of Secure Sky Technology Inc. and the JPCERT/CC Vulnerability Coordination Group).
• Fixes a potential code injection vulnerability (props to Jerome & NinTechNet).
• Fixes a fatal error that can occur when using stock thumbnail sizes (props to rianovost).
• Fixes a srcset bug that affects specific PHP locales (props to fredel).
• Fixes a srcset not loading images due to improper SSL/HTTPS configuration (props to aj4h).
• Fixes a views/comments translation issue that affects some languages.

If you're using a caching plugin, flushing its cache after installing/upgrading to this version is highly recommended.

Release notes

Recently 3.0.4

This release includes the following changes:

• Fixes an issue where when using multiple widgets on the same page posts would be duplicated (thanks rianovost!)
• Enables the Ajaxify Widget option by default (affects new installs only) for better out-of-the-box compat with caching plugins.

Recently 3.0.3

This release includes the following changes:

• Fixes a fatal PHP error when using an image source other than Featured Image (thanks rianovost!)

Recently 3.0.2

This is a hotfix release which includes the following changes:

• Fixes thumbnails not displaying under certain conditions.
• Fixes an issue where the Tiny theme would change the widget title to "Trending."

Recently 3.0.1

This release includes the following changes:

• Fixes a bug where the user couldn't disable the display of thumbnails.
• Improves compatibility with WordPress Popular Posts and Polylang.
• Minor code enhancements.

Recently 3.0.0

This release includes the following changes:

If you're using a caching plugin, flushing its cache after installing/upgrading to this version is highly recommended.

• Code has been refactored to make maintenance easier in the future.
• Widget Themes support!
• Retina displays support!
• New Content Tags added: total_items, item_position, and title_attr.
• Minor usability improvements.
• Improves compatibility with Polylang/WPML.
• Improved CSP compatibility. Note that this may cause issues on some set-ups, please check the Release Notes for more details.