Changelog
1.8.6 — August 2026
- New: shortcode color overrides —
heading_color, text_color, accent_color
- Shortcode generator: optional color fields
1.8.5 — August 2026
- New: event featured image — media picker in admin, thumbnail in list column
- New:
show="image" — images in all views; cards & slider show images by default
1.8.4 — August 2026
- Fix: slider navigation styling — proper dot circles, larger arrows with better contrast
- New:
slider_arrows_style="default|minimal|outline"
- New:
slider_dots_style="dots|line|fraction"
1.8.3 — August 2026
- New: live preview for Appearance / CI settings (colors, theme font)
1.8.2 — August 2026
- Dashboard: compact shortcode generator with sticky live preview
- Stats under SCG; list shortcode copy buttons; feedback form on settings
1.8.1 — August 2026
- New: optional end date and end time (Von–Bis) for events
- Same-day events show time ranges (e.g. 19:00–22:00); multi-day events show date spans
- Recurring occurrences preserve event duration
1.8.0 — August 2026
- New:
view="slider" — event carousel with prev/next arrows, dot pagination, responsive slides
- New: slider options
slides="2", autoplay="1", slider_dots="0|1"
- New: labeled fields in slider/cards views (Date, Time, Location, Street, City) with smart location parsing
- New: live HTML preview in dashboard shortcode generator
1.7.6 — August 2026
- Fix: admin sidebar submenu flyout works again
1.7.5 — August 2026
- Fix: license activation no longer blocks the admin (5s timeout, AJAX, background verify)
1.7.0 — August 2026
- New: Recurring events — weekly, biweekly, monthly, yearly
- Optional end date; frontend expands series into individual dates automatically
- Admin dashboard shows recurrence badge (↻) on lists and overview
1.6.1 — August 2026
- New: admin dashboard (Übersicht) — manage all lists and events in one place
- Create, filter, and delete lists; quick edit and trash events
1.6.0 — August 2026
- Rebrand: WM Simple Events — focused event calendar for performers & solo acts
- Custom admin form for add/edit (bypasses post-new.php freeze on some hosts)
1.5.1 — August 2026
- Fix: custom admin form for add/edit events
1.5.0 — August 2026
- Security: SE license keys validated correctly on woomab.com API
- Security: hardened lite download paths and update package URLs
- Security: frontend no longer blocks on remote credit-verify calls
- Fix: meta save skips revisions and autosaves
1.4.3 — August 2026
- Fix: block editor fully disabled for events (post-new no longer freezes)
- Fix: autosave disabled on event screens; update API gated to update screens only
1.4.1 — August 2026
- License key (
SE-…) on settings page for WordPress dashboard updates via woomab.com
- One-click plugin updates under Dashboard → Updates when license and update period are active
1.4.0 — August 2026
- Event lists: taxonomy for separate lists (Concerts, Workshops, etc.)
- Admin: Listen verwalten, list column, assign one list per event with quick-add
- Shortcode:
list="slug" or list="konzerte,workshops" to filter output
- Page builders: list filter control in Elementor, Divi, and Flatsome
1.3.1 — August 2026
- Settings: user-friendly date/time format presets with live preview
- Settings: separator dropdown (middledot, um, dash, comma, space, custom)
- Backward compatible: existing custom PHP formats map to expert mode
1.3.0 — August 2026
- Event field: event type (Concert, Gig, Workshop, Other + custom)
- Settings: CI colors (heading, text, accent) via CSS custom properties
- Settings: inherit theme font toggle
- Settings: field visibility toggles (type, date, time, location, description, link)
- Shortcode:
show="type,date,location,link" for one-off overrides
- German admin labels; improved location/link labels
1.2.0 — August 2026
- Shortcode: sort by date or title (
orderby, order)
- Shortcode: frontend layouts
view="list", compact, cards
- Settings: default sort order and default view
1.1.1 — August 2026
- “Events by Woomab” credit below shortcode (removable with support key)
1.1.0 — August 2026
- Settings: list title, empty message, default limit, date/time format
- Optional location and link per event
- Shortcode attribute
title
1.0.0 — August 2026
- Initial release: events CPT, date sorting,
[simple_events] shortcode