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1	Changelog
2	==========
3
4	### 3.4.7 - Mar 9, 2026
5
6	- Add uninstall script to clean up all database entries from the plugin
7	- Fix missing closing element in box rule settings
8	- Fix duplicate class attribute on wrapper element on settings page
9	- Fix duplicate id attribute on box width input field
10	- Fix deprecation in call to get_terms()
11	- Various other type fixes, PHPDoc improvements or removal of unused code.
12
13
14	### 3.4.6 - Feb 10, 2026
15
16	- Bugfix: fire box.interactions.link event for `<img>` clicks inside an `<a>` element (or any nested element inside a hyperlink).
17
18
19	### 3.4.5 - Sep 25, 2025
20
21	- Mark option as autoloaded for a minor performance gain.
22	- Replace `strtotime('now')` with simpler `time()`
23
24
25	#### 3.4.4 - Aug 07, 2025
26
27	Periodic compatibility check with WordPress nightly.
28
29
30	#### 3.4.3 - Jun 24, 2025
31
32	- Rebuild client-side assets with latest Browserslist.
33	- Optimize SVG icon for admin menu.
34	- Remove newsletter sign-up section from admin pages.
35
36
37	#### 3.4.2 - Apr 29, 2025
38
39	- Fix HTML showing because of escaped translation text.
40
41
42	### 3.4.1 - Mar 24, 2025
43
44	- Bump required PHP version to 7.4 or higher.
45	- Initialize boxes at document.DOMContentLoaded instead of window.load event.
46
47
48	#### 3.4.0 - Jan 03, 2025
49
50	- Remove deprecated Bootstrapper class.
51	- Add link to https://my.boxzillaplugin.com when trying to activate an expired license.
52	- Bump tested WordPress version.
53
54
55	#### 3.3.3 - Oct 07, 2024
56
57	- Fix unclosed element on plugins overview page, breaking the table layout.
58	- Bump license to GPL v3 or higher.
59	- Bump required PHP version to 7.2 or higher.
60
61
62	#### 3.3.2 - Oct 02, 2024
63
64	- The Boxzilla script itself is now deferred for improved client-side performance.
65	- You can now use the Boxzilla JS API before the script has fully loaded.
66	- Minor server side performance improvements by getting rid of unnecessary sprintf calls or string copies.
67	- All i18n function call return values are now HTML escaped.
68	- Verify `Jetpack::is_module_active` exists before method is called.
69
70
71	#### 3.3.1 - May 17, 2024
72
73	- Minor performance improvements to plugin bootstrapping and autoloader implementation.
74	- Fix link in license key form.
75	- Move CSS out of JS file for improved parsing performance.
76	- Move to webpack instead of Gulp for preparing client-side asset files.
77	- Bump required PHP version to 7.0 or later.
78
79
80	#### 3.2.27 - Mar 28, 2023
81
82	- Fix scroll based trigger regression introduced in previous version.
83
84
85	#### 3.2.26 - Mar 21, 2023
86
87	- Check if `administrator` role exists before adding capabilities to it. Thanks [](https://jaimemartinez.nl/Jaime Martínez](https://jaimemartinez.nl/](https://jaimemartinez.nl/).
88	- Fix "undefined array key href" warning on PHP8.
89	- Fix PHP8.1 deprecation warnings.
90
91
92	#### 3.2.25 - Apr 20, 2021
93
94	- Change usage of deprecated jQuery.load method.
95	- Add `aria-modal="true"` to overlay element.
96
97
98	#### 3.2.24 - Nov 3, 2020
99
100	- Allow for `#boxzilla-ID` links in `<area>` elements.
101	- Show certain settings even if no trigger is chosen.
102	- Only show auto-hide setting if trigger is set to element or percentage (ie trigger condition can revert).
103
104
105	#### 3.2.23 - Jul 13, 2020
106
107	- Add `aria-label` to close icon to help screen readers.
108
109
110	#### 3.2.22 - Mar 19, 2020
111
112	- Minor code improvements
113	- Check if body element exists before updating class attribute, fixes an issue with some page builders.
114
115
116	#### 3.2.21 - Feb 18, 2020
117
118	- "If post category" or "if post tag" conditionals now apply to any post-type using built-in WP categories or tags.
119
120
121	#### 3.2.20 - Jan 20, 2020
122
123	Fixes
124
125	- An issue with the "pageviews" trigger on Safari Mobile where session storage is inaccessible in the beforeunload event.
126
127	Improvements
128
129	- Prepare for upcoming [](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-for-wp/Mailchimp for WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-for-wp/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-for-wp/) plugin update which changes the name of the JS object when a form is submitted without AJAX.
130
131
132	#### 3.2.19 - Dec 30, 2019
133
134	Fixes
135
136	- Box rules using "contains" would only check first argument (when using comma-separated value).
137
138	Improvements
139
140	- Use a dedicated overlay element per box to prevent issues with multiple boxs showing on a page. Thanks Jason Maurer!
141
142
143	#### 3.2.18 - Dec 2, 2019
144
145	Fixes
146
147	- Missing quotes in HTML attribute on "edit box" page.
148
149
150	#### 3.2.17 - Nov 18, 2019
151
152	Fixes
153
154	- Notices when checking for updating and not having some add-on plugins installed.
155
156
157
158	#### 3.2.16 - Nov 15, 2019
159
160	Improvements
161
162	Roll-back a change in version 3.2.15 that caused an issue with Boxzilla Theme Pack and Boxzilla WooCommerce.
163
164	Please make sure your [](https://my.boxzillaplugin.com/Boxzilla plugin license](https://my.boxzillaplugin.com/](https://my.boxzillaplugin.com/) is activated and then update Boxzilla Theme Pack and Boxzilla WooCommerce to the latest version.
165
166
167	#### 3.2.15 - Nov 6, 2019
168
169	Improvements
170
171	- Add proper SVG icon with neutral color for admin menu.
172	- Use Page Visibility API for time-based triggers (time on site & time on page).
173	- Stop using `supress_filters` when retrieving boxes for a possible performance improvement.
174	- Minor performance improvement in bootstrapping logic.
175	- Add link to [](https://wordpress.org/plugins/koko-analytics/Koko Analytics](https://wordpress.org/plugins/koko-analytics/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/koko-analytics/)
176
177
178	#### 3.2.14 - Aug 7, 2019
179
180	Fixes
181
182	- Issue with incorrect argument count for some sites with custom menu's.
183
184
185	#### 3.2.13 - Aug 5, 2019
186
187	Improvements
188
189	- Allow more query hash parameters for opening a box.
190	- Allow bypassing animation for opening or closing boxes.
191
192	Additions
193
194	- Easily link to boxes from WP Menu's.
195
196
197	#### 3.2.12 - June 7, 2019
198
199	Improvements
200
201	- Allow skipping animations when showing, hiding or dismissing a box.
202	- Check for empty box content after running filter hooks, instead of before.
203
204
205	#### 3.2.11 - May 8, 2019
206
207	Improvements
208
209	- Update loading configuration when duplicating a box.
210	- Accept query parameters in URL hash for opening a box through a link click or on loading a page.
211
212
213	#### 3.2.10 - February 15, 2019
214
215	Improvements
216
217	- Better [](https://boxzillaplugin.com/add-ons/exit-intent/exit intent detection](https://boxzillaplugin.com/add-ons/exit-intent/](https://boxzillaplugin.com/add-ons/exit-intent/) for mobile devices.
218
219	Additions
220
221	- New bulk action to quickly duplicate a box with all of its settings.
222
223
224	#### 3.2.9 - December 5, 2018
225
226	Improvements
227
228	- Make sure preview updates with correct color values when applying box styles.
229	- Use small margin of error to prevent iOS scroll bounce from closing box again.
230
231
232	#### 3.2.7 - July 31, 2018
233
234	Fixes
235
236	- Issue with boxes with only an iframe, image or video and no text not being loaded.
237
238
239	#### 3.2.6 - June 27, 2018
240
241	Improvements
242
243	- Show and/or between rules to help clarify rule logic.
244	- Consistent line endings in main plugin file.
245
246
247	#### 3.2.5 - June 6, 2018
248
249	Fixes
250
251	- Some JSON encoders would print Boxzilla config as object, resulting in no boxes actually being loaded.
252
253	Additions
254
255	- Add "does not contain" qualifier in URL and referrer conditions.
256
257
258
259	#### 3.2.4 - May 31, 2018
260
261	Fixes
262
263	- Boxzilla content replicating parts of the page if other plugins "incorrectly" use `the_content` filter.
264
265
266	#### 3.2.3 - May 29, 2018
267
268	Improvements
269
270	- Allow "contains" qualifier in URL and referrer conditions.
271	- Include query string in URL conditions.
272	- Use SVG for the menu ico. Thanks [](https://github.com/KZeniKurt Zenisek](https://github.com/KZeni](https://github.com/KZeni)
273	- Added Czech translations. Thanks [](https://petrbok.cz/Zdenek Petrbok](https://petrbok.cz/](https://petrbok.cz/)
274	- Run the_content filter on Boxzilla post content, to enable plugins like Photon.
275	- Ensure content element exists when initialising Boxzilla.
276	- Improvements to licensing related code for [](https://boxzillaplugin.com/pricing/Boxzilla Premium](https://boxzillaplugin.com/pricing/](https://boxzillaplugin.com/pricing/) users.
277
278
279	#### 3.2.2 - March 12, 2018
280
281	Improvements
282
283	- Print box contents at an earlier footer hook, so it works with "smart enqueue" methods in other plugins like Mailchimp for WordPress or Maxbuttons.
284
285
286	#### 3.2.1 - March 5, 2018
287
288	Fixes
289
290	- Can't use return value in write context error, introduced in v3.2.
291
292
293
294	#### 3.2 - March 5, 2018
295
296	Fixes
297
298	- Compatibility with plugins that use JavaScript rendering.
299
300	Improvements
301
302	- Skip boxes with empty content.
303
304
305	#### 3.1.23 - December 13, 2017
306
307	Fixes
308
309	- Event listener for hyperlinks referencing `#boxzilla-123`. We recommend using `[boxzilla_link]to generate your links though[/boxzilla_link]`. [](https://boxzillaplugin.com/kb/shortcode-boxzilla-link/Here's how that works](https://boxzillaplugin.com/kb/shortcode-boxzilla-link/](https://boxzillaplugin.com/kb/shortcode-boxzilla-link/).
310
311
312	#### 3.1.22 - November 20, 2017
313
314	Fixes
315
316	- Showing box by location hash after page load wasn't working.
317
318	Improvements
319
320	- Load `<script>` in box content synchronously so libraries get a chance to load before they're used.
321
322
323	#### 3.1.21 - October 10, 2017
324
325	Fixes
326
327	- Ensure that administrators can always edit boxes.
328
329
330	#### 3.1.20 - October 9, 2017
331
332	Fixes
333
334	- Screen width condition not working when using WordPress in language other than English.
335
336	Improvements
337
338	- Use custom capability type so access to Boxzilla boxes can be modified using a role manager plugin.
339
340
341	#### 3.1.19 - September 20, 2017
342
343	Improvements
344
345	- Trigger points based on height (scroll %, element) will now be recalculated when the page height changes.
346
347
348	#### 3.1.18 - September 7, 2017
349
350	Additions
351
352	- Added [](https://boxzillaplugin.com/kb/shortcode-boxzilla-link/`[boxzilla_link]` shortcode to generate the correct HTML for a link to show/toggle/hide/dismiss a box](https://boxzillaplugin.com/kb/shortcode-boxzilla-link/](https://boxzillaplugin.com/kb/shortcode-boxzilla-link/).
353
354
355	#### 3.1.17 - August 30, 2017
356
357	Fixes
358
359	- IE11 issue with scroll triggered pop-ups never showing up.
360
361
362	#### 3.1.16 - August 2, 2017
363
364	Fixes
365
366	- JavaScript error when clicking `<a>` elements without `href` attributes.
367
368
369	#### 3.1.15 - July 26, 2017
370
371	Additions
372
373	- Added `[boxzilla-close]text here[/boxzilla-close]` shortcode to insert a link to close the box.
374	- Added setting to hide the close icon.
375	- Added setting to hide or show box for logged-in users.
376
377
378	#### 3.1.14 - July 13, 2017
379
380	Fixes
381
382	- IE Edge issue with sliding box animation.
383
384	Improvements
385
386	- Don't wait for document.ready event to initialise boxes. Fixes issues with plugins not delegaging AJAX event listeners.
387
388
389	#### 3.1.13 - May 11, 2017
390
391	Improvements
392
393	- Allow for script resources in Boxzilla box content (instead of just inline script elements).
394	- Reset box content when box is dismissed, eg to stop YouTube video's from playing.
395
396
397	#### 3.1.12 - April 24, 2017
398
399	Improvements
400
401	- Update endpoint URL for license API requests.
402
403
404	#### 3.1.11 - March 22, 2017
405
406	Fixes
407
408	- `#boxzilla-321` link not working when link has a nested image element.
409
410	Improvements
411
412	- Added the option to show on screens smaller than a certain width.
413	- Improved URL matching for "is url" rule.
414
415
416	#### 3.1.10 - March 8, 2017
417
418	Fixes
419
420	- Debugging statement that would log to console on every scroll event.
421
422	Improvements
423
424	- Reduced overlay click error margin to 40px (instead of % based).
425	- Minor UX improvements for "edit box" screen.
426
427
428	#### 3.1.9 - February 27, 2017
429
430	Fixes
431
432	- Compatibility error with PHP 7.1 because of function name with double underscore prefix.
433
434	Improvements
435
436	- Removed autofocus when box shows because of mobile browser issues & popping up keyboard.
437
438	Additions
439
440	- Added Romanian language files.
441
442
443	#### 3.1.8 - November 8, 2016
444
445	Fixes
446
447	- JS error on sites running HTTPS, introduced by v3.1.7.
448
449
450	#### 3.1.7 - November 8, 2016
451
452	Fixes
453
454	- Cookie length value was reset on every plugin update.
455	- Scroll to bottom when closing box in MobileSafari browsers.
456
457	Improvements
458
459	- Add CSS class to overlay when box is toggled.
460	- Ask for [](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/boxzilla/reviews/#new-postplugin review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/boxzilla/reviews/#new-post](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/boxzilla/reviews/#new-post) after 2 weeks of usage.
461
462
463	#### 3.1.6 - October 18, 2016
464
465	Improvements
466
467	- Failsafe against including the Boxzilla script twice, to prevent duplicate elements.
468
469
470	#### 3.1.5 - September 6, 2016
471
472	Fixes
473
474	- Box cookies were being set for _all_ boxes when dismissing a box using the overlay or ESCAPE key.
475	- Auto-close not working since version 3.1.3
476
477	Improvements
478
479	- Prevent default click event action when clicking close icon.
480	- Add helper classes for the [](https://boxzillaplugin.com/add-ons/theme-pack/Boxzilla - Theme Pack add-on](https://boxzillaplugin.com/add-ons/theme-pack/](https://boxzillaplugin.com/add-ons/theme-pack/).
481
482
483	#### 3.1.4 - August 24, 2016
484
485	Fixes
486
487	- `Boxzilla.show(123)` no longer working in previous update.
488
489
490	#### 3.1.3 - August 24, 2016
491
492	Improvements
493
494	- Don't trigger any new boxes when a box is currently open.
495	- Fail gracefully when not running PHP 5.3 or higher.
496
497
498	#### 3.1.2 - August 2, 2016
499
500	Fixes
501
502	- Exit-Intent not working in Safari & Firefox.
503
504
505	#### 3.1.1 - August 1, 2016
506
507	Fixes
508
509	- Scroll triggers not working in IE11.
510
511	Improvements
512
513	- Allow `<img>` elements inside links that open boxes.
514	- Better page height detection.
515
516
517	#### 3.1 - July 19, 2016
518
519	Improvements
520
521	- Completely removed jQuery dependency, resulting in better performance & smoother animations.
522	- Completely removed CSS file dependency.
523	- Box position is now visually hinted in box settings.
524	- Event binding improvements for [](https://boxzillaplugin.com/add-ons/exit-intent/Exit Intent detection](https://boxzillaplugin.com/add-ons/exit-intent/](https://boxzillaplugin.com/add-ons/exit-intent/).
525
526	Additions
527
528	- You can now set a cookie after the box is triggered, to prevent consecutively showing the box if a visitor does not explicitly dismiss it.
529
530
531	#### 3.0.3 - July 5, 2016
532
533	Improvements
534
535	- Add `id` attribute to box element.
536	- Automatically fix links in box content that use HTTP when HTTPS is needed.
537	- Restore global jQuery object after running user scripts, to failsafe errors.
538
539	Additions
540
541	- When using [](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-for-wp/Mailchimp for WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-for-wp/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-for-wp/) without AJAX, the box will now automatically re-open after reloading the page.
542
543
544	#### 3.0.2 - June 21, 2016
545
546	Fixes
547
548	- Box condition "is post" was not working with an empty value.
549
550	Improvements
551
552	- Prevent PHP notice when saving box without changing box rules.
553
554	Additions
555
556	- Added French translation files, thanks to Benoit Mercusot.
557
558
559	#### 3.0.1 - May 23, 2016
560
561	Improvements
562
563	- You can now use `<script>` tags directly in box content (again).
564
565	Additions
566
567	- Add "post tag is / is not" loading condition.
568	- Plugin will now show a notice to deactivate old Scroll Triggered Boxes plugin.
569	- Internal changes to dependency container for use in add-on plugins.
570	- Add-on: [](https://boxzillaplugin.com/add-ons/pageviews/Boxzilla Pageviews Trigger](https://boxzillaplugin.com/add-ons/pageviews/](https://boxzillaplugin.com/add-ons/pageviews/).
571	- Add-on: [](https://boxzillaplugin.com/add-ons/woocommerce/Boxzilla WooCommerce](https://boxzillaplugin.com/add-ons/woocommerce/](https://boxzillaplugin.com/add-ons/woocommerce/)
572
573
574	#### 3.0 - May 11, 2016
575
576	Initial release of [](https://boxzillaplugin.com/Boxzilla](https://boxzillaplugin.com/](https://boxzillaplugin.com/), formerly known as [](https://wordpress.org/plugins/scroll-triggered-boxes/Scroll Triggered Boxes](https://wordpress.org/plugins/scroll-triggered-boxes/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/scroll-triggered-boxes/).
577
578	If you're upgrading from the old plugin, please check [](https://boxzillaplugin.com/kb/updating-from-scroll-triggered-boxes/updating to Boxzilla from Scroll Triggered Boxes](https://boxzillaplugin.com/kb/updating-from-scroll-triggered-boxes/](https://boxzillaplugin.com/kb/updating-from-scroll-triggered-boxes/) for a list of changes you should be aware of.
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