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1 # Changelog
2
3 ## 1.7.2
4
5 *Release date - 18 December 2024*
6
7 - Custom OTA pricing overrides in Rates Overview.
8 - New default PMS Reports.
9 - New options/extras of type late check-out/early check-in.
10 - Various AI framework improvements.
11 - New front-end search settings to display unavailable rooms.
12
13 ## 1.7.1
14
15 *Release date - 12 November 2024*
16
17 - New OTA listing onboarding functions (Airbnb and Booking.com).
18 - Refactoring of PMS Reports framework.
19 - AI framework improvements required by Vik Channel Manager and E4jConnect.
20 - Minor back-end design improvements.
21 - Minor fixes.
22
23 ## 1.7.0
24
25 *Release date - 23 September 2024*
26
27 - Major framework release.
28 - AI framework powered by ChatGPT (Channel Manager and E4jConnect subscription required).
29 - New admin-widget "AI Assistant" (Channel Manager and E4jConnect subscription required).
30 - New admin-widget "Guest Reviews" (Channel Manager and E4jConnect subscription required).
31 - Added support to Airbnb reactions in "Guest Messages" admin-widget.
32 - Derived rate plans with automatic rates and restrictions update from parent rate plans.
33 - Tiny URLs generated automatically to improve the OTA messaging capabilities.
34 - Room rates and restrictions management in admin-widget "Bookings Calendar".
35 - Improved Notifications Center functionalities and CTA buttons.
36 - Schedule automatic payment collections.
37 - Register, update and delete offline payments.
38 - New financial statistics.
39 - New back-end styles.
40 - Several framework improvements.
41
42 ## 1.6.9
43
44 *Release date - 11 June 2024*
45
46 - New operator-tool permissions framework.
47 - New finance operators tool.
48 - Refactoring of the operators dashboard and tools.
49 - Fixed month-day rows in Availability Overview.
50 - New layout for CC/VCC details for OTA reservations.
51 - New "Takings" tab for the payment events of a reservation.
52 - Improved "Guest Messages" admin-widget.
53 - Improved OTA guest messaging functions through Cron Jobs.
54
55 ## 1.6.8
56
57 *Release date - 2 April 2024*
58
59 - Introducing the Notifications Center.
60 - Admin-widget framework refactoring.
61 - Improved ACL controls.
62
63 ## 1.6.7
64
65 *Release date - 7 February 2024*
66
67 - Added support to new Gutenberg blocks for the widgets.
68 - All widgets have been converted into native Gutenberg blocks.
69 - Introduced live preview for the Shortcode block.
70 - New admin widget "Bulk Messaging".
71 - Added support to pin/recent widgets in Quick Actions menus.
72 - Refactoring of the e-invoicing framework to support new local requirements.
73 - Various framework improvements.
74
75 ## 1.6.6
76
77 *Release date - 13 December 2023*
78
79 - Added support for the E4jConnect Trial activation system.
80 - Added search facility to translations.
81 - New actions and filters introduced.
82
83 ## 1.6.5
84
85 *Release date - 13 November 2023*
86
87 - New Booking Details admin-widget.
88 - Admin widgets framework refactoring.
89 - Introducing Push notifications through ServiceWorker.
90 - Improved Desktop (Web) notifications.
91 - Added support for WebApp through apposite manifest for MacOS.
92 - Added support for new Channel Manager capabilities with the Booking.com Content APIs.
93 - Cron Jobs attempting to notify Airbnb reservations now rely on the Guest Messaging APIs.
94 - Added the "important" flag to reminders for specific reservations.
95 - New overrides manager interface and breaking changes detection framework.
96 - Minor framework improvements.
97
98 ## 1.6.4
99
100 *Release date - 27 July 2023*
101
102 - New Virtual Terminal admin-widget.
103 - Added support for direct-charge transactions.
104 - Seasonal rates refactoring for promotions.
105 - Improvements to increase the price the accuracy score with Google Hotel.
106 - Hooks refactoring for admin widgets.
107 - Minor framework improvements.
108
109 ## 1.6.3
110
111 *Release date - 21 June 2023*
112
113 - Split stays framework improvements.
114 - Automatic reminders for Channel Manager notifications.
115 - Added support for the new Vrbo API channel connection.
116 - Maximum advance booking notice at room-level.
117 - Implemented several new hooks to facilitate customization.
118 - Improved extendibility of check-in and pre-checkin registration fields.
119 - CTD restrictions applied on check-out date rather than on check-in date.
120 - CSS styling inspector improvements with quick preview and tag selector.
121 - Several improvements for the PMS Reports framework.
122 - Broadcast channel for desktop push notifications across multiple tabs.
123 - Backup framework improvements for large datasets.
124 - Cron Jobs framework improvements to avoid timezone conflicts.
125 - New hooks implemented for the Statistics Tracking object.
126 - New front-end pricing calendar calculation based on rate plan IDs.
127 - Several generic improvements related to UI and framework.
128
129 ## 1.6.2
130
131 *Release date - 4 May 2023*
132
133 - Added support for pet fees through options with selectable quantity.
134 - New planning system with Availability Overview.
135 - Drag & Drop functionalities for single-unit rooms as well as for hotel-inventory rooms.
136 - Swap room sub-units in case of low or full occupancy.
137 - New PMS Report for Takings.
138 - Several improvements and fixes (CSRF).
139
140 ## 1.6.1
141
142 *Release date - 18 April 2023*
143
144 - Enhanced caching functions for databases with large datasets.
145 - Improved performances.
146 - Several improvements to the admin-widgets and Multitask panel.
147 - Added support for pets for each room reservation record.
148 - Added support for included meal plans in the various rate plans.
149 - New framework for the PMS Reports supporting CSV, Excel and Print formats.
150 - Improved various PMS Reports (Pro version).
151 - New Cron Job (Pro version) to automatically export reports dynamically.
152 - Default integration for PayPal Express Checkout (Pro version).
153 - Compatibility with the new Vrbo API channel connection (Pro version + E4jConnect & Vik Channel Manager).
154
155 ## 1.6.0
156
157 *Release date - 14 February 2023*
158
159 - Major release of the framework.
160 - New admin-widgets: Finance and Guest Messaging.
161 - Improved several admin-widgets.
162 - Quick reservation added to Bookings Calendar admin-widget.
163 - Multitask panel improvements to render the admin-widgets within modal windows.
164 - Support for simultaneous chat threads with Booking.com, Airbnb and Website.
165 - New Availability Overview layout and functionalities.
166 - New adaptive back-end menu with custom and pinnable quick actions.
167 - New browser notifications system.
168 - Split Stays.
169 - Early departures or late arrivals for multiple room bookings.
170 - Room Upgrade functionalities.
171 - Enhanced Cron Jobs framework.
172 - Enhanced coupons functionalities to apply tailored and automatic discounts to certain customers.
173 - Added plenty of new hooks/events to extend the default framework functionalities.
174 - Back-end registration detection of returning customer.
175 - VAT breakdown for each line item in the invoice template.
176 - Payment methods can be assigned to certain listings only.
177 - PMS Reports improvements.
178 - States/Provinces management functions for each country.
179 - New custom field of type "State".
180 - Improved communication with Vik Channel Manager.
181 - Added support for the new Expedia Product API within Vik Channel Manager.
182 - Several enhancements for the front-end pages.
183 - Several minor fixes and improvements.
184 - Added CSRF tokens to admin AJAX requests to improve the security.
185
186 ## 1.5.12
187
188 *Release date - 10 January 2023*
189
190 - Fixed attributes escaping to prevent XSS attacks with administrator privileges.
191
192 ## 1.5.11
193
194 *Release date - 26 July 2022*
195
196 - Conditional text rules improvements.
197 - Support for multiple hotel rooms categories (Google Hotel).
198 - Minor CSS adjustments for a better responsiveness.
199
200 ## 1.5.10
201
202 *Release date - 10 June 2022*
203
204 - Added support for WP-Cron scheduled tasks with a new and extendable Cron Jobs framework.
205 - Added support for Booking.com Guest Messaging API.
206 - Zoom feature for Airbnb profile picture of guest reservations.
207 - Improved custom email sending functions through the Visual Editor.
208 - Improved performances for databases with a large amount of reservations (2+ GBs).
209
210 ## 1.5.9
211
212 *Release date - 29 April 2022*
213
214 - Implemented extra anti-XSS checks for the admin pages.
215
216 ## 1.5.7 + 1.5.8
217
218 *Release date - 20 April 2022*
219
220 - Implemented extra CSRF checks for the admin pages.
221
222 ## 1.5.6
223
224 *Release date - 19 April 2022*
225
226 - Fixed issue with invalid email attachments passed to the framework.
227
228 ## 1.5.5
229
230 *Release date - 13 April 2022*
231
232 - Added support for customer profile picture (avatar).
233 - Prevented switch of non refundable rates during booking modification.
234 - Minor improvements.
235
236 ## 1.5.4
237
238 *Release date - 17 March 2022*
239
240 - Sanitized malicious data injections.
241
242 ## 1.5.3
243
244 *Release date - 16 March 2022*
245
246 - Minor improvements for the customer email.
247
248 ## 1.5.2
249
250 *Release date - 11 March 2022*
251
252 - Minor fixes.
253
254 ## 1.5.1
255
256 *Release date - 1 March 2022*
257
258 - Fixed compatibility issues with Windows servers.
259
260 ## 1.5.0
261
262 *Release date - 28 February 2022*
263
264 - Major core framework release.
265 - Dark mode appearance for dark color scheme preferences.
266 - Multitask panel to quickly query the system without changing pages.
267 - Browser (web push) notifications with real-time alerts.
268 - New admin widgets and framework.
269 - Reminders with scheduled due dates.
270 - Rates flow monitoring for OTA and Website rates.
271 - Custom data collection for guests registration.
272 - myDATA AADE integration for electronic invoicing in Greece.
273 - Inquiry reservations with pending status and auto room-assignment.
274 - Backups: import and export an entire configuration from one site to another.
275 - Visual (rich text) editor and composer for any email message.
276 - New statistics tracking features.
277 - Coupon codes with minimum stay filter.
278 - New conditional text rules.
279 - New permissions for front-end Tableaux and operators.
280 - Support (and certification) for Google Hotel Free Booking Links!! (Vik Channel Manager + E4jConnect subscription required)
281
282 ## 1.4.6
283
284 *Release date - 2 November 2021*
285
286 - Minor fix for editors.
287
288 ## 1.4.5
289
290 *Release date - 29 October 2021*
291
292 - Core framework minor fixes.
293
294 ## 1.4.4
295
296 *Release date - 27 October 2021*
297
298 - Core framework update.
299
300 ## 1.4.3
301
302 *Release date - 6 October 2021*
303
304 - Minor update to prevent SSL issues with expired certificate chains.
305
306 ## 1.4.2
307
308 *Release date - 15 June 2021*
309
310 - Language files loading moved to a different hook for a better compatibility with third party plugins.
311 - Implemented use of alias methods to facilitate the translation of the plugin on its official WordPress page.
312
313 ## 1.4.1
314
315 *Release date - 10 June 2021*
316
317 - Internal libraries updated to support a new type of nonces against CSRF attacks.
318 - Minor fixes and improvements in some back-end pages.
319
320 ## 1.4.0
321
322 *Release date - 17 May 2021*
323
324 - New major release of the core framework.
325 - Custom admin widgets for a completely new Dashboard.
326 - Geocoding functionalities.
327 - Interactive Google Maps with overlay and custom markers.
328 - Conditional text rules to control email messages and more.
329 - Templates styling through graphical interface.
330 - New front-end design with responsive and lazy image gallery.
331 - Added support for refund transactions.
332 - Hundreds of minor improvements.
333 - Tens of new features for those who also use Vik Channel Manager.
334
335 ## 1.3.11
336
337 *Release date - 30 December 2020*
338
339 - Custom ordering of preferred countries for phone numbers.
340 - Sample Data available for new installations.
341
342 ## 1.3.10
343
344 *Release date - 23 December 2020*
345
346 - RSS Feeds Opt-in minor fix with 1.3.10.
347 - Support for installation of Sample Data.
348
349 ## 1.3.8
350
351 *Release date - 17 August 2020*
352
353 - Compatibility fixes with WP 5.5 and the new PHPMailer.
354
355 ## 1.3.7
356
357 *Release date - 12 August 2020*
358
359 - Minor compatibility fixes with WP 5.5.
360
361 ## 1.3.6
362
363 *Release date - 8 July 2020*
364
365 - Automatic creation of new pages with Shortcodes.
366 - Improvements to search suggestions and alternative booking solutions.
367 - Global restrictions overrides with priority to newer rules.
368
369 ## 1.3.5
370
371 *Release date - 1 July 2020*
372
373 - Major release of new framework.
374 - Import reservations tool from third party plugins.
375 - Improvements to tableaux.
376 - Room-day notes defined at room-level as well as sub-unit-level.
377 - Festivities and custom fests management.
378 - New PMS Reports added.
379 - New filtering and pricing for options and extra-services.
380 - Pre-set for characteristics font-icons.
381 - Added possibility of sorting the characteristics.
382 - New calculation type for Promotions.
383 - Dynamic rooms daily price.
384
385 ## 1.3.2
386
387 *Release date - 9 May 2020*
388
389 - Framework adapted to rates comparison widget.
390 - Language files updated.
391
392 ## 1.3.1
393
394 *Release date - 25 March 2020*
395
396 - Added occupancy forecast missing file.
397
398 ## 1.3.0
399
400 *Release date - 23 March 2020*
401
402 - Major release of a brand new framework.
403 - Guest Reviews: those who are also using Vik Channel Manager will be able to start receiving reviews from the guests for their stays
404 - Occupancy Forecast: a new widget has been placed in the Dashboard as well as in the page Rates Overview to monitor the future occupancy
405 - Reports Graphs and Sheets: certain reports, such as the occupancy ranking, will render the data also on line charts
406 - Shared Calendars: it is now possible to link the availability calendars between multiple rooms
407 - Upsell Extra Services: guests will be able to upgrade their bookings (website and OTAs/Channels) by ordering some extra services through your site at any time
408 - OTA Booking details: any reservation downloaded by the Channel Manager will be also visible by your guests on your website
409 - Back-end reservations with front-end rate plans: the page Calendar will now display the front-end rate plans for selection
410 - Rates Calculator Book Now button: the useful tool of the Rates Overview will now let you use a Book Now button to quickly book a room-rate plan combination
411 - Custom Documents for Customers: it is now possible to upload custom files for any customers to keep track of them
412 - New compact layout for multiple rooms bookings: booking multiple rooms, like a group of rooms, is much faster now
413 - Booking History: added several new events to keep track of any modification made for a booking
414 - Vik Channel Manager: automatic triggering of reports, reviews download and opportunities with a new promotion sync system
415 - OTA Reviews Module: you will now be able to display your website reviews as well as the Global Score of your property(s)
416 - FontAwesome updated: the FontAwesome library was updated to their latest version
417 - New back-end filtering options: added several new filters in the back-end Views
418 - Pre-checkin for OTA bookings: guests can now self check-in even if they booked through an external channel
419
420 ## 1.2.13
421
422 *Release date - 23 December 2019*
423
424 - Implemented deactivation feedback.
425 - Fixed an issue that prevented to use multiple instances of the same widget on one page.
426
427 ## 1.2.12
428
429 *Release date - 20 December 2019*
430
431 - Change-log download during update.
432
433 ## 1.2.11
434
435 *Release date - 18 December 2019*
436
437 - Added parameter to force category ID in shortcode Search Form.
438
439 ## 1.2.10
440
441 *Release date - 21 November 2019*
442
443 - Fixed minor issue with widgets timezone
444
445 ## 1.2.9
446
447 *Release date - 14 November 2019*
448
449 - Fixed minor issue with routing functions when parsing URLs with array values.
450
451 ## 1.2.8
452
453 *Release date - 18 September 2019*
454
455 - Added new warning messages.
456
457 ## 1.2.7
458
459 *Release date - 16 September 2019*
460
461 - Fixed minor issues related to the Shortcodes handling functions.
462
463 ## 1.2.6
464
465 *Release date - 2 August 2019*
466
467 - Minor CSS fixes.
468 - Various improvements to the framework libraries.
469
470 ## 1.2.5
471
472 *Release date - 26 June 2019*
473
474 - Dashboard Ajax navigation between donut charts.
475 - Screen Options for pagination limit.
476 - Various improvements to the framework libraries.
477
478
479 ## 1.2.4
480
481 *Release date - 21 June 2019*
482
483 - Minor fix for timezone issue.
484
485
486 ## 1.2.3
487
488 *Release date - 10 June 2019*
489
490 - Libraries improvements.
491 - Fixed compatibility issues with Site Health checks.
492
493
494 ## 1.2.2
495
496 *Release date - 29 May 2019*
497
498 - Minor fixes for default section language.
499 - Fixed issue with certain editor IDs.
500
501
502 ## 1.2.1
503
504 *Release date - 28 May 2019*
505
506 - Minor fix for new MVC structure.
507
508
509 ## 1.2.0
510
511 *Release date - 23 May 2019*
512
513 - Major release of the new core framework.
514 - New front-end gallery.
515 - Custom festivities.
516 - Tens of improvements.
517
518
519 ## 1.1.7
520
521 *Release date - 17 April 2019*
522
523 - Fixed minor core issues.
524
525
526 ## 1.1.6
527
528 *Release date - 14 February 2019*
529
530 - Fixed an issue that could cause multiple email messages to be sent repeatedly.
531
532
533 ## 1.1.5
534
535 *Release date - 5 February 2019*
536
537 - Added filters to Shortcodes page.
538 - Enhanced router for multilingual pages.
539
540
541 ## 1.1.4
542
543 *Release date - 4 February 2019*
544
545 - Shortcodes now support language tags.
546 - Adjusted some routing rules.
547
548
549 ## 1.1.3
550
551 *Release date - 22 January 2019*
552
553 - Fixed a possible issue with the Shortcodes on Windows OS.
554 - Added support to resolve Timezone conflicts.
555
556
557 ## 1.1.2
558
559 *Release date - 8 January 2019*
560
561 - Main language auto-detect.
562 - Minor fixes for the Widgets framework.
563
564
565 ## 1.1.1
566
567 *Release date - 31 December 2018*
568
569 - Rates Overview can show multiple Pricing Calendar for several rooms.
570 - Generation of custom invoices for different services.
571
572
573 ## 1.1.0
574
575 *Release date - 20 December 2018*
576
577 - Major release of the new core framework.
578
579
580 ## 1.0.18
581
582 *Release date - 26 November 2018*
583
584 - Room details shortcodes can be used for generic routing.
585 - Datepicker improvements.
586
587
588 ## 1.0.17
589
590 *Release date - 16 November 2018*
591
592 - Added support for the new Gutenberg editor and WordPress 5.0.
593 - Improved Shortcodes stability while updating a post.
594
595
596 ## 1.0.16
597
598 *Release date - 9 November 2018*
599
600 - Improved Shortcodes generation for params with multiple values.
601
602
603 ## 1.0.15
604
605 *Release date - 31 October 2018*
606
607 - Fixed minor issue for parameters with multiple values in Shortcodes.
608
609
610 ## 1.0.14
611
612 *Release date - 29 October 2018*
613
614 - Added support for several new currencies in the converter.
615 - New type of Shortcode called "Booking" to rewrite the URLs of the booking details pages.
616 - Various improvements to routing functions and framework
617
618
619 ## 1.0.13
620
621 *Release date - 26 September 2018*
622
623 - Added support for all Timezones.
624 - Improved responsiveness for date picker calendars.
625 - Minor core and application fixes.
626
627
628 ## 1.0.12
629
630 *Release date - 7 September 2018*
631
632 - Minor core and application fixes for front-end and back-end.
633
634
635 ## 1.0.11
636
637 *Release date - 16 July 2018*
638
639 - Shortcodes models can now be accessed also via front-end.
640
641
642 ## 1.0.10
643
644 *Release date - 18 June 2018*
645
646 - Improved hooks for Shortcodes usage in posts during drafts saving.
647
648
649 ## 1.0.9
650
651 *Release date - 4 June 2018*
652
653 - Minor backward compatibility fixes for PHP <= 5.4.
654
655
656 ## 1.0.8
657
658 *Release date - 16 may 2018*
659
660 - Shortcodes processing for third party plugins in descriptions.
661 - Overrides functions for layout files of pages and widgets.
662
663
664 ## 1.0.7
665
666 *Release date - 14 may 2018*
667
668 - Automatic mirroring backup of uploaded or generated files (photos, invoices, docs).
669
670
671 ## 1.0.6
672
673 *Release date - 8 May 2018*
674
675 - Added support for Multisite network.
676
677
678 ## 1.0.5
679
680 *Release date - 27 April 2018*
681
682 - Payment framework extendable with dedicated plugins.
683
684
685 ## 1.0.4
686
687 *Release date - 24 April 2018*
688
689 - Automated backup and restore functions for uploaded files (photos, images, logos).
690 - Improvements for upgrading to the Pro version.
691
692
693 ## 1.0.3
694
695 *Release date - 23 April 2018*
696
697 - Minor core fixes.
698
699
700 ## 1.0.2
701
702 *Release date - 20 April 2018*
703
704 - Unified language files for Widgets, Front-end and Back-end for easier translation.
705
706
707 ## 1.0.1
708
709 *Release date - 17 April 2018*
710
711 - Template files and custom CSS files are no longer overridden during updates.
712 - SEO optimizations for custom page titles and metas in front-end.
713
714
715 ## 1.0
716
717 *Release date - 10 April 2018*
718
719 - First stable release of the Vik Booking Framework for WordPress.
720