Apache Status & Info Changelog

All notable changes to Apache Status & Info are documented in this changelog.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and Apache Status & Info adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[3.1.0] - 2024-11-22

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 6.6 & 6.7.

Changed

• Ability to self-update from Github.
• The plugin user agent is now more consistent and "standard".

Fixed

• There's a WordPress core "feature" which causes some PII to leak (to wp.org) during plugin and theme updates. This is no more the case for this plugin.
• In some cases, a WordPress notice can be triggered concerning the loading sequence of translations.

Removed

• Test site launching from wordpress.org plugin page.
• All Databeam hooks and libraries, as the Databeam project is abandoned.
• Dependency on wp.org for updates.

[3.0.0] - 2024-05-28

Added

• [BC] To enable installation on more heterogeneous platforms, the plugin now adapts its internal logging mode to already loaded libraries.

Changed

• Updated DecaLog SDK from version 4.1.0 to version 5.0.0.

Fixed

• PHP error with some plugins like Woocommerce Paypal Payments.

[2.15.0] - 2024-05-07

Changed

• The plugin now adapts its requirements to the PSR-3 loaded version.

[2.14.2] - 2024-05-04

Fixed

• PHP error when DecaLog is not installed.

[2.14.1] - 2024-05-04

Changed

• Updated DecaLog SDK from version 3.0.0 to version 4.1.0.
• Minimal required WordPress version is now 6.2.

[2.14.0] - 2024-03-02

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 6.5.

Changed

• Minimal required WordPress version is now 6.1.
• Minimal required PHP version is now 8.1.

[2.13.0] - 2023-10-25

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 6.4.

Fixed

• Typos in CHANGELOG.md file.

[2.12.0] - 2023-07-12

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 6.3.

Changed

• The color for shmop test in Site Health is now gray to not worry to much about it (was previously orange).

[2.11.1] - 2023-03-02

Fixed

• [SEC002] CSRF vulnerability / CVE-2023-27444 (thanks to Mika from Patchstack).

[2.11.0] - 2023-02-24

The developments of PerfOps One suite, of which this plugin is a part, is now sponsored by Hosterra.

Hosterra is a web hosting company I founded in late 2022 whose purpose is to propose web services operating in a European data center that is water and energy efficient and ensures a first step towards GDPR compliance.

This sponsoring is a way to keep PerfOps One plugins suite free, open source and independent.

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 6.2.

Changed

• Improved loading by removing unneeded jQuery references in public rendering (thanks to Kishorchand).

Fixed

• In some edge-cases, detecting IP may produce PHP deprecation warnings (thanks to YR Chen).

[2.10.0] - 2022-10-06

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 6.1.

[2.9.0] - 2022-04-20

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 6.0.

Changed

• Site Health page now presents a much more realistic test about object caching.
• Updated DecaLog SDK from version 2.0.2 to version 3.0.0.

Removed

• Donate link in readme.txt as it was outdated.

[2.8.1] - 2022-01-17

Fixed

• The Site Health page may launch deprecated tests.

[2.8.0] - 2022-01-17

Added

• Compatibility with PHP 8.1.

Changed

• Updated DecaLog SDK from version 2.0.0 to version 2.0.2.
• Updated PerfOps One library from 2.2.1 to 2.2.2.
• Refactored cache mechanisms to fully support Redis and Memcached.
• Improved bubbles display when width is less than 500px (thanks to Pat Ol).
• The tables headers have now a better contrast (thanks to Paul Bonaldi).

Fixed

• Object caching method may be wrongly detected in Site Health status (thanks to freshuk).
• The console menu may display an empty screen (thanks to Renaud Pacouil).
• There may be name collisions with internal APCu cache.

[2.7.0] - 2021-12-07

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 5.9.
• New button in settings to install recommended plugins.
• The available hooks (filters and actions) are now described in HOOKS.md file.

Changed

• Improved update process on high-traffic sites to avoid concurrent resources accesses.
• Better publishing frequency for metrics.
• Updated labels and links in plugins page.
• Updated the README.md file.

Fixed

• Country translation with i18n module may be wrong.
• There's typos in CHANGELOG.md.

[2.6.0] - 2021-09-07

Added

• It's now possible to hide the main PerfOps One menu via the poo_hide_main_menu filter or each submenu via the poo_hide_analytics_menu, poo_hide_consoles_menu, poo_hide_insights_menu, poo_hide_tools_menu, poo_hide_records_menu and poo_hide_settings_menu filters (thanks to Jan Thiel).

Changed

• Updated DecaLog SDK from version 1.2.0 to version 2.0.0.

Fixed

• There may be name collisions for some functions if version of WordPress is lower than 5.6.
• The main PerfOps One menu is not hidden when it doesn't contain any items (thanks to Jan Thiel).
• In some very special conditions, the plugin may be in the default site language rather than the user's language.
• The PerfOps One menu builder is not compatible with Admin Menu Editor plugin (thanks to dvokoun).

[2.5.1] - 2021-08-11

Changed

• New redesigned UI for PerfOps One plugins management and menus (thanks to Loïc Antignac, Paul Bonaldi, Axel Ducoron, Laurent Millet, Samy Rabih and Raphaël Riehl for their invaluable help).

Fixed

• In some conditions, the plugin may be in the default site language rather than the user's language.

[2.5.0] - 2021-06-22

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 5.8.
• Integration with DecaLog SDK.

[2.4.0] - 2021-02-24

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 5.7.

[2.3.0] - 2021-01-11

Added

• New "insights": Apache live status (when server-status is enabled).
• New "insights": Apache effective configuration files (when server-info is enabled).
• New "insights": Apache server settings, modules and hooks information (when server-info is enabled).

Changed

• Consistent reset for settings.
• Improved translation loading.

Fixed

• In Site Health section, Opcache status may be wrong (or generates PHP warnings) if OPcache API usage is restricted.

[2.2.0] - 2020-11-23

Added

• New Site Health "info" section about shared memory.
• Compatibility with WordPress 5.6.

Changed

• Improvement in the way roles are detected.
• The positions of PerfOps menus are pushed lower to avoid collision with other plugins (thanks to Loïc Antignac).
• Improved layout for language indicator.
• Admin notices are now set to "don't display" by default.
• Improved IP detection (thanks to Ludovic Riaudel).
• Improved changelog readability.
• The integrated markdown parser is now Markdown from Carsten Brandt.
• Prepares PerfOps menus to future 5.6 version of WordPress.

Fixed

• [SEC001] User may be wrongly detected in XML-RPC or Rest API calls.
• The admin dashboard may wrongly display a statistics link.
• The remote IP can be wrongly detected when behind some types of reverse-proxies.
• With Firefox, some links are unclickable in the Control Center (thanks to Emil1).
• When site is in english and a user choose another language for herself/himself, menu may be stuck in english.
• Some typos in CHANGELOG.md.

Removed

• Parsedown as integrated markdown parser.

[2.1.2] - 2020-06-29

Changed

• Full compatibility with PHP 7.4.
• Automatic switching between memory and transient when a cache plugin is installed without a properly configured Redis / Memcached.

[2.1.1] - 2020-05-15

Fixed

• When all options are disabled, some pages may be wrongly rendered as 404 page.
• When used for the first time, settings checkboxes may remain checked after being unchecked.
• There's an error while activating the plugin when the server is Microsoft IIS with Windows 10.
• With Microsoft Edge, some layouts may be ugly.

[2.1.0] - 2020-04-12

Added

• Compatibility with DecaLog early loading feature.

Changed

• Information about plugin options has been improved in Site Health feature.
• The settings page have now the standard WordPress style.
• Better styling in "PerfOps Settings" page.
• In site health "info" tab, the boolean are now clearly displayed.

Fixed

• Some strings are not translatable.

[2.0.2] - 2020-03-03

Changed

• The libraries description have been updated.
• Some sentences are more clear, now.

Fixed

• There's some typos in the settings page.
• The CHANGELOG.md contains some typos.
• The readme.txt contains some typos.

[2.0.1] - 2020-03-03

Fixed

• An unneeded item appears in the admin menu.

[2.0.0] - 2020-03-03

Added

• It's now possible to independently activate server-status or server-info rules.
• Full integration with PerfOps One suite.
• Full compatibility with APCu Manager.
• Compatibility with WordPress 5.4.
• New menu (in the left admin bar) for accessing features: "PerfOps Settings".

Changed

• New logo and new name for the plugin: "Apache Status & Info".

Removed

• Compatibility with WordPress versions prior to 5.2.
• GitHub .wordpress-org directory from WordPress releases.

[1.2.0] - 2019-09-06

Added

• Support for DecaLog.
• Links to users' support and GitHub project in plugins list.

Changed

• The plugin license is now GPLv3.
• The plugin is now fully open sourced on GitHub.

Removed

• Compatibility with WordPress older than 5.0.

[1.1.4] - 2019-04-28

Fixed

• Full compatibility with WordPress 5.2.

[1.1.3] - 2019-02-26

Fixed

• Typos in version matching.

[1.1.2] - 2019-02-25

Fixed

• Full compatibility with WordPress 5.1.

[1.1.1] - 2018-11-02

Fixed

• Full compatibility with WordPress 5.0.

[1.1.0] - 2018-10-24

Added

• Support for non-root rewrite bases (thanks to Guillaume Bedleem).

[1.0.0] - 2018-10-22

Initial release