Device Detector
Changelog

All notable changes to Device Detector are documented in this changelog.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and Device Detector adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[4.2.1] - 2024-12-11

Fixed

• [SEC005] XSS vulnerability.

[4.2.0] - 2024-11-22

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 6.7.

Changed

• Upgraded UDD from version 6.3.2 to version 6.4.1: dozens of added and improved detections.
• 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.

[4.1.0] - 2024-09-10

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 6.6.

[4.0.0] - 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.
• Upgraded UDD from version 6.3.1 to version 6.3.2: dozens of added and improved detections.

Fixed

• PHP error with some plugins like Woocommerce Paypal Payments.

[3.8.0] - 2024-05-07

Changed

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

[3.7.2] - 2024-05-04

Fixed

• PHP error when DecaLog is not installed.

[3.7.1] - 2024-05-04

Changed

• Updated DecaLog SDK from version 3.0.0 to version 4.1.0.
• Upgraded UDD from version 6.3.0 to version 6.3.1: dozens of added and improved detections.
• Some icons for brands, browsers or os have been updated.
• Minimal required WordPress version is now 6.2.

[3.7.0] - 2024-03-02

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 6.5.

Changed

• Upgraded UDD from version 6.1.6 to version 6.3.0: dozens of added and improved detections.
• Minimal required WordPress version is now 6.1.
• Minimal required PHP version is now 8.1.

Fixed

• There's a typo in Morpheus project URL.

[3.6.0] - 2023-10-25

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 6.4.

Changed

• Upgraded UDD from version 6.1.3 to version 6.1.6: dozens of added and improved detections.

Fixed

• With PHP 8.2, in some edge cases, deprecation warnings may be triggered when viewing analytics.

[3.5.0] - 2023-07-12

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 6.3.

Changed

• Upgraded UDD from version 6.1.0 to version 6.1.3: dozens of added and improved detections.
• The color for shmop test in Site Health is now gray to not worry to much about it (was previously orange).

[3.4.1] - 2023-03-02

Fixed

• [SEC004] CSRF vulnerability / CVE-2023-27444 (thanks to Mika from Patchstack).

[3.4.0] - 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

• Upgraded UDD from version 6.0.3 to version 6.1.0: dozens of added and improved detections.
• 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).

[3.3.0] - 2022-10-06

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 6.1.
• [WPCLI] The results of wp device commands are now logged in DecaLog.

Changed

• Improved ephemeral cache in analytics.
• Upgraded UDD from version 6.0.0 to version 6.0.3: dozens of added and improved detections.
• [WPCLI] The results of wp device commands are now prefixed by the product name.

Fixed

• [SEC003] Moment.js library updated to 2.29.4 / Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS).

[3.2.0] - 2022-04-22

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 6.0.

Changed

• Site Health page now presents a much more realistic test about object caching.
• Upgraded UDD from version 5.0.2 to version 6.0.0: dozens of added and improved detections.
• Improved favicon handling for new Google API specifications.
• Updated DecaLog SDK from version 2.0.2 to version 3.0.0.

Fixed

• [SEC002] Moment.js library updated to 2.29.2 / CVE-2022-24785.

[3.1.1] - 2022-01-17

Fixed

• The Site Health page may launch deprecated tests.

[3.1.0] - 2022-01-17

Added

• Compatibility with PHP 8.1.

Changed

• Upgraded UDD from version 5.0.0 to version 5.0.2: dozens of added and improved detections.
• Updated DecaLog SDK from version 2.0.1 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).
• There may be name collisions with internal APCu cache.
• An innocuous Mysql error may be triggered at plugin activation.

[3.0.2] - 2021-12-15

Fixed

• The DecaLog SDK may produce errors (thanks to Jhonny Oliveira).

[3.0.1] - 2021-12-15

Changed

• Updated DecaLog SDK from version 2.0.0 to version 2.0.1.

Fixed

• The console menu may display an empty screen (thanks to Renaud Pacouil).
• The tool menu does not work if IP Locator is not installed (thanks to Jhonny Oliveira).

[3.0.0] - 2021-12-07

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 5.9.
• 3 new devices types can be detected: smart speakers, wearables and peripherals (projectors, etc.).
• New API properties: device_is_smart_speaker, device_is_wearable and device_is_peripheral.
• New button in settings to install recommended plugins.
• New icons for brands.
• The available hooks (filters and actions) are now described in HOOKS.md file.

Changed

• Improved detection for iOS and iPadOS.
• Improved update process on high-traffic sites to avoid concurrent resources accesses.
• Better publishing frequency for metrics.
• Updated icons for brands, browsers and oses.
• X axis for graphs have been redesigned and are more accurate.
• Upgraded UDD from version 4.3.0 to version 5.0.0: dozens of added and improved detections.
• [BC] Device Detector API version is now v3.
• 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.

[2.4.0] - 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).

[2.3.1] - 2021-08-11

Changed

• Upgraded UDD from version 4.2.3 to version 4.3.0: dozens of added and improved detections.
• 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.
• Bot detection may trigger a PHP notice.

[2.3.0] - 2021-06-22

Added

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

Changed

• Upgraded UDD from version 4.2.0 to version 4.2.3: dozens of added and improved detections.

[2.2.1] - 2021-02-25

Changed

• Upgraded UDD from version 4.1.0 to version 4.2.0: dozens of added and improved detections.

[2.2.0] - 2021-02-25

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 5.7.

Changed

• Consistent reset for settings.
• Improved translation loading.
• Many icons for brands, browsers and OSes have been updated or added.
• [WP_CLI] device command have now a definition and all synopsis are up to date.
• Upgraded UDD from version 4.0.1 to version 4.1.0.

Fixed

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

[2.1.1] - 2020-11-28

Changed

• WP-CLI and ajax calls are definitely excluded from analytics.

Fixed

• With some command line tools, Device Detector may trigger a false-warning.

[2.1.0] - 2020-11-23

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 5.6.
• Support for data feeds - reserved for future use.

Changed

• Improvement in the way roles are detected.
• [MultiSite] Improved default site detection.
• Upgraded UDD from version 3.13.0 to version 4.0.1.

Fixed

• [SEC001] User may be wrongly detected in XML-RPC or Rest API calls.
• [WP-CLI] Generating statistics may produce PHP warnings.
• When site is in english and a user choose another language for herself/himself, menu may be stuck in english.

[2.0.1] - 2020-10-13

Changed

• [WP-CLI] Improved documentation.
• The analytics dashboard now displays a warning if analytics features are not activated.
• Prepares PerfOps menus to future 5.6 version of WordPress.

Fixed

• The remote IP can be wrongly detected when behind some types of reverse-proxies.
• In admin dashboard, the statistics link is visible even if analytics features are not activated.
• [WP-CLI] Typos in documentation.

[2.0.0] - 2020-10-08

Added

• New tool (in PerfOps Tools menu) to analyze a user-agent string with the Device Detector engine.
• [WP-CLI] New command to get a device detail: see wp help device describe for details.
• [WP-CLI] New command to display Device Detector status: see wp help device status for details.
• [WP-CLI] New command to toggle on/off main settings: see wp help device settings for details.
• [WP-CLI] New command to describe engine capacities: see wp help device engine for details.
• [WP-CLI] New command to display devices statistics: see wp help device analytics for details.
• New Site Health "info" section about shared memory.
• [API] New /wp-json/device-detector/v1/describe endpoint to analyze a user-agent string. Available to all authenticated users.

Changed

• 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 changelog readability.
• Improved IP detection (thanks to Ludovic Riaudel).
• The integrated markdown parser is now Markdown from Carsten Brandt.

Fixed

• Some bots icons may be not displayed when it should be.
• With Firefox, some links are unclickable in the Control Center (thanks to Emil1).

Removed

• Parsedown as integrated markdown parser.

[1.5.0] - 2020-08-17

Added

• Compatibility with WordPress 5.5.

Changed

• Updating the plugin now deletes the cache pool.
• Detection sequence has been improved.
• Many icons for brands, browsers ans os have been added.
• Upgraded UDD from version 3.12.6 to version 3.13.0.

[1.4.3] - 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.
• Updated UDD from version 3.12.4 to version 3.12.6.

Fixed

• When used for the first time, settings checkboxes may remain checked after being unchecked.

[1.4.2] - 2020-05-04

Changed

• The lists for classes, device types and client types display now the translated name (it was previously the identifier).

Fixed

• 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.

[1.4.1] - 2020-04-13

Fixed

• Namespaces collisions.

[1.4.0] - 2020-04-12

Added

• Compatibility with DecaLog early loading feature.

Changed

• 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.
• [API] Improves the way bot producers are rendered.
• [API] Improves the way bot categories are rendered.
• Updated UDD from version 3.12.3 to version 3.12.4.

Fixed

• Some strings are not translatable.

[1.3.0] - 2020-03-09

Added

• [MultiSite] New box in summary displaying all sites to network admins.
• [MultiSite] There's now a way to navigate between sites sub-reports.

Changed

• Better styling in "PerfOps Settings" page.

Removed

• Unneeded tool links in settings page.

[1.2.0] - 2020-03-01

Added

• Full integration with PerfOps One suite.
• Compatibility with WordPress 5.4.

Changed

• New menus (in the left admin bar) for accessing features: "PerfOps Analytics" and "PerfOps Settings".

Removed

• Compatibility with WordPress versions prior to 5.2.
• Old menus entries, due to PerfOps integration.

[1.1.1] - 2020-02-16

Changed

• The name of the the menu item is now "Devices Analytics".

Fixed

• Displayed version is not the good one.

[1.1.0] - 2020-02-04

Added

• Full compatibility with APCu Manager.
• Full compatibility with DecaLog.

Changed

• The position of the "options" tab (in settings screen) is now consistent with other PO plugins.

Fixed

• Name collision with some non-maintained plugins.

[1.0.0] - 2020-01-22

Initial release