4.6

= 4.6 =

Release date: 2026-03-09

Enhancements

• Improves the compatibility with the Block Editor.
• Improves the style of the Copy to a new draft and Rewrite & Republish actions in the Block Editor.
• Replaces the metabox with a sidebar panel in the Block Editor.

Bugfixes

• Fixes a bug where cloning an attachment did not copy its caption as expected. Props to @masteradhoc.
• Fixes a bug where cloning an attachment did not copy its description as expected.
• Fixes a bug where notices would not be appearing in the block editor, throwing console errors, with some locales.
• Fixes a bug where Rewrite & Republish copies could remain orphaned, blocking editors from creating a new Rewrite & Republish copy for the original post.
• Fixes a bug where the block editor button were not styled if the admin bar links where not present.
• Fixes a bug where translations where missing in the buttons and the notices in the Block Editor. Props to @petitphp.

Other

• Improves security of the Bulk Clone action and the republishing of a copy.
• Adds duplicate_post_before_republish and duplicate_post_after_republish action hooks fired before and after republishing. Props to @piscis.
• Deprecates the dp_duplicate_post and dp_duplicate_page hooks and introduces a new unified duplicate_post_after_duplicated action hook that replaces them. The new hook includes the post type as a fourth parameter for flexible filtering.
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.8.
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.9.
• Drops compatibility with PHP < 7.4.
• Verified compatibility with PHP up to version 8.5.
• Fixes the Developer Guide link that was leading to a non-existent page. Props to @masteradhoc.
• Fixes the documentation link to use a shortlink. Props to @masteradhoc.
• Improves how the translations are loaded by relying on the WordPress mechanism for that. Props to @swissspidy.
• Improves discoverability of security policy in Packagist.
• Users requiring this package via [WP]Packagist can now use the composer/installers v2.

4.6-RC2

Changes compared to: 4.6-RC1

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where the block editor button were not styled if the admin bar links where not present. #471

Non user facing:

• Minor enhancement to the changelog #463
• Drops the version number from the JS file names. #470

4.6-RC1

Changes compared to: 4.5

Enhancements:

• Replaces the metabox with a sidebar panel in the Block Editor. #446
• Improves the style of the Copy to a new draft and Rewrite & Republish actions in the Block Editor. #460
• Improves the compatibility with the Block Editor. #445

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where notices would not be appearing in the block editor, throwing console errors, with some locales. #364
• Minor security improvement #260
• Fixes a bug where cloning an attachment did not copy its description as expected. #374
• Fixes a bug where cloning an attachment did not copy its caption as expected. Props to @masteradhoc. #374
• Fixes a bug where translations where missing in the buttons and the notices in the Block Editor. Props to @petitphp. #234
• Fixes a bug where Rewrite & Republish copies could remain orphaned, blocking editors from creating a new Rewrite & Republish copy for the original post. #447

Other:

• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.8. #438
• Improves how the translations are loaded by relying on the WordPress mechanism for that. Props to @swissspidy. #368
• Adds duplicate_post_before_republish and duplicate_post_after_republish action hooks fired before and after republishing. Props to @piscis. #451
• Improves security of the Bulk Clone action and the republishing of a copy. #452
• Verified compatibility with PHP 8.5 #435
• Improves discoverability of security policy in Packagist. #338
• Users requiring this package via [WP]Packagist can now use the composer/installers v2. #328
• Deprecates the dp_duplicate_post and dp_duplicate_page hooks and introduces a new unified duplicate_post_after_duplicated action hook that replaces them. The new hook includes the post type as a fourth parameter for flexible filtering. #449
• Drops compatibility with PHP 7.2 and 7.3. #402
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.9. #423
• Drops compatibility with PHP 5.6, 7.0 and 7.1. #294
• The plugin has no known incompatibilities with PHP 8.3 #335
• Verified PHP 8.2 compatibility. #276

Non user facing:

• Updates various dependencies as suggested by dependabot. #297
• Improve dev experience #391
• Improve dev experience #390
• CI maintenance #311
• Updates the author uri value. #295
• Fix broken link in README. #305
• Tests: use static dataproviders #336
• Set the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.3. #318
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.0. #279
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.2. #296
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.1. #304
• Updated test dependencies #329
• Tidy up composer.json file and improve usability of scripts #330
• Prevent more dev-only files from being included in packaged up versions of this repo. #321
• CI build tweak #326
• Adds mark above translations that are used only for screen readers. #323
• Dev-only file update #322
• CI: fix build #327
• Range of small bug fixes #337
• Tests: use PSR-4 #334
• Code QA/consistency #349
• Code QA/consistency #350
• Normalize Composer config #396
• Code QA/consistency #351
• Code QA/consistency #353
• CI/QA update introducing YoastCS 3.0 #355
• Simplify CI script #339
• QA #340
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.3. #317
• Code QA/consistency #352
• Code QA/consistency #354
• Updated dev dependencies #397
• Improve CI security #436
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.4. #332
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.3. #347
• Test against PHP 8.4 #398
• Fixes the documentation link to use a shortlink. Props to @masteradhoc. #373
• Update dev dependencies #365
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.3. #347
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 5.9. #258
• Prepares the repo for the rename of master to main. #265
• prepaire for moving master to main on yoast-dist #266
• Update changelog format (both in file and creation settings) #272
• Fixes the Developer Guide link that was leading to a non-existent page. Props to @masteradhoc. #375
• Adds integration tests to the plugin. #313
• Adapts GitHub PR template to include Gutenberg to the list of editors a PR should be tested on and adds examples of documentation. #359
• Update testing workflow to install SVN #383
• Update test tooling #388
• Improve CI #392
• CI improvement #389
• Update Dependabot config #406
• Removed dependency which is no longer needed #428
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.7. #385
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.6. #372
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.5. #363
• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.5. #363
• Improve CI #429
• Updates webpack to version 5.94.0 and adjusts source map settings. #441
• Improve CI #430
• Sets the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.4. #370
• Code consistency #457
• Improve CI security #431
• Improve CI #432
• Improve CI security #433
• Adds safety check to avoid breaking errors due to wrong tags order in translation. #405
• Improve CI security #434
• Updated dev dependencies #453
• Modernizes codebase #453
• Add integration tests for duplicate_post_create_duplicate to validate functionality across a variety of configurations, settings, and scenarios. #450
• Fixes Rewrite & Republish workflow deleting the copy...

4.5

= 4.5 =
Release Date: June 28th, 2022

Enhancements:

• Improves the impact of the plugin on the performance of the site by avoiding useless calls on the gettext filter.

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where a section in the Classic Editor's submitbox would be displayed with incorrect margins.

Other:

• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.0.

4.5-RC1

Changes compared to: 4.4

Enhancements:

• Reduces the impact of the plugin on the performance of the site by avoding useless calls on the gettext filter. #255

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where a section in the Classic Editor's submitbox would be displayed with incorrect margins. #254

Other:

• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 6.0. #252

Non user facing:

• Improve CI #242
• Adds grunt tasks and other changes needed for automation of the release/RC creation process. #251
• Fix deploy to dist #247
• Updates grunt-plugin-tasks to 2.3. #249

4.4

= 4.4 (2022-01-25) =

Enhancements:

• Converts the upgrade notice into a welcome notice for first-time users.

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where HTML tags in a Custom HTML block would be removed when republishing a scheduled Rewrite & Republish copy.
• Fixes a bug where the button style would be broken in the Classic Editor.
• Fixes a bug where a fatal error would be triggered in the Widgets page in combination with some themes or plugins.

Other:

• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 5.9.

4.4-RC3

Changes since 4.4-RC2:

Non-user-facing:

• Fixes an unreleased bug where the welcome notice would be displayed to existing users who haven't dismissed the upgrade notice. #230

4.4-RC2

Changes since 4.4-RC1:

Other

• Sets the WordPress tested up to version to 5.9. #228

Non-user-facing

• Fixes an unreleased bug where the link to the privacy policy was broken. #229

4.4-RC1

Enhancements:

• Converts the upgrade notice into a welcome notice for first-time users. #221

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where the button style would be broken in the Classic Editor. #223
• Fixes a bug where a fatal error would be triggered in the Widgets page in combination with some themes or plugins. #219
• Fixes a bug where HTML tags in a Custom HTML block would be removed when republishing a scheduled Rewrite & Republish copy. #218

Non user facing:

• Composer 2.2 compatibility #224
• Code consistency #217
• Updated dependency #216

4.3

= 4.3 (2021-12-14) =

Bugfixes:

• Fixes a bug where Rewrite & Republish copies could be displayed and queried in the front end.