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Built with your feedback. Updated for your needs.

Every update to Sakurato Changelog is driven by user feedback and real-world needs. Our detailed release notes show you exactly how we’re making the plugin better with each version. From highly-requested features to critical security patches, stay informed about everything that matters to your WordPress changelog management.

v1.0.0 2025-12-23
➕ Added
Sakurato Changelog Plugin – Initial Release

Major Features:

  • ✅ Complete changelog management system for WordPress
  • ✅ Custom post type with version tracking and release dates
  • ✅ Product taxonomy for multi-product changelog management
  • ✅ 7 change type categories (Added, Changed, Improved, Fixed, Removed, Deprecated, Security)

Display & Layouts:

  • ✅ 6 professional display layouts: Default, Timeline, Compact, Detailed, Cards, Dark Mode
  • ✅ Responsive design - fully mobile-optimized
  • ✅ Client-side instant search functionality
  • ✅ Collapsible sections with expand/collapse controls
  • ✅ Customizable shortcode with 15+ parameters

Premium Features (Basic Pro):

  • 💎 5 premium layouts (Timeline, Compact, Detailed, Cards, Dark)
  • 💎 Unlimited products support
  • 💎 Advanced filtering options
  • 💎 Premium email support

Premium Features (Professional):

  • 🚀 Email notification system with double opt-in
  • 🚀 Subscriber management (instant, daily, weekly digests)
  • 🚀 AJAX-powered subscription forms
  • 🚀 Import/Export functionality (JSON, CSV, Markdown)
  • 🚀 Public roadmap with user voting system
  • 🚀 Roadmap Kanban board view
  • 🚀 Priority support

Premium Features (Enterprise):

  • 🏢 White Label branding (remove all Sakurato branding)
  • 🏢 Custom admin menu labels and icons
  • 🏢 Custom color schemes
  • 🏢 3 Gutenberg blocks (Changelog, Roadmap, Subscription)
  • 🏢 3 Classic widgets (Latest Changelog, Top Roadmap, Subscription)
  • 🏢 Analytics dashboard with view tracking
  • 🏢 CSV export for analytics data

Internationalization:

  • 🌍 Full translation support with .pot file
  • 🌍 5 languages included: English, Polish (pl_PL), Spanish (es_ES), German (de_DE), French (fr_FR)
  • 🌍 RTL language support ready

Integration:

  • ⚡ Freemius SDK for licensing and updates
  • ⚡ WordPress.org compliance (PHPCS, Plugin Check)
  • ⚡ Gutenberg block editor support
  • ⚡ Classic widget support
  • ⚡ Elementor compatibility
  • ⚡ WP-CLI compatibility ready

Developer Features:

  • 🔧 Clean, modular code structure
  • 🔧 Comprehensive inline documentation
  • 🔧 WordPress Coding Standards compliant
  • 🔧 Proper sanitization and escaping throughout
  • 🔧 Nonce verification for all forms
  • 🔧 Capability checks for security

Admin Interface:

  • 📊 Beautiful About page with system information
  • 📊 Interactive shortcode builder
  • 📊 Complete documentation with examples
  • 📊 Email settings configuration
  • 📊 Import/Export interface
  • 📊 Subscriber management dashboard
  • 📊 Roadmap item management
  • 📊 Analytics dashboard (Enterprise)

Performance:

  • ⚡ Optimized database queries
  • ⚡ Conditional asset loading
  • ⚡ Minification-ready CSS/JS
  • ⚡ No jQuery dependencies on frontend (pure JavaScript)
  • ⚡ Caching-friendly output

Security:

  • 🔒 Proper nonce verification
  • 🔒 Capability checks throughout
  • 🔒 Input sanitization and output escaping
  • 🔒 Prepared SQL statements
  • 🔒 GDPR-compliant (anonymized IP addresses)
  • 🔒 Double opt-in for email subscriptions

Known Limitations:

  • Free plan limited to 1 product
  • Email notifications require Professional plan or higher
  • Gutenberg blocks require Enterprise plan

Requirements:

  • WordPress 5.0 or higher
  • PHP 7.2 or higher
  • MySQL 5.6 or higher
  • Modern browser with JavaScript enabled

Credits:

  • Developed by Sakurato Team
  • Freemius SDK for licensing
  • Dashicons for admin icons
  • TailwindCSS-inspired utility classes for styling

For Users Upgrading from Beta/Development Versions:

If you were using a development version, please:

  1. Backup your database before updating
  2. Deactivate and reactivate the plugin after update
  3. Check all settings, especially email configuration
  4. Test subscription forms and notifications
  5. Verify that all shortcodes still work correctly

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Plugin Future

What we plan

Under Review 3

Import from GitHub Releases & readme.txt

Import changelog entries directly from GitHub Releases API, WordPress plugin readme.txt files, or Markdown documents. Export your changelogs to JSON, CSV, Markdown, or standard WordPress readme.txt format for easy migration. Tier: Professional+

Comments & Emoji Reactions

Allow your users to react with emojis (👍 ❤️ 🎉 🚀) and leave comments on changelog entries. Includes moderation tools, spam protection with reCAPTCHA, guest commenting options, and email notifications for replies. Tier: Professional+

Analytics & Statistics Dashboard

Comprehensive analytics dashboard in WordPress admin showing changelog views, individual entry popularity, subscriber growth over time, email open and click rates, and roadmap voting statistics. Export reports to PDF or CSV. Tier: Enterprise
Planned 3

Floating Widget

A beautiful floating bell icon widget that displays the count of unread changelog updates. When clicked, it opens a slide-out panel showing recent changes. Fully customizable position, colors, and animations. Tier: Professional+

Dark Mode Support for All Layouts

Add complete dark mode support with automatic OS preference detection, manual toggle switch, and fully customizable colors for all five changelog layouts (Default, Timeline, Compact, Detailed, Cards). Tier: Basic Pro+

WooCommerce Product Integration

Seamlessly display changelogs on WooCommerce product pages as a dedicated tab. Include version information in order confirmation emails, support digital product downloads per version, and notify WooCommerce Subscription customers about updates. Tier: Professional+
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