Version 3.12.0 of the Advanced Sidebar Menu PRO is now available. This main focus of this version was to bring full keyboard accessibility support to the accordion menus. Making accordion menus keyboard accessible While the menus generated by this plugin have always been accessible to keyboards and screen readers, accessing the icons to open/close the menu sections had previously been hit and miss when using keyboards alone. While this could enable using filters, it was still a cumbersome … [Read more...]
WordPress-Libs Version 2.17.0
Version 2.17.0 of WordPress Libs is now available for public use. This release focused on getting everything ready for CMB2 version 2.7.0. It also includes many bug fixes and compatibility improvements. CMB2 2.7.0 CMB2 released version 2.7.0 back in January. Since it took a year for that release to be ready, we wanted to wait a while to make sure there were not going to be any quick follow-up bug fixes before we implemented it. Now that we are confident it is ready for prime time, we've … [Read more...]
Adding VAT to WooCommerce Billing Address
It is a common occurrence to receive requests for invoices that include a customer's VAT for use with their country's tax records. While WooCommerce does not ship with support for generating invoices, there are many great plugins which add invoice functionality. Previously, when someone requested a VAT to be added, we simply directed the customer to cram it into the existing address fields - not anymore! As of today, we've added a special field to the billing address for entering a VAT which … [Read more...]
Js-Boilerplate Version 5.4
Version 5.4 of @lipemat/js-boilerplate is now available and ready for use. This version focused on enhancing security and using the latest ESLint configurations. Version 12+ of node In response to this security advisory, this package will now require version 12+ of node. Switch to @wordpress/eslint-plugin Previously we were using eslint-config-wordpress as our starting point for the ESLint configuration. With the release of Gutenberg, that configuration has been deprecated in … [Read more...]
WordPress-Libs Version 2.16.0
Version 2.16.0 followed fairly quickly after version 2.15.0 so this post will cover the highlights from both versions. 2.15.0 was all about enhancing/streamlining the meta repo and related mutator trait. Version 2.16.0 adds a long desired persistent method to the memoize trait. Open last used tab after saving CMB2 options page. Now, saving option pages with tabs will bring you back where you left off after saving instead of reloading with the first tab active. Meta repo … [Read more...]
Newly Imagined Support Area
We are very pleased to announce that the new support area for PRO members is now live and ready to serve you. Using mass user data based on user interactions with the previous support area, we redesigned everything from the ground up to create an extremely efficient and useful support experience. Combining information Instead of multiple landing pages and various widgets for finding links to documentation, we've combined all information about support for PRO members and basic users all … [Read more...]
Advanced Sidebar Menu PRO – Version 3.11.0
This version is chalked full of developer improvements. There have been some follow-up bug fixes already so be sure to update to version 3.11.3. Developer improvements The major focus of this release was to make things a bit easier and more consistent when extending this plugin's functionality or styling the menus. These improvements not only make it easier for you to implement custom functionality, but also make it easier for us to help you customize the plugin via the support area. … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday OnPoint Plugins
Today is the day the newly formed OnPoint Plugins corporation becomes a reality. While we have been in "soft launch" status for a few months, the official grand opening is today! Brief history This all started back in 2008 when I (Mat Lipe) founded the company called "Lipe Imagination." While web development was an offered service, the company's main focus was computer support. Can you believe the company's website actually looked like this Fast forward to 2011 when I joined the … [Read more...]
Go Live Update Urls – Version 2.7.0
Version 2.7.0 is ready and available for you to download or update through the WordPress Admin. This version was about making the tools page more automated and intuitive, as well as setting the standard of UX going forward. Preventing errors Previously, even though we don't recommend it, you could submit the update without selecting any sections. This would throw a fatal error and do nothing but show a white screen if errors were disabled. The plugin now prevents this process in two … [Read more...]
Simple Links PRO – Version 1.5.0
Version 1.5.0 was the longest release cycle we have ever had for a minor version of a plugin. Many architectural changes went into the new feature set and we wanted to make sure we got it right. During this process we not only greatly modernized the plugin's code base, but we also developed 3 new tools for building/maintaining/translating Gutenberg blocks simultaneously. I hope you are as excited about this release as we are! Gutenberg block support The main feature we focused on with … [Read more...]