Version 6.1.0 is ready and available for you to download or update through the WordPress Admin. While the majority of the changes are behind the scenes, this version provides a faster, more polished experience in the admin.
Full JavaScript Rewrite
The Go Live tools page has always been written completely in ReactJS. Over the years it has evolved from its original static form into a Webpack application. This time we rewrote the React code from scratch entirely in TypeScript!
If you don’t understand what all those things are, don’t worry. These mean the plugin now has a leaner, more stable code base that allows future improvements much faster than before. Even with all the modernization, we were able to reduce the JavaScript bundle size by roughly 15%, which means the tools page loads faster.
We updated our automated testing suite to a brand new, more robust version. This assures new versions will become available quicker and with less bugs.
Faster History Performance
Previously, clicking the history icon would send a request to the server and return the list of previous changes. Now we’ve added the information to the initial load so there is no delay between clicking and viewing the results.
Miscellaneous
- Lighter, more responsive admin experience.
- Improved mobile device styles.
- Supports WordPress Core 5.5.
- Fixed timezone offset in history dates.
- Requires version 6.1.2+ of the basic plugin.