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1.4

• Facebook Comment API update to support July 2013 changes
• Improved reliability of Facebook application credentials verification for app access token exchange
• The get_comments_number function response now includes the number of comments for a post stored on Facebook servers
• Update Facebook PHP SDK. Includes support for app secret proofs.
• Fix typo preventing custom classes on social plugins
• New Facebook icons matching April 2013 Facebook favicon redesign
• Added support for shortcode filters (WordPress 3.6+)

1.3.1

• Reject new comments submitted for a post with comments managed by Facebook Comments Box
• Improve Facebook PHP SDK performance through WordPress-managed sessions
• Faster image display for mention tagging autocomplete

1.3

• Open Graph posting is now an advanced feature configured through a site's Social Publisher settings page. Applications without an approved Publish action can post to an author's Timeline feed with more limited functionality and story promotion.
• Comments Box moved to comments_template, overriding your theme's default comments template. Existing WordPress comments are displayed above the Comments Box.
• Added ability to disable fetching Facebook comments from Facebook servers for inclusion on the page inside a noscript element for improved SEO. See the facebook_comments_wrapper filter for more details.
• Set a custom sort order for Comments Box comments: social, chronological, or reverse chronological.
• Do not fetch Facebook user status or set a site cookie for default Facebook JavaScript SDK loads on the site frontend.

1.2.3

• Post to Facebook Page using Facebook application access token
• Do not display social publisher meta boxes or publish flow if post type not explicitly public
• Improved local validators for publish flow

1.2.2

• Improve performance of settings migration from old versions of the plugin

1.2.1

• Fix: Properly display Open Graph protocol data on author page

1.2

• Post to Timeline now uses an app access token to communicate with Facebook servers without needing an active Facebook user session. Improves XML-RPC compatibility and wp-admin performance
• The Facebook PHP SDK is now loaded as needed, not with every admin request
• Mention tagging Facebook friends and Facebook pages replaces previous mention meta boxes for friends and pages
• Removed mention display alongside a post. Mentions are constructed in a custom Facebook message
• Associate a WordPress account with a Facebook account from the edit profile page

1.1.11

• Added Like Box widget for Facebook Page promotion
• New locale selector provides more extensible code
• Social publisher settings page inline help
• Fixed bug publishing to a Facebook Page

1.1.10

• Do not compare strings when needle longer than haystack
• Test if expected widget files and classes exist before registering a widget. Fixes possible cache conflict

1.1.9

• Support social action tracking in Google Analytics. Includes Google Analyticator and Google Analytics for WordPress support
• Facebook Subscribe Button is now known as Follow Button
• Add gallery images to Open Graph protocol images array if gallery shortcode present
• Update to Facebook PHP SDK 3.2.2
• WordPress 3.5 color picker support in Recommendations Box and Activity Feed plugins
• Fix incorrectly referenced admin menu icon file locations in minified version of icons.css

1.1.8

• Bugfix: use the post global object instead of get_post on a comments filter

1.1.7

• Comments Box - overrides of WordPress comment system applied at the post level, allowing more fine-grained control of comments by post type or mixed in a single loop
• Comments Box - declare post author with moderate_comments capability an admin of the individual page, granting comment moderation capabilities on Facebook for the post
• Hide settings error display if function is not yet defined

1.1.6

• Open Graph protocol data output in prefixed form (e.g. og:title) instead of full IRI. You may declare your preference to always use a prefix in the future using the facebook_ogp_prefixed filter
• Debug page displays your plugin configuration, author accounts associated with a Facebook account, and server information for troubleshooting
• Shortcode support for Like Button and Send Button output
• Comments Box may be disabled for a specific post when post comments are marked closed in WordPress and no comments are stored on Facebook
• Application id and secret are verified on Facebook servers, generating an app access token for future use
• Async JavaScript loader support for concatenated script loader configurations
• Fixed an issue with Comments Box color scheme preference never saving a "dark" preference value
• JavaScript files renamed to .js and .min.js to match WP Core 3.5 convention (see Core #21633 )
• Includes Facebook PHP SDK 3.2.1 and its new SSL certificate chain fallback

1.1.5

• Delete comments enabled option on plugin's settings comments page save when no comments selected.

1.1.4

• Comment counts powered by Facebook available in all page contexts when comments box social plugin enabled for one or more post types
• Subscribe button settings fix
• Recommendations Bar max age setting fix

1.1.3

• PHP issue affecting 5.2.4 - 5.2.8 installs
• Properly save number of articles setting for recommendations bar
• Add explicit Open Graph protocol URL for front page and home

1.1.2

• Improve PHP 5.2 compatibility
• Fix minimum number of seconds before recommendations bar shown
• properly reference widget ids for stats

1.1

• Supports public custom post types and custom post status
• Facebook JavaScript SDK loads asynchronously after pageload
• Settings page broken into multiple settings pages with WordPress Settings API support
• Choose to display social plugins and mentions on your homepage, archive pages, or individual post types
• Comments markup appearing in noscript wrappers now include Schema.org comment markup by default
• Added threaded comment support for noscript fallback markup
• Updated Facebook PHP SDK to version 3.2
• New social plugins builder helps correct mistakes before they happen and only include markup on your pages capable of interpretation by the Facebook JavaScript SDK
• Mention links open in a new browsing context by default
• Post mentions are displayed inside their meta boxes after save
• Strings pass through translation functions, opening up future translation support
• Fixed mixed-content warnings thrown when Facebook images displayed on a page
• Uninstall script removes site and user options when the plugin is uninstalled through the WordPress administrative interface
• Contextual help menus display helpful information alongside settings choices
• High-DPI icon support for administration menu

1.0.2

• Fixed issue where some sites were extremely slow as a result of installing the plugin (due to cURL not being installed).
• Added warning and actively disable portions of the plugin if SSL not installed.
• Fixed bug in social publishing.
• Added logic to disable meta boxes/publishing if social publishing is disabled.
• Fixed forever loading issue on FB settings page if no active user exists.
• Added proper escaping.
• Added global settings to set whether social plugins show on all posts, all pages, both, or neither. Done for like button, subscribe button, send button, comments, and recommendations bar.
• Added per-post/page settings for showing/hiding social plugins.
• Fixed poorly formatted description that was being set when publishing to friends' and Pages' feeds.
• Added notification if plugins that are potentially conflicting are installed.
• Added suggestions for what to enter in fields in the new user experience.
• Bug fixes to ensure everything works on mobile (including support for WPTouch).
• Bug fixes to Pages drop down on the Facebook settings page.
• Removed the need to create PHP sessions, relying on user meta/transients now.

1.0.1

• Comment count bug fix.
• Comments width bug fix.
• Like, send, subscribe: fixed incorrect hrefs for homepage buttons.
• Added like/send button to settings page (spread the word!).
• Changed minimum and maximum supported WP versions.
• Security fix in the admin control panel.
• Fixed issue with publishing a post/page if there isn't a thumbnail defined.
• Changed auto-completes to play nice with UTF-8.
• Moved extended access token function to Facebook_WP class.
• Added debug link on settings page that outputs debug information.
• Lots of i18n fixes.
• Added easier debugging of Facebook API errors.
• Added better logged in state detection in admin UI, depending on if the user has authenticated and given certain permissions.
• Fixed publishing a post if no friends or pages mentioned.
• Theme fixes to prevent like and mentions bar from showing up in the wrong place.
• Fixed configure link on plugins page.
• Fixes for bugs happening on 404 page.
• Bug fix for if a WP admin removes the app via facebook.com.
• Added status messages for what was/wasn't posted to Facebook as part of a Post/Page being taken live.
• Added functionality to disable publishing to a page if access token fails.
• Clearer error messages for certain scenarios (like inability to post to a friend of page's Timeline because of privacy settings.
• Fixed conflicts with Power Editor and extraneous text being added to og:description. Thanks to Angelo Mandato (support mention)

1.0

• Launch.