Albertoit Law Office Manager

Changelog

1.5.5

• Renamed the plugin to “Albertoit Law Office Manager” (slug albertoit-law-office-manager) so the distinctive brand term leads the name.
• Moved the invoice print-view styles into a proper enqueued stylesheet.
• Sanitized every field of stored attachment descriptors decoded from the case form, instead of only checking their structure.
• Removed the bundled .po/.mo translation files; the plugin remains fully internationalized and translation-ready via translate.wordpress.org.

1.5.4

• Added the ait_lmgmt_loaded and ait_lmgmt_admin_menu extension points, so an add-on can boot with the plugin and add its own screens under the same menu.
• Added the ait_lmgmt_is_pro filter: the “Learn more about Pro” link is dropped once the Pro add-on reports itself as active.
• Clarified this changelog: the paid layer described in the 1.2.x entries below is no longer part of this plugin – it ships as a separate add-on. This free build contains no Pro code, no license field and no gated screens.

1.5.3

• Renamed the admin menu label to “AIT Law Clients”.

1.5.2

• Added a support block (PayPal donation) to the dashboard, settings screen and the admin footer.
• Added Settings and Donate quick links under the plugin name on the Plugins screen.
• Renamed the admin menu to “AIT Clients”.

1.5.1

• Compatibility: tested up to WordPress 7.1.
• WordPress.org review: resolved all Plugin Check findings (0 errors, 0 warnings).
• Maintenance: removed the now-unnecessary manual load_plugin_textdomain() call (WordPress auto-loads translations for hosted plugins).
• Documentation: trimmed readme tags to the WordPress.org limit of five.

1.5.0

• Renamed the plugin to “Law Office Manager by Albertoit” with the text domain, slug and main file law-office-manager-by-albertoit.
• Hardened all custom-table SQL by switching identifier interpolation to %i in $wpdb->prepare().
• Write-guard files (.htaccess, index.php) in the private attachments directory now use the WordPress filesystem API instead of silenced direct writes.
• Schema upgrades now track a dedicated database version, so table creation only runs when the schema actually changes.
• Passes the WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS/PHPCS) with zero errors under the plain WordPress standard, with no blanket exclusions.
• Added a small, unobtrusive donation notice in the admin footer and settings screen, along with a link to the project website.

1.4.1

• Code quality and standards pass: the plugin now passes WordPress Coding Standards (PHPCS/WPCS) with zero errors and warnings.
• Added missing developer documentation (class and method docblocks) and translation placeholders comments.
• Replaced a deprecated time call in the live timer with the recommended API (no behaviour change).
• Confirmed the Free build contains no Pro code, no external calls and no tracking.

1.4.0

• Added legal matter fields: opposing party, opposing counsel, court, docket/file number and statute of limitations date.
• Added a live time tracker: start a timer with the case, rate and a description, then stop to save a time entry or discard it.
• Added expanded invoices: manual line items/disbursements, a tax rate with automatic tax amount, amount paid and balance due.
• Added legal deadline types (filing, hearing, trial, statute of limitations, contract, appeal, discovery, meeting, other).
• Schema version is now tracked separately so upgrades only run when the database actually changes.

1.3.0

• Added the Privacy & Compliance screen: disclaimer and processing information in English, German and Arabic, a DPA/AVV template, and a configurable retention period (default 10 years).
• Added client data-subject tools: export all data for a client as JSON, and erase a client’s personal data by anonymising it while keeping the audit trail (plus a clearly-labelled permanent-delete option).
• Added retention review alerts: a badge on old cases and a dashboard card counting cases past the retention period.
• Added ready-to-adapt templates in the docs folder (privacy policy snippet, AVV/DPA template, retention note).

1.2.3

• Fix: the Pro Reports screen now registers its submenu (was returning not authorized).

1.2.2

• Fix: Reports screen no longer redeclares the inherited money helper with narrower visibility (another potential fatal).

1.2.1

• Fix: the Pro layer now loads after the admin base class, preventing a fatal error on activation.
• Hardening: the Pro loader is wrapped in a try/catch so a Pro-layer problem can never take down the Free plugin.
• Fix: Pro invoice branding no longer nests a duplicate header container.

1.2.0

• Added the Pro layer: Reports screen (paid revenue by month, outstanding invoices, billable and unbilled hours, billable time by case).
• Added Pro invoice branding: firm name, address and logo on printed/PDF invoices.
• Added Pro deadline email reminders (daily check, configurable reminder email and days-before-due, avoids duplicate sends).
• Added Pro license field in Settings. The Free plugin remains fully functional without a key; Pro screens show an upgrade notice.
• Expanded the POT template and the Arabic translation to cover all plugin strings.

1.1.0

• Added CSV export for clients, cases, time entries, deadlines and invoices (UTF-8, Excel-friendly).
• UI improvements: cleaner tables, framed empty states, header action buttons and better mobile layout.
• Added Arabic translation and a translation template (POT) for further languages.
• Added an in-admin “Support this plugin” section.

1.0.0

• Initial release.
• Clients, cases (matters), time tracking, simple deadlines, invoices with print/PDF, private case attachments and activity log.