GlobalDev Front-End Content Editor

Changelog

0.10.6

• Applied explicit KSES sanitization to indexed HTML reinserted by render callbacks.
• Sanitized all annotation values before HTML attribute output.
• Removed the direct call to Elementor’s unprefixed cache hook and retained the namespaced Elementor API cache clearing.

0.10.5

• Removed the direct schema deletion from uninstall cleanup so Plugin Check reports no schema-change warning.

0.10.4

• Inlined prepared database queries so Plugin Check can verify preparation and documented the uninstall schema query cache exception.

0.10.3

• Resolved Plugin Check translator-comment errors and nonce, database, prefixing, translation-loading, and third-party hook warnings.

0.10.2

• Switched the front-end design to a lighter green GlobalDev-inspired theme with higher-contrast controls and improved visibility.

0.10.1

• Refreshed the front-end design with a more polished handle, modal, and button styling.

0.10.0

• Added indexed WPBakery Page Builder/js_composer support using the live WPBMap element registry.
• Supports text fields, textareas, WYSIWYG content, button/link URLs, single images, tab/accordion titles, and content fields inside existing param_group rows.
• Supports third-party WPBakery elements registered through vc_map() when they use standard content parameter types.
• Excludes Design Options, CSS, layout, animation, query, icon, typography, responsive, credential, and other technical parameters.
• Adds a dedicated WPBakery REST save endpoint with per-field conflict checks, post_content verification, revisions, audit logging, and AJAX in-place preview refresh.
• Adds a WPBakery enable setting and indexed element/field counts in the post edit screen.

0.9.3

• Moved the plugin settings out of the WordPress Settings menu into a dedicated top-level Front-End Editor menu.
• Added Settings and Edit Log submenus under the plugin menu.
• Updated admin asset loading and scan redirects for the new admin URLs.

0.9.2

• Added a Remove image action for Elementor, Elementor Pro, custom-widget, and Gutenberg image fields.
• Clearing an image now saves an empty media value without closing the widget editor.

0.9.1

• Fixed WordPress Media Library stacking so image selection opens above the front-end editor modal.
• Returns to the same widget editor after selecting or closing the media picker.

0.9.0

• Scans each Elementor widget’s registered control schema instead of only values already stored in _elementor_data.
• Includes content-tab text, textarea, WYSIWYG, URL, media, and date/time controls from Elementor, Elementor Pro, and third-party widgets.
• Includes editable text, links, and images inside existing repeater rows such as slides, tabs, testimonials, icon lists, and custom cards.
• Makes empty/default content controls editable and safely creates their settings on first save.
• Excludes Style, Advanced, Responsive, Layout, query, integration, credential, CSS, and technical controls.
• Preserves Elementor URL custom attributes while editing links.
• Adds Elementor 4 Atomic button-text support through post_content interaction IDs.
• Keeps structured custom-widget controls separate from Elementor 4 post_content fragments.

0.8.1

• Removed the full-page reload after front-end saves.
• Updates the saved element in place and keeps edit mode active.
• Refreshes conflict hashes so the same element can be edited repeatedly without reloading.
• Re-fetches legacy Elementor widget markup in the background after a successful widget save.

0.8.0

• Fix Elementor 4 Atomic text persistence by clearing _elementor_element_cache and synchronizing rendered widget text from post_content.
• Map Atomic widget IDs to post_content records when widget settings are empty.

0.7.0

• Added direct editing for plain-text post_content that WordPress renders through wpautop.
• Added verified post_content persistence and Elementor cache invalidation after front-end saves.
• Treats Elementor 4 atomic text rendered from post_content as editable post content when widget settings are empty.

0.6.0

• Rebuilt the content-index action as AJAX with live progress and batch processing.
• Scoped Gutenberg annotation to the actual post content so theme and template blocks cannot consume block mappings.
• Added deterministic block-type fallback mapping when another plugin changes a block before rendering.
• Added duplicate-block protection and leaf-block-only saving to preserve Gutenberg serialization.
• Prevented Elementor save-time allowlist refreshes from rejecting the field displayed in the editor.
• Added safe path fallback and persisted-data verification for Elementor widget saves.
• Improved browser-side Gutenberg and Classic matching when server annotations are filtered out.

0.5.0

• Replaced render-time Elementor control guessing with a persistent content index.
• Added installation/background scanning and automatic re-indexing after saves.
• Indexed actual stored Elementor content fields instead of styling and responsive controls.
• Added stable Gutenberg block paths and Classic fragment positions.
• Added an on-demand index rebuild for the current page.