Varsby

Changelog

1.1.8

• Added a configurable dismissal duration: choose how many days a dismissed bar stays hidden (1 to 365, 1 day by default) under Settings → Varsby. Previously this was fixed at 24 hours.
• Hardened the dismiss button’s keyboard focus ring so it stays visible on themes that remove focus outlines globally.

1.1.7

• Fixed a fixed top bar being hidden behind a theme’s own fixed or sticky header (such as Divi’s). The bar shared the same position at the top of the page, and the header — sitting at a higher stacking order — painted over it. The bar now pushes such a header down by its own height so it sits above it, and layers itself above the header as a safeguard. Themes with a normal-flow header are unaffected.

1.1.6

• Removed the manual load_plugin_textdomain() call. WordPress automatically loads translations for plugins hosted on WordPress.org since version 4.6, so the call was redundant and is flagged as discouraged by Plugin Check. No effect on translations.

1.1.5

• Fixed a fixed bottom bar still overlapping the footer on some full-height “sticky footer” themes (such as Neve) where the page wrapper has overflow: hidden and a border-box min-height, which absorbs the padding added in 1.1.4. The bar now checks whether padding the wrapper actually freed space below the footer and, if not, spaces the scroll container itself instead.
• Admin: choosing a static bottom bar now shows a short heads-up that, because it renders after the page content, it can sit below the fold on short pages — with a nudge to use “Sticky” for an always-visible bar.

1.1.4

• Fixed a fixed bottom bar overlapping the footer on themes with a full-height “sticky footer” layout (such as Astra). These themes pin the footer to the viewport bottom, so the bar is now cleared by padding that wrapper directly rather than by a page margin, which those layouts ignore.

1.1.3

• Fixed a doubled gap that appeared above (or below) the page content on themes that set overflow other than visible on the body element, such as Astra. The offset that pushes content clear of a fixed bar is now applied only to the root html element, so it no longer stacks.

1.1.2

• Added a non-intrusive admin notice inviting a WordPress.org review, shown after the settings have been saved a few times over a few days — with “Maybe later” (snoozes for 60 days) and “No thanks” options.
• CSS selectors for the bar and its device-targeting rules are now attribute-based instead of ID-based, so multiple bar instances can render correctly on the same page.
• Improved accessibility of the bar landmark: the wrapper now carries a named region role and a live region so screen readers can navigate to it and catch dynamic changes.
• Replaced the dismiss span with a real <button> element so it is keyboard-accessible without extra scripting, and added a visible focus ring.
• Focus now moves to the main content area after the bar is dismissed, so keyboard users are not left without a clear position on the page.
• CTA button: screen readers are now told when the button opens in a new tab.
• Admin: colour pickers are now grouped into labelled “Bar colours” and “Button colours” pairs, each with an inline contrast indicator showing a live sample, ratio, and WCAG AA pass/fail rating.
• Admin: help text below the message field and behaviour option is now programmatically linked to its input, so screen readers read it when the field is focused.
• Admin: the “Open in new tab” and “Show to logged-in users” toggles are now properly labelled for screen readers.
• Added a prefers-reduced-motion guard so any future bar transitions are automatically suppressed for users who have requested reduced motion in their OS.
• Admin: added a prefers-contrast: more stylesheet so labels, borders, and help text are easier to read for users who have enabled high contrast in their OS.
• Admin: fixed the message field help hint displaying raw HTML tag names instead of the intended formatted example.

1.1.1

• Added a live status strip below the settings preview that shows whether the bar is currently enabled or disabled.
• Added a “Saves every setting on this page” note below the Save button.
• Internal: refactored bar data into a dedicated storage layer and modelled the bar as a proper object, laying the groundwork for multiple bars and Pro features.

1.1.0

• Added an optional call-to-action button with its own text, link, colours and “open in new tab” option.
• Added top or bottom positioning and a sticky-or-static behaviour choice.
• Added an adjustable message font size.
• Added simple page targeting: all pages, front page only, or all pages except the front page.
• Redesigned the settings screen with a full-width live preview and a more robust two-column layout.
• Fixed the desktop/mobile “Show on” option, which previously had no effect on the front end.
• Improved accessibility: the dismiss button is now keyboard-operable.
• Added the varsby3u5c49_should_display filter so add-ons can extend the visibility logic.

1.0.3

• Redesigned the admin settings page: grouped Content, Appearance and Display options into cards with a sticky live preview.
• Added one-click colour presets (Info, Success, Warning, Urgent).
• Replaced the “Show on” dropdown with an accessible segmented control.
• Added a live character counter to the message field.
• Fixed admin toggle styling that was not being loaded on the settings page.
• Removed the redundant “Show Admin Preview?” option; the preview is always shown.

1.0.2

• Added default color picker values (#1e73be background, #fff text) on first load.
• Improved admin preview: centered text, removed preview close button, matched preview text size and weight.
• Enhanced preview script to apply styles on load and target link color correctly.
• Fixed front-end positioning to support older WP versions, ensuring the notification bar stacks correctly with the admin bar across themes.
• Fixed invisible close button (× now visible via CSS).
• Added missing admin preview toggle field to settings page.
• Added ARIA label to close button for accessibility.
• Added SameSite=Lax attribute to dismissal cookie.
• Removed redundant setTimeout in frontend script.
• Fixed duplicate event bindings in admin preview script.

1.0.1

• Changed plugins_loaded hook for textdomain loading.
• Added placeholders on input fields.
• JS console messages now localizable via wp.i18n.

1.0.0

• Initial release of Varsby.