Hi robkm,
Good question, and we have a small post about it here:
https://wpdarko.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/217855298-My-plugin-requires-CMB2-plugin-tools-what-is-this-
And here is a link of the plugin page:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/cmb2/
Basically, before this update, we included CMB2 as part of the plugin (in the plugin folder). But this wasn’t a good idea for different reasons:
- CMB2 is made by some very good people and it’s unfair that it is hidden inside our plugin (even if they mention this as a way to use it).
- CMB2 installed as a dependency plugin ensures you get the latest updates for it.
- Other plugins out there are using this tool, so adding it separately ensures that you only load it once to your site (the latest version).
- It makes more sense and it is the right way to go (complies with the WordPress guidelines).
I hope this helps. I’m not a native English speaker, if you need more information you can submit a request here: https://wpdarko.com/support.
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robkm
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I see. Thank you very much for the explanation. I’m very happy with responsive tabs by the way. Good work and thanks for providing it!
Thank you for your feedback, it’s really appreciated!