v.2.4.36 - 19-October-2026
- Fix: Design Library no longer drops some template kits, such as Law, when the Spectra version toggle is on, as total kit pages are now fetched with the same Spectra version.

v.2.4.35 - 30-September-2026
- Improvement: Removed the Pages filter option from the Favorites dropdown when the standalone Spectra Blocks plugin is active, as it does not provide page patterns.

v.2.4.34 - 21-September-2026
- Fix: Resolved a PHP deprecation notice on PHP 8.1 and above that appeared in the error log when the licensing product list had not been created yet.
- Fix: Premium pattern Get Access / Upgrade Now buttons now open the Premium Starter Templates license popup on Spectra Blocks (V3) sites instead of redirecting to the pricing page.

v.2.4.33 - 19-August-2026
- Improvement: Spectra Blocks plugin is now installed from the WordPress.org repository, removing the temporary hardcoded download URL.
- Fix: Restricted the ZipWP authentication return handler to users who can manage the site, so lower-privileged roles can no longer overwrite the site-wide ZipWP credentials.
- Fix: Design Library button in the editor toolbar no longer sits shorter than the adjacent wp-admin and page builder buttons.

v.2.4.32 - 16-July-2026
- Fix: Version toggle no longer appears when UAGB is inactive, even if stale database options from a previous install are present.

v.2.4.31 - 8-July-2026
- New: Added a consent popup that installs and activates the required Spectra and form plugins before a pattern is inserted, with a tooltip on the Insert button listing the required plugin.
- Improvement: Show Spectra Blocks (v3) patterns by default in all cases, and only show the version toggle when Spectra Legacy is active, with Spectra Blocks selected by default.
- Improvement: Pattern import no longer shows the upfront ZipWP connection prompt.
- Improvement: Added standalone Spectra Blocks plugin compatibility for asset URL rewriting in imported block and pattern content.
- Fix: Prevented a crash on the AI Personalization language step when the site-languages API returned a non-array response.
- Fix: Avoided an unnecessary page reload after block import on sites running the standalone Spectra Blocks plugin.
- Fix: Auto-open Design Library no longer closes third-party plugin modals.
- Fix: Prevented PHP fatal in filesystem helpers when running on FTP-based hosts without WordPress credentials.

v.2.4.30 - 19-June-2026
- New: Added compatibility for the Spectra Blocks plugin.

v.2.4.29 - 19-May-2026
- Fix: Reverted no-op sanitize_post_field( 'raw' ) in block/template-kit importers; block content is sanitized by wp_insert_post() before DB write.

v.2.4.28 - 19-May-2026
- Fix: Improved sanitization of imported block content in the block and template-kit importers. Use raw context in sanitize_post_field to preserve Gutenberg block comment delimiters.
- Fix: Converted REST API callbacks to return WP_REST_Response/WP_Error instead of wp_send_json_success/error. Required for WordPress.org compliance.
- Fix: Updated JS response handling to match REST-compliant response format (removed success wrapper checks).
- Fix: Replaced filter_var() with wp_validate_boolean() for WPCS compliance.
- Fix: Removed stale ipinfo.io and ipify entries from External Services readme; added missing Privacy Policy and Terms of Use links for websitedemos.net.

v.2.4.27 - 27-April-2026
- Fix: Self-host the Inter and Figtree fonts used by the Design Library / template importer UI instead of fetching from fonts.googleapis.com. Required for WordPress.org compliance.

v.2.4.26 - 23-April-2026
- Fix: Removed server-IP geolocation lookups (ipify + ipwho.is) used to pick the Design Library / AI wizard image sources by region. Required for WordPress.org compliance — the template library now surfaces Pexels and Unsplash to all users regardless of server location.

v.2.4.25 - 31-March-2026
Fix: Resolved click behavior issue on AI dropdown toggle options.

v.2.4.24 - 25-March-2026
- Security: Removed host plugin activation — Spectra/UAG is always active. Dependency plugins (forms) still activate on user-initiated import.
- Security: Added force_balance_tags() sanitization for block content imports.
- Security: Replaced file_get_contents() with WP_Filesystem API for core stylesheet reading.
- Fix: Added wp_normalize_path() to core CSS file path.
- Fix: Removed "Activate Spectra & Insert" CTA — replaced with direct "Insert" button.

v.2.4.23 - 24-March-2026
- Improvement: Updated build process to add ABSPATH guards to generated .asset.php files.
- Improvement: Added README.md documenting external service usage (support.brainstormforce.com, ipinfo.io, and others).
- Fix: Removed deprecated `load_plugin_textdomain()` call — WordPress auto-loads translations since 4.6.
- Fix: Fixed broken `$_POST['block_type']` reference in ai-content.php.
- Security: Added `wp_unslash()` before sanitization on all `$_GET`/`$_POST`/`$_REQUEST` superglobal accesses.
- Security: Updated BSF API URL from http:// to https:// in license.php.
- Fix: Added `function_exists()` guards around core file includes for WordPress.org compliance.

v.2.4.22 - 23-March-2026
Fix: WordPress.org plugin compliance improvements including ABSPATH guards, input sanitization, WP_Filesystem usage, and textdomain fixes.

v.2.4.21 - 02-March-2026
Improvement: Added `ast_block_templates_after_block_import` action hook fired after a block is imported.
Improvement: Added `ast_block_templates_after_kit_import` action hook fired after a template kit is imported.
Improvement: Added `ast_block_templates_remote_ajax_path` filter to allow customizing the remote API ajax endpoint path.
Fix: Resolved issue with color palette when adaptive mode is turned off.

v.2.4.20 - 03-February-2026
New: Show Design Library patterns for newly created pages.
Improvement: Improved ZipWP connection setup in the new window to retain Design Library state and improve UX.
Improvement: Enabled Design library pattern import to inner containers and popup builder.

v.2.4.19 - 10-January-2026
Fix: Fixed cache conflicts in lazy-loaded chunks during the base plugin version rollbacks.

v.2.4.18 - 07-January-2026
Improvement: Enhanced Design Library sync to ensure proper compatibility with Spectra v2 legacy options.
Fix: Resolved an issue where some Spectra v3 Premium patterns were not appearing in the Design Library.

v.2.4.17 - 30-December-2025
Improvement: Added Astra Color Palette reorganization compatibility.

v.2.4.16 - 05-December-2025
Improvement: Added automatic library sync when the Spectra plugin is installed, updated, or deleted to ensure proper version switching between v2 and v3.

v.2.4.15 - 03-November-2025
Improvement: Streamlined Spectra version handling by unifying multiple version filters into a single state and refining the toggle UX for the Pages tab.
Improvement: Enhanced premium patterns import flow.
Fix: Corrected hover height issue in Notice blocks.

v.2.4.14 - 03-November-2025
Improvement: Added spectra-blocks-ver parameter to API requests for better version-based content filtering.

v.2.4.13 - 03-November-2025
Improvement: Enhanced the licensing flow to provide a smoother activation experience for premium patterns and starter kits.

v.2.4.12 - 29-October-2025
Misc: Updated Spectra plugin version.

v.2.4.11 - 28-October-2025
New: Added compatibility for Spectra v3.
New: Added SureForms compatibility for block patterns and pages.
Improvement: Use only Unsplash image engine for Russian users, as Pexels is blocked in Russia.

v.2.4.10 - 21-August-2025
New: Added compatibility with Spectra version 3.

v.2.4.9 - 28-March-2025
Improvement: Optimized asset loading logic to prevent unnecessary script and style loading in non-essential backend areas, improving performance.

v.2.4.8 - 29-November-2024
Improvement: Improved business description screen for better user experience.
Improvement: UI enhancements for better usability.
Improvement: Improved code quality for enhanced performance and maintainability.

v.2.4.7 - 31-October-2024
Improvement: Generating business description based on the selected language.
Improvement: Optimized styles for better readability and usability on smaller screens.

v.2.4.6 - 14-October-2024
- New: Added source parameters to URLs redirecting to ZipWP for better tracking.

v.2.4.5 - 08-October-2024
Improvement: Removed outdated options data that were previously left undeleted.
Improvement: Optimized server API call execution for better performance.

v.2.4.4 - 30-September-2024
Improvement: Added loading skeleton when uploading the images on AI onboarding.
Improvement: Added images validation on AI onboarding.
Fix: Fixed PHP warning when generating content.

v.2.4.3 - 26-September-2024
Fix: Content was not getting generated in the selected language.

v.2.4.2 - 11-September-2024
New: Introduced filter `ast_block_templates_exclude_post_types` to exclude asset loading for specified post types.
Fix: Resolved CSS conflicts with the WordPress core list block.

v.2.4.1 - 29-August-2024
Improvement: Enhanced API performance by optimizing execution times and reducing delays.
Fix: Corrected styling issues for patterns/pages preview to ensure consistent display.
Fix: Addressed CSS conflicts with SureCart blocks to prevent styling discrepancies.

v.2.4.0 - 08-August-2024
New: Enhanced AI onboarding UI.

v.2.3.6 - 06-August-2024
Fix: Pattern CSS file was not loading correctly.

v.2.3.5 - 06-August-2024
Improvement: Hidden Update Image option until the user personalizes the library.
Improvement: Blocked block pages preview if import is in process.

v.2.3.4 - 02-August-2024
Improvement: Converted spectra common stylesheet to json file instead of option variable.

v.2.3.3 - 30-July-2024
Fix: Resolved issue where the Favorites functionality was not working in certain cases.
Fix: Addressed problem where related block pages were not displaying in some scenarios.
Fix: Content regeneration for a category was not working.

v.2.3.2 - 26-July-2024
Fix: Resolved visibility issue with the "Design Library" button in WordPress 6.6 with full site editor.

v.2.3.1 - 3-July-2024
Fix: Resolved an issue where adding social media URLs caused an error when proceeding to the next step.

v.2.3.0 - 2-July-2024
New: Added a page preview feature along with other page options.
Improvement: Introduced a new "Favorites" tab, separated from Patterns, Pages, and Kits.
Improvement: Added clickable navigation in the sidebar, allowing users to jump to previous steps.
Improvement: Disbaled live preview while inserting the kit into a page.
Improvement: Improved UI/UX for a better user experience.
Fix: Resolved an issue where the Design Library button was not displayed in the Spectra One theme editor when the Gutenberg Plugin was activated.
Fix: Fixed a console error that occurred on the screen of the image when AI data was prefilled.
Fix: Addressed a blank screen issue when accessing the "Design Library" on Bedrock-powered sites.
Fix: Fixed option 'ast-block-templates_data-' was not getting deleted after importing the site template.

v2.2.5 - 27-June-2024
- Fix: Fixed console error causing blank screen in GT AI onboarding if already prefilled.

v2.2.4 - 17-June-2024
- New: Added error boundaries for better error management.
- Improvement: Improved UI for better consistency.
- Improvement: Enhanced error handling during the import process.
- Improvement: Blocked all other actions while inserting the kit into a page.
- Improvement: Added an admin notice for missing file permissions.
- Improvement: Removed validation for the mobile field in AI onboarding.
- Improvement: Added loader while inserting the block.
- Fix: Prevented adding block to new page after Spectra installation.
- Fix: Shuffling of images if changes the orientation multiple times.
- Fix: AI generated business description response count was not working as expected.
- Fix: Fixed issue with authentication redirection.

v2.2.3 - 06-June-2024
- Fix: Resolved Console error for undefined images.

v2.2.2 - 20-May-2024
- Fix: Fixed design library was displaying empty on subfolder sites.

v2.2.1 - 02-May-2024
- Improvement: Better error message handling.
- Improvement: Blocked everything after clicking on the continue button.
- Fix: Removed the hotlinking of websitedemos link after import.

v2.2.0 - 26-April-2024
- Improvement: Revamped AI onboarding with language compatibility.
- Improvement: User Interface Enhancements & tweaks.
- Fix: JSON file names renamed correctly.

v2.1.28 - 12-April-2024
- Fix: Resolved line-height issue for blocks.

v2.1.27 - 9-April-2024
- Fix: Design library button not showing sometime.

v2.1.26 - 9-April-2024
- Fix: Fixed Media library not working.

v2.1.25 - 8-April-2024
- Fix: Custom permission fix for search category API.
- Fix: Fixed an issue where the Personalisation of the library was failing.

v2.1.24 - 5-April-2024
- Fix: Improved parsing mechanism for social media icons to ensure error-free processing.

v2.1.23 - 5-April-2024
- Fix: Pre-selected images were not displaying.

v2.1.22 - 4-April-2024
- Improvement: Updated image replacement mechanisms to enhance compatibility with the ZipWP.

v2.1.21 - 3 April-2024
- New: Added business type selection option in onboarding.
- Improvement: Using a ZipWP constant instead of a URL to facilitate easy overriding from the WordPress configuration.
- Improvement: Automatically prefill business details for sites created through ZipWP.
- Improvement: Moved JSON folder from plugin directory to WP upload folder to address memory issues.

v2.1.20 - 1-April-2024
- Improvement: Added Compatibility for Rank Match SEO plugin.

v2.1.19 - 29-March-2024
- Improvement: Updated the way to call REST API.

v2.1.18 - 14-March-2024
- Improvement: Added a filter to bypass the auth for non authenticated users to be able to import Templates

v2.1.17 - 11-March-2024
- Fix: Fixed broken patterns and pages caused by missing Spectra Plugin.

v2.1.16 - 07-March-2024
- Fix: Resolved an issue where the AI description won't get generated on WordPress.com sites.

v2.1.15 - 01-March-2024
- Improvement: Rename Template kits to Design Library and updated UI.

v2.1.14 - 20-February-2024
- Fix: Changed the button position and fixed console errors.

v2.1.13 - 12-February-2024
- Fix: Resolved an issue where the Template Kit button was not visible due to console error.

v2.1.12 - 07-February-2024
- Fix: Resolved an issue where the Template Kit button was not visible.

v2.1.11 - 30-January-2024
- Improvement: Moved the Template Kits button to the left of the post header center element.

v2.1.10 - 29-January-2024
- Fix: Resolved premium pages import issue in the kits section.

v2.1.9 - 08-January-2024
- Fix: Reverted capabilities check from manage_options to edit_post.

v2.1.8 - 08-January-2024
- Improvement: Show three dots loading indicator when regenerating content for a specific category.
- Improvement: Prevent unnecessary re-render to improve performance and UX.
- Improvement: Improved access control by transitioning from 'edit_post' to 'manage_options' for enhanced user capabilities. 
- Fix: Google map location/address not getting updated.
- Fix: Not showing loading skeleton while regenerating content.
- Fix: 503 Error by removing kits data from the localize variable.

v2.1.7 - 04-January-2024
- Fix: Extra check added for checking wpforms-lite plugin.

v2.1.6 - 03-January-2024
- Fix: Spelling "organization" changed to "organisation".

v2.1.5 - 03-January-2024
- Fix: Tightened the plugin security while importing.

v2.1.4 - 02-January-2024
- Fix: Suggested items were not showing on the empty search results screen.

v2.1.3 - 02-January-2024
- Fix: Showing invalid message on the toaster while generating content.

v2.1.2 - 02-January-2024
- Improvement: Enhanced user experience and streamlined workflow.

v2.1.1 - 30-December-2023
- Fix: Resolved conflict with Gravity Forms plugin by transitioning from localization to using API for patterns and pages data.

v2.1.0 - 27-December-2023
- New: Added site templates kits.
- Fix: Customizer color palette was getting applied in non-adaptive mode.
- Fix: Templates looks broken if Spectra activated while importing template.  

v2.0.19 - 22-December-2023
- New: Added "Revoke Access" button for seamless ZipAI authentication revocation.
- Fix: Resolved issue of patterns/pages importing at last index instead of selected insertion point.
- Fix: Resolved the need for two refreshes to reflect changes in Manage AI feature options.

v2.0.18 - 20-December-2023
- Fix: ZipAI authentication screen is visible even ZipAI Copilot module is disabled. 

v2.0.17 - 19-December-2023
- Improvement: Downloading the selected images in onboarding to media.
- Improvement: Added compatibility for the ZipAI Manage AI feature option.
- Improvement: User Interface Enhancements & tweaks.
- Improvement: Updating Disable AI option value based on Non-Adaptive mode option.
- Fix: Updating Non-Adaptive mode option was not getting enabled after reloading the page. 

v2.0.16 - 15-December-2023
- Improvement: Added RTL compatibility to the new Template Kits library.
- Fix: Generate Content with AI button was not showing if already authorised.

v2.0.15 - 13-December-2023
- Improvement: Added conditional logo for onboarding screen.

v2.0.14 - 13-December-2023
- New: Introduced Non-Adaptive mode option.
- Improvement: Improved pattern and page preview UI.

v2.0.13 - 07-December-2023
- Improvement: Showing Server Traffic Surge toaster.
- Improvement: Updated the flat rates for Pages and Patterns library from 3000 to 5000.

v2.0.12 - 05-December-2023
- Improvement: Added no credit notice in AI onoarding.
- Improvement: Removed Generate Content button if showing welcome scrren.
- Fix: Removed unwanted parameters from URL while passing the success_url for checkout process fir credits purchase.

v2.0.11 - 04-December-2023
- New: Introduced 'ast_block_templates_authorization_url_param' filter for authorization url parameters.

v2.0.10 - 04-December-2023
- Fix: Removed URL parameter after redirection.

v2.0.9 - 04-December-2023
- Synchronised the pattern/page library.

v2.0.8 - 04-December-2023
Improvement: Compatibility with ZipAI authorization.
- Fix: Removed Header and Footer from the preview.
- Fix: Redirction URL not working after authorization.

v2.0.4 - 27-November-2023
- Fix: Success url parameter was missing for some credit purchase url.

v2.0.3 - 27-November-2023
- Fix: Fixed conditional logo for the library.
- Fix: Displaying the default content and toaster error after updating content.

v2.0.2 - 24-November-2023
- Fix: Fixed an issue where the library won't load when integrated with Premium Starter Templates.

v2.0.0 - 24-November-2023
- New: AI based templates

v1.3.3 - 07-Sept-2023
- Fix: Temporary remove Template Kit support to Full Site Editor.

v1.3.2 - 11-July-2023
- Improvement: Added Template Kit support to Full Site Editor.

v1.3.1 - 14-June-2023
- Fix: WP Forms won't get imported due to regression in v1.3.0

v1.3.0 - 13-June-2023
- Improvement: Now we refresh the page and save the content if the required plugins for the template kit are missing.
- Improvement: Tightened the security of the plugin.

v1.2.1 - 19-May-2023
- Fix: Discarded the incorrect null.js generated for the library, instead added main.js.

v1.2.0 - 18-May-2023
- Improvement: Added Premium Block Editor Templates.

v1.1.11 - 20-February-2023
- Improvement: Sync library.

v1.1.10 - 30-January-2023
- Improvement: Capability updated for active plugin.

v1.1.9 - 25-January-2023
- Improvement: Hardened the security.

v1.1.8 - 19-January-2023
- Improvement: Added extra checks while block templates import.

v1.1.7 - 01-September-2022
- Fix: Install and Activate Spectra for light category patterns only.

v1.1.6 - 22-August-2022
- Improvement: Install Spectra while importing Block Patterns and Wireframe Pattern.

v1.1.3 - 19-May-2022
- Improvement: Renamed button text and logo to template kits and spectra logo.

v1.1.2 - 08-March-2022
- Improvement: CSS tweaks for spectra button.

v1.1.1 - 14-February-2022
- Fix: Undefined error for WP_CLI

v1.1.0 - 4-October-2021
- New: Wireframe blocks for Gutenberg - [Doc](https://wpastra.com/docs/starter-templates-wireframe-blocks/)

v1.0.11 - 17-September-2021
- Improvement: Added site URL while importing the demo for analytics.

v1.0.10 - 12-August-2021
- Improvement: Rectified the condition to load the scripts in other screens.
- Fix: Starter template button not visible when gutenberg plugin is activated.

v1.0.9 - 2-August-2021
- Improvement: Rectified the condition to load the scripts in customizer screen.

v1.0.8 - 22-June-2021
- Improvement: Avoided to load the scripts in customizer screen.

v1.0.7 - 13-June-2021
- Improvement: Compatibility to WordPress 5.8.
- Improvement: Added support for dark and light support for block patterns with improved sidebar UI.
- Improvement: Added a filter `ast_block_templates_disable_auto_sync` to disable auto sync feature.
- Fix: Handle the white label support.

v1.0.6 - 24-May-2021
- Improvement: Added auto sync feature.
- Fix: Starter Templates popup opens by default on every page load on Gutenberg pages.

v1.0.5 - 21-May-2021
- Improvement: Added the dark and light filter support for blocks.

v1.0.4 - 14-May-2021
- Fix: Added the dynamic category support for multisites.

v1.0.3 - 10-May-2021
- Improvement: Added the dynamic category support.

v1.0.2 - 09-March-2021
- Improvement: Added a helper function to set the default assets

v1.0.1 - 09-March-2021
- Improvement: Used `version.json` instead of `package.json` to manage the dependency.
- Improvement: Added the suggestion link.
- Improvement: Added filter to disable the Gutenberg Templates.
- Fix: Block pattern category filter keep showing all category.
- Fix: Avoided dynamic json file names for importing.

v1.0.0 - 17-February-2021
- Initial Commit
