=== Super Advent Calendar ===
Author: Verdant Studio
Author URI: https://www.verdant.studio
Contributors: verdantstudio, robertverdant
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Requires at least: 6.6
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.22.0
Tags: advent, calendar, christmas, holidays, advent calendar
Tested up to: 7.0

Add a super flexible advent calendar to your website for festive giveaways or counting down to the holidays.

== Description ==

= WordPress Advent Calendar Plugin =

Give your website a festive touch with Super Advent Calendar — a flexible, customizable advent calendar for holiday giveaways or seasonal countdowns. Choose from pre-built themes or build your own, configure each door’s content individually, and delight visitors with built-in animations and special effects.

== Free Features ==

* Door count: control how many doors your calendar has
* Layout: customize with grid columns and rows
* Animations: choose a revealing animation
* Themes: choose a festive default theme or create your own
* Schedule: control when a door can be opened
* Content: add content such as text, links or embeds (via shortcodes)
* Appearance: open a link, a modal, or display content inline
* Styles: change typography, padding, colors and dimensions for each slot
* Locked content: each door reveals on its scheduled date; past and future doors stay hidden

== Premium Features ==

* Images: personalize the calendar by adding your own images
* Animations: 8 additional revealing animations
* Special effects: confetti, falling snow, and more, triggered when a door is opened
* Save state: keep doors open on future visits
* Premium support

[**Learn more about the Premium version.**](https://www.verdant.studio/plugins/super-advent-calendar/#pricing)

== Translation Ready ==

Speak another language? You can help make Super Advent Calendar available in your language! Join our [translation project](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/super-advent-calendar/) on WordPress.org and contribute to translating the plugin for the global community.

== Documentation ==

You can find the [documentation](https://www.verdant.studio/plugins/super-advent-calendar/) on our site.

== Installation ==

1. Upload `super-advent-calendar` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
3. Go to any post or page and search for the 'Advent Calendar' block.

== Screenshots ==

1. Create an Advent Calendar
2. You can also show content in a modal
3. Change the layout and add animations
4. Select a default theme or create your own
5. Add and schedule content to unlock at a certain date/time
6. Change colors, typography and dimensions per day
7. Super Advent Calendar premium lets you add images to personalize the calendar
8. Super Advent Calendar premium also lets you choose from special effects
9. Use shortcodes in door content to embed forms and other dynamic elements

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Where can I find the documentation? =

You can find the documentation at: [verdant.studio/plugins/super-advent-calendar](https://www.verdant.studio/plugins/super-advent-calendar/ "Super Advent Calendar Documentation")

= Does this plugin work with Divi, Elementor, and other page builders? =

Yes, while the Super Advent Calendar plugin is designed as a Gutenberg block, you can use it with page builders such as Divi, Elementor and WPBakery. For detailed instructions, check out our [page builder documentation](https://docs.verdant.studio/super-advent-calendar/#page-builders "Page builder Documentation").

== Changelog ==

= 1.22.0: Jun 11, 2026 =

- Change: remove custom autoloader, use default
- Change: improve schedule start/end comparison
- Change: improve code and script loading fallbacks
- Change: update dependencies

= 1.21.1: May 6, 2026 =

- Change: update dependencies
- Fix: Tailwind (preflight) CSS unscoped on pages loading the calendar

= 1.21.0: Apr 7, 2026 =

- Add: 22 additional festive background styles/patterns (making a total of 25)
- Change: upgrade Tailwind from v3 to v4 and rewrite parts of the CSS
- Change: improve the way scripts are loaded
- Change: test with WordPress 7.0 and update support
- Change: update dependencies
- Fix: grid resizing on the editor view

= 1.20.2: Dec 1, 2025 =

- Change: test with WordPress 6.9 and update support

= 1.20.1: Nov 26, 2025 =

- Change: update dependencies
- Fix: broken links in readme documentation
- Fix: grid should now autofill on smaller screens
- Fix: make superac-day selector more specific

= 1.20.0: Nov 16, 2025 =

- Change: use custom DI container and remove dependency to external DI container
- Change: update dependencies
- Fix: prevent locked door with href from scrolling up the page
- Fix: enforce no margin on superac day class on the editor

= 1.19.1: Oct 12, 2025 =

- Change: update dependencies
- Fix: load just one canvas element, improves performance on large calendars

= 1.19.0: Sep 10, 2025 =

- Add: is-unlocked class to doors which may be opened
- Change: update dependencies

= 1.18.0: Aug 14, 2025 =

- Add: filters to be able to change "re-open this door/link" text on demand
- Change: "click to view ..." to "re-open this ..." text
- Fix: loading spinner not showing when checking/opening a door

= 1.17.0: Aug 8, 2025 =

- Change: update dependencies

= Earlier versions =

For the changelog of earlier versions, please refer to [the changelog on verdant.studio](https://docs.verdant.studio/super-advent-calendar/#changelog).
