Coupon Creator

= 3.2.2 April 4th, 2022 =

* Fix – Issue with print view link not being added due to an issue with PHP 8.0
* Fix – Deprecated notices with media buttons.

Coupon Creator Pro

= 3.2.1 April 4th, 2022 =

* Fix – Issue with print view link not being added due to an issue with PHP 8.0.
* Fix – Fatal error from happening in the filter bar category filter in PHP 8.0.
* Fix – Deprecated notices with media buttons.

Coupon Creator Add-ons

= 3.2.1 April 4th, 2022 =

* Fix – Reveal admin message conditional relating to the dynamic code field.
* Fix – Issue with woocommerce_admin not defined when using the WooCommerce coupons feature.

Core

• Add – Bumpdown script to be able to display information messages or warnings
• Add – Dependency script to hide fields based on user selection
• Add – Priority to all meta fields to be able to reorder them in the admin and front end
• Fix – Fix the pop up video display by making it always use https, thanks John for reporting
• Tweak – Loading of external links to allow those with html entities, such as affiliate links to be properly escaped without breaking, thanks Rebecca for bring it up!
• Tweak – Enable the deal and title fields to accept <b><br><em><i><span><strong><sub><sup> tags
• Fix – Option page fatal due to another instance of the browser class having a private property, thank joejoe896 for reporting this

Pro

• Fix – Prevent Coupon Creator scripts from loading twice on print view
• Fix – Fix click to print links not working due to overzealous escaping, thanks to Jeremy and Michael for reporting
• Fix – Fix the pop up video display by making it always use https, thanks John for reporting
• Tweak – Loading of external links to allow those with html entities, such as affiliate links to be properly escaped without breaking, thanks Rebecca for bring it up!
• Fix – coupon loop not showing all coupons due to absint escaping
• Fix – coupon loop next and previous coupons to work on static home page, thanks Sergio for reporting
• Fix – defaults not being added for outer and inner border radius on new coupons, thanks to Bijo for reporting
• Tweak – end of the month recurrence to better handle all the different month ends in a year

Add-ons

• Add – Dynamic Code feature
• Add – Sync Expiration Option for WooCommerce Coupons
• Add – Class to handle saving of cookies
• Fix – Fix the pop up video display by making it always use https, thanks John for reporting
• Tweak – Loading of external links to allow those with html entities, such as affiliate links to be properly escaped without breaking, thanks Rebecca for bring it up!
• Add – Modern Template
• Add – Warning about opening links in new windows to reveal feature.

2.5 Release Notes

Coupon Creator

• Add – A new Admin UI to modernize the look and make it easier to organize related fields
• Add – System Info Tab to get more details about a site setup for troubleshooting
• Add – Template system and move default and image coupons as two free options
• Add – License Key Activation and Deactivation from the Plugin List
• Add – Default template option for new coupons
• Add – Wisdom plugin for opt in to track plugin stats to help improve it
• Change – The Styles tab to be border and background tab
• Change – Move the field colors to be inline with the field they modify
• Add – A safety check for the Plugin Engine Version
• Add – A migration script to update existing coupons to the new template system
• Fix – Warnings for File Time on Print Stylesheet

Coupon Creator  Pro

• Add – Default and Image templates to use the advanced template system
• Add – Prefix to entry views functions to reduce conflicts with themes and plugins
• Remove – WooCommerce Coupons and add to Coupon Creator Add-ons
• Fix –  Warnings for File Time on Print Stylesheet

Coupon Creator Add-ons

• Initial Release for Coupon Creator Add-ons
• Add WooCommerce Coupon Creator from Pro
• Add Advanced Templates System
• Add Click Reveal Coupon Feature
• Add Expiration Display option for a variety of ways to display the expiration date, counter, text, and icons
• Fix compatibility with WooCommerce 3.0

Pro 2.3 Change Log

• Add – New expire in x days option into the new expiration class
• Add – Quick edit and bulk edit of the expiration fields and the counter fields
• Bulk Edit fields include expiration option, date format, expiration date, recurring expiration, recurring expiration limit, and x days expiration
• Bulk Edit fields for the counter include to activate the counter, save the views, views, views limit, and to show the counter in print view
• Add – Feature to sort coupons by expiration date and counter views in the coupon list
• Add – Shortcode attribute to hide filterbar
• Add – Existing recurring expiration and counter into the new expiration class
• Add – Script to update coupons to the new expiration option
• Removed – The Ignore Expiration Column and added all expiration information under the expiration column
• Fixed – Deal Inner Border Radius on Sawtooth Coupons that was incorrectly being added
• Fixed – Print view sizing for standard and image coupons so that it is possible for the print view to be the same size as the shortcode view
• Fixed – option defaults for coupons per page, loop order, and columns
• Fixed – version mismatch system to provide notification in Pro if core is out of date
• Fixed – 404 error on accounting and round scripts used in creating WooCommerce coupons

Core 2.3 Change Log

• Add – expiration system as a new class to manage coupon display and expiration messages from a central source
• Add – message on coupon options and the individual editor pages to inform the user if there is an error that needs to be troubleshooted with a link to the guide to start that process
• Add – new expiration option with defaults to choose how the coupon will expired or if ignored
  Add – script to update coupons to the new expiration option
• Upgrade – The Help System to sort videos to respective tabs to make it easier to find help and add written guide links that are available.
• Tweak – Move update scripts to their own class and add a update script for the new expiration class
• Tweak – Move the admin column methods into their own class
• Fix – Search method from running on bbPress search results, thanks Dr Sagman for pointing this out
• Deprecate – cctor_expiration_check, cctor_expiration_and_current_date, and method get_cctor_support_core_infomation

Core 2.2 Change Log

• Added a check for the role before adding the coupon capabilities to prevent invalid argument warnings in the foreach statement, thanks Maxim
• Changed the capability system to match to existing capabilities to make it possible to modify Added defaults to the coupon option functions to enable critical fields to have a backup
• Add flush or permalinks on version upgrade to precent 404 errors
• Added option to prevent coupon creator from modifying the standard search query to remove coupons due to change in custom post type setup

Pro 2.2 Change Log

• Add couponloop shortcode to display the new default template in pro with filter bar
• Add function to prevent another coupon loop shortcode from running
• Add templating system for all coupon in Pro to be able to make modifications in a theme
• Add filter bar for new loop to change coupons per page, and categories, category match, order along with reset button
• Add new options to choose settings for templates and choose main coupon page
• Add filter bar and columns breakpoint options
• Add Salvattore Script to control columns for new couponloop shortcode and category templates
• Added a filter to show the Coupon Categories in the WordPress Nav Editor
• Added a category template in Pro, coupons show in Parent Category when checked for Sub Category
• Add body class coupon-category-template when using Coupon Creators category template
• Add option to select template for coupon categories
• Add option to change category archive slug
• Add custom term templates for coupon categories, category/slug/single-events, category/slug/loop.php
• Add default for popup dimensions to make sure the popup always resizes
• Add modified version of select2 4.0.1 to use on options that fixes having square brackets in the select field name
• Add flush or permalinks on version upgrade to help prevent 404 errors

Coupon Creator Pro 2.1, released on August 27th, 2015.

Coupon Creator Pro 2.1 Changelog

• Added Dotted Border, Stitched Border, Saw Tooth Border (modern browsers and IE 10+), and None Option.
• Added options to insert columns and rows into the content editor. Options include two column combinations, three column combinations, four columns, and rows.
• Added feature to hide the Click to Open in Print View link as a default for new coupons and disable per coupon. This still keeps the print view or custom links when the coupon is clicked.
• Added function when Print View is disabled by a coupon, it will now redirect to the home url of the site.
• Added Option to choose Font Family and Font Weight for Print View text and headings.
• Added to Pro Inserter the ability to search coupons and categories in the dropdown.
• Added Select2 4.0.0 for Coupon Inserter Dropdowns. Disable Select2 CSS and JS using these constants – define( ‘CCTOR_PRO_SElECT2_DISABLE_CSS’, true ); define( ‘CCTOR_PRO_SElECT2_DISABLE_JS’, true );
• Added script to resize inserter based on the current screen size and will adapt to the screen size as it changes.
• Added Recurring Expiration for month, weekly, biweekly, and every 3 week options with a recurring limit or keep it at unlimited.
• Added Recurring Expiration with options to be set for the pattern and limit. It will also add an expiration date to the coupon on saving if one is not provided and there is both a pattern and limit.
• Added WP cron to batch process the recurring coupons expiration, includes a filter to modify the amount of coupons processed.
• Added a script to display fields based on options chosen for a coupon.
• Updated Pro Link functions to use less logic and get the same result.
• Updated Style Meta Fields order to follow the containers starting with outside most container and working in for both the meta and option fields.
• Updated Pop Up coding to only be one link around the coupon instead of two links to reduce chances of errors and reduce coding. Use the following to add click to open in print view links above each coupon: add_action(‘cctor_before_coupon_inner_wrap’, ‘cctor_pro_show_link’, 10, 1 );
• Updated the expiration text color to follow the text color set for the coupons terms.
• Fixed an issue with default options not saving with Pro and added sanitization for defaults.
• Fixed custom links so they always work even if print view disabled in options or in the coupon itself.
• Fixed Undefined Notice Error from Counter Checkbox to save Views.
• Removed Image Border Radius and use the Outer Radius Instead and the Outer Border Color. Includes coding to update existing values upon update.

Coupon Creator 2.1 Changelog

• Added base CSS to the print view to present a better layout of the text with more options in Pro to change font size, weight, and family.
• Added option to disable the base CSS for the print view.
• Added constant to prevent all coupons from opening in new windows or tabs – define( ‘CCTOR_PREVENT_OPEN_IN_NEW_TAB’, true );
• Added PHP Date Validation when saving.
• Added define(‘CCTOR_HIDE_UPGRADE’, true); to hide Pro Upgrade Notices.
• Added do_action( ‘cctor_before_coupon_inner_wrap’ , $coupon_id ); hook into the shortcode coupon.
• Added function to update old image border radius field to the outer border.
• Added message meta box to be able to add messages on the individual coupon editor fields.
• Added update function to change the cctor_ignore_expiration value from on to 1 for older version upgrades.
• Updated deal CSS to this class cctor_deal instead of targeting a heading tag directly to enable use of h3 tags in content.
• Update combined sanitize functions into a class to enable future validation messages.
• Updated Coupon Options Tabs and Coupon Meta Tabs to detect if saved by php and use that to determine what tab to return to after a save attempt instead of detecting if message div exists with jQuery.
• Updated the styling of the Coupon Inserter based off new coding in Pro and added script to resize the thickbox based on the Content.
• Fixed an issue with default options not saving with Pro and added sanitization for defaults.
• Fixed custom permalinks change to make sure permalinks are flushed and the new slug is being used.
• Fixed select option defaults to work again.
• Fixed spelling on cctor_options_styles and cctor_options_scripts hooks.

Coupon Creator Pro 2.0, released on April 8th, 2015.

Coupon Creator Pro 2.00 Changelog

• Added Pop Up Option to Open Print Templates using Colorbox, thanks to Ed Pitt for his iFrame resize functions – http://dot-net-web-developer-bristol.blogspot.com/2011/02/jquery-colorbox-resizing-iframe-to.html
• Added Two Shortcodes to Show Content only in the Shortcode or the Print Template
• Added Option to hide the deal depending on the view or hide in all the views
• Added WooCommerce Coupon Management System from individual coupons
• Added Column in Coupon List to mention if a coupon is showing of not showing based on counter
• Added New Styling to the Support Links
• Added Font Family, Font Sizes, and Formats to the Visual Editor
• Added Analytics Support for the Print Template
• Added Option to Disable Print View Per Coupon
• Changed Support Fields in Option and Meta Sections to use same information instead of four (4) different ones
• Fixed Visual Editor width
• Fixed CSS selectors for print view so that the custom width is now correct

Coupon Creator 2.00 Changelog

• Added column in coupon list to mention if the coupon is showing of not showing based on expiration date
• Added current date from this function current_time(‘mysql’) under the expiration date for reference and date formats to the default format chosen in the options
• Added numeric check for image uploads instead of using text sanitize
• Added -webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; to the CSS to help print background colors in Webkit Browsers, does not work in FireFox or IE. The user has to choose to print background images and colors in the browser
• Changed support fields in option and meta sections to use same information instead of four (4) different ones
• Added new styling to the support links
• Added coding to change Admin Tabs to Accordion when the div width cannot fit the tabs
• Added Option to remove wpautop from running on terms fields by default it is on thanks to this snippet – http://www.wpcustoms.net/snippets/remove-wpautop-custom-post-types/
• Added DONOTCACHEPAGE Constant to Print Template
• Updated Colorbox to 1.5.14
• Fixed Undefined property: stdClass::$delete_posts in Coupon List
• Fixed save_post hook priority as some plugins caused the custom fields to not save
• Fixed bug where Date Format does not save to Month First if Day First is the Default
• Fixed textarea width
• Removed extract function from the WordPress Settings API functions and replaced with arrays instead, this removes the last use of the extract function from the Coupon Creator

Coupon Creator Pro 1.90, released on November 20th, 2014.

This is the initial release for the commercial plugin the Coupon Creator Pro an add on to the Coupon Creator on WordPress.org that expands the features to make coupons for your WordPress website.

Coupon Creator Pro 1.90 Features:

• Custom sizing both regular and image coupons
• Set a Counter per coupon to expire the coupon after a limit has been reached
• Change text for “Expires on:”, “Click to Open in Print View”, and “Print the Coupon” for all Coupons
• Set Coupon Size for both views of the coupon for regular coupons and the image coupon as well: Coupon Creator Pro Change Text
• Override “Click to Open in Print View” text and link per coupon
• Override “Print the Coupon” text and link per coupon
• Set all the styles for the coupons as defaults to get the same custom look for all your coupons with less work
• Set Inside Border Radius
• Select Coupon Outside Border Color
• Set Outer Border Radius, works for the image coupon too
• Select Coupon Terms Text Color
• Select Coupon Background Color
• Choose a Background Image with option to set Background Repeat, Background Position, and Background Size Coupon Creator Pro Change Text

Coupon Creator 1.90 Changelog

• Major update to all coding
• Added a hook templating system to modify the shortcode and print templates
• Added coding for licenses
• Added hooks for Option and Meta additions from add ons
• Update Coupon List and Individual Coupon Information to make it easier to see the expiration
• Added more translation fields
• Added tab system for both Options and Meta fields to make it easier to edit
• Added coupon capabilities
• Added shortcode to the coupon editor page and to the coupon admin list
• Made entire coupon a link