CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file, per the Keep a Changelog standard.

Unreleased - TBD

2.0.0 - 2026-06-25

Note that this release bumps the WordPress minimum version from 6.6 to 6.8.

Added

• Ability to dock podcast player to top or bottom of browser window. (props @wadebekker, @sanketio, @peterwilsoncc, @github-actions[bot], @jeffpaul via #331)

Changed

• Bump tested up to header to indicate WordPress 7.0 support. (props @phpbits, @jeffpaul, @peterwilsoncc, @dkotter via #349, #360)
• Update NPM dependencies via npm audit fix. (props @peterwilsoncc, @dkotter via #351)

Developer

• Add Patchstack security-reporting FAQ. (props @jeffpaul, @peterwilsoncc via #350)
• Fix issue with attaching release assets during release deploy action. (props @jeffpaul, @dkotter, @peterwilsoncc via #345)
• Introduce tests for the plugin meta data. (props @peterwilsoncc, @Copilot, @dkotter via #364)
• Update Cypress-WP-Utils to 0.6.0 (props @peterwilsoncc, @dkotter via #351)
• Update WP-Scripts to 31.2.0 (props @peterwilsoncc, @dkotter via #351)
• Introduce version bump script (props @peterwilsoncc, @dkotter via #367)

Security

• Bump @babel/plugin-transform-modules-systemjs from 7.28.5 to 7.29.7 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #362)
• Bump @cypress/request from 3.0.1 to 3.0.8 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @jeffpaul, @Sidsector9, @peterwilsoncc via #344)
• Bump @wordpress/env from 9.10.0 to 10.37.0 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @iamdharmesh, @peterwilsoncc, @dkotter via #346, #351)
• Bump axios from 1.13.2 to 1.18.0 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #362)
• Bump basic-ftp from 5.1.0 to 5.3.1 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #357, #362)
• Bump compression from 1.7.4 to 1.8.1 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #343)
• Bump fast-uri from 3.1.0 to 3.1.2 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #362)
• Bump flatted from 3.3.3 to 3.4.2 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #362)
• Bump follow-redirects from 1.15.11 to 1.16.0 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #362)
• Bump form-data from 4.0.0 to 4.0.6 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @jeffpaul, @Sidsector9, @peterwilsoncc via #344, #362)
• Bump immutable from 5.1.4 to 5.1.5 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @jeffpaul, @dkotter, @peterwilsoncc via #358)
• Bump ip-address from 10.1.0 to 10.2.0 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #362)
• Bump launch-editor from 2.12.0 to 2.14.1 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #362)
• Bump lodash from 4.17.21 to 4.18.1 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #353, #362)
• Bump lodash-es from 4.17.22 to 4.18.1 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #354, #363)
• Bump markdown-it from 13.0.2 to 14.2.0 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #362)
• Bump node-forge from 1.3.3 to 1.4.0 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #362)
• Bump on-headers from 1.0.2 to 1.1.0 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #343)
• Bump phpunit/phpunit from 9.6.20 to 9.6.33 in the composer group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @jeffpaul, @peterwilsoncc via #355)
• Bump postcss from 8.5.6 to 8.5.15 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #362)
• Bump qs from 6.14.1 to 6.15.2 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #356, #362)
• Bump shivammathur/setup-php from 2.32.0 to 2.37.1 in /.github/workflows in the github_actions group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @jeffpaul, @dkotter, @peterwilsoncc via #361)
• Bump simple-git from 3.30.0 to 3.36.0 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #362)
• Bump svgo from 3.3.2 to 3.3.3 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #362)
• Bump tar-fs from 3.0.8 to 3.0.9 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @Sidsector9, @peterwilsoncc via #341)
• Bump tmp from 0.2.3 to 0.2.7 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (props @dependabot[bot], @iamdharmesh, @peterwilsoncc via #346, #362)

1.9.1 - 2025-05-19

Note that this release bumps the WordPress minimum version from 6.5 to 6.6.

Added

• Screenshots for all new features (props @gabriel-glo, @jeffpaul, @Sidsector9, @dkotter via #310).

Changed

• Bump WordPress "tested up to" version to 6.8 (props @jeffpaul via #335, #336).
• Bump WordPress minimum from 6.5 to 6.6 (props @jeffpaul via #335, #336).

Fixed

• Issue where podcast feed title unexpectedly adding site title (props @kirtangajjar, @peterwilsoncc, @dabowman via #295).

Security

• Bump @wordpress/scripts from 27.9.0 to 30.6.0 (props @dependabot[bot], @Sidsector9 via #328).
• Bump cookie from 0.4.2 to 0.7.1, express from 4.21.0 to 4.21.2, @wordpress/e2e-test-utils-playwright from 0.26.0 to 1.18.0, serialize-javascript from 6.0.0 to 6.0.2 and mocha from 10.4.0 to 11.1.0 (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #332).
• Bump axios from 1.7.4 to 1.9.0 and http-proxy-middleware from 2.0.6 to 2.0.9 (props @dependabot[bot], @peterwilsoncc via #338).

Developer

• Update all third-party actions our workflows rely on to use versions based on specific commit hashes (props @jeffpaul, @dkotter via #333).
• Adjust makepot to only happen during deploy instead of during every prebuild (props @jeffpaul, @dkotter via #337).

1.9.0 - 2024-11-18

Note that this release bumps the WordPress minimum version from 5.7 to 6.5.

Added

• New options to the Podcast block to allow for more display customization (props @barneyjeffries, @Firestorm980, @mehidi258, @jayedul, @Sidsector9, @peterwilsoncc, @faisal-alvi, @gusaus, @jeffpaul via #272).

Changed

• Update the rendering of the Podcast block to be more full featured and use all the newly added customization options (props @barneyjeffries, @Firestorm980, @mehidi258, @jayedul, @Sidsector9, @peterwilsoncc, @faisal-alvi, @gusaus, @sudar, @iamdharmesh, @jeffpaul, @dkotter via #272, #318, #320, #322).
• Bump WordPress "tested up to" version to 6.7 (props @qasumitbagthariya, @jeffpaul, @dkotter, @sonali886, @godleman, @mehul0810 via #291, #307, #325, #326).
• Bump WordPress minimum from 5.7 to 6.5 (props @qasumitbagthariya, @jeffpaul, @dkotter, @sonali886, @godleman, @mehul0810 via #291, #307, #325, #326).
• Update how we import the PluginDocumentSettingPanel component to use the new @wordpress/editor package if it exists (props @gabriel-glo, @dkotter via #309).

Security

• Bump express from 4.18.2 to 4.19.2, follow-redirects from 1.15.4 to 1.15.6, and webpack-dev-middleware from 5.3.3 to 5.3.4 (props @dependabot[bot], @iamdharmesh via #290).
• Bump braces from 3.0.2 to 3.0.3, pac-resolver from 7.0.0 to 7.0.1, socks from 2.7.1 to 2.8.3, ws from 7.5.9 to 7.5.10 and removes ip (props @dependabot[bot], @Sidsector9 via #297, #306).
• Bump axios from 1.7.2 to 1.7.4 (props @dependabot[bot], @Sidsector9 via #312).
• Bump webpack from 5.91.0 to 5.94.0 (props @dependabot[bot], @faisal-alvi via #315).
• Bump ws from 7.5.10 to 8.18.0, serve-static from 1.15.0 to 1.16.2 and express from 4.19.2 to 4.21.0 (props @dependabot[bot], @Sidsector9 via #319).

Developer

• Clean up NPM dependencies and update node to v20 (props @Sidsector9, @jeffpaul, @peterwilsoncc via #275).
• Add "Testing" section to the CONTRIBUTING.md file (props @kmgalanakis, @jeffpaul, @iamdharmesh via #294).
• Change support level from Active to Stable (props @Sidsector9, @jeffpaul, @cadic via #217).
• Switch from using actions/upload-release-asset to softprops/action-gh-release GitHub action (props @Sidsector9, @jeffpaul via #308).
• Update repo badges, add WordPress Playground badge (props @jeffpaul, @faisal-alvi, @dkotter via #311, #317, #321).

1.8.0 - 2024-04-03

Added

• "Latest Podcast Episode" query block variation (props @jeffpaul, @cadic, @barneyjeffries, @faisal-alvi via #266).
• Ability to add Unique Cover Art for Episodes (props @jamesburgos, @jeffpaul, @zamanq, @iamdharmesh via #273).
• simple_podcasting_feed_title filter hook to modify feed title (props @martinburch, @psorensen, @dkotter via #279).

Fixed

• Incorrect feed title (props @martinburch, @psorensen, @dkotter via #279).
• Fatal error in WordPress 5.8 and earlier (props @peterwilsoncc, @Sidsector9 via #277).

Changed

• Disabled auto sync pull requests with target branch (props @iamdharmesh, @jeffpaul via #281).
• Removed PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md template (props @iamdharmesh, @jeffpaul via #286).
• Replaced lee-dohm/no-response with actions/stale to help with closing no-response/stale issues (props @jeffpaul, @dkotter via #287).
• Upgrade the download-artifact from v3 to v4 (props @iamdharmesh, @jeffpaul via #285).

Security

• Bumps ip from 1.1.8 to 1.1.9 (props @dependabot[bot], @Sidsector9 via #278).

1.7.0 - 2024-01-16

Added

• Ability to add a transcript to a podcast episode by utilizing a new Podcast Transcript block. This block is added by clicking the Add Transcript button that will now show in the sidebar panel of the Podcast block (props @nateconley, @peterwilsoncc, @sksaju, @kirtangajjar via #221).
• Support for the WordPress.org plugin preview (props @dkotter, @jeffpaul via #265).

Fixed

• Ensure we show all Podcasting terms in the Block Editor sidebar (props @dkotter, @channchetra, @Sidsector9 via #268).

Security

• Bump axios from 0.25.0 to 1.6.2 and @wordpress/scripts from 26.9.0 to 26.18.0 (props @dependabot[bot], @Sidsector9 via #263).
• Bump follow-redirects from 1.15.3 to 1.15.4 (props @dependabot[bot], @dkotter via #269).

1.6.1 - 2023-11-21

Added

• Repo Automator GitHub Action (props @iamdharmesh, @jeffpaul via #253).

Changed

• Bump WordPress "tested up to" version to 6.4 (props @qasumitbagthariya, @jeffpaul via #259, #260).
• Ensure end-to-end tests work on Cypress v13 and bump cypress from 11.2.0 to 13.2.0, @10up/cypress-wp-utils from 0.1.0 to 0.2.0, @wordpress/env from 5.4.0 to 8.7.0, cypress-localstorage-commands from 2.2.2 to 2.2.4 and cypress-mochawesome-reporter from 3.4.0 to 3.6.0 (props @iamdharmesh, @Sidsector9 via #254).

Security

• Bump postcss from 8.4.27 to 8.4.31 (props @dependabot[bot], @faisal-alvi via #256).
• Bump @babel/traverse from 7.22.8 to 7.23.2 (props @dependabot[bot], @Sidsector9 via #257).

1.6.0 - 2023-08-31

Added

• Ability to create a Podcast from within the Block Editor (props @Sidsector9, @iamdharmesh via #232).
• New Podcast Platforms block that allows you to display icons and links to multiple podcast platforms (props @Sidsector9, @iamdharmesh, @jeffpaul via #241).
• Check for minimum required PHP version before loading the plugin (props @kmgalanakis, @dkotter via #248).

Changed

• Rename TAXONOMY_NAME constant to PODCASTING_TAXONOMY_NAME (props @jayedul, @peterwilsoncc, @dkotter via #238).
• Bump WordPress "tested up to" version to 6.3 (props @dkotter via #248).

Fixed

• Resolved a PHP warning when creating a new podcast (props @kmgalanakis, @iamdharmesh via #247).

Security

• Bump word-wrap from 1.2.3 to 1.2.4 (props @dependabot[bot], @iamdharmesh via #243).

1.5.0 - 2023-06-29

Added

• Post Grid Block to display a grid of episode posts (props @mehul0810, @cadic, @nateconley, @dkotter, @jeffpaul, @ajmaurya99, @nickolas-kola, @achchu93 via #214).
• Mochawesome reporter added for Cypress end-to-end test report (props @jayedul, @iamdharmesh via #236).

Changed

• Mark any required fields when adding/editing a podcast feed (props @mehul0810, @cadic, @nateconley, @jeffpaul, @Spoygg, @ggutenberg, @peterwilsoncc, @Sidsector9, @ravinderk, @faisal-alvi, @helen via #216).
• Bumped WordPress "tested up to" version 6.2 (props @jayedul, @peterwilsoncc, @jeffpaul via #230).
• Run end-to-end tests on the zip generated by the "Build Release ZIP" GitHub Action (props @jayedul, @Sidsector9, @iamdharmesh via #227).
• GitHub Action uses updates (props @Sidsector9, @iamdharmesh via #234).
• Updated Dependency Review GitHub Action (props @jeffpaul, @Sidsector9 via #237).

Removed

• Deprecated <itunes:summary> tag (props @ggutenberg, @Sidsector9, @cadic, @jeffpaul via #223).
• Unnecessary term meta registration on "init" (props @kmgalanakis, @faisal-alvi, @cadic via #225).

Fixed

• Deprecation notices for strpos and str_replace on PHP >= 8.1 (props @bmarshall511, @Sidsector9, @peterwilsoncc via #239).

Security

• Bump simple-git from 3.15.1 to 3.16.0 (props @dependabot[bot], @cadic via #215).
• Bump http-cache-semantics from 4.1.0 to 4.1.1 (props @dependabot[bot], @cadic via #219).
• Bump @sideway/formula from 3.0.0 to 3.0.1 (props @dependabot[bot], @cadic via #220).
• Bump webpack from 5.75.0 to 5.76.1 (props @dependabot[bot], @faisal-alvi via #222).

1.4.0 - 2023-01-23

Added

• New podcast onboarding flow (props @Sidsector9, @cadic, @iamdharmesh, @helen, @jeffpaul, @Nicolas-knight, @jnetek via #193).
• Description field to RSS feed (props @supersmo, @cadic via #204).
• Build pre-release zip GitHub Action (props @Sidsector9, @iamdharmesh, @jeffpaul, @dkotter, @faisal-alvi, @vikrampm1 via #199).

Changed

• Bump Wordpress "tested up to" to 6.1 (props @jayedul, @dkotter via #201).
• Cypress integration migrated to 11+ (props @jayedul, @cadic, @jeffpaul via #205).
• Updated docs to add podcast feed to Pocket Casts (props @jeffpaul, @Sidsector9, @cadic via #192).

Fixed

• Spotify not accepting feeds with empty <description> field (props @supersmo, @cadic via #204).

Security

• Bump json5 from 1.0.1 to 1.0.2 (props @dependabot[bot], @cadic, @jeffpaul via #212).
• Bump loader-utils from 2.0.2 to 2.0.4 (props @dependabot[bot], @cadic, @jeffpaul via #195, #198).
• Bump simple-git from 3.14.1 to 3.15.1 (props @dependabot[bot], @jeffpaul via #202).

1.3.0 - 2022-10-18

Note that this version bumps the minimum PHP version from 7.0 to 7.4 and the minimum WordPress version from 4.6 to 5.7.

Added

• Podcasts Taxonomy term(s) added in block settings (props @helen, @jeffpaul, @faisal-alvi, @peterwilsoncc, @cadic via #183).
• Type of show setting for the podcast (props @cadic, @faisal-alvi, @jeffpaul via #188).

Changed

• Podcasting Categories and Sub-Categories (props @zamanq, @jeffpaul, @dkotter, @cadic, @dchucks via #179).
• Bumped minimum PHP version required from 7.0 to 7.4 (props @peterwilsoncc, @cadic, @jeffpaul, @vikrampm1 via #184).
• Bumped minimum WordPress version required from 4.6 to 5.7 (props @peterwilsoncc, @cadic, @jeffpaul, @vikrampm1 via #184).
• Upgrade dependencies (props @cadic, @faisal-alvi via #187).

Fixed

• Saving podcast enclosure with Classic Editor (props @cadic, @faisal-alvi via #186).

Security

• Bump got from 10.7.0 to 11.8.5 (props @faisal-alvi, @iamdharmesh, @jeffpaul via #185).
• Bump @wordpress/env from 4.5.0 to 5.2.0 (props @faisal-alvi, @iamdharmesh, @jeffpaul via #185).

1.2.4 - 2022-07-27

Added

• Season number, episode number and episode type attributes can now be stored with a Podcast (props @zamanq, @dchucks, @cadic via #175).

Changed

• Bump WordPress version "tested up to" 6.0 (props @cadic via #171).

Fixed

• Incorrect Language value in the Feed (props @zamanq, @dchucks, @cadic via #176).

Security

• Bump terser from 5.12.1 to 5.14.2 (props @dependabot[bot] via #180).

1.2.3 - 2022-04-28

Added

• Compatibility tests against PHP 7 and 8 (props @cadic, @dkotter, @jeffpaul via #150).
• Default Pull Request Reviewers via CODEOWNERS file (props @jeffpaul, @cadic via #156).
• Dependency security scanning (props @jeffpaul via #168).

Changed

• Unit tests against PHP 8 (props @cadic, @dkotter, @jeffpaul via #150).
• Bump required PHP 7.0 (props @cadic, @dkotter, @jeffpaul via #150).
• Replaced custom commands with @10up/cypress-wp-utils in end-to-end tests (props @dinhtungdu, @cadic, @jeffpaul via #162).

Fixed

• Missing <enclosure> in feed item (props @davexpression, @cadic, @jeffpaul via #147).
• Failing Cypress test on WP Minimum (props @dinhtungdu, @cadic, @jeffpaul via #164).
• Updated badges in readme (props @cadic, @jeffpaul via #167).

Security

• Upgraded node dependencies (props @cadic, @iamdharmesh, @jeffpaul via #158 and #163).
• Bump async from 2.6.3 to 2.6.4 (props @dependabot[bot] via #166).
• Bump node-forge from 1.2.1 to 1.3.0 (props @dependabot[bot] via #160).
• Bump minimist from 1.2.5 to 1.2.6 (props @dependabot[bot] via #159).

1.2.2 - 2022-03-01

Added

• Filter simple_podcasting_feed_item to modify RSS feed item data before output (props @cadic, @iamdharmesh, @jeffpaul via #144).
• Unit tests (props @cadic via #142, @dkotter, @jeffpaul).
• GitHub action job to run PHPCS (props @cadic, @dkotter via #136).
• Auto-create pot file in languages folder during the build process (props @dkotter, @cadic via #131).

Changed

• Bump WordPress "tested up to" version 5.9 (props @sudip-10up, @cadic, @peterwilsoncc via #140).

Fixed

• End-to-end tests with WordPress 5.9 element IDs (props@cadic, @felipeelia, @dinhtungdu via #146).
• Podcast feed link output on Edit Podcast screen (props @mehidi258, @jeffpaul, @cadic via #139).
• Bug fix for is_feed being called too early (props @tomjn, @jeffpaul via #135).
• Missing and incorrect text-domain (props @dkotter, @cadic via #131).

Security

• Bump nanoid from 3.1.25 to 3.2.0 (props @dependabot[bot] via #143).

1.2.1 - 2021-12-16

Added

• Filter simple_podcasting_episodes_per_page to override default of 250 episodes per podcast feed (props @pabamato, @dinhtungdu, @monomo111, @jeffpaul, @jakemgold via #109).
• End-to-end testing using Cypress and wp-env (props @dinhtungdu, @markjaquith, @youknowriad, @helen via #115, #117).
• Issue management automation via GitHub Actions (props @jeffpaul via #119).
• Pull request template (props @jeffpaul, @dinhtungdu via #125).

Changed

• Default number of episodes in RSS feeds increased from 10 to 250 (props @pabamato, @dinhtungdu, @monomo111, @jeffpaul, @jakemgold via #109).
• Use @wordpress/scripts as the build tool (props @dinhtungdu via #114).
• Bump WordPress version “tested up to” 5.8.1 (props David Chabbi, @jeffpaul, @pabamato via #106, #110, #124).
• Documentation updates (props @meszarosrob, @dinhtungdu via #101).

Fixed

• 'podcast' block core dependency (props @pabamato, @dinhtungdu, @monomo111, @jeffpaul, @jakemgold via #109).
• Minimum WordPress version used by wp-env (props @dinhtungdu via #122).

1.2.0 - 2020-07-10

Added

• Podcast image in the taxonomy list table view (props @Firestorm980, @helen via #87).
• Ability for user to transform to/from the podcast and audio blocks (props @Firestorm980, @helen via #85).
• Core MediaReplaceFlow to edit the podcast media (props @Firestorm980, @helen via #86).

Changed

• GitHub Actions from HCL to YAML workflow syntax (props @helen via #78).
• Stop committing built files (props @helen via #95).
• Documentation updates (props @jeffpaul, @nhalstead via #76, #79).

Fixed

• Using the upload or drag and drop instead of media library populates duration and mimetype (props @Firestorm980, @helen via #82).
• Issue where it is possible to add non-audio files to the Podcast block (props @mattheu via #77).
• Issue where React would throw an error relating to keys for list items (props @Firestorm980, @helen via #85).
• Ensure podcast-related meta is deleted after block is removed. (props @dinhtungdu via #96).

1.1.1 - 2019-08-02

Added

• GitHub Actions for WordPress.org plugin deploy (props @helen via #75).

Fixed

• Compatibility with WordPress 5.2 (props @adamsilverstein via #68, #70).
• Corrected 10up/wp_mock reference for Composer (props @oscarssanchez via #69).

1.1.0 - 2018-12-04

Added

• Retrieve metadata for externally hosted audio files in the block editor.
• Specify email address for a given podcast.
• Set language for a given podcast.
• Developers: Add linting for coding standards.

Changed

• Clearer language on the add new podcast form.

Fixed

• Delete all associated meta when block is removed from a post.
• Restore all block editor functionality to align with Gutenberg/block changes.
• Fully clear add new form after creating a new podcast.

1.0.1 - 2018-07-02

Fixed

• Properly output podcast categories and subcategories in the feed.
• Avoid a minified JS error when selecting a podcast image.
• Display podcast summary on edit form.

1.0.0 - 2018-06-29

• Initial plugin release.