MainWP Favorites Extension Changelog
= 5.3.2 – 5-29-2026 =
* Fixed: Adjusted file permission settings for the favorites upload directory to ensure proper functionality and consistent access across the system.
* Updated: Improved plugin initialization timing to ensure proper loading sequence with other extensions during WordPress startup.
= 5.3.1 – 3-5-2026 =
* Added: Buttons to the corresponding Install pages in the Favorite Plugins and Themes accordion items.
* Added: New info message (with a link to the Manage Favorites page) on the Install Favorite Plugins and Install Favorite Themes pages.
= 5.3 – 2-10-2026 =
* Added: Direct zip upload feature. Feature Request by [Robert](https://voice.mainwp.com/p/add-back-themeplugin-uploader-to-favorites)
= 5.2 – 2-3-2026 =
* Added: Full group management for favorites (create/edit/delete groups), group badges, and Assign/Remove items to groups. Feature Request by [Richie](https://voice.mainwp.com/p/bring-back-favorite-plugin-groups) and [others](https://voice.mainwp.com/p/install-groups-of-favorite-plugins-2) .
* Added: Group filtering across lists and installer, plus Manage Groups modal and improved selection persistence for bulk actions.
* Updated: Improved download URL parsing logic to better distinguish between direct file downloads and WordPress.org sources. [(#847)](https://github.com/mainwp/mainwp/issues/847)
* Updated: Visual styling of the “Install from Favorites” button to conditionally apply styling based on MainWP Dashboard version.
= 5.1.3 – 5-15-2025 =
* Fixed: Typo in the “Update Versions Info” button label.
= 5.1.2 – 4-29-2025 =
* Fixed: Resolved DataTables warning that occurred when initializing DataTables on an empty table. [#767](https://github.com/mainwp/mainwp/issues/767)
* Updated: Hidden the “Update versions info” button when no favorites are added, providing a cleaner user interface.
= 5.1.1 – 4-8-2025 =
* Added: New [actions and filters](https://github.com/mainwp/mainwp.dev/blob/main/developer-changelog.md#favorites-extension) to give developers more control over customizing the extension.
* Added: Display of plugin and theme version information, along with manual check actions for improved accuracy [Feature Request by Robert](https://voice.mainwp.com/p/add-plugin-version-column-to-favorites).
* Added: Plugin and theme icons for quicker visual identification.
* Added: Sorting functionality to the plugins and themes lists.
* Added: “Select All” option to the item list on the Install Favorites page.
* Updated: Accordion trigger behavior for plugins and themes to exclude action buttons.
* Updated: Replaced inline list actions with a cleaner action menu UI.
* Updated: Adjusted table widths for improved layout balance.
= 5.1 – 3-5-2025 =
* Updated: Instead of manually uploading ZIP files or fetching items from the WordPress.org repository, you can now add favorites simply by entering the item URL.
* Updated: The extension now automatically retrieves and installs the latest versions of plugins and themes from the provided source.
* Updated: Easily add plugins and themes from publicly accessible links, including Dropbox, Google Drive, and other external hosting platforms.
* Updated: A cleaner, more intuitive interface for managing your favorites, reducing complexity and making it easier to organize your go-to plugins and themes.
* Updated: The installation process is now fully hooked into the native MainWP > Plugins/Themes > Install page.
= 5.0.1 – 5-29-2024 =
* Updated: Compatibility with the latest DataTables library version
= 5.0 – 2-27-2024 =
* Updated: MainWP 5.0 compatibility
= 4.0.12 – 8-2-2023 =
* Fixed: An issue with adding Favorite plugins from the Install Plugins screen
= 4.0.11 – 12-7-2022 =
* Preventative: Multiple security improvements
= 4.0.10 – 6-1-2022 =
* Fixed: Incorrect page navigation links
= 4.0.9 – 5-6-2022 =
* Fixed: An issue with group items count
* Fixed: Layout problem on small screens
= 4.0.8 – 12-13-2021 =
* Updated: PHP 8 compatibility
= 4.0.7 – 12-6-2021 =
* Updated: PHP 8 compatibility
= 4.0.6 – 10-19-2021 =
* Fixed: MySQL 8 compatibility error
* Fixed: Display notes error
= 4.0.5 – 7-1-2021 =
* Fixed: An error uploading favorites
* Updated: Multiple UI improvements
= 4.0.4 – 10-16-2020 =
* Fixed: An error with running external cron jobs
= 4.0.3.1 – 9-10-2020 =
* Updated: MainWP Dashboard 4.1 compatiblity
= 4.0.3 – 7-14-2020 =
* Fixed: bulk installation process problems
= 4.0.2 – 1-15-2020 =
* Fixed: various cosmetic problems
* Fixed: a typo
= 4.0.1 – 9-3-2019 =
* Fixed: an issue with installing favorite themes and plugins
* Fixed: an issue with adding plugins and themes to favorites
= 4.0 – 8-27-2019 =
* Updated: extension UI/UX redesign
* Updated: support for the MainWP 4.0
= 1.9 – 4-20-2018 =
* Fixed: PHP 5.4 compatibility issues
= 1.8 – 2-27-2018 =
* Fixed: an issue with uploading favorite plugins and themes on specific hosts
* Added: option to set custom Favorites directory
* Updated: general style
* Updated: plugin info
* Removed: unused code
= 1.7 – 8-4-2016 =
* Fixed: An issue with passing correct value from the “Overwrite Existing” checkbox
= 1.6 – 7-21-2016 =
* Fixed: Usability issue caused by floating Select Sites box
* Fixed: Translation issues
* Updated: CSS Style
* Updated: Extension layout
= 1.5 – 2-17-2016 =
* Fixed: Extension Layout
* Added: Support for WP-CLI
* Updated: “Check for updates now” link is not visible if extension is not activated
= 1.4 – 12-18-2015 =
* Added: Support for MainWP 3.0 version
* Added: Support for new API Management
= 1.3 – 11-13-2015 =
* Fixed: PHP Fatal Error
= 1.2 – 11-6-2015 =
* Updated: Refactored code to meet WordPress coding standards
* Updated: Extension Icon URI
= 1.1.6 – 4-17-2015 =
* Updated: Quick start guide layout
= 1.1.5 =
*Fixed: Download Failed issue caused by the .htaccess file
= 1.1.4 =
*Added: Support for the API Manager
= 1.1.3 =
* Fixed the bug for adding favorite plugins and themes
* Fixed the bug for having double plugins or themes caused by different zip archive filenames
* Fixed PHP warnings
= 1.1.2 =
* Fix a bug for auto detect favorites zip files
= 1.1.1 =
* Auto detect new favorites files
= 1.1.0 =
* Fix bug upload long file name
* Fix upload multi files
= 1.0.0 =
* First version