MainWP Lighthouse Extension Changelog

Version 5.2 – 1-13-2026

• Added: Server-side DataTables support to the Lighthouse dashboard for improved performance and data filtering.
• Updated: Optimized processing limits (50 items per run) to reduce memory usage and improve responsiveness.
• Updated: Improved API error handling with structured JSON responses.

Version 5.1.2 – 9-10-2025

• Fixed: Corrected a problem where the REST API endpoint for a single site results was returning results for all sites instead of the requested site.
• Fixed: Resolved a bug where site information was missing in the /audit endpoint response.

Version 5.1.1 – 7-17-2025

• Fixed: Resolved an issue where scheduled audits were failing for newly added sites.
• Updated: Improved internal logic for updating or inserting Lighthouse records, resulting in more unified and reliable data management.
• Updated: Delegated data update logic to a dedicated method for better maintainability.
• Updated: Reformatted code for consistency and readability without affecting functionality.

Version 5.1 – 6-10-2025

• Fixed: Issue with the page reloading after closing the Lighthouse Audit modal.
• Fixed: Problem with automated audits not completing the audit cycle consistently.
• Fixed: Issue with scheduled tasks persisting after MainWP Dashboard or extension deactivation to prevent background process conflicts.
• Added: FCP (First Contentful Paint) data display in “Manage Sites” and “Monitoring” table columns for more comprehensive performance insights.
• Added: Score tracking functionality that stores previous audit scores to enable performance comparison over time.
• Added: Score trend indicators that appear next to score numbers, showing whether performance has improved, declined, or remained stable since the last scan.
• Added: Placeholder elements in widgets when no Lighthouse data is available for sites to improve user experience.
• Added: Support for MainWP REST API v2
• Updated: Automated audit frequency setting labels for improved clarity.
• Updated: Score display in the Individual style widget to use a progress bar UI element for better visual representation of scores and score changes.
• Updated: Site column to include “Jump to WP Admin” icon link and site URL alongside the site name for easier navigation.
• Updated: Action menu styling in the Lighthouse Dashboard table for improved usability.
• Updated: Score label styling in the Lighthouse Dashboard table for better readability.
• Updated: “Last Audit” column to display time in elapsed format for more intuitive time reference.
• Updated: Settings page heading style to match the MainWP Dashboard Settings design for consistency.
• Updated: “Manage Sites” and “Monitoring” table column output to display Performance Score with trend indicators.
• Updated: Lighthouse Dashboard button styling in the Lighthouse Widget for improved visual appeal.
• Updated: General add-on styling to prominently display the 5 best and worst performing sites based on average scores.
• Dev: New `mainwp_lighthouse_count_top_bottom` filter to allow customization of the number of sites displayed in the Lighthouse widget.

Version 5.0.2 – 5-29-2024

• Updated: Compatibility with the latest DataTables library version

Version 5.0.1 – 4-9-2024

• Updated: Performance improvements for faster data loading in the Manage Sites table.

Version 5.0 – 2-27-2024

• Updated: MainWP 5.0 compatibility

Version 4.0.4 – 5-19-2023

• Updated: The `audit` API endpoint required parameter
• Updated: The `results` API endpoint required parameter

Version 4.0.3 – 5-12-2023

• Added: Support for Action Logs integration
• Updated: REST API authentication process
• Updated: Improved scheduled audit process

Version 4.0.2 – 6-21-2022

• Added: WP Nonce verification to the Go to WP Admin request for additional security

4.0.1 – 6-1-2022

• Added: Responsive feature to the audits table
• Fixed: An issue with running audits via MainWP REST API
• Fixed: Lighthouse report page layout on a mobile device
• Updated: Bulk actions menu size on the Extension page
• Updated: Match notification and audit schedule

4.0 – 12-20-2021

• Updated: PHP 8 compatibility

4.0-beta2 – 11-18-2021

• Fixed: Multiple typos in info messages and option labels
• Fixed: An issue with rendering extension widget on 3 column layout
• Fixed: An issue with loading site ID in URLs
• Fixed: An issue with showing audit details items
• Fixed: Multiple incorrect URLs in info messages
• Fixed: Incorrect table headers in the extension widget
• Added: All audits filter in audit report page
• Added: Option to hide/show columns in the Lighthouse dashboard page
• Added: Option to show/hide the Lighthouse widget on the Overview page
• Updated: PHP 8 compatibility
• Updated: Failed audit icon
• Updated: Running audit process indicator to show more details

4.0-beta1 – 11-10-2021

• Beta 1 release