Plugin / Maps Widget for Google Maps – Google Maps Builder

Changelog

4.17

• 2019/08/03
• removed all tracking functionality

4.16

• 2019/07/31
• changed name from Google Maps Widget to Maps Widget for Google Maps
• removed old trial code

4.15

• 2019/05/27
• added Paper thumbnail color scheme

4.10

• 2019/02/19
• added Gray #2 thumbnail color scheme

4.05

• 2019/01/08
• added Blue thumbnail color scheme

4.02

• 2018/11/27
• fixed vulnerability issue related to wp_redirect()
• 1,700,100 downloads

4.0

• 2018/09/18
• added Gray thumbnail color scheme
• added Hide Widget Title option
• 1,645,000 downloads

3.95

• 2018/07/12
• yearly prices test; $19 -> $18.99
• integrated GR popup in admin
• removed /lang/ folder
• added Neon color scheme
• removed test API keys – all maps now need a valid API key

3.90

• 2018/05/29
• added Midnight thumbnail map color scheme
• new prices for lifetime license
• we’re at 1,550,000 downloads

3.85

• 2018/05/03
• added Bright thumbnail color scheme

3.83

• 2018/02/26
• pushing strong on translations!
• added Gowalla thumbnail color scheme

3.80

• 2018/02/07
• translations are going great thanks to our helpful users!
• problems with API keys continue due to users who refuse to create their own keys 🙁

3.75

• 2017/12/25
• continuing with translation efforts
• added Mapbox thumbnail color scheme
• plugin name changed to test for better search position
• lower agency price from 08/01/2017

3.70

• 2017/12/05
• Russian translation is at 100%
• continuing with translation efforts
• fixed a few small JS bugs

3.65

• 2017/11/17
• updates for WP 4.9
• continuing with translation

3.60

• 2017/09/04
• minor improvements
• new pricing table

3.58

• 2017/07/11
• fixed bug on width & height

3.55

• 2017/05/08
• minor bug fixes
• trial is no longer available from the plugin

3.50

• 2017/02/17
• minor bug fixes
• lower PRO prices

3.49

• 2017/01/16
• minor bug fixes

3.47

• 2017/01/03
• minor bug fixes
• API improvements

3.45

• 2016/10/24
• new prices, trial 14 days
• welcome pointer added
• minor bug fixes

3.40

• 2016/08/21
• minor bug fixes
• changes in prices for PRO

3.39

• 2016/07/10
• fix for “over quota limit” error some users were getting

3.38

• 2016/06/23
• just a few bug fixes

3.36

• 2016/05/11
• minor bug fixes

3.35

• 2016/04/30
• bug fixes
• new static map color scheme
• big cleanup – plugin footprint reduced by half

3.30

• 2016/04/14
• bug fixes
• WP v4.5 updates

3.25

• 2016/03/24
• even more new map pins
• bug fixes
• 7 days trial can now be activated within the plugin

3.20

• 2016/03/10
• new map pins
• bug fixes

3.15

• 2016/03/07
• widgets can now be cloned
• minor fixes

3.10

• 2016/02/23
• security enhancements

3.05

• 2016/02/19
• few minor bug fixes
• added google maps API key tester

3.04

• 2016/02/17
• added more detailed instructions on how to generate the API key
• few minor bug fixes

3.0

• 2016/02/16
• huge upgrade – numerous functions added
• switched to new Google Maps API

2.92

• 2016/01/14
• we made it to 100 thousand active installations 😉
• minor bug fixes

2.90

• 2015/12/14
• added option for donating
• checked WP v4.4 compatibility

2.85

• 2015/12/02
• enhancements in PHP

2.80

• 2015/11/18
• fixed a big bug in JS (widget admin UI init)

2.75

• 2015/10/26
• minor JS tweaks and bug fixes

2.70

• 2015/10/12
• fixed a nasty bug with shortcode rendering (thanks Hey You!)
• JS and CSS fixes for widget UI in the theme customizer

2.66

• 2015/10/05
• minor bug fixes
• we’ll be soon removing all PO files from the plugin since the strings were merged into the official WP translate project

2.60

• 2015/08/31
• added data validation on input fields
• minor CSS tweaks

2.51

• 2015/07/27
• updated PHP4 style class constructor to PHP5 one
• lowered cron for tracking to once every 14 days
• did some prep work for the upcoming 4.3 version of WP

2.45

• 2015/06/15
• fixed a bug on notice dismiss action
• added Russian translation – thanks Ivanka!

2.40

• 2015/05/25
• few small bugs fixed
• admin JS completely rebuilt
• fixed PO file
• we broke 90,000 installations 😉

2.35

• 2015/04/27
• few small bugs fixed
• WP v4.2 compatibility checked
• remove_query_arg() security issue fixed
• we broke 500,000 downloads 😉

2.30

• 2015/03/02
• JS rewrites
• few small bugs fixed

2.25

• 2015/02/23
• a few visual enhancements
• new screenshots
• shortcode name availability is checked before registering it
• visual builder compatibility fix

2.20

• 2015/02/16
• added shortcode support

2.15

• 2015/02/09
• fixed a plugin_deactivate bug nobody noticed for 2 years 🙁
• all JS texts are now loaded via wp_localize_script()

2.10

• 2015/02/02
• auto-adjust map size on smaller screens – thanks bruzm!
• marked each widget with core version for future updates

2.06

• 2015/01/26
• language file updated
• preparing for JS rewrite

2.05

• 2015/01/19
• code rewriting
• minor bug fixes

2.01

• 2015/01/13
• somehow one JS file got renamed 🙁

2.0

• 2015/01/13
• lots of rewrites
• additional features can now be activated by subscribing to our newsletter

1.95

• 2014/12/19
• minor WP v4.1 updates

1.93

• 2014/12/03
• we can no longer offer discounts for our Envato products in GMW
• so no changes to the plugin, just some messages edited

1.92

• 2014/11/12
• minor bug fixes
• preparations for admin JS rewrite

1.90

• 2014/10/20
• added Serbian translation; thanks Ogi!

1.86

• 2014/10/12
• updated POT file
• updated Croatian translation

1.85

• 2014/09/22
• added custom pin image option for thumbnail map – thanks Rudloff!

1.80

• 2014/09/08
• minor updates for WordPress v4.0

1.75

• 2014/07/29
• lightbox skins are back; light and dark for now, more coming soon
• updated lightbox jS

1.70

• 2014/07/10
• fixed a small bug on thumbnail
• finished up a todo

1.65

• 2014/05/06
• finished up a few todos

1.60

• 2014/04/17
• update for WordPress v3.9, widget edit GUI now works in theme customizer
• if you run into any issues please report them in the support forums

1.55

• 2014/04/07
• fixed shortcode handling in map’s header & footer
• added Ukrainian translation – thank you Victor Shutovskiy!

1.50

• 2014/03/25
• minor bug fixes
• new Spanish translation – thank you Jesus!
• still working on those lightbox skins, sorry 🙁

1.47

• 2014/03/05
• minor bug fix
• working on those lightbox skins 🙂

1.45

• 2014/03/04
• switched to Colorbox lightbox script
• lightbox skin is still temporarily unavailable

1.40

• 2014/02/10
• due to licensing issues switched to FancyBox v1.3.4
• lightbox skin is temporarily unavailable
• minor bug fix related to activate/upgrade hook calls

1.35

• 2014/02/05
• added optional plugin usage tracking (detailed info)

1.31

• 2014/02/03
• WP v3.8.1 compatibility check

1.30

• 2014/01/16
• added Dutch translation; thank you Arno!

1.25

• 2014/01/03
• preparations for opt-in plugin usage tracking
• Spanish translation updated; thanks Jesus!

1.20

• 2013/12/17
• WP v3.8 update
• language files update

1.15

• 2013/11/25
• added option for thumbnail map to link to a custom URL which disables the lightbox; you can link to a lightbox, a custom link or remove the link all together

1.10

• 2013/11/18
• added option for thumbnail map to use the new look/color scheme

1.05

• 2013/11/04
• added Chinese traditional translation; thanks Wyeoh

1.0

• 2013/10/28
• WP 3.7 compatibility check
• added Chinese simplified translation; thanks Wyeoh

0.95

• 2013/10/21
• added French translation; thanks Karimba

0.90

• 2013/10/14
• added German translation; thanks Karimba
• we reached 100k downloads 😉

0.86

• 2013/10/07
• fixed a few strict standards errors; thanks Jay!

0.85

• 2013/10/03
• added Croatian translation; thank you Gordan

0.80

• 2013/09/28
• minor translation fixes
• added Spanish translation; thank you Jesus!

0.75

• 2013/09/24
• map language is autodetected based on user’s browser language (HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE header)
• added Swedish translation; thank you Sofia!
• German and Croatian translations will be up next

0.71

• 2013/09/17
• few more preparations for translation
• Swedish translation coming in a few days

0.70

• 2013/09/05
• prepared everything for translation, POT file is available and all strings are wrapped in __()
• protocols should now match http/https for both thumbnail and ligtbox map
• www.gmapswidget.com is up and running

0.65

• 2013/08/05
• updated JS for WP v3.6

0.60

• 2013/04/06
• fixed zoom bug in lightbox

0.55

• 2013/04/05
• added 2 new options – text above and below thumbnail map
• updated fancyBox JS to the latest version
• minor code improvements

0.50

• 2012/12/12
• small WP 3.5 compatibility fixes

0.41

• 2012/12/03
• removed screenshots from plugin package

0.4

• 2012/11/28
• fixed non UTF-8 address bug

0.37

• 2012/11/19
• fixed bug to use google.com instead of google.co.uk

0.35

• 2012/09/28
• added 4 skins for lightbox

0.31

• 2012/09/14
• fix for bad themes which don’t respect proper sidebar markup

0.3

• 2012/09/04
• lightbox script changed from jQuery UI Dialog to fancyBox2
• added “show map title on lightbox” option
• significant speed improvements
• preparations for lightbox skins

0.22

• 2012/08/31
• Fixed small JS related GUI bug

0.2

• 2012/08/28
• Complete GUI rewrite
• Added header text option
• Added address bubble visibility option
• Fixed thumbnail map scaling bug
• Fixed lightbox map size bug

0.13

• 2012/08/09
• Added pin size for thumbnail map

0.12

• 2012/08/07
• Added pin color for thumbnail map
• Fixed a few minor bugs

0.11

• 2012/08/06
• Fixed a few minor bugs

0.1

• 2012/08/03
• Initial release