Plugin / Comments Evolved for WordPress

Changelog

1.6.2

• Style and registration fixed

1.6.1

• fix couple of bugs, the plugin is workable again. enjoy! 🙂

1.6

• slow page load fixed

1.5.8

• improved performance
• bug fixes

1.5.6

• reverted comment counting code for now until preformace issues can be resolved in a future update

1.5.5

• udates to the disqus comment count
• fixes for the comment count total

1.5.4

• even more css fixes

1.5.3

• css fixes

1.5.2

• css updates

1.5.1

• reworked css so that the embeded iFrames are now responsive and more mobile friendly.
• fixed JS for loading Livefyre so that comments made with the official plugin and this plugin are loaded in the same way.
• added option to show comment count on each tab label
• added shortcode [comments_evolved] and template tag display_comments_evolved() to display comment section in anywhere.
• added shortcodes and template tags to show individual and combined comment counts ( @see the install page for listing )

1.5.0

• WARNING: if you are upgrading from Google+ Comments for WordPress to Comments Evolved then the plugin will need to be manually reactivated and settings will be reset back to defaults.
• rebranding from “Google+ Comments” to “Comments Evolved” … completed
• major code cleanups ( seperated plugin init, frontend, and backend code )

1.4.17

• tab font adjustment

1.4.16

• refactor of most display code so its easier to add new commenting systems
• tweaked tab fonts
• added livefyre tab option
• streamlined js and css
• added icon themes ( only default and monotone in this release )
• added donation button to admin interface
• lots of code cleanup in prep to add shortcodes

1.4.11

• finally fixed the long standing bug where some themes could not click on content in the single post area

1.4.10

• jQuery typo

1.4.9

• Bugfixes for various issues where you could not click the main content area
• misc css cleanup
• misc old code deletion
• split main plugin for better maint
• fb-root error fixed
• FB javascript problem mitigated

1.4.7 + 1.4.8

• Parse Error Hotfix. Please Update ASAP.

1.4.6

• load a default comments file with no native comments shown but an error message if comments.php cannot be found for native comments
• better error message with link to PHP info on php.net about PHP version 5.3+ requirement and upgrade proceedures
• loading google+ and facebook javascript the common way shown in the examples instead of a custom js function for better compatability with Google +1, Pintrest, Facbook “Like”, and other 3rd party buttons.

1.4.5

• load comments.php in a alternate way if the default does not exist in the current theme

1.4.4

• make the comments template load at a higher priority so it correctly loads when child themes are used
• moved the defines out of init so they are always available ( like during activation ), this fixes default tab order is correctly set for new installs

1.4.3

• load wp comments template from current theme if it exists so original styles take effect

1.4.2

• added missing trackback icon
• tighened up css margins for tabs

1.4.1

• minor css hotfixes for tab margin and spacing

1.4.0

• You can now change the default order of the tabs
• The first tab is now default so something other than G+ can be default
• Official color icons now used instead of the icon font
• JS now loaded inline in the footer reducing http calls
• Icons can now optionally be hidden
• Misc css cleanups and tweaks

1.3.0

• completely overhauled the css used to show the tabs
• added optional labels for each of the tabs
• added optional label for commenting area
• tweaked the ordering of the css and js loading to work in more circumstances
• added a check for PHP 5.3+ or newer
• updated screenshots

1.2.9

• lets REALLY not set everyones background to white … srsly.

1.2.8

• dont set everyones page background to #fff ( white )

1.2.7

• move missing styles from theme to plugin

1.2.6

• make all tab css !important and scoped so it does not inherit from the page easily

1.2.5

• version bump to fix svn botch
• minor css adjustments for tabs

1.2.1

• updates to the tab css so it dont mix with some themes
• updates to the font css so it dont mix with some themes
• added a check for php 5.3+ with a sensible error message
• ensured jquery-ui-tabs is loaded now explicitly

1.2.0

• added Plugin options page to show or hide various comment tabs from the wp-admin area
• comment tabs are now responsive and should adjust to nearly any layout
• now using async javascript to load G+ comments for faster page loading
• added option to show facebook comments
• added option to show disqus comments
• updated screenshot

1.1.0

• many typo fixes
• initial ( non-functional ) options page placeholder and associated hooks added
• fixed bugs that removed native WordPress comment functionality by accident, any native options should work now
• better loading of the css/js via wp_register/wp_encueue system to let other plug-ins possibly modify our
  scripts and styles as needed as well as using CDN resources wisely
• everything loaded with https:// or protocol relative urls so that https:// works without warnings generated due to
  “unsafe” resource loading from http://

1.0.4

• hot-fix to fix accidental loading of css and js in the admin area

1.0.3

• fixed automatically a bug where it would disable wp comments by default, that should not have been the case.

1.0.2

• fixed bumping the version

1.0.1

• Removed the need for jquery-ui-tab fixing the tab display for some versions of WordPress
• changed the tab colors to closer match the G+ Comments and blend into more websites seamlessly
• fixed a typo when no comments had been made yet

1.0.0

• Release via WordPress.org

0.8.0

• Initial public release