Plugin / Media Library Assistant

Changelog

2.81

• New: For the “Field-level Substitution Parameters”, a new “mso:” prefix gives access to the Document Properties embedded in Office Open XML file formats (e.g., docx, xlsx, pptx). More information is given in the “Prefix values” section of the Settings/Media Library Assistant Documentation tab.
• New: For the Bulk Edit, a new [+reverse_index+] substitution parameter counts down from the number of selected items to one. More informatin is in the Help menu for the Media/Assistant admin screen.
• New: For the “WooCommerce Fixit” example plugin, product category thumbnail information is added to the “Woo Used In” Media/Assistant table column.
• Fix: IPTC/EXIF and Custom Field mapping logic updated for compatibility with WordPress 5.3.
• Fix: Updated Media Manager Modal Window and Media/Library Grid view styles for compatibility with WordPress 5.3.
• Fix: For the Settings/Media Library Assistant Example Plugins page, update the MLA_Upgrader_Skin code for compatibility with WordPress 5.3.
• Fix: For the Settings/Media Library Assistant IPTC/EXIF tab, PHP Notices for invalid taxonomy rules have been resolved.
• Fix: For the “replace()” option/format value, empty replacement values are now allowed.
• Fix: For custom field mapping rules, “Option: Array” now works with multi-level nested subarrays.
• Fix: For custom field mapping rules, “Delete NULL Values” now works with “Format: Raw”.
• Fix: For “WordPress-style” PDF thumbnail generation, occasional PHP “Illegal string offset ‘sizes'” errors have been resolved.

2.80

• New: A new “MLA Phoenix Media Rename Example” plugin has been added to the “Examples” family in the Settings/Media Library Assistant Documentation tab. It adds support for the Phoenix Media Rename plugin’s “Filename” column to the Media/Assistant submenu table.
• Fix: For the Media/Assistant admin submenu screen, avoid “headers already sent” error with JoomUnited’s WP Media Folders.
• Fix: Improved error handling and debug logging for PDF thumbnail generation, especially “WordPress style” thumbnails.
• Fix: Avoid Javascript “Uncaught Reference Error” in mla-define-ajaxurl-scripts.js, e.g., for Divi theme.
• Fix: PHP 7.x compatibility error in class-mla-settings-documentation-tab.php, function MLA_Upgrader_Skin->feedback() has been resolved.
• Fix: When the per-user “admin language” is set to “English (United States)”, the untranslated MLA strings are restored in “back end” mode.
• Fix: Improve handling of shortcode parameter/content errors, avoiding misleading “Invalid tax_query” messages. Improved error information in the mla_debug output as well.
• Fix: For the “MLA Insert Fixit” example plugin, correct flaw in finding inserted images that have a relative path in the src= attribute of the IMG tag.
• Fix: For the “MLA Insert Fixit” example plugin, correct flaw in finding inserted images that have other attributes preceding src= in the IMG tag.
• Fix: For the ,extract(p,v) option/format value, correct named subpattern and matches: prefix handling.
• Fix: When Polylang is active, eliminate PHP messages and errors for some Media/Assistant Bulk Translate settings.
• Fix: When decoding the wp_filter list for debug logging, unknown reference types no longer cause PHP errors.
• Fix: Handles new synchronization protocol for WP/LR Sync version 5.0+

2.79

• New: For the [mla_tag_cloud] shortcode, a new no_count=internal parameter setting substitutes the WordPress-maintained “count” value for the explicitly-computed “attachments per term” value. This can significantly improve shortcode performance.
• New: For the [mla_gallery] “date” and “timestamp” option/format codes, a second argument containing “i18n” will localize the returned value based on the site locale. A second argument containing “age” will return the difference between the source value and the current date/time. See the Documentation tab.
• New: For all of the keyword search functions, You can also exclude items/terms by prepending a word or quoted phrase with a hyphen, e.g., “pillow -sofa” will select items/terms containing “pillow” but not “sofa”.
• New: For the [mla_gallery] “Keyword(s) Search” and “Taxonomy term keyword(s) search” functions, keywords and terms can be excluded from the results by enclosing them in “/” delimiters, e.g., “/not/ happy” will return items containing “happy” after excluding items containing “not”.
• New: For [mla_gallery], when mla_alt_shortcode=mla_term_list, parameters such as mla_link_href are passed through to be used by [mla_term_list].
• New: For the [mla_gallery] “Support for Other Gallery-generating Shortcodes”, a new mla_alt_ids_template parameter lets you specify a Content Template for the entire parameter value passed to the alternate shortcode.
• New: For the Media/Assistant admin submenu, a new “Download” Bulk Action has been added. You can select one or more items and use the new action to download a ZIP archive containing the items through your browser. This new feature replaces the “MLA Download ZIP Example” plugin, which is disabled if present.
• New: The Settings/Media Library Assistant General tab “Show Count Column” option now applies to all taxonomy edit screens, not just Categories and Tags.
• New: For the “MLA UI Elements Example” plugin, simple taxonomy queries can now be combined with the add_filters_to queries.
• Fix: For the “Media/Edit Media” screen, IPTC/EXIF metadata mapping now works when the “Enable custom field mapping” option is disabled.
• Fix: For the Media Manager Modal (Popup) Window, formatting and handling of the “Remove term” elements for flat taxonomies has been corrected.
• Fix: For [mla_gallery], the link_url item-level substitution parameter now reflects the mla_link_href parameter value.
• Fix: For the new Gutenberg/Block Editor, load Media Modal scripts in footer section to avoid wp-lists.js conflicts such as failure to update custom fields in Posts/Edit Post and Page/Edit Page.
• Fix: For the Media/Assistant admin submenu, suppresses the Admin Columns Pro version 4.5.x Bulk Edit feature.
• Fix: Eliminate “Uncaught ReferenceError: ajaxurl is not defined” error for page builders such as Elementor.

2.70 – 2.78

• 2.78 – Support Admin Columns Pro v4.5.x, add “Search Media” and “Terms Search” exclude logic, Eliminate PHP messages for Polylang and some AJAX actions. One enhancement, five fixes.
• 2.77 – Preserve current term assignments for checklist-style taxonomies when opening the Media/Assistant Quick Edit area. This defect was introduced in v2.76.
• 2.76 – “Checklist-style” term search and additions in the Bulk and Quick Edit areas. New and improved example plugins. Seven enhancements, four fixes.
• 2.75 – Admin Columns (and Pro) fixes to eliminate PHP messages. Five fixes in all.
• 2.74 – Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities have been removed from the Media/Assistant and Settings/Media Library assistant admin submenu screens. One enhancement, seven fixes.
• 2.73 – Checklist-style flat taxonomy improvements, Admin Columns Pro fix, new and improved example plugins, e.g., “parent search”. Five enhancements, four fixes.
• 2.72 – Remove “Circular Reference” PHP Warnings in class-mla-mime-types.php.
• 2.71 – Admin Columns Pro CSV Export support, Uploaded on date editing, regular expression match/replace functions in shortcodes, new and improved example plugins. Thirteen enhancements, seven fixes.
• 2.70 – Improved file download security, Polylang fixes. Two enhancements, seven fixes.

2.60 – 2.65

• 2.65 – Corrects an “ajax.fail error” in the Media/Assistant “Set Parent” function and the Media/Edit Media screen. One other enhancement, two other fixes.
• 2.64 – For [mla_gallery], corrects v2.63 problem that applied mla_named_transfer to all link=file and link=download galleries.
• 2.63 – Download by name and pretty links, str_replace format option, disable mapping rules, debug tab. Eight enhancements in all, nine fixes.
• 2.62 – Corrects a PHP Fatal Error when loading MLA Media Manager enhancements for “front-end” use.
• 2.61 – Several new example plugins and hooks, new shortcode parameters. Thirteen enhancements in all, thirteen fixes.
• 2.60 – Completely new Settings/IPTC/EXIF tab and example plugin enhancements. Five enhancements in all, five

2.50 – 2.54

• 2.54 – Admin Columns/PHP 7.1.x Fix, thumbnail generation enhancements, [mla_term_list] fix and Settings/Shortcodes tab updates. Six fixes in all.
• 2.53 – Correct PHP Fatal Error defect for users of Admin Columns (free version).
• 2.52 – Improved Admin Columns Pro integration, better PHP 7 support. Example plugin improvements. Six enhancements in all, eight fixes.
• 2.51 – Change “primary column” handling for WP 4.3+ to be more like Media/Library submenu table. Some MLA UI Elements Example plugin fixes.
• 2.50 – Completely new Settings/Custom Fields tab, [mla_term_list] and example plugin enhancements. Fourteen enhancements in all, sixteen fixes.

2.40 – 2.41

• 2.41 – Updated example plugins, EXIF improvements, PHP 5.3 compatibility, Polylang fix. Five enhancements in all, ten fixes.
• 2.40 – Generate WP 4.7 PDF thumbnails, new Shortcodes tab, requires less admin-mode memory, Examples tab “View” action and “Installed” view. Seventeen other enhancements, fourteen fixes.

2.30 – 2.33

• 2.33 – Fix WordPress “The plugin does not have a valid header” errors on initial MLA installs. Two enhancements, one other fix.
• 2.32 – New Documentation/Example Plugins submenu and installer, WordPress 4.6 fixes and several new example plugins. Sixteen enhancements in all, nine fixes.
• 2.31 – Remove call to xdebug_get_function_stack() causing fatal PHP error.
• 2.30 – New [mla_term-list] shortcode for hierarchical taxonomy display, Uncaught RangeError fix, custom data sources. Thirteen enhancements in all, six fixes.

2.00 – 2.25

• 2.25 – Default shortcode parameters in templates, list/grid view switcher, delete option settings, better XML parsing. Eight enhancements in all, eleven fixes.
• 2.24 – Corrects the MLA error that suppressed Admin Columns functions for Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types, Users and Comments.
• 2.23 – Admin Columns 2.4.9 fixes, EXIF/XMP/PDF improvements, Posts, Pages and custom Post Types in [mla_gallery] display. Seven enhancements in all, six fixes.
• 2.22 – Support for the “Admin Columns” plugin, PHP7 and “enclosing shortcode” syntax. Better performance, new filters and examples. Eight enhancements in all, eight fixes.
• 2.21 – Fix for “empty grid”, “No media attachments found”, “No items found” and “Unknown column” symptoms. Thanks to all who quickly alerted me to the problem. One other fix for “Featured Image” handling of size=none.
• 2.20 – Reduced memory/time footprint, default setting changes, WPML/Polylang IPTC/EXIF mapping fixes, partial German translation. Nine other enhancements, thirteen fixes.
• 2.15 – Bulk Edit Reset button, Debug tab enhancements, Quick Edit thumbnails, new examples and hooks. Sixteen enhancements in all, sixteen fixes.
• 2.14 – Final WordPress 4.3 updates. New Debug tab features. Updated Dutch translation. Four other fixes.
• 2.13 – WordPress 4.3 updates. PDF Thumbnail image generator. Wildcard keyword/term searching. Several WPML and Polylang fixes. Dutch and Swedish translations! Twelve other enhancements, twelve other fixes.
• 2.12 – Fixes a defect in [mla_gallery] handling of the mla_caption parameter. Adds mla_debug=log option.
• 2.11 – Enhanced WPML and new Polylang support. “Attached” Media/Assistant table view. Eight other enhancements, fifteen fixes.
  *2.10 – mla_viewer is back, with a Featured Image option! XMP support for image meta data. Eight other enhancements, twelve fixes.
• 2.02 – Bulk Edit on Media/Add New, pause/restart IPTC/EXIF mapping, EXIF CAMERA fields, “timestamp”, “date” and “fraction” format options. Six other enhancements, twelve fixes.
• 2.01 – Google File Viewer (mla_viewer) disabled. IPTC/EXIF mapping performance gains. Four other enhancements, five fixes.
• 2.00 – Requires WP v3.5+. Ajax-powered bulk edit and mapping, front-end “terms search” for [mla_gallery]. Five other enhancements, two fixes.

1.00 – 1.95

• 1.95: New [mla_gallery] parameters, Download rollover action, Media/Assistant submenu filters. Eleven enhancements, seven fixes.
• 1.94: Media Manager fixes and new “current-item” parameters for [mla_tag_cloud]. Two other enhancements, seven fixes.
• 1.93: WordPress 4.0 Media Grid enhancements (optional) and compatibility fixes. New auto-fill option for Media Manager taxonomy meta boxes. One other enhancement, three other fixes.
• 1.92: Three bug fixes, one serious.
• 1.91: WordPress 4.0 support! New “Edit Media meta box” and “Media Modal Initial Values” filters and example plugins. Four other enhancements, six fixes.
• 1.90: New “Terms Search” popup window and Search Media “Terms” checkbox. Post Type filter and pagination for “Select Parent” popup. Ten other enhancements, five fixes.
• 1.83: Corrects serious defect, restoring Quick Edit, Bulk Edit and Screen Options to Media/Assistant submenu. Three other fixes.
• 1.82: “Select Parent” popup window (Media/Edit Media, Attached to column, Quick Edit area), SVG support and several new filter examples. Five other enhancements, three other fixes.
• 1.81: Corrects serious defect in Media Manager Modal Window file uploading. Adds item-specific tag clouds. One other enhancement, five other fixes.
• 1.80: Full taxonomy meta box support in the Media Manager Modal Window. Checkbox-style meta box for flat taxonomies. Fourteen other enhancements, nine fixes.
• 1.71: Searchable Category meta boxes for the Media/Edit Media screen. Support for the WordPress “Attachment Display Settings”. Six fixes.
• 1.70: Internationalization and localization support! Custom Field and IPTC/EXIF Mapping hooks. One other enhancement, six fixes.
• 1.61: Three fixes, including one significant fix for item-specific markup substitution parameters. Tested for compatibility with WP 3.8.
• 1.60: New [mla_tag_cloud] shortcode and shortcode-enabled MLA Text Widget. Five other enhancements, four fixes.
• 1.52: Corrected serious defect in [mla_gallery] that incorrectly limited the number of items returned for non-paginated galleries. One other fix.
• 1.51: Attachment Metadata mapping/updating, [mla_gallery] “apply_filters” hooks, multiple paginated galleries per page, “ALL_CUSTOM” pseudo value. Three other enhancements, six fixes.
• 1.50: PDF and GPS Metadata support. Content Templates; mix literal text with data values, test for empty values and choose among two or more alternatives for [mla_gallery] and data mapping. Four other enhancements, seven fixes.
• 1.43: Generalized pagination support with “mla_output=paginate_links”. One other enhancement, four fixes.
• 1.42: Pagination support for [mla_gallery]! Improved CSS width (itemwidth) and margin handling. Eight other enhancements, six fixes.
• 1.41: New [mla_gallery] “previous link” and “next link” output for gallery navigation. New “request” substitution parameter to access $_REQUEST variables. Three other enhancements, seven fixes.
• 1.40: Better performance! New custom table views, Post MIME Type and Upload file/MIMEs control; 112 file type icons to choose from. Four new Gallery Display Content parameters. four other enhancements, twelve fixes.
• 1.30: New “mla_alt_shortcode” parameter combines [mla_gallery] with other gallery display shortcodes, e.g., Jetpack Carousel and Tiled Mosaic. Support for new 3.6 audio/video metadata. One other enhancement, eight fixes.
• 1.20: Media Manager (Add Media, etc.) enhancements: filter by more MIME types, date, taxonomy terms; enhanced search box for name/slug, ALT text, caption and attachment ID. New [mla_gallery] sort options. Four other enhancements, four fixes.
• 1.14: New [mla_gallery] mla_target and tax_operator parameters, tax_query cleanup and ids/include fix. Attachments column fix. IPTC/EXIF and Custom Field mapping fixes. Three other fixes.
• 1.13: Add custom fields to the quick and bulk edit areas; sort and search on them in the Media/Assistant submenu. Expanded EXIF data access, including COMPUTED values. Google File Viewer support, two other enhancements and two fixes.
• 1.11: Search by attachment ID, avoid fatal errors and other odd results when adding taxonomy terms. One other fix.
• 1.10: Map attachment metadata to custom fields; add them to [mla_gallery] display and as sortable columns on the Media/Assistant submenu table. Get Photonic Gallery (plugin) integration and six other fixes.
• 1.00: Map IPTC and EXIF metadata to standard fields, taxonomy terms and custom fields. Improved performance for where-used reporting. Specify default [mla_gallery] style and markup templates. Five other fixes.

0.11 – 0.90

• [mla_gallery] support for custom fields, taxonomy terms and IPTC/EXIF metadata. Updated for WordPress 3.5!
• Improved default Style template, [mla_gallery] parameters “mla_itemwidth” and “mla_margin” for control of gallery item spacing. Quick edit support of WordPress standard Categories taxonomy has been fixed.
• MLA Gallery Style and Markup Templates for control over CSS styles, HTML markup and data content of [mla_gallery] shortcode output. Eight other enhancements and four fixes.
• Removed (!) Warning displays for empty Gallery in and MLA Gallery in column entries.
• New “Gallery in” and “MLA Gallery in” where-used reporting to see where items are returned by the [gallery] and [mla_gallery] shortcodes. Two other enhancements and two fixes.
• Enhanced Search Media box. Extend search to the name/slug, ALT text and caption fields. Connect search terms with “and” or “or”. Five other enhancements and two fixes.
• New [mla_gallery] shortcode, a superset of the [gallery] shortcode that provides many enhancements. These include taxonomy support and all post_mime_type values (not just images). Media Library items need not be “attached” to the post.
• SQL View (supporting ALT Text sorting) now created for automatic plugin upgrades
• Bulk Edit area; add, remove or replace taxonomy terms for several attachments at once. Sort your media listing on ALT Text, exclude revisions from where-used reporting.
• Support ALL taxonomies, including the standard Categories and Tags, your custom taxonomies and the Assistant’s pre-defined Att. Categories and Att. Tags. Add taxonomy columns to the Assistant admin screen, filter on any taxonomy, assign terms and list the attachments for a term.
• Quick Edit action for inline editing of attachment metadata
• Fixed “404 Not Found” errors when updating single items.

0.1

• Initial release.