Version 3.8.14 — August 8, 2024

• Compatibility: Fixed an issue causing a fatal error with EDD 2.x
• Licenses: Improved detection of if a license could be extended.
• Licenses: The retroactive license processor could create licenses for renewal orders.

Version 3.8.13 — July 25, 2024

• API: Prevents a PHP notice when checking a license without a URL.
• Changelogs: Fixes an issue which could break URLs in changelogs.
• Checkout: Fixes a JavaScript error on checkout for stores which do not allow license renewals.
• Database: Fixes an issue which could prevent querying for licenses by a specific cart index.
• Emails: Fixes an issue which prevented scheduled renewal notices from sending.
• Emails: Ensure that sent renewal notices are still logged to the license data.
• Licenses: Improves license creation performance.
• Samples: Fixes PHP warnings for plugins which do not set version requirements. The updater class is now at version 1.9.4.
• Renewals: Fixes an issue which allowed renewal text and links to show for licenses which could not be renewed.
• Widget: The changelog widget could cause PHP notices in PHP 8.0.

Version 3.8.12 — June 19, 2024

• New: Updated to integrate with EDD email management.
• WordPress Plugins: The custom readme.txt file parser has been updated for improved PHP compatibility.
• Database: Queries are ordered to match the database columns to be more efficient.
• Discounts: Checkout and discount validation when discounts are disabled for renewals has been improved.
• Blocks: The markup and style have been updated for license keys on the EDD Receipt block.
• Samples: The update_plugins transient data now includes only what’s needed for updates, for improved compatibility with the WordPress Core update system.
• Dev: PHP and JavaScript has been updated for newer version compatibility.
• Dev: The can_extend and can_renew methods should now be used with the license class object directly.

Version 3.8.11 — November 30, 2023

• Licensing: Added staging activation support for InstaWP, Cloudways, Kinsta, GoDaddy, Flywheel, Bluehost, HostGator + more.
• Licensing: Refunding a renewal may not reset the license expiration date.
• Renewals/Upgrades: Improved cart item description when manually renewing or upgrading a license.
• Tools: Better messaging for users without access to the Retroactive Licensing Processor.
• Administration: Some update routines were checking the wrong user capability and falsely preventing running update routines.

Version 3.8.10 — November 2, 2023

• New: Updates to ensure PHP 8.1 and 8.2 compatibility.
• Fix: Partially refunded orders could restrict a license from being manually renewed.
• Fix: There was a potential fatal error on older PHP versions.
• Fix: The {unsubscribe_url} tag for license expiration emails was generating the wrong HTML in previews.
• Improvement: Renamed the ‘Disable URL Checking’ setting for clarity.
• Improvement: Updates compatibility messaging for upcoming Software Licensing requirements.
• Dev: The edd_license custom post type is no longer being registered.
• Dev: Fixed a typo in the doc block for the check_license call in the sample plugin.

Version 3.8.9 — September 20, 2023

• Improved: Revoking of licenses now supports the ‘On Hold’ status added in EDD 3.2.0 and no longer disables a license if an order is partially refunded.
• Improved: Improved license renewal cost calculations for licenses sold on a single-priced download, which is later changed to a variable-priced product.

Version 3.8.8 — June 28, 2023

• New: Added support for IDN domains with license API.
• New: License upgrade URLs now support sending in the license_key in addition to the license_id.
• Improvement: We’ve improved the performance when getting licenses of a user by ID.
• Improvement: Unneeded legacy license meta for stores that migrated from custom post types to custom tables. This is being handled in a background process. You will be notified when the process starts and completes via the EDD notifications (or admin notices if you are EDD versions lower than 3.1.1)
• Improvement: Added optimized indexes to the licenses table and optimized queries for licenses.
• Fix: Some licenses could not be upgraded if the most recent order was refunded.
• Fix: The checkout block did not properly display license renewal line items.
• Fix: Removed uses of the get_page_by_title function as it was deprecated in WP 6.2.
• Fix: Renewal Notice editors did not have a proper section title in the Settings area.
• Fix: Getting a license’s activation limit was inconsistent.
• Fix: EDD 3.x – License renewal report was inaccurate when combined with Recurring Payments.
• Fix: When a license is revoked, the user is unsubscribed from renewal emails.
• Fix: Lifetime licenses could sometimes get set to expired.
• Fix: Software licensing reports did not account for renewal orders in the tiles.
• Fix: The quick actions for Software Licensing emails did not return the user to the proper settings page.

Version 3.8.7 — October 20, 2022

• Improvement: Output has been updated for better compatibility with the order history and receipt blocks.
• Fix: Licenses in bundles did not always display correctly.
• Fix: Licenses could not always be upgraded more than one time.
• Fix: The price option on the receipt was missing a space.
• Dev: The main get_license method has been updated to return false if a license object could not be retrieved.

Version 3.8.6 — June 17, 2022

• Fix: Improved performance related to license retrieval and activation counts.
• Dev: Remote Version and License Check methods can now return an array instead of only outputting JSON.
• Dev: The arguments used to create a license can now be filtered.
• EDD 3.0: License upgrades were not supporting the partially refunded status.
• Samples
  • Sample Plugin
    • ‘Tested Up To’ value for WordPress Plugins now mirrors WordPress Core behavior.
    • EDD_SL_Plugin_Updater class is now 1.9.2.

Version 3.8.5 — March 17, 2022

• Change: Renewal notices settings are now under the main email settings tab.
• Update: The bundled German translation files have been updated.
• Improvement: Placeholder URL schemes are now https.
• Improvement: The renewal discount can now be filtered more precisely.
• Fix: Changing the price option of the main bundle product is now properly reflected on child licenses.

Version 3.8.4 — February 15, 2022

• Fix: The license keys shortcode was not showing “Unlimited” for unlimited licenses.
• Fix: In certain scenarios, users who opted into upgrading to betas could not upgrade to a newer stable version of a download.
• Fix: Variable prices could not set the activation limit to be empty.
• Fix: The Software Licensing upgrade notice was showing on new EDD 3.0 installations.

Version 3.8.3 — December 2, 2021

• Fix: Fatal error when changing price ID on existing bundle license.
• Fix: Deprecation notice in PHP 8.1.
• Fix: Updating a lifetime license incorrectly sets the expiration date to today.
• Dev: The EDD_SL_License constructor can now accept an array or object representing the database row.
• Dev: Performance improvements when retrieving license keys.
• Dev: Use EDD core’s extension registry class if available.

Version 3.8.2 — November 3, 2021

• Modified Templates: templates/license-keys.php, templates/licenses-manage-overview.php
• New: Added action hooks when license is updated, inserted, and deleted.
• Improvement: Sample Plugin – Refactor health checks so that a failed API request is remembered for 1 hour.
• Improvement: Sample Plugin – Show update notifications on multisite if the user can view plugins but cannot install them.
• Fix: An upgrade path was saved to download meta when not configured.
• Fix: Newly created renewal notice emails save an incorrect message.
• Fix: Purchasing an item as a single product and as part of a bundle results in a missing license key.
• Refactor: License templates have been reworked for speed improvements and to reduce the number database queries.
• Dev: Ensure edd_sl_get_license_upgrades() always returns an array instead of false.

Version 3.8.1 — September 15, 2021

• New: Added three filters on Staged Rollout logic: edd_sl_staged_rollout_identifier, edd_sl_staged_rollout_eligible_for_batch_update, and edd_sl_staged_rollout_number.
• Improvement: The Use the last time this Download was modified as the “Last Modified” date? meta option has been removed, as this behaviour was happening regardless of whether the option was checked.
• Improvement: Shortcodes are now stripped from the API plugin description. This prevents un-rendered shortcodes from displaying to end users when they click “View Details” on the plugin page.
• Fix: SHOW TABLES LIKE query running on every page load.
• Fix: Edge case No such file or directory warning from the readme parser.
• Fix: Unexpected results in a plugin’s “last updated” date, especially when using non-English languages.
• EDD 3.0: Ensure Software Licensing email tags have a label.

Version 3.8 — August 30, 2021

• New: Admins can now subscribe and unsubscribe users from license renewal emails.
• New: Staged Rollouts feature – You can now slowly release a new version of your software to your users.
• New: Version Requirements feature – Prevent users with unsupported requirements from getting updates.
• New: Added an index to the license_key database column to improve performance.
• Fix: Upgrade paths button did not work with Easy Digital Downloads 2.11.
• Fix: Tooltips displayed incorrectly when using German translations.
• Fix: Methods to get license term and license expiration unit nicename did not respect variable price IDs.
• Fix: Show Changelog link for multisite could show the changelog for the wrong download.
• Sample Plugin
  • Updater Class: Updated to version 1.9.
  • New: Support for requirements checks before providing an update package.
  • Fix: Improved support for multi-site installations.
• Sample Theme
  • Updater Class: Updated to version 1.2.
  • New: Support for requirements checks before providing an update package.
  • Fix: Removed some PHP errors and warnings.

Version 3.7.3 — July 26, 2021

• Improvement: Adjust license upgrade logic to account for different license lengths for different variable prices. (Requires custom code.)
• Fix: 1 month to 1 year upgrade results in incorrect dates and amount.
• Fix: License expiration date picker not working as expected with all date formats.
• Fix: Retroactive processor not working with item quantities.
• Fix: Remove .DS_Store file from sample theme.
• Fix: Fatal error in theme updater in PHP 8.
• EDD 3.0: Update to use new order history hook for speed improvements.

Version 3.7.2 — June 14, 2021

• New: Admin notice about upcoming system requirement changes in version 3.8. You will only see this notice if you don’t meet the future requirements. (PHP 5.6, WP 4.9, EDD 2.9)
• Improvement: Reworded the retroactive processor message on the order details page.
• Improvement: The request data is now passed to the edd_sl_license_response filter.
• Improvement: The “Cancel” license renewal link is now a <button>.
• Fix: Child license can display incorrect information when the variable price ID is 0.
• Fix: Incorrect upgrade price when variable price ID is 0.
• Fix: Readme parsing was still processing when disabled, if it had been enabled previously.
• Fix: Changing an order status back to completed generated new, additional license keys.
• EDD 3.0 – Retroactive Processor compatibility.
• EDD 3.0 – Compatibility with new refund API.
• EDD 3.0 – Update some raw database queries on the post meta table to be compatible.

Version 3.7.1 — March 29, 2021

• New: The get_version API endpoint can now accept an array of products to check via a new products argument. Each item in the products array uses the exact same arguments as individual requests. Consult our docs for an example.
• Improvement: License management links (“Manage Sites” link, etc.) weren’t working well with customized/tabbed UIs. We’ve partially reverted the change from 3.7, so that it should now use the old method if the shortcode is inside The Loop. If the shortcode is outside The Loop it will use the new method that was introduced in 3.7.
• Fix: If no upgrade paths existed for a product, the current product could not be selected as an upgrade option.
• Fix: Deprecation notices in PHP 8.
• Fix: The edd_sl_use_current_price_proration filter wasn’t applying to non-variable priced products.
• Fix: edd_license_keys shortcode – The “Manage Sites” and “Upgrade” links weren’t working if the “Purchase History Page” was not set correctly.
• Fix: Readme parser wasn’t using version_compare() which could result in incorrect comparisons.
• Fix: PHP “undefined index” errors.
• Plugin Sample: The updater class was missing the declaration for the $beta property.
• Plugin Sample: Fixed an “Invalid argument supplied for foreach()” error in EDD_SL_Plugin_Updater::convert_object_to_array()
• EDD 3.0 – Filtering orders by renewal/upgrade not working.
• EDD 3.0 – PHP notice on admin license table if associated order doesn’t exist.
• EDD 3.0 – Both legacy and new reports were being loaded. Now only the new ones are.
• EDD 3.0 – License renewal JavaScript not loading on checkout.

Version 3.7 — January 26, 2021

• New: The admin Licenses table has been reworked, and the number of queries reduced.
• New: Added a new shortcode edd_renewal_form that allows customers to enter a license key to renew.
• New: Renewal notices can now be previewed.
• New: Email template tags are now more consistent with EDD core. {name} can be used for the customer’s first name only, and {fullname} can be used for the customer’s full name.
• New: When purchasing an upgrade, the license key being upgraded is now displayed in the cart.
• Improvement: Add *.wpengine.com to list of allowed local/staging subdomains.
• Improvement: Utilize wp_get_environment_type() to help improve staging domain detection.
• Improvement: The renewal/unsubscribe URLs on the admin Manage License page have been changed to readonly inputs for easier copying.
• Improvement: Clicking the “Generate License Keys” link on a payment now takes you directly to the Retroactive Processor metabox.
• Improvement: Update the display of order numbers to be compatible with sequential ordering and order prefix/postfix.
• Improvement: Clearing cached readme files now happens via ajax instead of requiring a page reload.
• Refactor: Use wp_add_inline_script() for checkout JavaScript.
• Refactor: Images, CSS, and JS have been moved into an assets/ directory.
• Fix: Retroactive Processor tool not working with upgrades.
• Fix: Inconsistent get_version API response when no license key is provided.
• Fix: Licenses were still able to be renewed via a direct URL even if renewals were disabled.
• Fix: Undefined variable errors.
• Fix: When purchase_history was used outside of the main loop, Software Licensing features were not working.
• Fix: Empty post meta was being saved unnecessarily.
• Dev: Numerous code updates for EDD 3.0 compatibility.
• Dev: Remove usage of extract() in license API functions for improved readability and to align with WordPress coding standards.
• Dev: Replace internal uses of EDD_SL_License::$post_parent (which is deprecated) with EDD_SL_License::$parent.

Version 3.6.13 — December 2, 2020

• Fix: Upgrade calculations can be incorrect when the upgrade has two variations that are the same price.
• Fix: Admin “Manage License” screen showing incorrect child price ID.
• Fix: Unable to deactivate a “site” when the site is not a URL.