v0.2.7

Fix author photo deformation

• Fixed circular author photos getting distorted from non-square source images
• Added explicit width/height/aspect-ratio to all photo CSS classes (author card, footer card, archive cards, sidebar cards)
• Removed unused checkFeaturedImage() quality gate method

v0.2.6

v0.2.6 — Fix cards, always show latest columns

Fixed

• Removed featured image from archive column cards
• Sidebar always shows "Ultimas columnas" (up to 5), not just when author has few

Sidebar structure

• Mas de [Autor]: up to 3 columns from the same author (if any exist)
• Ultimas columnas: always shown, up to 5 latest columns (excluding current + author's shown above)

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v0.2.5

v0.2.5 — Safe deactivation + v0.2.4 layout changes

New

• Safe deactivation: columnists/agencies demoted to subscriber on deactivate, restored on reactivate
• Two-column layout: article left, sticky sidebar right
• Smart sidebar: author's columns first, fills with latest from others
• Compact sidebar cards (text-only)

Changed

• Removed featured image from template, quality gates, and CPT supports
• Author photo comes from user profile only (Gravatar/meta)
• Disabled columna-categoria taxonomy UI

How deactivation works

• Deactivate plugin: users with lc_columnista or lc_agencia role → subscriber. Original role saved in _lc_deactivated_role user meta.
• Reactivate plugin: original roles restored automatically from meta.
• Delete plugin: roles removed entirely (existing behavior).
• User content (published columns) is never touched.

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v0.2.4

v0.2.4 — Two-column layout, no featured image, smart sidebar

New

• Two-column layout: article on left, sticky sidebar on right
• Sidebar shows author's other columns first, fills remaining slots with latest columns from other authors
• New compact sidebar card template (text-only, author photo + date)

Changed

• Removed featured image from template, quality gates, and CPT supports
• Author photo comes exclusively from user profile (Gravatar/meta)
• Disabled columna-categoria taxonomy UI (code ready, toggle with TAXONOMY_ENABLED constant)
• Responsive: stacks to single column below 900px

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v0.2.3

v0.2.3 — Layout fix, Breadcrumbs, GeneratePress integration

New

• Breadcrumb navigation on single columns and archive pages (Inicio / Columnas / Categoria / Titulo)
• Improved entry-content typography: line-height 1.75, proper heading spacing, styled blockquotes

Fixed

• Single column layout: centered at max-width 780px with proper padding (was uncontained)
• Archive layout: consistent 1100px max-width with padding
• Related columns section: proper spacing and border separator
• CSS now loads on author archives and taxonomy pages
• Disclaimer restyled with left border accent instead of full border

Changed

• Card border-radius from 4px to 6px for consistency
• Refined opacity values for better readability
• Mobile responsive improvements for breadcrumbs and column meta

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v0.2.2

v0.2.2 — Quality Gates UX, Spanish UI, Columnist Restrictions

New

• Quality gates enforce pre-save (intercept Submit for Review and Publish)
• Error/warning notices displayed after quality gate failures
• Custom Spanish messages for all post actions
• Submit for Review / Save Draft buttons translated to Spanish
• Author name links to author archive in all templates
• Author archives include opinion columns

Changed

• Disabled Gutenberg for columna-opinion (classic editor required for admin_notices)
• Removed edit_published_posts from columnists (no editing after publish)
• Category metabox hidden from columnists (editors/admins only)
• Fixed redirect message after quality gate intervention

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v0.2.0

Added

• Email notifications on editorial workflow transitions (submitted, in review, approved, returned, rejected, published)
• Filterable notifications via lean_columnas_send_notification filter
• Dashboard widget "Mis Columnas" for columnists (stats by status, recent submissions)
• Dashboard widget "Cola Editorial" for editors (pending review counts, weekly stats)

Fixed

• Updated readme.txt and CHANGELOG to reflect user meta architecture (no custom tables)

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v0.1.0 — MVP

Initial Release

Opinion columns management plugin for WordPress with:

• CPT columna-opinion with custom taxonomy columna-categoria
• Roles: lc_columnista and lc_agencia with granular capabilities
• Editorial workflow: draft → submitted → in_review → approved/returned/rejected → publish
• Quality gates: word count (600-3000), title (10-70 chars), excerpt, featured image, 2+ subheadings
• Schema markup: OpinionNewsArticle JSON-LD for SEO and E-E-A-T compliance
• Admin pages: Cola Editorial, Columnistas, Agencias
• Agency-Columnist relationship via WordPress user meta
• Templates overridable from theme (theme/lean-columnas/)
• CSS structural only, GeneratePress compatible

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