Changelog

Changelog

2.0.0 · 2026-10-15

• New: Setup overview with widget counts, editing shortcuts and visibility hints.
• New: Optional 404 starter content with custom heading, explanation, search form and homepage link.
• New: Independent full-width options for 404 pages and empty searches, plus a custom no-results message.
• New: Direct frontend tests, copyable shortcodes and search-widget rules for 404 and empty-search pages.
• Improved: Compatibility with current WordPress, PHP and Genesis, including per-site settings and network activation.
• Improved: Accessible search forms, local documentation, German translations and updated banners and icons.
• Fixed: Safer widget input, shortcode rendering and bbPress empty-search integration.
• Misc: Requires WordPress 6.4 and PHP 8.0. Existing widgets and settings are preserved.
• Misc: Distributed through GitHub with deckerweb Library and Updater; the previous installer-recommendations library has been removed.

1.6.4 · 2019-05-04

• New: Site Health debug information and newsletter links.
• Improved: WordPress 5.2 compatibility, installer recommendations library 1.4.0 and German translations.

1.6.3 · 2018-11-22

• Improved: Installation instructions, HTTP-status FAQ and installer recommendations library 1.2.1.
• Fixed: Widget administration and Customizer styles while adding widgets.

1.6.2 · 2018-11-03

• New: Plugin walkthrough video.
• Improved: Installer recommendations library 1.2.0 with Dark Mode styling.

1.6.1 · 2018-10-01

• New: Update messages on the Plugins screen and community support links.
• Improved: Installer recommendations library 1.1.0 and German translations.

1.6.0 · 2018-08-25

• New: Genesis menu shortcut, Customizer preview/test links, widget-area hints, GitHub distribution, Composer metadata, icons and installer recommendations.
• Improved: Widget registration, developer filters, documentation, translations and screenshots.
• Misc: Removed unavailable Facetious integration.

1.5.0 · 2013-05-29

• New: Configurable search widget, search and widget-area shortcodes, bbPress 2.3 empty-search integration and partial Spanish translation.
• Improved: Genesis 2.0 HTML5 markup, conditional frontend loading, stylesheet handling, documentation and German translations.

1.4.0 · 2012-12-15

• New: Constant to disable widget shortcode processing.
• Improved: Widget class placeholder and German translations.
• Misc: Three-part version numbers and screenshots moved outside the plugin package.

1.3.0 · 2012-08-20

• New: Genesis settings help tab and online translation platform.
• Improved: Compressed CSS and German translations.
• Misc: Expanded GPL license information.

1.2.0 · 2012-04-27

• New: Widgets help tab and gwnf_load_styles action.
• Improved: Conditional admin loading, documentation and German translations.

1.1.0 · 2012-04-23

• New: Full-width layout helpers for 404 and empty search results.
• Improved: Conditional widget output, Genesis registration, Multisite handling, translations and empty-paragraph styling.

1.0.1 · 2012-04-20

• Fixed: Function typo causing activation notices.
• Improved: Widget registration, documentation, translations and WordPress.org banner.

1.0.0 · 2012-04-20

• New: Initial release: widgetized 404 and empty-search pages for Genesis.

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