v2.4.0

What's Changed

• Add ChurchDesk import support alongside iCal feeds by @hau-git in #4
• Add cross-feed merge and fix ChurchDesk calendar-view import by @hau-git in #5

Full Changelog: v.2.0.0...v.2.4

v.2.0.0

Internal re-architecture. No functional changes — every feature, post type slug (ve_event), meta key, virtual field key, query var, REST field, Schema.org / Open Graph output, iCal import, and Elementor/JetEngine integration behaves exactly as in 1.9.x.

Changed

• Restructured the codebase into a namespaced src/ tree (root namespace VEV\) loaded by a lightweight custom PSR-4 autoloader. The 8 manual require_once calls in the bootstrap are gone.
• Split the two monolithic classes (class-admin.php ~1977 lines, class-frontend.php) into cohesive single-responsibility classes under src/Admin/, src/Frontend/, src/Query/, src/Integrations/, src/Import/.
• Introduced single sources of truth that previously had duplicated logic
• Extracted all inline admin CSS/JS (~400+ lines that were embedded in PHP) into versioned, enqueued files under assets/css/ and assets/js/.
• Relocated the vendored iCal parser to src/ThirdParty/ICal/ with a README
• Standardized indentation to tabs (WordPress coding standard) across the codebase.

Added

• composer.json (dev-only tooling), phpcs.xml.dist (WordPress coding standard), phpunit.xml.dist, a unit-test suite, and a GitHub Actions CI workflow
• .gitignore; removed committed .DS_Store files.

Compatibility

• The legacy global class names VEV_Events, VEV_Fields, VEV_Frontend, and VEV_Post_Type are retained as thin backward-compatibility shims so existing theme snippets and integrations keep working.

Fixed

• Reconciled the version number, which was inconsistent across the plugin header, the internal constant, and the README.

What's Changed

• Refactor plugin to PSR-4 namespace structure with VEV\ prefix by @hau-git in #2
• Add CLAUDE.md with codebase guidance for AI assistants by @hau-git in #1
• Raise minimum PHP requirement to 8.3 by @hau-git in #3

New Contributors

• @hau-git made their first contribution in #2

Full Changelog: v1.9.1...v.2.0.0

v1.9.1

Full Changelog: v1.9.0...v1.9.1

v1.5.0 – Admin View Tabs

v1.5.0 – Admin View Tabs

New Feature

• Admin event list now has view tabs: Upcoming, Past, All, Drafts, Trash
• Default view is "Upcoming": When you open the event list, only upcoming and ongoing events are shown
• Past events are separated into their own tab so they don't clutter the main view
• "Alle" shows all published events regardless of status
• Drafts and Trash tabs appear only when there are items

Technical Details

• Uses `views_edit-ve_event` filter for tab links with live counts
• Query filtering via `pre_get_posts` with `vev_view` GET parameter
• Events without end date meta are included in "Upcoming" (NOT EXISTS fallback)
• Fully compatible with column sorting (Start/End)
• German translations updated

v1.4.6 – Fix Admin Column Sorting

v1.4.6 – Fix Admin Column Sorting

Bug Fix

• Fixed: Sorting by Start/End columns in the admin event list now works correctly
  • Clicking "Start" or "Ende" column headers respects ASC/DESC direction
  • Root cause: the `orderby` query var was overwritten before being read, so the user's sort choice was always ignored
  • Default admin list still sorts by start date ascending
  • Sorting by other columns (title, date) is no longer overridden

v1.4.5 – WordPress 6.9.1 & Elementor V4 Compatibility

v1.4.5 – WordPress 6.9.1 & Elementor V4 Compatibility

Compatibility

• WordPress 6.9.1: Fully tested and compatible
  • Abilities API: No impact (additive API, no breaking changes to `get_post_meta`)
  • Block Editor iframe isolation: No impact (plugin uses native meta boxes)
  • Cache key generation changes: No impact (plugin doesn't use custom caching)
• Elementor 3.35 / Editor V4 Beta: Fully compatible
  • Dynamic Tags (`\Elementor\Core\DynamicTags\Tag`) work with atomic widgets
  • No deprecated Elementor classes or Schemes used
  • Added `Elementor tested up to` compatibility headers
• PHP 8.0–8.4: Compatible (no implicitly nullable parameters)

Changes

• Added `Elementor tested up to: 3.35` and `Elementor Pro tested up to: 3.35` plugin headers
• Bumped `Requires at least` from 6.2 to 6.4
• Fixed hardcoded meta key in Event URL dynamic tag (now uses `VEV_Events::META_INFO_URL` constant)
• Version bump to 1.4.5

Architecture (unchanged from v1.4.4)

• Single source of truth: `VEV_Frontend` for formatting, `VEV_Fields` for registry
• `computed_meta` delegates to `VEV_Fields::get_field_value()`
• All callbacks delegate to `VEV_Frontend` helpers
• No duplicate formatting logic

VE Events 1.4.4 - Unified Meta Key Naming

Changes in v1.4.4

Unified Meta Key Naming

Prefix	Type	Description
_vev_*	Stored	Database fields (private)
ve_*	Virtual	Computed/formatted output

Virtual Meta Keys

Key	Example
ve_start_date	"January 15, 2025"
ve_start_time	"2:00 PM"
ve_end_date	"January 17, 2025"
ve_end_time	"5:00 PM"
ve_date_range	"January 15 – 17, 2025"
ve_time_range	"2:00 PM – 5:00 PM" or "All day"
ve_datetime_formatted	"January 15, 2025, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM"
ve_status	"Upcoming" / "Ongoing" / "Past"
ve_is_upcoming	true / false
ve_is_ongoing	true / false

Code Cleanup

• Consolidated duplicate formatting logic (single source of truth)
• Fixed critical bug: timestamp formatting used strtotime() on Unix integers
• VEV_Fields callbacks now delegate to VEV_Frontend helpers
• computed_meta filter delegates to VEV_Fields registry
• Removed all legacy vev_* constants and references
• Fixed fatal error on event edit page (deleted constants)
• Status calculation now consistently uses grace period

VE Events 1.4.3 - Field Display Optimization

Changes in v1.4.3

Improvements

Optimized Field Dropdown

• Removed boolean fields from dropdown (All Day, Hide End, Is Upcoming, Is Ongoing)
• Boolean fields don't make sense for display output ("Yes"/"No" is not useful)
• Focus on practical output fields: Formatted dates, times, ranges, status text

Better Elementor Post ID Detection

• Improved detection in Theme Builder templates
• Uses global $post, queried object, and preview ID as fallbacks
• Should fix empty date/time output in single event templates

Cleaner Field Grouping

• "Formatted Output" group first (most useful for display)
• "Event Details" group for speaker, special info, URL
• "Event Status" for status text only

Field Dropdown Options (v1.4.3)

Formatted Output:

• Start Date, Start Time, End Date, End Time
• Date Range, Time Range
• Full Date & Time

Event Details:

• Speaker, Special Info, Info URL

Event Status:

• Event Status (Upcoming/Ongoing/Past)

VE Events 1.4.2 - WordPress 6.7+ Compatibility

Changes in v1.4.2

Fixes

• WordPress 6.7+ Compatibility: Fixed "_load_textdomain_just_in_time" notice
• Translations are now loaded at init hook priority 0, before components initialize
• All plugin components now initialize at init hook priority 1
• Recompiled .mo translation file with correct encoding

This resolves the "headers already sent" errors and character encoding issues (e.g., "ü" showing as "ü").

VE Events 1.4.1 - Update Check Fix

Changes in v1.4.1

Fixes

• Update Check: Cache is now cleared when clicking "Check Again" in WordPress Updates page
• Manual ZIP Upload: Improved folder renaming after manual plugin installation from GitHub ZIP

The plugin now properly checks for new releases when you click "Check Again" instead of using cached data.