Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin

Changelog

4.3.1

• Fix: Return Google Calendar event label colors with calendar events so labeled event colors display correctly.
• Fix: Calendar tooltips now use consistent viewport handling, regardless of calendar width, for more predictable positioning.

4.3.0

• Dev: Added custom “Event” post type—you can now create and display events directly on your site without using Google Calendar.

4.2.2

• Dev: Use the add-on’s version for cache busting.

4.2.1

• Fix: Resolved timezone handling issues for all-day events in ICS feeds.

4.2.0

• Dev: Add option to automatically display List View on mobile devices when the screen width is below 768px when Grid View is selected as the default view.
• Dev: Add an administrator and editor-only frontend notice when a calendar has no events or a feed error, with a link to Google Calendar privacy prerequisites.
• Fix: Events were displayed in the incorrect order in List View when “Expand Multi-day Events” was set to “No.”
• Fix: Event bubbles stopped working after cancelling the print action.
• Fix: TypeError in bulk actions when the ids parameter was passed as an array instead of a comma-separated string. Bulk actions now correctly support both formats.
• Fix: Missing fields in the Event Schema Markup to resolve search schema warnings.
• Fix: “Add to Google Calendar” link was broken when event details contained Cyrillic or other non-Latin characters.
• Fix: Accessibility to provide a more ADA-compliant experience.

4.1.0

• Dev: ICS Feed Upload: Added support for importing local .ics files to import calendar events.
• Dev: ICS Event Export: Added the ability to download/export calendar events as a static .ics file.
• Fix: Print issue fixed: An issue where clicking the Print button on secondary calendar instances on the same page was unresponsive.

4.0.7

• Fix: Removed unnecessary Google API key/OAuth requirement when creating a Grouped Calendar.

4.0.6

• Fix: Optimize admin & fronend performance, throttle OAuth token checks, and reduce redundant API calls.

4.0.5

• Fix: Fixed a PHP 8.3 ValueError by replacing sprintf() with string concatenation to safely handle literal percent signs in translations.

4.0.4

• Fix: Fixed text domain loading by hooking into init.
• Dev: Added validation before unserialize() to prevent errors during OAuth failures.

4.0.3

• Dev: Ensured compatibility with WordPress 7.0.
• Fix: Trimmed historical changelog entries to resolve WordPress.org length warnings.
• Dev: Add an [if-event] conditional template tag
• Dev: Allow the url argument in the [link] template tag to override the event’s URL
• Dev: Store the grouped calendar order instead of always sorting alphabetically

4.0.2

• Dev: Added a new connect page in admin enhancing the onboarding experience.
• Dev: Redesigned settings and add-ons pages with a modern layout.

3.6.2

• Fix: Date format inconsistency in List View navigation bar now uses the calendar’s configured date format consistently.

3.6.1

• Fix: Make a new release to fix a “Class not found” error for GetUniverseDomainInterface.

3.6.0

• Dev: Breaking change: Support for PHP versions below 8.0 has been discontinued.
• Fix: An issue where the cover image was not displayed for Google Calendar events when using the OAuth Via Simple Calendar.
• Fix: An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability.
• Dev: Added cache clearing on first plugin activation and during manual plugin updates.

3.5.9

• Fix: Resolved a critical issue where the recent update caused site breakage for users who are using various page builders.
• Dev: Users can now control Lazy Loading functionality via a dedicated toggle in the Advanced settings.

3.5.8

• Fix: Fixed issue where the calendar incorrectly calculated weekday offsets when the week start day was changed in advanced settings.
• Fix: Fixed asset loading for all registered shortcodes in page builders like Avada Live Builder.

3.5.7

• Fix: Assets (JS/CSS) now correctly load when a calendar widget is present.

3.5.6

• Fix: accessibility issue by adding descriptive text to calendar navigation buttons.
• Dev: admin notice to inform users about end of PHP 7 support after November.
• Dev: Optimized assets: JS and CSS now load only on calendar post type and pages with calendar shortcode.

3.5.5

• Fix: Network error when fetching calendars after authentication with Oauth via Simple Calendar on fresh installs.
• Fix: JS issue preventing custom CSS from applying to qTip tooltips in version 3.5.4.

3.5.4

• Fix: Fixed multi-day events incorrectly displaying on all days when the “No, display only on first day of event” option is enabled.
• Fix: Resolved issue where event details (qTip) were not showing in mobile portrait view.
• Fix: Fixed layout issues on the admin settings page for fresh installations.

3.5.3

• Fix: Even after upgrading to PHP 8.x, an admin notice still appears to upgrade to PHP8.

3.5.2

• Dev: Make compatible with WordPress v6.8.1.
• Dev: Added notice to update PHP version if version is less then 8.1.

3.5.1

• Fix: Event were not showing on page with shortcode when using OAuth via Xtendify.

3.5.0

• Dev: To make the first attachment appear as the cover, add a new shortcode [cover-image] for GCal-Pro Addon.

3.4.9

• Fix: Resolved the issue where multi-day events were not rendered correctly on the last day.
  Thanks to MartinixH for the contribution!

3.4.8

• Dev: Added print calendar option on list view.
• Fix: Translation month name on first load.

3.4.7

• Fix: Compatibility warnings with PHP 8.

3.4.5

• Fix: UI gaps in the calendar CPT.

3.4.4

• Fix: Fixed deprecation notices and warnings to ensure compatibility with the latest WordPress updates.
• Fix: Resolved an issue where multi-day events were being rendered as double events on the same day.
• Fix: De Authentication issue fix.

3.4.3

• Fix: Event color not showing in Calendar when using OAuth via Xtendify.
• Fix: Date format inconsistencies when using shortcodes in certain conditions.
• Fix: Calendar start date issue in Grid View causing incorrect date display.
• Fix: Print calendar index not found issue.
• Fix: Cross-Site Scripting(XSS) vulnerability.

3.4.2

• Fix: Event rendering issue for public calendar while using Auth via Xtendify.

3.4.1

• Dev: Add OAuth helper functionality.
• Dev: Make OAuth helper option compatibble with Appointment add-on.
• Update: Update dependency prettier to v3.3.3.

3.4.0

• Dev: Added Print calendar feature.
• Dev: Make compatible with WordPress v6.5.5.

3.3.1

• Fix: Persistent update notification appearing for add-ons even after updating the plugin.

3.3.0

• Dev: Compatibility with the OAuth Helper plugin.

3.2.8

• Fix: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

3.2.7

• Fix: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

3.2.6

• Fix: CSRF vulnerability for bulk actions.
• Dev: Update dependencies Carbon, Dayjs and TailwindCSS.

3.2.5

• Fix: Possible CSRF vulnerability.
• Dev: Make compatible with Unyson plugin.

3.2.4

• Fix: Compatibility with WP 6.3.1.

3.2.3

• Fix: Add PHP polyfill to fix regression “Call to undefined function str_contains()” error.

3.2.2

• Dev: Update Google API client library to 2.13.1.
• Fix: ‘if-not-today’ shortcode with all day event display issue.
• Dev: Revamp admin setting page banner design.

3.2.1

• Dev: Revamp welcome page.

3.2.0

• Dev: Revamp admin setting page.
• Fix: ‘Simple Calendar Widget’ Calendar selection on block editor.
• Fix: ‘if-not-today’ and ‘add-to-gcal-link’ shortcode with all day event display issue.

3.1.47

• Dev: Added admin notice for plugin update.
• Fixed: Possible CSRF vulnerability.

3.1.43

• Fixed: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability.

3.1.42

• Dev: Testing with WordPress version 6.2.

3.1.41

• Fix: Event bubbles not working on mobile devices.

3.1.39

• Fix: ‘Class “Parsedown” not found’ by adding erusev/parsedown via PHP Scoper.
• Fix: Replaced Moment with Dayjs, it helps with speed and addresses security issues with the Moment library.
• Chore: Data type check for loading scripts and styles.
• Chore: Upgraded NPM packages resolving security issues present with trim-newlines library.
• Fix: Include unmodified assets in the build for a better debugging experience.
• Fix: Multi-day events not showing properly. Shoutout to MartinixH.

3.1.38

• Fix: Add PHP polyfill to fix “Call to undefined function str_contains()” error.
• Fix: Update Google API client to v2.9.2.