1.16.0

Improved Not available yet

Improvement: Add an onboarding guide to help newcomers understand the terminology
Improvement: Add a wizard to help create simple migrations
Improvement: Make database backups available in the free version
Improvement: Make the migrations run in a modal popup instead of its own page
Change: Bump supported WordPress version to 7.1
Change: Bump minimum PHP version to 7.4

1.15.0

Improved Not available yet

Improvement: Give warning when the source database contains tables that are not prefixed with the site's prefix
Improvement: Add button in "Logs" to remove any temporary tables that WP Synchro have left behind in a failing migration
Change: Bump supported WP up to 7.0

1.14.0

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Bugfix: Fix a minor translation loading timing, where the plugin updater would use translation before it was loaded
Change: Bump supported WP up to 6.9

1.13.0

Fixed Not available yet

Bugfix: Optimize the handling of database queries, which no longer has the same tendency to cause sort buffer errors in certain conditions
Bugfix: When verifying migrations, give better debug information when it fails, instead of a generic JS message

1.12.0

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Improvement: Extend cron scheduling system, so migrations can be run at intervals automatically without user intervention and without WP CLI
Improvement: Prevent unwanted background update from PRO version to FREE version for some users
Improvement: Make it possible to only delete a single log from the "Logs" menu, instead of all or nothing
Improvement: Make it possible to download the database backup from a pull migration in "Logs" menu
Bugfix: No longer use ini_restore() native PHP function, because some hosting does not allow it

1.11.5

Fixed Not available yet

Bugfix: Fix links for usage reporting dialog, leading to a non-existing page

1.11.4

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Change: Bump minimum PHP requirement to 7.2 from 7.0
Change: Bump minimum WP requirement to 5.8 from 5.2
Change: Bump minimum MySQL requirement to 5.7 from 5.5
Change: Bump supported WP version to 6.5
Bugfix: Fix some issues causing menu to generate PHP deprecation issues, even though it just triggered it in WP core functions

1.11.3

Improved Fixed Security Not available yet

Change: Change all service URLs from wpsynchro.com to daev.tech, as we have moved the plugin there
Bugfix: Fixed a minor CSRF issue reported by Patchstack - Not a risk to be worried about.

1.11.2

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Bugfix: Fix PHP timeout issue caused by serialized data, kind of like 1.11.1 hotfix, but caused by other data.
Improvement: Added more safety against timeout issues in serialized data, so it wont happen again

1.11.1

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Bugfix: Fix PHP timeout issue caused by serialized string search/replace handler, that goes into endless loop for defective serialized strings
Bugfix: Fix issue with some tables not being migrated when source database is MariaDB and when table does not have a primary key
Improvement: Improve the error reporting when database server gives errors

1.11.0

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Bugfix: No longer have problems with migration of WordFence database tables
Bugfix: Make it possible to resume migrations again, as it was disabled as a mistake
Bugfix: No longer block connections to remote sites that do redirects, but instead just give a warning
Bugfix: Fix health check where PHP function get_headers() was being blocked by ModSecurity on some sites
Bugfix: Give error when trying to migrate "json" data type to MySQL before version 5.7, where it is not supported
Bugfix: Fix licensing code, that was giving PHP notices on PHP 8.2
Bugfix: Improve database migration, so timeouts should be much less likely to happen
Improvement: Improve licensing code to use database option instead of transient, to prevent license server from being overrun by requests

1.10.0

Improved Security Not available yet

Improvement: Support for WP 6.3
Improvement: Bump PHP support to minimum 7.0, instead of 5.6. Like WP core did at long last.
Improvement: Support for PHP 8.2 without deprecation notices
Improvement: Bump MariaDB version support to minimum 10.0, from 5.5
Improvement: Added WordPress nonces to all actions for added security
Improvement: Support for restrictive CSP header (Content Security Policy)
Improvement: Handle when remote site redirects to another location, such as WPML redirecting to a specific language subdir
Improvement: Handle when migrating database from MySQL 8 with collation utf8mb4_0900_ai_ci to an older version MySQL server
Improvement: Improve search/replace in very large serialized data, to prevent out of memory errors and vastly improved performance
Improvement: Optimize the way database migration was done to better handle large datasets in rows

1.9.1

Improved Not available yet

Bump support for WP 6.2
Improvement: API now flushes data before returning

1.9.0

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Bugfix: Fix issue where MU plugin did not load properly
Improvement: Ensure WP 6.1 and PHP 8.1 compatibility
Improvement: Improve the warning message when different versions of WP is used
Improvement: Add search/replaces for db for cases where the protocol part of the url is wrong in db
Improvement: Add check for MU plugin enabled on the target site, when file migration is done, to ensure performance and result
Improvement: Add "resume" button when migrations fail, which can used to attempt resume, in such cases where a simple timeout is the problem

1.8.4

Fixed Not available yet

Hotfix: (Only released for FREE version) Fix php warning because of files only present in PRO version.

1.8.3

Fixed Not available yet

Hotfix: Fix issue when running one of the sites in a subdir, like http://domain.test/mysite1/. Error was like this: "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'dbtables')"

1.8.2

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Bugfix: In some cases no search/replaces were done, when using the preconfigured migrations (the affected migrations will be deleted when updating to this version)
Bugfix: Certain MySQL version in 8.0.x range gave problems when migrating to MariaDB, which is now fixed by WP Synchro
Bugfix: Table prefix re-write failed, when there was already data in table with that prefix
Improvement: License information is now included with log files

1.8.1

Fixed Not available yet

Hotfix: Fix case sensitive path introduced in v.1.8.0

1.8.0

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Major change: REST services are no longer used for migrations - Version 1.8.0 will be released to FREE users before PRO users, to make sure everything still works.
Improvement: Make it possible to preserve custom keys in the options table (normally wp_options)
Improvement: Deactivate modal added, to give feedback to developer as to why users deactivate WP Synchro
Improvement: Support for generated columns in database tables
Improvement: Add changelog as a menu, instead of hiding it as a file nobody will ever look at
Improvement: Use "migration" everywhere, instead of using "Installation" or "Synchronization". "Migration" is a better term and better understood.
Improvement: Better handling of database table constraints
Improvement: Check for different WP versions when doing migrations, just as a warning
Improvement: Always show connection options when add/editing migrations, so people dont overlook it
Improvement: Warn when user is trying to migrate site without a table prefix
Bugfix: Fix issue with updater conflicting with other plugins

1.7.3

Fixed Not available yet

Bugfix: Fix issue with self-signed certificates for file finalize actions

1.7.2

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Improvement: Basic authentication username/password is now auto-detected on the site where migration is running
Improvement: Add .DS_Store and .git files to standard exclude for files
Improvement: Improve licensing page to make it more obvious which state the license is in
Improvement: Make it easier to copy access key on 'Setup' page, by adding a "copy to clipboard" button
Improvement: Prevent duplicate and identical search/replaces
Bugfix: Fix migration stage text when i18n numbers format are using space as separator, such as "1 500 000"
Bugfix: Fix problem where both source and target site was protected by basic authentication

1.7.1

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Improvement: Clear all transients after migration, to prevent wrong data in transients on partial migrations
Bugfix: Health check showing connection errors on sites with basic authentication enabled
Bugfix: Some users had issues with checkboxes ('Migrate files', 'Migrate database') on the add/edit migration being reset when saving the migration

1.7.0

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Improvement: When doing file migration, make it an option to show a confirmation dialog to the user before continuing, so the user can verify the which files will be added/changed and deleted In this release, it is not turned on by default, since it is a new feature. But it can enabled by setting preconfigured migration to custom migration and enabling it under 'File migration' It is expected to be enabled by default on the preconfigured migrations in one of the next releases
Improvement: License key for PRO version can now be saved in code, as a PHP constant. Define the constant WPSYNCHRO_LICENSE_KEY in wp-config.php or the likes, which will override database value Example in wp-config.php: define('WPSYNCHRO_LICENSE_KEY', "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX");
Improvement: Ask users for acceptance to send data to wpsynchro.com about the usage of features - No personal data ofc. The data sent can always be seen in migration logs, for full transparency.
Improvement: Database views can now be migrated, in the same way as normal tables
Improvement: Improved health check and added a few more checks to it. Also check if using LocalWP on Windows, which has some bugs, that WP Synchro does not like
Improvement: Slow hosting setting in Setup menu now also reduces file chunk size per request
Improvement: Improved handling of some special characters in filenames for file migration
Improvement: Make sure browsers do not autocomplete fields when setting up a sync
Improvement: Handle when max_allowed_packet is set to a wrong value
Improvement: The table used and created by the plugin is now using more optimized collation
Improvement: Added better help to the add migration page, to help users understand what the fields are for and where to get the data needed
Bug: When syncing mu-plugins, make sure to do the mu-plugin files last, to make sure dependencies are there
Bug: Make sure to migrate user.ini and .htaccess files at the very end, to prevent dependency errors, like loading WAF files etc.
Bug: When populating files, do a file_exists just before getting data on it, to prevent problems with files that are created when indexing, but removed when we collect data on it

1.6.4

Fixed Not available yet

Bugfix: Improve handling of database table charsets/collation and improve error messages, as it was causing problems for some users

1.6.3

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Improvement: Performance improvement by pushing CURL a bit more
Improvement: Clean up for PHP 8.x, so no more warnings and deprecated messages
Bugfix: Site url's are now no longer switched wrongly around on the success/error emails
Bugfix: Fix problem with migration in WP CLI taking way longer than it should
Bugfix: Files migration no longer goes into endless loop for certain version of MySQL 8.0.x
Bugfix: Fix issue where xmlrpc.php was not synchronized from Yoast SEO plugin, giving fatal error from that plugin
Bugfix: Improve error messages when getting SQL errors during database migration, such as too long key errors
Bugfix: Better handle composite keys in database tables, as it did not move all rows correctly for these tables
Bugfix: Show better error messages when license server say no to a migration
Vanity: Format numbers by WP locale, so thousand separator and decimal character will be less confusing for some

1.6.2

Fixed Not available yet

Bugfix: Updating REST service definition that is causing PHP notice on WP 5.5

1.6.1

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Improvement: Added better logging to file population REST service, to better support cases when it is hanging or not progressing
Bugfix: Success notification email were sent many times, when using it with WP CLI runs
Bugfix: Handle edge case when doing data compression, where some hosting adds header to compressed data, causing error on decompression

1.6.0

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Improvement: Better support HTTPS to HTTP migrations, where it previously were dependent on browser. It no longer is
Improvement: Remove IP validation, as it was causing too much troubles with only minimal value
Improvement: Better support for slow hosting or slow connection speed. Can be enabled in "Setup"
Improvement: Better uninstall hook that cleans up the database and files like a good little plugin
Improvement: Only keep 20 database backups and logs at any point, to prevent it taking up space
Improvement: Support for basic authentication (.htaccess protected sites) on both ends (PRO version)
Improvement: Add hooks for successful and failed migrations, for devs to hook into (wpsynchro_migration_completed / wpsynchro_migration_failure)
Improvement: Tries to clean cache for popular cache solutions after a successful migration (WP Rocket/WP Super Cache/W3 Total cache/Comet Cache)
Improvement: Better handles charset and unknown collations - Will now change charset and collation to recommended for WP (utf8mb4)
Improvement: Configure email to send email to on successful/failed migration (PRO version)
Improvement: Remove option to set debug logging and just make it the default
Improvement: Add logo to all headers on all pages
Improvement: Massively improved database finalize, doing it chunked instead of in one go, that could create problems on sites with many tables
Improvement: Rewrote the file population algorithm, to make it much faster and safer to run (PRO version)
Improvement: Added new default database search/replace with urlencoded urls, that is used by some page builder plugins
Bugfix: Fix problem when it sometimes try to load a file that does not exist in the free version
Other: Bump minimum supported WP to 4.9 from 4.7

1.5.2

Fixed Not available yet

Bugfix: File population can in certain cases generate REST errors

1.5.1

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Bugfix: Make multisite error a warning instead, to prevent blocking users that want to use it anyway
Bugfix: Make "WP in own dir" error a warning instead of error, improve the path detection and give a more detailed warning message
Improvement: Change JSON debug information to also include file paths and remove the general debug data

1.5.0

Improved Fixed Security Not available yet

General: Overall improvement of stability and many big and small improvements
Improvement: Support for replacing url's inside json data, such as Elementor templates (wp.org issue)
Improvement: Finally full support for all MySQL datatypes
Improvement: Support for subdirectory sites
Improvement: Search/replaces are not editable and removable, even the default ones
Improvement: General improvement of error messages given to the user
Improvement: Support for WordPress 5.3, which is just around the corner
Improvement: Proper message when doing migration from HTTPS site to HTTP site, which Chrome no longer allows
Improvement: Added option in "setup" menu to disable IP security check - Can be needed if requests pass multiple server
Improvement: Proper warning to user on migration creation, if one of the two sites have overlapping paths
Improvement: Add check to make sure database user can create tables in the database
Improvement: Implement PSR4 autoloading with composer
Improvement: More intelligent support for WordPress in its own directory - Such as Roots Bedrock
Improvement: Logs are now rotated and will have max 20 logs at any point - older will be deleted
Improvement: Added a button on "Logs" page to remove all the logs
Improvement: Making it more clear when a "migration" is new or being edited
Improvement: Better deactivation, that now removes the database tables
Bugfix: Try to prevent REST service call periodic timeouts, which we have seen some users having trouble with

1.4.1

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Highlight: Maintenance release with bugfixes
Improvement: When REST service calls fail, make sure to log more debug logging for easier troubleshooting
Bugfix: Proper error is not thrown when failing file reads because of permissions
Bugfix: Improvement of IP detection function, that in some cases did not return correct IP
Bugfix: In some cases, an endless loop happened when file was remove mid-migration
Bugfix: WP CLI had its time limit removed, as it is not relevant in CLI environment

1.4.0

Fixed Security Not available yet

Highlight: Big improvement to the compatibility with different hosting setups - Everything now runs chunked in 30 seconds or less, which prevents timeouts on some hosting
Bugfix: SAVEQUERIES constant now properly detected
Bugfix: Proper handling of unlimited memory limit and max execution time in PHP
Bugfix: Prevent security token timeout on slow systems
Bugfix: Database backup mistakenly went into endless loop, when having no tables to backup

1.3.2

Improved Not available yet

Improvement: Make database table prefix migration a option instead of forced - Warning will be issued if it is disabled and prefixes are different
Improvement: Database table prefix migration will now also change prefix in data in the usermeta and options table
Improvement: Added timeout check to healthcheck, to tell people when they have a misconfiguration in their hosting setup

1.3.1

Fixed Not available yet

Hotfix: Error in frontend timer causing error in migration even if migration running fine

1.3.0

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Highlight: WP CLI command to run migrations via cron or other external trigger (see submenu "Schedule" on migration in overview screen)
Highlight: Support migration between migrations using different table prefixes - Will automatically change it
Highlight: Major improvement to the data transport - All data will now be compressed and encrypted, regardless of using HTTPS or not
Improvement: Handling all the timing in a central way, to optimize timers and decrease risk of hitting PHP max_execution_time limits
Improvement: Adding a "Duplicate" option to the overview, so its quick and easy so setup new migrations
Improvement: Downloading log files is not downloaded as zip file, because logs can get big
Improvement: Better handling of problems with uppercase database table names, that is not supported on all databases
Bugfix: Trying to write a filename with a unsupported filename will now generate warning instead of error

1.2.0

Improved Fixed Security Not available yet

Highlight: Major rewrite of files migration and many improvements in database migration
Highlight: Implementing preconfigured migration setups, to make it simple for those just wanting to move everything
Highlight: Database backup before database migration (PRO version only)
Improvement: Improve selective migration of files - Much faster and safer
Improvement: Support for PHP's open_basedir configurations
Improvement: Search/replaces on domain and web root are now locked, but still possible to add custom
Improvement: Implemented retries for all requests if one of the servers has temporary problems
Improvement: Improvement of security by using sha256 instead of sha1 for token
Improvement: Support for migration of database tables close to the 65 char limit
Improvement: No more data store in temp file on disk - Moved to database table instead
Improvement: Makes finalize more likely to complete with success
Improvement: Less aggressive "Buy PRO" ad. Moved to the side instead of being a bit too annoying
Improvement: General UI improvements, with better text and icons
Improvement: Support for database tables with uppercase letters
Improvement: Support for MariaDB 5.5
Improvement: Support for sites using upload_path and upload_url_path
Improvement: Removed option to preserve WP Synchro data - It is now forced to prevent troubles
Bugfix: Pull/push filtering on overview now works again
Bugfix: Handle properly when max_post_size is set to 0
Bugfix: Fixed database search/replace in serialization with special case

1.1.0

Improved Fixed Not available yet

Highlight: Massive performance improvement for all migrations - Now using MU plugin to skip plugins/themes loading for WP Synchro requests
Highlight: Self healthcheck that will self-diagnose known troubles on each site
Improvement: Make frontend JS more tolerant of intermittent host timeouts
Improvement: Support for self-signed certificates
Bugfix: Fixed a lot of smaller bugs on database sync
Bugfix: Fixed bugs when syncing files with special characters, such as the Danish æøå

1.0.5

New Fixed Security Not available yet

WordPress 5.0 compatibility
PHP 7.3 compatibility
Bugfix: Fixed compatibility with some WordFence plugin tables, that use binary columns for some obscure reason
Feature: Add index.php to uploads folder for security
Feature: Add buffering to logger, to increase performance
Feature: Add timer to run sync window, so elapsed time can be seen
Feature: Make is possible to rearrange search/replaces in migration configuration
Feature: Create section in Support menu, to make is possible to clean the database and disk for WP Synchro artifacts
Feature: Hide license key on the frontend
Feature: For large file transfer, take the partial progress into account in global progress indicator
Feature: Introduce Log menu, where migration logs can be viewed and downloaded
Feature: Better error messages when access key is wrong

1.0.4

Fixed Not available yet

Bugfix: Fixed typo in REST services require that broke migration on *nix hosts

1.0.3

New Improved Not available yet

First release of PRO version with file migration! Check out wpsynchro.com
Added debug page
Added .pot file for translation
Added localization for js
Added details to progress indicators (with data amount and ex. rows for database sync)
Added verification that both ends of migration is same version to prevent crazy stuff
Added database version, so we can handle that going forward
Added http warning in add/edit screen
Changed so first search/replace will be there as default on new
Simplified readme.txt
Cleaned up code around migration

1.0.2

Fixed Not available yet

Bugfixing

1.0.1

New Not available yet

Added MySQL 5.5 support

1.0.0

Not available yet

First official release
Such cool, much wow

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