My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager

Changelog

3.8.10

• Bug fix: Overwrote $type variable in template loader, causing templates in some paths to fail to render.

= 3.8.9

• Bug fix: Full $data object passed to two legacy template paths instead of rendered tags. Props @gkmyt
• Bug fix: If category colors disabled, editing categories failed due to expected field not existing. Props @christopherphillips
• Bug fix: Clear PHP deprecated notice thrown when sanitizing string runs on empty output parameter in CSV output.
• Usability: Add better visual affordances for exporting settings packages.
• Accessibility: Mismatched aria-describedby/aria-labelledby with title ID. Props @mandersen77
• Privacy: Only disclose host contact information in exported data if permission explicitly granted. Props anonymous reporter.

3.8.8

• Security: Fixes a severe unauthenticated privilege escalation flaw. Props @daroo and WordFence for responsible disclosure.

3.8.7

• Bug fix: Ensure plot boundaries are set in Google Maps when map generated from existing lat/lng.
• Bug fix: Update heading ID selector to prevent duplicate IDs on multi-day events.
• Bug fix: Search filters shouldn’t be triggered by core URL parameters when permalinks disabled in core.
• Bug fix: data-clipboard-target needed to be available in custom KSES filter for Pro.
• Change: Move My Tickets promo banner from sidebar into event registration section of event editor.

3.8.6

• Bug fix: Missing location selector broke JS.
• Bug fix: Use inline-flex on links with icons to prevent injecting unexpected breaks.
• Added custom JS event mc_calendar_loaded executed when calendar is navigated.
• Support modals that trigger other calendar items than event containers.
• Add missing ID attributes to calendar grid cells without events.
• Updates to modal scripts to remove unused parameters.
• Add filter mc_inside_table_cell_header to allow content to be added inside the header.
• Add filter mc_api_can_approve_event to allow the REST API to update event statuses when authenticated.
• Change: Remove link to add new location if no locations.
• Design: Minor alignment adjustments to button heights and neighboring fields.

3.8.5

• Bug fix: One missed instance of the .button class switched to .mc-button.
• Bug fix: ctype_digit string as an argument deprecated in PHP 8.1+.
• Bug fix: event count counted the wrong array keys, yielding a count of 0.

3.8.4

• Bug fix: Changes to support category colors in modal didn’t account for differences in class structure between legacy and PHP templates.
• Bug fix: Exclude direct children of list items in event lists from icon CSS.
• Security: Sanitizer HTML wrappers passed to instance lists.
• Security: Sanitize fallback HTML in upcoming and today’s events widgets.

3.8.3

• Change: Add support for category colors inside modal.
• Bug fix: Incorrect event counts in mini/responsive view.
• Bug fix: data-key attribute needs to be supported by custom KSES attributes on button element for Pro.

3.8.2

• Bug fix: Accidentally removed the 3.8.0 upgrade cycle for Single Event views in 3.8.1.
• Bug fix: Template tag previews cannot render with single events view disabled; disable the UI.

3.8.1

• Bug fix: PHP Fatal error when category color markers enabled on mini calendar view.
• Bug fix: Incorrect counting when event count markers enabled in mini calendar view.
• Bug fix: A value of zero for event image shouldn’t render img markup.
• Bug fix: A value of zero for event_tickets URL shouldn’t render an invalid URL.
• Bug fix: Don’t run wpautop on empty string in event_registration.

3.8.0

• Feature: Add option to disable single event view.
• Feature: Add support for scheduled publication of events.
• Feature: Add additional display settings panel for list view, so grid and list are not assumed to be the same.
• Feature: Screen options to hide category, author, and location columns in event manager.
• Change: Switched front-end input button class from .button to .mc-button.
• Change: Removed legacy disclosure widget for grid and mini views.
• Change: Merge similar admin functions mc_get_occurrences() and mc_get_event_instances().
• Change: Update recurring event calculations to be inclusive of end date chosen.
• Change: Modernize GMT offset calculations to use wp_timezone().
• Change: Add check to see whether an import is in progress when calculating event status.
• Change: Don’t run mc_test_occurrence_overlap() on front-end.
• Bug fix: Fix recurring event generation adding duplicate dates on first date matched.
• Bug fix: Fix location assignment so multiple simultaneous events with a new location all get assigned the new location without duplication.
• Bug fix: Fix recurring event weekday parsing to improve behavior if start date is a weekend.
• Bug fix: Reset location count transient when a location is deleted.
• Bug fix: Ensure terms are deleted from taxonomy when categories are deleted.
• Bug fix: Convert text tables to utf8mb4 if they were originally created before that core change. Adds emoji support if missing.
• Bug fix: Fix issue where legacy values in older events could trigger event recurrence recalculation, restoring deleted dates.
• Bug fix: Only check mc_list_template nonce when editing list template settings.
• Bug fix: Outlook & Office 365 add to calendar links passed invalid date format.
• Bug fix: Return an empty state label if value passed not valid.
• Bug fix: Don’t run link or button logic if the title already contains a link.
• Bug fix: Exit early in post metabox if event ID does not return an event.
• Bug fix: Only construct mini calendar URLs if option is enabled.
• Bug fix: Allow mc_template_settings() to return a single template.
• Bug fix: Prevent mc_category_icon() from returning non-string values from filters.
• Bug fix: selected() set to echo instead of return in shortcode generator.
• Bug fix: Don’t label draft events as private in admin.
• Bug fix: If autocomplete passes no value while add location panel is open, don’t create blank location.
• Bug fix: Bounds were extended asymmetrically on Google Maps, causing an off-center marker.
• Bug fix: Fix some cases where post and event statuses weren’t synced properly.
• Bug fix: Navigation didn’t always consistently retain existing values.
• Bug fix: Print view should only support grid.
• Bug fix: Remove duplicate nonce in event editor.
• Remove upgrade cycle from < 3.1.13.
• Design: Variety of front-end changes for consistency and reliability.
• Accessibility: Focus loss when closing modal.
• Accessibility: Make control labels visible in event manager.
• Docs: Misc. function doc parameter and return type fixes.

3.7.17

• Feature: Add hcard template support for events.
• Bug fix: Inline template help should always reflect tags, not functions.
• Bug fix: Admin JS needed to be rebuilt (omitted from 3.7.16).

3.7.16

• Bug fix: Change ‘.hide’ to ‘.mc-hide’ to reduce collisions with other extensions.
• Bug fix: Fix variable type passed for recurring event lists.
• Bug fix: Mark $name as nullable in CustomEvent.
• Security: Improve privacy checks & prevent private events from appearing in ical exports. Props @jitlada and @d3kc4rt_1 via WordFence.

3.7.15

• Bug fix: Prevent PHP warning if URL host value not parseable in print view.
• Bug fix: Replace links to removed template tag help with tag help modal.
• Bug fix: Fix prev/next event navigation when mc_id parameter omitted.
• Bug fix: Fix hosts callback when hosts post type is enabled. [Pro]
• Bug fix: Screen options did not account for “administrator view all” disabled.
• Bug fix: Category colors not re-generated when new categories added, leaving stale cache. Props @mgmax.
• Bug fix: PHP error thrown when editing categories with category icons disabled.
• Bug fix: JS error thrown when category icons disabled.
• Bug fix: Verify country input present before initiating autocompletion.
• Bug fix: Compensate for DB time offset in upcoming events queries. Props @mgmax.
• Change: Show category colors in admin selector when set as background.
• Change: Add class .event-title-container on div inside event titles.
• Change: Unset color and background applied to event title div.
• Change: Add .event-title class on list template headings.
• Change: Remove uses of obsolete ‘updated’ class.
• Minor visual tweaks in admin.

3.7.14

• Bug fix: Removed duplicate array parameters in options installation.
• Bug fix: Add notice for admins about recurring template tag behavior on single events.
• Bug fix: Remove static data from wp_update_post, including not updating the post slug.
• Bug fix: Output the admin field wrapper around event author input when host and details link hidden.
• Bug fix: Fix bug where all-day event instances automatically regenerated when event updated.
• Bug fix: Don’t attempt to generate location schema if no location object passed.
• Bug fix: Fix miscellaneous CSS gaps for RTL display.
• Bug fix: Fix broken checkboxes in Upcoming Events widget settings.
• Bug fix: Default mini template contained duplicate h3 heading.
• Bug fix: Hide the instance modification warning when editing an individual instance.
• Bug fix: Check location object inside locations loop when checking map type.
• Code quality: Misc. fixes to inline docs and potentially undefined variables.
• Change: Use compact button sizing in instance manager.
• Filter: add filter to enable updating the post slug on save, if desired.

3.7.13

• Bug fix: Handle an additional case where changes to wp_kses_hair() in WordPress 7.0 broke legacy templates.

3.7.12

• Bug fix: Missing space in two SQL queries broke saving events. Sigh.

3.7.11

• Bug fix: Accidentally broke ability to set non-published statuses in 3.7.10.
• Bug fix: Disambiguate category id columns in sql joins.
• Bug fix: Define some potentially undefined variables.
• Docs: Change hook doc format & update inaccurate filter and action documentation.
• Change: mc_custom_sidebar_panels filter is now mc_custom_admin_panels
• Change: mc_bulk_actions action is now mc_do_bulk_actions
• Remove plugin update message handler as obsolete.

3.7.10

• Accessibility: End date error message always announced to screen readers.
• Accessibility: Increase width of default event title focus outline.
• Performance: Memoised frequently queried values.
• Performance: Don’t disable category transients in WP_DEBUG.
• Change: Removed legacy My Calendar Pro support (more than 5 years)
• Change: Hide ‘author’ column if only one author.
• Bug fix: Fixed a handful of potentially undefined variables.
• Bug fix: Set missing color on modal heading.
• Bug fix: Remove line breaks from date badge because wpautop.
• Bug fix: Empty ‘.recurs’ div if not recurring.
• New action: mc_before_delete_event. Needed so actions can have access to event data.
• Style improvements: Recurring events panel.
• Remove PHP < 7.4 supports.
• Security: Missing publication authorization check via event_approved parameter. Props type5afe via WordFence.

3.7.9

• Performance: Category icons always created new instead of fetched from cache.
• Bug fix: Restore ‘initial-hidden’ class to fix flash of unstyled content in admin.
• Bug fix: List events options did not accurately reflect behavior.
• Bug fix: Date badge template format double-calculated timezone offsets.
• Bug fix: Missing ‘.button’ classes caused misaligned icons.
• Bug fix: Default set primary category to a selected category.
• Bug fix: Reduce h2 opacity as well as content opacity when editing scheduled dates.
• Bug fix: Fix focus management while editing scheduled dates.
• Bug fix: Outlook/O365 event links should use ISO 8601 date formats.
• Bug fix: Duplicate h2 event title should be hidden on singular list view modals.
• Bug fix: org class indicator missing in location hcard when location title unlinked.
• Design: Improvements to oft-neglected list view.
• Change: Add mc_get_heading_level() to simplify heading hierarchy management.
• Change: Shift category key heading to primary.
• Change: Add image shape classes: ‘square’, ‘landscape’, or ‘portrait’. Adjust layout if not landscape.

3.7.8

• Security: Fixes Insecure Direct Object Reference and Denial of Service vulnerabilities in the mc_ajax_mcjs_action function. Props @minhi1.

3.7.7

• Update: Adapt admin CSS for WordPress 7.0 design refresh.
• Bug fix: Verify that mc_get_first_event() returns an object before checking event recurrence.
• Bug fix: Handle change in wp_kses_hair for WordPress 7.0 that normalizes attribute quoting.
• Bug fix: Pass modal title correctly for Help modals.
• Bug fix: Change submenu page to non-existent string parent instead of null, to prevent PHP warning.
• Bug fix: Remove duplicate styles from admin CSS.
• Change: Remove legacy template tag previews.
• Change: Show template tags with PHP function formatting when PHP templates enabled.
• Change: Combine Admin disclosures into a single JS function.
• Change: Switch event_desc column from TEXT to MEDIUMTEXT.

3.7.6

• Bug fix: Returned an empty string for category labels if icon not found, instead of the category name.

3.7.5

• Bug fix: Add SVG to kses array to allow category icons in templates.
• Bug fix: Display category icon colors in admin category selection.
• Change: Add HTML wrappers and styling for category list template output.

3.7.4

• Security: Fix improper sanitizing of template strings passed to shortcodes. Props WordFence and @mryudha.
• Bug fix: Replace stripcslashes with wp_unslash
• Bug fix: Navigation JS error when navigating to the first or last month with events via AJAX.
• Docs: Update documentation for upcoming events list $header and $footer default values. Props @sabernhardt.

3.7.3

• Bug fix: Incorrect order of operations broke exporting events as CSV.
• Bug fix: Unverified manipulation of element in navigation JS failed if upcoming events list present.
• Bug fix: Missing ID on date switcher submit broke JS navigation if used.

3.7.2

• Bug fix: Broken navigation in mini calendar widgets & admin grid view.
• Bug fix: PHP warnings thrown when deleting single events.

3.7.1

• Bug fix: Ability to disable specific time views accidentally disable month+n views.
• Bug fix: Misnamed variable in location controller.
• Bug fix: Accidentally restored a behavior in fetching permalinks that hasn’t been used since before 3.0.0, now removed fully.

3.7.0

Accessibility-first breaking change: The default navigation has changed from using a elements to button elements. Custom styles may need to be updated.

• Feature: Migrate accessibility characteristics for locations and events to taxonomies and make editable.
• Feature: Add API authentication key to allow export of private events.
• Feature: Ability to disable time formats.
• Feature: Support custom fields in API & remote database access.
• Feature: New event type: private to author.
• Feature: New template tag: {recurring} to show a list of recurring event dates. Max limit 50.
• Change: Simplify event insertion with mc_insert_event() function.
• Change: Make calendar sharing a popup list.
• Change: Remove mini calendar link targets settings & feature.
• Change: Sort variables to limit URL permutations generated in navigation.
• Change: Change calendar navigation from links operated as buttons to use buttons.
• Change: Added style variables for main background, color, padding, and margin.
• Change: Default category color from dark blue to light gray.
• Change: Load Google Maps asynchronously.
• Change: Update action scheduler and increment required WP version.
• Change: Rewrite all front-end JS to remove jQuery dependency.
• Change: If a new event is saved as draft, redirect to the edit screen for that event.
• Change: Update deprecated Google Maps.marker.
• Change: Add access terms as classes on event wrapper.
• Change: Adjust RSS subscription window from 7 days to 90 days.
• Change: New filter mc_style_variables to filter CSS variables.
• Change: Event editor indicates in heading and title if the event is recurring.
• Change: Add filters to customize location controls from code.
• Change: Omit ‘description’ from template previews.
• Change: Misc. minor tweaks to default styles.
• Change: Display notification for admins if location filters use invalid values.
• Bug fix: iCal subscription link pointed to export URL.
• Bug fix: Disabling event links on grid/list views should not also disable single event view.
• Bug fix: Filtering calendars by accessibility characteristics was broken.
• Bug fix: Don’t do preg_match URL check if value is already false.
• Bug fix: Don’t display map requirements if mapping service disabled.
• Bug fix: Prevent empty notices from showing in responses.
• Bug fix: If an image URL 404s, delete the internal reference.
• Bug fix: add srcset and sizes to kses array.
• Bug fix: Verify that events exists before checking their publication status.
• Bug fix: Modified dates were not tracked along with deleted and customized dates.
• Bug fix: Fix migration from Calendar plugin.
• Bug fix: Handle null values in stored images.
• Bug fix: Details link didn’t return external links.
• Bug fix: Upcoming events did not consider current time zone when querying.
• Bug fix: Author & host values not saved correctly in widgets.
• Bug fix: ‘current’ keyword ignored if it’s the only value passed.
• Bug fix: prevent rewriting subscribe and export toggles.
• Bug fix: Misnamed variable in location saving.
• Bug fix: Only find [my_calendar **] when checking for existing calendar page.
• Bug fix: Check publication status of pages found in calendar page checks.
• Bug fix: Delete version when deleting plugin.
• Bug fix: Incorrect data type passed to mc_category_icon() in templating.
• Performance: Don’t parse the instance array multiple times in event editing.
• Performance: Throw 404 error is date queries go outside valid event boundaries.
• Removed: SVG files, unused since 3.5.
• Accessibility: Heading hierarchy incorrect in template management.
• Accessibility: fixes to admin tabs.
• Accessibility: fix when event date selection triggers errors.
• Accessibility: Use aria-pressed to indicate currently selected categories.