CHANGELOG

Marklane Changelog

A version-by-version history of changes to Marklane. WordPress.org lists only the latest major changes.

RELEASE HISTORY

Changes by version

2.0.0

  • Raise minimum requirements to WordPress 6.4 and PHP 8.2.
  • Update the YAML parser to the Symfony 7.4 LTS series.
  • Update Mermaid to version 12 with its refreshed diagram rendering.
  • Import multiple Markdown files and review results for each file.
  • Import custom fields and custom taxonomies from frontmatter.
  • Restyle callouts to resemble GitHub Alerts with fixed English type labels.

1.9.0

  • Add Japanese translations for the admin interface and import results.
  • Add a dedicated button to open the Media Library and stop registering Markdown dropped into the dropzone as Media Library items.
  • Simplify admin settings and import result controls.
  • Warn about unsupported `meta` fields while importing other content.

1.8.0

  • Add an action to select another Markdown file after an import.
  • Move less frequently used options into advanced settings to simplify the import screen.
  • Load Mermaid on demand to reduce initial page loading.

1.7.0

  • Strengthen file format and character encoding validation for Markdown imports.
  • Reduce lookup overhead when re-importing posts on sites with large media libraries.
  • Update imported posts when changes to import settings affect the result.
  • Improve recovery of posts and taxonomy terms when an import fails during saving.

1.6.4

  • Improve existing-post matching and restoration during re-imports.
  • Strengthen validation when resolving supplementary images and media.

1.6.3

  • Improve script loading reliability.
  • Improve Mermaid and math rendering reliability.
  • Strengthen permission checks during imports.
  • Strengthen relative image path validation.

1.6.2

  • Load Extended Markdown assets only on pages that contain callouts.
  • Fix an issue where callout detection could pick up markers outside blockquotes and load unnecessary assets.

1.6.1

  • Support collapsible sections using `:::details`.
  • Add type-specific callout colors and CSS variables that can be overridden by themes.

1.6.0

  • Add optional support for GitHub Alerts and Zenn-style message blocks.
  • Improve the display of blockquote callouts.
  • Add optional rendering of `$$...$$` math blocks.
  • Fix an issue where backslashes disappeared when saving posts, including Windows paths in code blocks.

1.5.1

  • Improve the Mermaid-related settings UI and distribution packaging.

1.5.0

  • Add an optional Mermaid rendering setting that displays `language-mermaid` code blocks as diagrams on the front end.

1.4.9

  • Add compatibility testing with WordPress 7.0.
  • Fix featured image reassignment when switching from external FIFU images to local images.

1.4.8

  • Lower the minimum PHP requirement to `8.0+`.

1.4.7

  • Adjust admin translations and review links based on Plugin Check feedback.
  • Improve cleanup of temporary files after imports.

1.4.6

  • Add a short description for WordPress.org.

1.4.5

  • Add links to the official page, frontmatter examples, and review page in the admin screen.
  • Improve temporary upload cache cleanup after imports.

1.4.4

  • Strengthen validation for supplementary image uploads.
  • Allow imports to public post types by default.
  • Add a filter hook to enable Markdown compatibility preprocessing.

1.4.3

  • Add MIME type detection for `text/markdown` variants when uploading Markdown files.
  • Change the minimum PHP requirement to `8.1+`.

1.4.2

  • Reduce admin page loading overhead.

1.4.1

  • Improve existing-post matching when Polylang is in use.
  • Display debug information about existing-post discovery in import results.
  • Allow Markdown files and supplementary images to be selected together from the Media Library.

1.4.0

  • Allow featured images to be specified with the `featuredImage` frontmatter field; external URLs are also supported when FIFU is enabled.
  • Allow importing the body while ignoring invalid frontmatter.
  • Allow Markdown files and supplementary images to be uploaded together from the admin screen.
  • Improve admin result display and import stability.

1.3.1

  • Fix upload errors when loading Markdown from the Media Library on WordPress 5.6.
  • Organize warning and success logs as readable admin notices during imports.

1.3.0

  • Improve distribution packaging.

1.2.0

  • Allow creating draft posts from Markdown without frontmatter by using the filename and first H1.
  • Improve reuse of existing attachments when a Markdown file with the same name is uploaded again.

1.1.0

  • Change Dry Run from a checkbox to a dedicated execution button.

1.0.2

  • Improve WordPress.org compatibility and prepare for localization.

1.0.1

  • Improve packaging for WordPress.org distribution.

1.0.0

  • Allow Markdown files to be uploaded from the WordPress admin and imported as posts.
  • Support Dry Run, existing-post updates, Polylang integration, and relative image resolution.

0.1.6

  • Improve resolution of relative-path images and `featuredImage` values.

0.1.5

  • Improve reuse of Markdown attachments when updating existing posts.

0.1.4

  • Improve importing unquoted ISO 8601 `date` values.

0.1.2

  • Organize frontmatter fields and improve importing categories, tags, and dates.

0.1.1

  • Improve the import preview display.

0.1.0

  • Initial release.

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