1.7.1

This is a security and maintenance release.

What's Changed

• Security: Prevent a potential information disclosure from the screenshot beta feature, reported independently by Jarko Piironen.
• Security hardening: Make each screenshot delete nonce unique to that image.
• Security hardening: Add a capability check alongside the nonce validation when toggling beta features on or off.
• General: Updated the Tested up to tag.
• General: Added notice about future changes to the Troubleshooting and Tools sections.
• Added Twenty Twenty Four as a known and valid default theme.
• Tools: Fixed a PHP warning when checking for PHP version compatibility and no data was found.
• Tools: Fixed a PHP warning when WP_DEBUG is disabled, or nothing has been written to the logfile yet.
• Tools: Improved the description for the robots.txt file viewer.

Full Changelog: 1.7.0...1.7.1

1.7.0

What's Changed

• General: Improved styling inconsistency between the plugin and WordPress core.
• General: Fixed an issue with plugin translations where language strings would get mixed when using third party language plugins, or a separate profile language.
• Troubleshooting Mode: Fixed the URL used when disabling elements and having a subdirectory installation.
• Troubleshooting Mode: Fixed a deprecation warning when disabling troubleshooting mode on PHP version 8.3 or higher.
• Troubleshooting Mode: Added reference on how to troubleshoot as different users when testing scenarios.
• Tools: Fixed integration with WPTide for the PHP Compatibility checker.
• Tools: Added a viewer that will display debug log output when enabled.
• Tools: Added a warning to the File Integrity tester if unexpected files are mixed in with WordPress core files.
• Tools: Added a warning if sending emails is taking longer than expected.
• Tools: Added beta feature toggle for those who wish to test new functionality that may not be fully ready yet.
• CLI: Fixed the CLI commands, you can now wp health-check status to your hearts content!
• Beta feature: Added a new beta feature, making it easier for non-technical users to grab screenshots of issues on their site, and share them.

Full Changelog: 1.6.0...1.7.0

1.6.0

This is a combined feature and maintenance update.

• Improved the visual aspects of the Troubleshooting Mode Widget.
• Improved security by hardening Troubleshooting Mode actions with security tokens (nonces).
• Added a new tool to check .htaccess rules (where applicable).
• Added TwentyTwenty Three to the list of default themes.
• Added option to install the latest classic (non Site Editor-focused) default theme if no default theme exists.
• Added a new security confirmation prompt in Troubleshooting Mode, if a security token (nonce) value is either expired, or missing.
• Added better documentation around reporting security concerns.
• Fixed a bug where notices from previous Troubleshooting sessions would show up in a new session, which is just confusing.

Version 1.5.1

This is a maintenance release.

• Update the tested with version of WordPress core.
• Fixed a bug where if Health Check was disabled during troubleshooting, you would need to force-enable/disable other plugins or themes.

Version 1.5.0

What's Changed

• Added a custom filter for the Health Check plugin PHP Compatibility check.
• Added functions which will try to disable cache solutions during troubleshooting.
• Added ability to force changes if loopbacks fail during troubleshooting.
• Changed how JavaScript is built and bundled in the plugin.
• Changed the location of the phpinfo() check to the Tools section.
• Changed how troubleshooting mode implements its conditional actions and filters when enabled.
• Fixed styling issues for troubleshooting mode in WordPress 5.9.
• Removed Site Health Status from the plugin, as they were implemented in WordPress 5.2.

New Contributors

• @paulschreiber made their first contribution in #390
• @vlad-timotei made their first contribution in #402
• @merkys7 made their first contribution in #428

Full Changelog: 1.4.1...1.5.0

Version 1.4.1

This is a maintenance release addressing some issues that came up with the 1.4.1 release.

• Fixed SQL version checks for various MariaDB installs.
• Fixed a warning being generated in logfiles for first-time users with no existing Site Health history.
• Added missing translation function for the new PHP compatibility tool.

Version 1.4.0

This new releases focuses on re-iterating the new UI elements, and improving user awareness.

• Fix a bug when viewing the Site Health page if enabling the Health Check plugin in troubleshooting mode.
• Fix an inconsistency with how database versions are checked.
• Fix the file comparison view on Windows systems if there are modified core files.
• Fix a bug where some premium plugins could not be enabled in troubleshooting mode
• Improved styles for older browsers.
• Improved the PHP module checks to allow for constant checks as well. Should help with some edge case tests.
• Improved the core file integrity checker.
• Improved testing of WP_cron, now works properly for those running a "real cron" outside of WordPress.
• Improved the htaccess rule test to only run if using an Apache server that supports these.
• Modify the Site Health grading indicator.
• Modified strings to make them clearer.
• Added server headers to the Debug information.
• Added polyfills for core features from WordPress 5.2 so they work for older sites.
• Added a link to the Site Health page from the plugin overview.
• Added a custom capability, view_site_health_checks for the plugin.
• Added support for parent/child theme output in the Debug screen.
• Added system user information to the Debug information.
• Added a Site Health test for timezone localization.
• Added mbstring and json (again) as requirements to the list of PHP extensions.
• Added a missing toggle to the list of plugins/themes to the troubleshooting dashboard widget.
• Added bulk actions to enable or disable plugins when troubleshooting, or to initiate troubleshooting mode.
• Added plugin compatibility checker ot the tools section.
• Added a dashboard widget to show your Site Health status at a glance when logging in.
• Added filters for Site Health test results.
• Added WP-CLI support, you can now run wp health-check status for a list of test and their status.
• Moved compatibility functions out of primary files and into a compat.php so they can be conditionally loaded.
• Disable the Fatal Error (WSOD) protection in WordPress while in troubleshooting mode.

Version 1.3.2

Maintenance release to introduce missing polyfills for WordPress versions lower than 5.2.0

• Add polyfill for directory size calculations for sites running WordPress versions older than 5.2.0
• Fix link for the extended PHP information

Version 1.3.1

Quick maintenance update

• Include missing dependency for JavaScript files, first introduced in WordPress 5.2

Version 1.3.0

This new release introduces the exciting new UI/UX planned for inclusion in WordPress 5.2.

• Plugin moved to the Tools section in the admin menu
• New UI/UX for the plugin pages
• New troubleshooting mode UI/UX
• Removed the backup reminder nag
• Improved security hardening
• Changed cookie names for improved hosting compatibility
• Improved accessibility
• Automatically check for critical issues once a week (adds a counter next to the menu item)
• Dates in the email tester now follow your site settings