2.9.15 - May 30th, 2023

• Added: Now showing text notices to explain where performance may be improved for Relationship single/multi select fields when relating to dynamic content which direct the admin to use Autocomplete or List View instead in certain circumstances. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: Add repair tool that can help recover any Pods that have an invalid pod type / storage. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Tweak: Make the default as Dropdown for single select relationship fields again after seeing some reported issues. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Resolved more PHP 8.x compatibility issues for strlen() usage. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Set default as Dropdown for relationship field configs across Pods. (@sc0ttkclark)

2.9.14 - May 29th, 2023

• Added: New component: Migrate: Import from the Advanced Custom Fields plugin -- It allows importing the Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies from ACF. Note: This does not migrate custom fields or field groups. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Tweak: List View is now the default for Relationship fields that are single select. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Tweak: Updated Site Health info for Pods to include what Pods settings someone has and included memory limit with current memory limit for easier reference. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Tweak: Default the "Watch WP Metadata calls" setting to off by default for Pods 2.9.14+. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Always default the Pods setting for metadata_integration to off for new Pods installs when WooCommerce is detected to also be installed. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Validate cache mode used across Pods to ensure unknown modes do not trigger PHP errors. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Resolve PHP errors when registering ACTs via code/JSON. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Ensure the parent post ID gets set in more cases when uploading files via a Pod uploader. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Set default display filter as empty and avoid strlen PHP errors. #7076 #7075 (@JoryHogeveen)
• Fixed: TinyMCE on frontend would sometimes not show line breaks as paragraphs. #7051 #7049 (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Allow HTML5 date fields to allow empty values. #7063 #7016 (@Shelob9)
• Fixed: Resolved more PHP 8.x warnings and notices. #7074 (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Configurations registered via JSON/YML that include field groups are now working as expected to register each group and corresponding fields. #7062 (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Removed the extra DB call to get registered Pods blocks from the DB that can be re-enabled via a filter pods_blocks_api_get_blocks_bypass_post_type_find. (@sc0ttkclark)

3.0 Beta 1 - April 28th, 2023

Official blog post: https://pods.io/2023/04/28/pods-3-0-beta-1-is-available-for-testing/

Breaking compatibility warning

New minimum required versions have been updated as follows which includes notices to let you know if you need to update something:

• New minimum WP version required: WordPress 5.8+ (previously: WP 5.7+)
• New minimum PHP version required: PHP 7.2+ (previously: PHP 5.6+) — Hey! You should take the time to update to PHP 8.1+ because that is the lowest version actively supported by The PHP Group.

Changelog

• Feature: Conditional Logic for Fields - You can now choose to show or hide a field based on the value of another field. More will be expanded into this functionality in the future. #609 (@zrothauser, @sc0ttkclark, @Shelob9)
• Added: New filter pods_tribe_common_vendor_autoload will now let you remove conflicting libraries from loading so your own libraries can continue to be used when that occurs. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: Set up backward compatible updates to our prior depends-on and related logic for internal conditional logic prior to Pods 3.0 so they now properly translate over to the new format required. (@sc0ttkclark)

2.9.13 - March 15th, 2023

• Added: API > New pods_is_truthy() helper function helps validate truthy strings and handles null/bool/int/float variables too. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: API > New pods_is_falsey() helper function helps validate falsey strings and handles null/bool/int/float variables too. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Cache > Avoid clearing all caches when registering group configs via code. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Avatars > Resolve issues with avatars not showing up in certain circumstances and flush appropriate avatar field caches when changing avatar field value. #7025 (@sc0ttkclark)
• Deprecated: Components > The Builder Integration component is now officially deprecated and will be totally removed in Pods 3.1. (@sc0ttkclark)

2.9.12.2 - March 12th, 2023

• Fixed: PHP > Fix potential PHP fatal in PHP 8+ with certain cached data when cache returns string instead of an expected array. (@sc0ttkclark)

2.9.12.1 - March 10th, 2023

• Fixed: Components > Fix potential PHP fatal in PHP 8+ with the Translate Pods component. #7023 (@sc0ttkclark)

2.9.12 - March 9th, 2023

• Added: WP-CLI > Added a new wp pods tools flush-cache WP-CLI command to flush the Pods caches. To flushes caches for a specific Pod, use wp pods tools flush-cache --pod=your_pod (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: DFV > Introduce window.PodsDFV.detectForm() and window.PodsDFV.detectField() helper methods to normalize everything going into the DFV API. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: DFV > window.PodsDFV methods now accept null for pod, itemId, and formCounter values in various methods which will automatically detect+use the first pod, itemId, and formCounter on the screen. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: API > New PHP function pods_is_demo() will allow Pods to offer streamlined demos using the one-click WASM demo. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: API > New PHP function pods_clone_objects() and pods_clone_object() assist in cloning objects primarily used through callbacks. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: API > New PHP function pods_debug_log() allows for logging exception messages that do not need to be shown on the screen. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: API > New PHP function pods_get_item_object() allows for getting the WP object for an item based on the object type. This is similar to get_metadata() in WP core but as a general solution for any object. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: API > New Pods::has_rows() method can be used instead of Pods::total() to just check if there were any rows returned. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: Pods Field Output > You can now traverse into the fields parent (Taxonomies) and post_parent (Post Types) as relationships like parent.name or post_parent.post_title. This also works for post_author. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Added: Pods Field Output > You can now call post_thumbnail.title, post_thumbnail.caption, post_thumbnail.description, post_thumbnail.mime_type, post_thumbnail.alt_text, post_thumbnail.width, post_thumbnail.height, post_thumbnail.filesize, post_thumbnail.dimensions, post_thumbnail.filename, and post_thumbnail.extension, and image metadata using post_thumbnail.image_meta.copyright. This also works for other attachments. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Tweak: Edit Field Modal > Added additional text below the Required option when editing a boolean field to clarify that only the "Yes" option counts as valid. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Tweak: Pods Field Output > Added full $params from Pods::field() to the filters pods_data_map_field_values_custom, pods_data_map_field_values_map_value, and pods_data_map_field_values_map_value_pre_check. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Tweak: Pods Field Output > Bypass mapping values when in the form context to prevent conflicts with Avatar fields and other fields. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Tweak: Migration > Abstracted the migration process on first edit of a Pod to detect orphaned fields on future edits with a notice on the screen about the repair. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Tweak: API > Split up cache flushing method PodsAPI::cache_flush_pods() into a separate method PodsAPI::cache_flush_groups() and PodsAPI::cache_flush_fields() to more easily flush specific object types. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Tweak: API > Passing more context into pods_podsrel_enabled() usage for future iteration work on certain areas of the code. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Edit Field Modal > Attempt to auto-fix pick_object for display when it is set to "pod" but the real object is "post_type" or "taxonomy". #7007 (@sc0tkclark)
• Fixed: Components > Fixed PHP warnings with the Translate Pods component (@JoryHogeveen)
• Fixed: Pods Shortcode > Bypass showing the Pods Shortcode button on TinyMCE editors when on an Elementor edit screen. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Stats Opt-in > Don't show the opt-in message on Pods content screens, only show it on pages under the Pods Admin menu. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Relationship Modal > Updated CSS to prevent the modal from being narrow. #6996 (@pedromfm, @sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: DFV > Handle false values as null properly to prevent JS TypeErrors. #6963 (@sc0ttkclark, @spiderneo)
• Fixed: API > Normalize object_type for PodsAPI::get_table_info(). #7007 (@sc0tkclark)
• Fixed: API > Return 0 for {@user.ID} when logged out instead of null. #6979 (@jeiseman, @sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: API > Return empty string when user context used instead of null for certain fields. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: API > Use static cache for PodsMeta::groups_get() instead of static variable to allow flushing the groups cache. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Object Cache > When serializing Whatsit object, prevent serialized Closures being cached through Pods Alternative Cache. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Pods Field Output > Resolved issue with the fields parent (Taxonomies) and post_parent (Post Types) so they return the ID as they used to in previous Pods versions. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Pods Field Output > Resolve dot notation for attachments and post_thumbnail fields fallbacks when calling object fields like post_thumbnail.ID. #7005 (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Bidirectional Relationships > Now using the correct related limit for bidirectional relationships instead of unlimited. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Admin Columns integration > Resolved PHP warning with substr() usage. #7014 (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Pods Find Queries > References to .meta_value should always join the meta table when using a table-based Pod that supports meta-based storage. #7009 (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: API > Fixed filter_by_date usage of sprintf() to prevent PHP warnings. #6980 (@sc0ttkclark)

2.9.11.1 - January 23rd, 2023

• Fixed: PHP 5.6 compatibility has been restored after some PHP 7.0+ code came through from tribe-common library update in Pods 2.9.11. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Identified and resolved additional PHP 5.6 / PHP 7.0+ compatibility warnings in the Pods codebase. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Disabled the unnecessary Promoter authentication checks from tribe-common library. (@sc0ttkclark, @FabriSancho)

2.9.11 - January 19th, 2023

• Security: Fix nonce verification check when deleting a pod. Thanks to Rafshanzani Suhada for responsibly disclosing this through Patchstack (@0xshdax, @sc0ttkclark)
• Compatibility: Improved compatibility with PHP 8.1+ (@sc0ttkclark)
• Tweak: Removed some of the jQuery dependency for Pods DFV, the only part that remains is jquery-ui-sortable for File fields (to be further refactored into React at a later point). (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Updated the tribe-common library which had an older version of JWT included. (@sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Remove debug output on the Tools page when no actions needed to run. (@sc0ttkclark)

2.9.10.2 - December 14th, 2022

• Fixed: The new pods_get_instance() function now correctly checks if the $pod object is set up before calling methods on it. (@lkraav, @sc0ttkclark)
• Fixed: Properly support REST API namespace customizations for Post Types and Taxonomies. (@sc0ttkclark)