Added a new frontend visitor toolbar for review feeds, allowing visitors to search, sort, and filter reviews by rating. (Pro)
Added reusable review categories with bulk assign/remove, category management, and category counts.
Added video support for testimonials with video URL/upload, poster images, player selection, and Fluent Player playback. (Pro)
Added Instagram Templates 3 and 4, plus a new Highlights layout. (Pro)
Added Facebook Templates 3 and 4, including a Mosaic layout that reveals post text on hover. (Pro)
Added TikTok Templates 3 and 4, including the Spotlight Hero layout. (Pro)
Added YouTube Templates 4 and 5.
Added Fluent Player support for YouTube feed videos with a new "Show Layers at Video End" option.
Added testimonial support to native review forms with author fields and logo upload. (Pro)
Added Tripadvisor Terra API support with automatic detection of legacy API connections, so existing connections continue working without reconnecting.
Added a Minimal header layout for YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok feeds.
Added support for multiple review categories in CSV import and export. (Pro)
Melhoria
Improved feed template names to clearly describe each layout instead of using generic names like "Template 1–5."
Improved keyboard accessibility across feed cards, popups, album and video controls, and shoppable actions.
Improved editor previews to display video posts in Instagram Templates 2, 3, and 4, and support more than 6 reviews in slider, badge, and notification layouts.
Correção
Fixed TikTok word and hashtag filters not matching video captions.
Fixed Airbnb business information retrieval and rating parsing.
Fixed Facebook warnings caused by malformed identifiers and incorrect start-date handling.
Improved OAuth connect button labels and auth bridge redirect messaging for clearer platform connection steps
Correção
Security through ongoing audits and hardening.
Fixed Airbnb business URL validation and Airbnb reviews showing a generic location label instead of the actual listing title
Fixed a PHP notice when a feed header renders before its image decoration data is available
Fixed the "preserve plugin data" setting being ignored on uninstall, so plugin data is now kept when the option is enabled
Segurança
Improved template and chat widget settings saving to validate the target post, so settings can no longer be written to arbitrary post IDs
Versão 4.3.0
13 novidades4 melhorias7 correções1 reforço de segurança
Novidade
Introduced a centralized OAuth bridge connection flow for Google Reviews, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, replacing legacy per-platform OAuth redirects
Added WhatsApp message context modes to chat widgets
Added FluentCRM integration that tags a customer's contact when their WooCommerce or FluentCart product review is approved, enabling review-based follow-up automations (Pro)
Added Quick Setup for WooCommerce and FluentCart, creating a review form, display template, and enabling WP Social Ninja as the main review hub in a single step (Pro)
Added PHP 8.4 compatibility
Added a resizable and collapsible settings sidebar with a keyboard-accessible drag handle to the Reviews, Chats, and Feed template editors
Added scroll-based pagination to the WooCommerce/FluentCart connected-products list so large catalogs load incrementally
Added a "Sync All Reviews" button to the WooCommerce connect modal, matching FluentCart's existing bulk sync action
Added a per-product override indicator for FluentCart and WooCommerce products, flagging when a conflicting setting elsewhere overrides WP Social Ninja's own display configuration, with a direct link to resolve it (Pro)
Added plain-PHP mb_* fallbacks so the plugin no longer fatals on hosts missing the mbstring PHP extension
Added a generic affiliate-link filter for partner attribution on Pro upgrade links
Added Block API v3 support for the Social Ninja block, enabling the Gutenberg iframe editor
Added a hard limit to Facebook Graph pagination requests to prevent unbounded page-fetch loops on accounts with many managed pages
Melhoria
Updated the core WPFluent framework to v2.12.3
Optimized WooCommerce and FluentCart connected-product loading by removing per-product N+1 queries and fixing list ordering during pagination (Pro)
Improved the FluentCart/WooCommerce "not connected" alert to distinguish between the plugin being inactive and the store having no products yet
Improved WooCommerce review sync to report accurate cumulative success/skip totals across multi-batch imports instead of only the most recent batch (Pro)
Correção
Fixed custom source review imports so exported reviews can be imported into a different target custom source, with correct handling for Fluent Forms and native review form sources and clearer errors on empty imports (Pro)
Fixed reviews connection modal reopening unexpectedly when switching admin tabs after connecting a platform
Fixed relative date-range Facebook feeds (e.g. Event feeds) freezing at the time the cache was first created instead of continuously tracking the current time
Fixed future events leaking into "past" date-range Facebook event feeds
Fixed frontend review script failing to load on page builders with late script enqueueing, such as Elementor and Oxygen
Fixed WooCommerce bulk-sync completion message showing the total review count instead of the number of newly imported reviews
Fixed YouTube video duration display showing a missing leading zero
Segurança
Added encryption at rest for stored YouTube API keys
Added native review form builder for FluentCart, WooCommerce, and Custom Sources, removing the need for additional plugins for basic review collection. (Pro)
Added FluentCart integration to collect and display product reviews with product sync, primary review hub support, and customizable “Write a Review” button via templates. (Pro)
Added support for Custom Source review forms via shortcode for easy embedding anywhere on the site. (Pro)
Added flexible rating click actions for WooCommerce (drawer/scroll) Pro)
Added show review images toggle to review template editor settings
Melhoria
Replaced default WooCommerce review fields with WP Social Ninja review forms, providing full control over form design and review display. (Pro)
Introduced review status controls: Publish, Unpublish, and Spam.
Added advanced review moderation with manual approval and intelligent auto-publishing rules based on rating, content length, and keywords.
Added spam marking and unmarking for reviews, including bulk actions.
Added advanced style options for review and feed templates, including box shadow, border radius, hover effects, and padding and spacing controls. (Pro)
Added device-based responsive control for Load More behavior.
Added advanced Product Review Schema and optimized review structured data for improved SEO.
Added the ability to clear cache by individual feed template for better control.
Introduced Facebook Event sorting options to display events in the preferred order. (Pro)
Melhoria
Optimized SQL queries for review counts, rating breakdowns, and business information.
Preserved manual review approval status during sync to prevent unintentionally re-approving disabled reviews.
Improved WooCommerce template handling and business information processing. (Pro)
Improved facebook event feed handling and account filtering logic. (Pro)
Filter out Instagram trial reels from account feed
Correção
Fixed and improved Airbnb business information handling via the GraphQL API. (Pro)
Fixed an issue where woocommerce product reviews were incorrectly inserted into non-review comments and processed as reviews. (Pro)
Fixed an issue where WP Social Ninja custom cron events could be automatically removed on certain server environments.
Resolved a masonry layout rendering issue. (Pro)
Fixed review count update issues when enabling or disabling reviews.
Fixed incorrect post ID usage in asset loading logic for WooCommerce products.
Added the fresh and modern "Polaris" Reviews Template. (Pro)
Added WooCommerce product reviews synchronization with WP Social Ninja, allowing you to manage and display all your reviews directly from Social Ninja. (Pro)
Added Advanced WooCommerce reviews customization, choose layouts, templates, form styles, and control visibility options directly in WP Social Ninja, without configuring each product’s settings individually. (Pro)
Added a Social Ninja Reviews Template placement option in WooCommerce product settings. (Pro)
Added a Reviews Form option in WooCommerce product settings to collect WooCommerce reviews using Fluent Forms, or you can use the WooCommerce default reviews form. (Pro)
Added a new header template for WooCommerce, fluent forms and custom reviews. (Pro)
Added option to collect custom reviews using Fluent Forms. (Pro)
Added Review photo support, collect images along with review text via Fluent Forms. (Pro)
Added Fluent Forms review collection with approval support for custom and WooCommerce reviews. (Pro)
Added Fluent Forms Rating Field: You can now add rating fields in Fluent Forms without needing Fluent Forms Pro, if you have Social Ninja Pro.
Added Responsive Post Count Filter: Use the new "wpsocialreviews/responsive_post_count" filter to customize the number of posts displayed based on the device (desktop, tablet, or mobile).
Added Fetch More Facebook Feed Attachments: Enable the "wpsocialreviews/facebook_feed_should_fetch_more_attachments" filter to include additional child attachment photos in your Facebook feeds.
Improved Error Handling: Added encryption error detection for Facebook Reviews, Facebook Feed, and Instagram, with clear, user-friendly error messages (includes error code 999 for access token issues).
Melhoria
Updated Swiper Library: Upgraded to version 8.4.7 to resolve conflicts with Power Pack ticker.
Improved Facebook Feed Cache: Optimized cache handling for relative date ranges, making your feeds faster and more reliable. (Pro)
Improved Tripadvisor API configuration and cleared downloadReviewsUrl for non-business URL credentials for a seamless experience.
Improved button links and accessibility for Facebook feeds, making them easier to navigate.
Correção
Fixed Airbnb reviews fetching issue & added support for Airbnb v3 (note: experiences and services business name & average rating not supported)
Fixed accessibility issue with slider pagination (Pro)
Fixed PHP deprecation issue (get_class without arguments) for better compatibility with newer PHP versions
Fixed error display for Facebook Reviews in the admin panel.
Fixed missing tags in Instagram post captions on the frontend for better formatting.
Fixed Issue with Business Hours & Timezone Settings for WhatsApp Widget (Pro)
Fixed input device activation for total posts/reviews in the editor's responsive mode, with better device key selection logic.
Fixed issues with uploading custom images. (Pro)
Fixed Chat Widget close button color change issue.
Fixed Chat Widget Template Config handling for array values, resolving a PHP 8.3 compatibility issue that caused a fatal error.
Fixed WooCommerce Template rating icon spacing and color issues.
Fixed Facebook feed album and single album image optimization and display issues. (Pro)
Facebook feed now only shows public posts (subscriber-only posts are hidden).
Fixed Facebook feed popup left arrow icon issue in the editor.
Fixed Instagram Feed posts hashtag links with umlauts being incorrectly generated.
Fixed Inline Instagram videos now pause other videos, preventing multiple from playing at once.
Fixed YouTube Feed live stream data update and fetch issues. (Pro)
Fixed YouTube Feed empty header display issue.
Fixed search functionality in the admin panel for all reviews.
Fixed syntax error in Reviews Template "Rigel" within the editor. (Pro)
Fixed sorting logic for feed and review posts to display them in the correct order.
Fixed reviews template CSS loading in the footer on the WooCommerce product page.
Resolved PHP maximum execution time exceeded error in the feedsByRandom method logic
Versão 3.19.0
2 novidades4 melhorias5 correções
Novidade
Added Get Reviews via QR Code Module. (Pro)
Added verified badge support for review platforms. (Pro)
Melhoria
Refactored rating stars and improved AI platform detection on notification popups. (Pro)
Updated Babel configuration for ES module support: Removed unused script from production version
Improve Accessibility for reviews and facebook feed buttons. (Pro)
Airbnb review integration is temporarily unavailable due to changes in the external API. A notice has been added to the configuration screen.
Correção
Fixed Instagram account feeds max 100 feed limit issue
Fixed Hashtag filter functionality for Facebook album and single album feeds. (Pro)
Fixed chat widget CSS selectors and added closing animation to chat box
Fixed chat widget to correctly reflect user’s local timezone. (Pro)
Fixed TikTok feed disconnection issue by improving token management, adding a safety buffer for expiration checks, and enhancing error handling.
Versão 3.18.0
1 novidade8 melhorias2 correções
Novidade
Introduced an AI-powered summarizer for Reviews templates with customizable display options. (Pro)
Melhoria
Reviewer Name Format Option – Added setting to allow users to customize how reviewer names are displayed. (Pro)
Optimized Image Format Setting – Introduced an option to choose between JPG or WebP image formats for better optimization.
Star Rating Icon – Improved excessive DOM size for rating icons to enhance performance.
Edit Button Visibility – Resolved visibility issue with the Edit button on reviews templates.
Feed Popup Layout – Fixed height adjustment issue to ensure consistent layout in the feed popup.
"Write a Review" Button – Updated element type to prevent template layout breakage. (Pro)
Review Business Info & Button URL – Fixed issues related to displaying business info and custom "Write a Review" button URL. (Pro)
Reviews Popup Styling – Fixed issue with styling not updating in the notifications reviews popup.(Pro)
Correção
Fixed the restriction issue affecting optimized image URLs
Fixed the no default translation string issue in translation settings.
Versão 3.17.0
9 novidades6 melhorias7 correções
Novidade
Added SMS chat widget. (Pro)
Added Microsoft Teams chat widget. (Pro)
Added Instagram DM chat widget. (Pro)
Added support for Facebook Single Photo Album via Album ID. (Pro)
Added support for Facebook Specific Video Playlist via Playlist URL. (Pro)
Added option to show Fluent Forms or custom URLs in Reviews business info/badge section. (Pro)
Added support for YouTube feed – users can now collect feeds using channel handle, username, or channel ID.
Added prefilled support for SMS and WhatsApp widgets (layout types: box and icons). (Pro)
Added official 3:4 aspect ratio support for Instagram templates.
Melhoria
WhatsApp Pro is now available in the Free version (other Pro features remain locked).
Enhanced WeChat widget. (Pro)
Improved Facebook Events API integration – users can now collect Facebook event feeds. (Pro)
User can display likes, comments count and header bio text, fullname for instagram business basic account.
Updated Twitter/X official logo on twitter template.
Removed Skype from the chat widget due to Microsoft discontinuing support for Skype integration
Correção
Resolved issue with multiple Fluent Forms overlapping in the chat widget. (Pro)
Fixed issues with editing and deleting chat widgets.
Resolved Oxygen Builder escaping issue.
Fixed manual Instagram connection issue.
Fixed issue with reviews media URLs when image optimization is enabled.
Resolved "Load More" issue in reviews (Pro)
Fixed Instagram account feed video media URL issue.
Versão 3.16.0
3 novidades3 melhorias5 correções
Novidade
Added support for exporting and importing: Testimonials, Feed and reviews templates, Notification popups & Chat widgets.
Added a full platform data deletion option to enhance user control and ensure compliance with data privacy standards.
Added image optimization support for the reviews slider.
Melhoria
Now supports displaying Facebook timeline feeds as a Facebook photo feed.
Improved WhatsApp pre-filled message functionality for smoother user interaction.
Remove unnecessary string from reviewer image url
Correção
Resolved reviewer image inconsistencies in testimonials and custom reviews.
Fixed CSS conflicts with Elementor Pro’s Swiper component.
Resolved issues with fetching reviews from Booking.com.
Fixed missing Facebook business details display issues.
Fixed Booking.com reviews fetch issues.
2024
6 versões
Versão 3.15.0
8 novidades2 melhorias8 correções
Novidade
Added Optimize Images settings option in Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Optimize Reviews Image Settings. This feature automatically stores local copies of Reviews images on your server.
Added Optimize Images settings option in Settings -> Feed Platforms -> YouTube Settings. This feature automatically stores local copies of YouTube feed images on your server.
Added an option to configure pre-filled messages for WhatsApp.
Added an address field option for schema snippets.
Added the ability to reorder chat widget channels.
Melhoria
Action Required: If you have a personal account connection, please reconnect your account before December 2024 after updating to version 3.15.0 or higher. Learn more
Improved support for collecting language-specific reviews from Tripadvisor and Booking reviews.
Correção
Fixed an issue with Instagram feed accessibility.
Fixed an issue with Fluent Forms business info display.
Fixed a TikTok feed filter issue on mobile devices.
Fixed TikTok popup responsiveness issues.
Fixed responsive styling for reviews header ratings.
Fixed the disappearing date styling option for review platforms.
Fixed empty business info appearing in Google Reviews configuration.
Fixed a dependency issue with the widget for the wp-block-editor.
Versão 3.14.2
3 correções
Correção
Fixed instagram feed multiple hashtag issue
Fixed Facebook Feed album photos popup issue
Fixed Facebook album feed popup slider changes issue
Versão 3.14.1
1 melhoria2 correções
Melhoria
Updated TikTok Feed Template 2 to be GDPR-compliant and optimized for image loading.
Correção
Resolved an issue where the "Posts Order by Most Popular" and "Posts Order by Least Popular" options in Facebook feeds were not functioning correctly. Filters now work as expected, displaying posts based on popularity.
Fixed the average rating display to show a maximum of one decimal number.
Versão 3.14.0
2 novidades7 correções
Novidade
Introducing Tripadvisor reviews API
Added a field for Facebook feed followers count (in addition to likes count) and fixed the issue with undefined media URLs.
Correção
Fixed the issue with Instagram popup images overlapping, which will ensure images and text display correctly without any glitches.
Fixed Airbnb business info issue, which will show details in the header including ratings & number of reviews.
Fixed the spacing issue in the Instagram feed carousels so images are now properly aligned.
Fixed fallback average rating and total rating issue of schema snippet for reviews template.
Fixed review content read more and less excerpt issue.
Fixed the Facebook album layout issue so users won’t see any stretched images.
Fixed and improved the feed slider so images no longer flash.
Versão 3.13.1
2 correções
Correção
Resolved Facebook Pages and Instagram accounts connectivity problems.
Fixed the string translation issue in the editor.
Versão 3.13.0
1 novidade1 melhoria4 correções
Novidade
Added chat widget multi-language support option
Melhoria
Improved sync filter responsiveness based on device
Correção
Fixed TripAdvisor reviews fetching issue
Fixed Airbnb reviews fetching issue
Fixed Facebook feed popup issue
Resolved conflict with notification popup hide button
2023
6 versões
Versão 3.12.1
2 novidades1 melhoria1 correção
Novidade
Added chat widget channel labels in chat box template
Added a language select option to the chat widget for Multi-language support
Melhoria
Hiding the Fluent Form submit button in the Chat Widget when using Fluent Forms as the Channel
Correção
Fixed chat widget fluent form overlap issue
Versão 3.12.0
6 novidades4 melhorias8 correções
Novidade
Added a brand-new template for Facebook feed.
Added support for carousel images, comments, and reactions within the Facebook feed popup box.
Add gallery image support for Facebook feed.
Introduced a filter option (Display posts with) for Facebook feed.
Introduced slider gap option.
Add reviews badge template link open in new tab option
Melhoria
Integrated WP Social Ninja with WooCommerce, enabling users to select a template from WC product settings to display reviews in the WooCommerce reviews tab.
Improved Shoppable Instagram Feed user experience (UX).
Enhanced feeds popup arrows for better navigation and responsiveness.
Addressed Google My Business (GMB) locations limit issue.
Correção
Fixed issues related to WooCommerce reviewer avatar and business info display.
Resolved Facebook pages limit issue.
Resolved Booking.com reviews issue.
Fixed template custom CSS load issue in the header.
Fixed trustpilot external link empty issue
Fixed Instagram hashtag limit issue
Fixed reviews business info image broken url issue
Fixed Fluent Forms deprecated issue
Versão 3.11.0
4 novidades1 melhoria4 correções
Novidade
Added WooCommerce Reviews
Introduced Managers settings options, allowing the addition of other managers with specific permissions.
Added support for the Bulgarian date format in Booking.com integration.
Added an error message for import reviews
Melhoria
Improve code structure in the Pro version for better performance
Correção
Fixed a style configuration issue on duplicate templates.
Fixed the Instagram popup image carousel rendering issue.
Fixed the SEO issue related to the "a" tag in reviews and notification templates.
Resolved the custom reviews issue with the count of reviews.
Versão 3.10.1
1 correção
Correção
Fixed compatible issue with oxygen page builder
Versão 3.10.0
8 novidades2 melhorias7 correções
Novidade
Added Optimize Images settings option in Settings -> Feed Platforms -> Instagram Settings. This feature automatically stores local copies of Instagram feed images on your server.
Added Optimize Image resolution settings option in Template Editor -> Post -> Images Resolution.
Added a warning notice in the wp social ninja admin area to alert you about critical issues with your Instagram Feed.
Added Email notification alerts for critical Instagram Feed issues. You will receive an email notification if there's an unresolved issue with an Instagram feed on your website.
Added date range filters for Facebook feeds to fetch specific posts based on dates.
Added custom icon upload option in the chat widget.
Melhoria
Updated the swiper slider version to address conflicts with the Avada theme, ensuring smoother compatibility.
Improved rendering of element styles based on element enable/disable.
Correção
Fixed issue with editing button text in the shoppable Instagram Feed.
Fixed an issue with fetching the number of videos in the YouTube Feed.
Fixed Notification popup custom && fluent forms platform logo display issue.
Fixed multiple Google My Business (GMB) accounts auto sync issue.
Fixed issue with fetching reviews from booking.com business URLs with incorrect country codes.
Fixed issue with fetching reviews from Amazon business URLs with incorrect country codes.
Fixed the extra slash issue in the rest route for WPML plugin.
Versão 3.9.1
2 melhorias
Melhoria
Instagram and Facebook feed data is permanently deleted from your site after deauthorizing the WP Social Ninja app. Due to Meta's platform requirements, any Meta's platform data on your site must be deleted within a reasonable time after the app has been deauthorized.
Facebook and Instagram access tokens are now encrypted in your WordPress database.
2022
9 versões
Versão 3.9.0
7 novidades1 melhoria5 correções
Novidade
Add Facebook Event Feed
Add Facebook Album Feed
Add total rating and reviews count for fluent forms, custom reviews
Add custom url option for reviews badge and notification popups
Add support for PHP 8.1
Add external urls hide option in reviews settings
Added date option, title & author spacing option in testimonial module
Melhoria
Improve Tripadvisor API
Correção
Fix masonry layout column break issue
Fix reviews business info empty issue
Fix Instagram Item box CSS issue
Fix Yelp Php error
Fix booking dot com date incorrect issue
Versão 3.8.0
5 novidades3 melhorias2 correções
Novidade
Added Instagram shoppable feed module
Added responsive slider option
Added YouTube Feed custom banner upload option
Added Twitter Item Box style option
Added filter hook for facebook feed api data limit
Melhoria
Instagram, Facebook, Twitter feed compatible with siteground cache
Twitter feed compatible with caching plugins
Improve facebook and instagram profile header in editor
Correção
Fix web dev errors for chat widget
Fix permalink issue on facebook feed
Versão 3.7.1
2 novidades5 melhorias7 correções
Novidade
Added on-hover tooltip text option for chat widget icons layout
Added reviews title for amazon, tripadvisor, trustpilot, aliexpress, booking dot com
