*** Brands Changelog ***

2024-04-03 - version 1.6.66
* Tweak - WC 8.8 compatibility.

2024-03-12 - version 1.6.65
* Fix - PHP Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property.
* Tweak - WC 8.7 compatibility.
* Tweak - WP 6.5 compatibility.

2024-02-14 - version 1.6.64
* Tweak - Bump WC requires at least to 6.0.
* Tweak - WC 8.6 compatibility.

2024-01-09 - version 1.6.63
* Tweak - Changed minimum WC version to 5.0.
* Tweak - WC 8.5 compatibility.
* Tweak - WP 6.4 compatibility.

2023-11-07 - version 1.6.62
* Dev - Run unit tests using Pest instead of PHPUnit.
* Fix - Doc - Use new Woo.com domain.
* Fix - Notice/warning for array of IDs in API requests.
* Tweak - WC 8.3 compatibility.
* Tweak - WP 6.4 compatibility.

2023-10-24 - version 1.6.61
* Add - Declare plugin as compatible with new product editor.

2023-10-19 - version 1.6.60
* Dev - Add phpcs on changed files only.

2023-10-10 - version 1.6.59
* Tweak - WC 8.2 compatibility.

2023-09-12 - version 1.6.58
* Add - Add support for the new product block editor.
* Dev - Update to node v16.
* Fix - Brands with out-of-stock products being listed when excluded from the catalog.
* Fix - Update tooling for PHP 7.4 - 8.2.

2023-09-05 - version 1.6.57
* Add - Implement blockified template.
* Fix - Release 1.6.56.
* Tweak - WC 8.1 compatibility.

2023-08-09 - version 1.6.56
* Fix - Remove backlog automation.
* Tweak - WC 8.0 compatibility.
* Tweak - WP 6.3 compatibility.

2023-07-25 - version 1.6.55
* Fix - "Call to a member function get_meta() on bool" fatal error when creating a WC product programmatically.

2023-07-04 - version 1.6.54
* Fix  - Returns empty array instead of null.
* Fix - Corrects backlink to 'Go to Brands' in success notice on Edit Brand page .

2023-06-28 - version 1.6.53
* Tweak - WC 7.9 compatibility.

2023-06-13 - version 1.6.52
* Tweak - WC 7.8 compatibility.

2023-06-02 - version 1.6.51
* Fix - Incorrect screen check condition .

2023-05-30 - version 1.6.50
* Fix - Add initial playwright e2e smoke test.
* Fix - Adds nonce verification before saving product brand base permalink setting.

2023-05-02 - version 1.6.49
* Dev - Add php 8.2 support syntax check .
* Dev - Add unit tests suit.
* Dev - Renew php code styling configuration.
* Tweak - Products list now supports Brands quick search.
* Tweak - WC 7.7 compatibility.

2023-04-26 - version 1.6.48
* Fix - Conform to Quality Insights recommendations.
* Fix - Incorrect default height and width params.

2023-04-18 - version 1.6.47
* Fix - Brand logo is no longer visible on Single Product templates.
* Fix - Fix – Add proper escaping to `[product_brand]` shortcode and other outputs generated by the plugin.
* Fix - Incorrect term link in `product_brand_list` shortcode.

2023-04-13 - version 1.6.46
* Fix – Add proper escaping to `[product_brand]` shortcode and other outputs generated by the plugin.

2023-04-05 - version 1.6.45
* Tweak - WC 7.6 compatibility.

2023-03-14 - version 1.6.44
* Tweak - WC 7.5 compatibility.
* Tweak - WP 6.2 compatibility.

2023-02-07 - version 1.6.43
* Dev - Replace deprecated `node-sass` package with `sass`.
* Fix - Add automation.
* Fix - Prevent the Brands column from overflowing the Products table.
* Tweak - WC 7.4 compatibility.

2023-01-31 - version 1.6.42
* Dev - Replace deprecated `node-sass` package with `sass`.
* Fix - Add automation.
* Fix - Prevent the Brands column from overflowing the Products table.

2023-01-04 - version 1.6.41
* Dev - Add node and npm version restrictions.
* Tweak - WC 7.3 compatibility.

2022-12-13 - version 1.6.40
* Fix - Release v1.6.39.
* Tweak - WC 7.2 compatibility.

2022-11-08 - version 1.6.39
* Fix - Add HPOS compatibility.
* Tweak - WC 7.1 compatibility.
* Tweak - WP 6.1 compatibility.

2022-10-13 - version 1.6.38
* Tweak - WC 7.0 compatibility.

2022-09-27 - version 1.6.37
* Fix - Fixes tax query ignoring category (#230).

2022-09-02 - version 1.6.36
* Dev - Add branch-labels GH workflow.
* Dev - GH release config and the new PR template.
* Tweak - WC 6.9 compatibility.

2022-07-27 - version 1.6.35
* Fix - Coupons logic for variable products.
* Tweak - WC 6.8 compatibility.

2022-07-06 - version 1.6.34
* Tweak - WC 6.7 compatibility.

2022-06-21 - version 1.6.33
* Fix - Avoid collisions with other coupons.
* Fix - Logic applying the coupon in the backend .
* Fix - Solve critical error applying coupons in REST API.

2022-06-07 - version 1.6.32
* Tweak - WC 6.6 compatibility.

2022-05-19 - version 1.6.31
* Fix - Display brands with only draft products.
* Fix - Enable brands when the block editor is used for products.
* Fix - Show sorting handles on the dashboard Brands page.

2022-05-05 - version 1.6.30
* Fix - compatibility error with WordPress 6.0 and Full Site Editor .
* Tweak - Dropped WC<3.6 support.
* Tweak - WC 6.5 and WP 6.0 compatibility.

2022-03-29 - version 1.6.29
* Fix - text domain for translations.

2022-03-04 - version 1.6.28
* Fix - incompatibility with WC Blocks 7.0.0.

2022-02-03 - version 1.6.27
* Fix - Update schema.org Brand markup.

2022-01-18 - version 1.6.26
* Fix - Compatibility with WooCommerce 6.0 and WooCommerce 6.1 Full Site Editing. .
* Fix - Enable version replacement.
* Fix - Set default values for thumbnail widget.
* Tweak - WC 6.1 compatibility.

2021-06-01 - version 1.6.25
* Fix - Plugin screen `Docs` link now links to correct documentation URL.

2021-02-04 - version 1.6.24
* Tweak - WC 5.0 compatibility.
* Tweak - WordPress 5.6.1 compatibility.

2020-12-15 - version 1.6.23
* New Minimum Requirements - WordPress 4.4, WooCommerce 3.2
* Fix - Allow pagination and limit for the brand products shortcode.

2020-12-01 - version 1.6.22
* Tweak - WC 4.7 compatibility.
* Tweak - WordPress 5.6 compatibility.

2020-11-06 - version 1.6.21
* Tweak - Replace deprecated function use when WC 3.3+ is active.

2020-10-08 - version 1.6.20
* Tweak - Validate coupons only if there are items in the cart.
* Tweak - WC 4.5 compatibility.
* Tweak - Enable automatic translations.

2020-08-19 - version 1.6.19
* Tweak - WordPress 5.5 compatibility.

2020-06-10 - version 1.6.18
* Tweak - WC 4.2 compatibility.

2020-05-05 - version 1.6.17
* Fix - Sort brands in shortcode list by brand name instead of slug.

2020-04-29 - version 1.6.16
* Tweak - WC 4.1 compatibility.

2020-03-04 - version 1.6.15
* Tweak - WC 4.0 compatibility.

2020-02-18 - version 1.6.14
* Tweak - Remove legacy code.

2020-02-04 - version 1.6.13
* Fix - Use proper escaping for attributes.

2020-01-16 - version 1.6.12
* Tweak - WC 3.9 compatibility.

2019-11-04 - version 1.6.11
* Tweak - WC 3.8 compatibility.

2019-08-08 - version 1.6.10
* Tweak - WC 3.7 compatibility.

2019-07-02 - version 1.6.9
* Add - REST API: allows to filter products by brand id
* Fix - Added third argument for woocommerce_shortcode_products_query filter to fix fatal error.

2019-04-16 - version 1.6.8
* Tweak - WC 3.6 compatibility.

2019-02-13 - version 1.6.7
* Fix - Attribute filter counts when a brand filter is active in layered navigation.

2019-01-29 - version 1.6.6
* Fix - Add REST api endpoint back to the v2 space.

2019-01-07 - version 1.6.5
* Fix - Remove CSS classes from strings that can be translated.

2018-10-29 - version 1.6.4
* Fix - No hierarchical display of child brands in Layered Nav widget.
* Enhancement - Add optional category limit to brand_products shortcode.

2018-10-11 - version 1.6.3
* Fix - Better Filter widget compatibility.
* Update - WC 3.5 compatibility.

2018-05-22 - version 1.6.2
* Update - WC 3.4 compatibility.

2018-04-16 - version 1.6.1
* Fix   - Add cache bust to stylesheet enqueue.
* Fix   - Fix how the code uses constants from the coupon class.
* Fix   - Brands not allowing coupons to be added from WP Admin.
* Fix   - PHP 7.2 compatibility.
* Tweak - Align item count in Brand layered nav widget.

2018-01-24 - version 1.6.0
* Fix   - Product brand thumbnail lists were not mobile-friendly.
* Fix   - Use shop_catalog image size for brand images.
* Fix   - Bulk creating products using the REST endpoint did not create brands.
* Fix   - Prevent invalid permalink structure.
* Fix   - Updated coupon validation logic for WooCommerce 2.3+
* Tweak - PHP 7 compatibility.
* Tweak - Add brands to Structured Data.
* Tweak - Support non-latin [A-Z] alphabets with new filters for brand lists.
* Enhancement: Allow brands permalink base to be changed in settings.
* Enhancement: Add support for product CSV import/export.

2017-12-14 - version 1.5.3
* Fix   - Update pot file.
* Fix   - when copying product also copy brands.
* Tweak - Remove brands archive settings as this functionality must be added to theme.
* Fix   - WC 3.3 compatibility.

2017-06-22 - version 1.5.2
* Fix - Access coupon property directly error.
* Fix - Additional WC 3.0 compatibility for REST API.

2017-05-15 - version 1.5.1
* Fix - WC 3.0 compatibility for REST API.

2016-08-09 - version 1.5.0
* Tweak - Expose brands in the REST API.
* Tweak - Add responsive thumbnail images.

2016-08-01 - version 1.4.9
* Fix - Brand terms were not inline with brand label.
* Fix - PHP notice on brands edit page where it reference empty $columns variable.

2016-06-30 - version 1.4.8
* Fix - Wrong count of products within certain terms.

2016-06-23 - version 1.4.7
* Fix - Only filter out categories during a brand query.

2016-06-15 - version 1.4.6
* Fix - Layered Nav widget dropdown option not layering on top of categories.
* Fix - WC 2.6 compatibility issues.
* Tweak - Correctly show brands as singular context when only 1 brand is attached.

2016-03-21 - version 1.4.5
* Fix - Widget issue causing 404 when selected brand has pagination and selecting a second without.
* Fix - Admin product type filter dropdown missing.

2016-02-25 - version 1.4.4
* Fix - Deprecated WP_Widget constructor
* Enhancement - Add brands column to the products list table to allow sorting by brand.

2016-01-07 - version 1.4.3
* Fix - Thumbnails shortcode not properly aligning thumbnails when show_empty is false

2015-12-02 - version 1.4.2
* Fix - Undefined variable: fluid_columns in brand-thumbnails.php
* Fix - Added fluid_columns field in brand thumbnails widget
* Fix - Shortcodes not working in taxonomy description
* Enhancement: Product Shortcode
* Enhancement: Filter by brand in the dashbard

2015-11-16 - version 1.4.1
* Fix - Coupons can be applied but no discount shows if the coupon is brand restricted
* Fix - Only update/save settings when the brands settings page is currently active

2015-09-01 - version 1.4.0
* Adjusts the coupon validation logic to filter for both cart-based and product-based discounts.
* Adds logic to conditionally modify product-specific discounts if there are brands involved.
* Fix deprecated widget calls.

2015-07-07 - version 1.3.3
* Enhancement - product_brand shortcode now shows all brands associated with a product
* Use wc_placeholder_img_src instead of the deprecated woocommerce_placeholder_img_src

2015-06-30 - version 1.3.2
* Fix - Incompatibility with Points and Rewards.

2015-06-29 - version 1.3.1
* Tweak - Updated a more specific capability to access/manage brands taxonomy

2015-06-10 - version 1.3.0
* New - Enables the use of %product_brand% in the product permalinks.
* Fix - Ensures hide_empty works correctly in the brand thumbnails shortcode.
* Fix - Removes list styles from the brand thumbnails shortcode.
* Tweak - Adds a fluid_columns attribute to the brand thumbnails shortcode, to facilitate responsive design in themes.
* Tweak - Moves the Brands settings into a subtab under "Products", in newer versions of WooCommerce.
* New - Enable filtering of coupons to apply only if selected brands are or aren't in the cart.
* New - Adds a [product_brand_thumbnails_description] shortcode, to display the brand image as well as the brand description.
* Fix - Allows get_product_brands() to be called without requiring a post ID to be passed.

2015-04-21 - version 1.2.9
* Fix - Potential XSS with add_query_arg

2015-02-12 - version 1.2.8
* wc_get_image_size

2015-02-11 - version 1.2.7
* Fix Fatal error: Can't use function return value in write context

2015-02-10 - version 1.2.6
* Filter widget title
* Fix Admin URLs / plugin header

2014-11-28 - version 1.2.5
* Correct the $transient_name

2014-08-15 - version 1.2.4
* Swapped ob_clean() for ob_end_clean()

2014-03-10 - version 1.2.3
* Fix settings saving in 2.1

2014-02-23 - version 1.2.2
* Fix notice

2014-02-13 - version 1.2.1
* Change when rewrite rules are regenerated

2013-12-09 - version 1.2.0
* 2.1 compat

2013-12-09 - version 1.1.9
* Fix in enter submission doesn't open thumbnail dialog

2013-10-25 - version 1.1.8
* Added colon

2013-10-23 - version 1.1.7
* Remove hardcoded 'brand' label - use taxonomy label
* woocommerce_brand_thumbnail_size filter to change size used

2013-10-15 - version 1.1.6
* Fix 'false' for shortcode options
* Added show_empty_brands option

2013-10-14 - version 1.1.5
* Fix show_top_links variable

2013-05-07 - version 1.1.4
* Changed query string variable to work with active filters widget.

2013-05-02 - version 1.1.3
* post_id parameter for the [product_brand] shortcode to output any products brand.

2013-03-22 - version 1.1.2
 * Fix brand archive description in 2.0.

2013-03-08 - version 1.1.1
 * Fix capability in 2.0

2013-01-18 - version 1.1.0
 * WC 2.0 compat
 * WP 3.5 media uploaders (requires 3.5)

2012-12-14 - version 1.0.4
 * Fix dropdown layered nav when viewing a brand archive.
 * Added 'brand-thumb' image size for use in the Brand Thumbnails shortcode / widget

2012-12-05 - version 1.0.3
 * Fix dropdown layered nav urls

2012-12-04 - version 1.0.2
 * New updater

2012-11-26 - version 1.0.1
 * Fix array merge

2012-11-08 - version 1.0
 * First Release