On this page, you can find all the changes we made in the various versions of our themes and plugins. Before you update to a new version it is recommended to check the changelog so you are aware what features, fixes and iterations were made between your current product version and the latest release.
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VegasHero Casino Theme Changelog
*27.11.2020 LayerSlider version 6.11.2 update bundled with the theme
Version 1.9.0 – 14.05.2020
- feature: added 40+ color options
- feature: compatibility with Gutenberg core blocks
- feature: option to output homepage full width content area
- feature: nofollow option for affiliate links
- feature: added Twitch social icon, removed Google+
- feature: new customization options for post meta and footer elements
- fix: terms links didn’t show in casino card in some areas with long 2-3 lines bonus text
- fix: corrected invalid google structured data – removed schema markup from theme, it’s now handled via WP Review or other schema plugins
- fix: game post banner strip background images were not showing from remote cdn
- fix: burger menu alignment issue on 1280×768 screens
- fix: date format didn’t respect WP settings
- fix: game iframe “growing height” bug on native iOS mobiles
- fix: review style dark/light dropdown select issue
- fix: affiliate link override theme option was not working on casino cards
- fix: resolved some minor CSS alignment issues
- fix: resolved an error where bundled plugin activation threw a notice in some cases
- improved mobile and tablet responsiveness
- hooked up some minimized CSS and JS files to improve page load speed
- tweak: show footer strip, footer menu and social icons on mobile
Version 1.8.3 – 27.09.2018
- updated translation file with missing strings
- updated demo import to reflect current demo site look
- fix: missing review panel styling on full-width page template
- fix: corrected fatal error issue with WP Review Pro version
Version 1.8.2 – 18.09.2018
- fix: compatibility issues introduced by WP Review 5.0 update
- fix: WP Review panel didn’t show with regular posts and pages
Version 1.8.1 – 02.09.2018
- fix: fixed ssl handshake error that caused license key activation to fail with some hosts
Version 1.8.0 – 22.05.2018
- feature: added pagination option to casino grid shortcode
- feature: option to add Google Analytics tracking ID
- feature: option to show / hide Top Strip Menu (including social icons)
- feature: option to Show / Hide Homepage news posts section
- feature: option to Display posts from only specific categories in homepage posts section
- feature: option to change Casino Category custom URL slug
- feature: enabled admin UI filters for casino categories
- feature: arhhives pages can now use custom excerpt
- fix: casinos index page pagination issue on mobile
- fix: css fixes in nav submenus
- fix: footer custom menu styling
- fix: latest game widget 1 column issue in sidebar
- tweak: corrected behaviour for homepage “more news” button
- tweak: removed label “category”, “tag” prepended on archives page titles
- tweak: minified main CSS file
- tweak: css changes for new terms attribute in VegasHero table shortcode
- tweak: removed Montserrat font, replaced with Ek Mukta
- tweak: bundled plugins now sourced from remote CDN
- tweak: various minor CSS fixes
- improved homepage template configuration options
- improved help text in options panel
- updated bundled plugins to latest versions
- removed redundant code and slimmed down on loading assets for better performance
Version 1.7.1 – 02.04.2018
- feature: added Terms and Conditions link to Casino cards and post page
- fix: minor structured data issue on single game/casino posts
Version 1.7.0 – 30.11.2017
- feature: added new casino grid shortcode – you can now display casino review card anywhere
- feature: added option for casino post cards to enable the button to be an outbound affiliate link.
- feature: added Casino Category terminology to casinos post type
- fix: styling issues with tables if added to footer
- fix: restricted WP Review panel positions in casino and game posts. Supported positions – casino posts: top, game posts: bottom, custom location: disabled
- fix: unhide discussion panel for casinos/games posts
- tweak: extended main content wrapper from 1200px to 1280px to accommodate game iframes better
- tweak: made casino review thumb clickable on casino review posts
- tweak: change “One Click Demo Import” plugin from required to recommended so it can be uninstalled without the nag message showing
- updated bundled VegasHero free version to latest (1.5.1)
Version 1.6.0 – 27.09.2017
- feature: added title banner strip H2 post/page text configuration option per post bases for better SEO
- feature: added option to customize casino review post URL slug base
- feature: sticky CTA button on mobile for game and casino posts
- feature: new casino post / page customization settings for button text, link target, show casino list on top/bottom
- fix: casino reviews index page pagination returning 404 in some cases
- fix: some game iframes overflow on ipad landscape
- fix: console error “What input” in vendor folder
- fix: rating stars don’t show correct on mobile
- tweak: translation file cleanup – only front-end strings are included now
- reduced overall theme size by 1.5 MB
- fix: shortcodes showing in post excerpts
- fix: archives sidebar top empty space issue
- updated bundled VegasHero free version to latest (1.4.6)
- updated ACF (4.4.11), TGM (2.6.1) frameworks to latest
- updated bundled LayerSlider to latest (6.5.8)
Version 1.5.0 – 29.06.2017
- added casino main page pagination and count per page option
- fixed ACF compatibility issues
- fixed mobile navigation issue – displayed broken if demo default menu name was changed
- revised the 1-click demo data import for smoother setup experience (menus, widgets, content)
- archive pages now can use game thumb images from remote cdn
- added homepage banner/slider on-off option
- wp-review and tablepress widget styling fixes
- improved archives and casino review thumbs sizing
- fixed some h1, h2 inconsistencies in page/post templates
- archives page sidebar now properly hooked up
- improved game page settings admin page help text and reordered fields for better understanding
- added option for global affiliate button text customization
- fixed game page review star color issue in sidebar if dark style was set
- removed mini table fallback to VegasHero single game widget area (was a duplication on same page)
- added featured image to single blog posts by default
- numerous minor template and styling refinements
- improved overall responsiveness for tablet and mobile devices
Version 1.4.0 – 12.06.2017
- fixed google fonts flickering loading issue
- added top right game nav configuration options
- materialdesignicons are now sourced from remote CDN for better speed
- added social opengraph meta tags for better FB, Twitter etc. post preview details
- added favicon customization options
- updated bundled LayerSlider to latest (6.5.1)
Version 1.3.0 – 11.06.2017
- theme is now fully translation ready
- added Polish and Hungarian translations
- category page title fix
- added child theme support
- updated bundled LayerSlider to latest (6.4.0)
Version 1.2.1 – 27.05.2017
- Fixed styling for Table widget
- Social icons fix
Version 1.2 – 25.05.2017
- Improved demo content and setup
- Updated bundled VegasHero Plugin free version to latest version 1.4.5
- Added new home page top widget area
- Fixed WP Review widget loading alignment issue
- Removed dummy text from widget areas displayed if empty
Version 1.1 – 28.03.2017
- Theme Auto Updater integration via license keys
Version 1.0 – 25.03.2017
- Initial release
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Version 1.2.1 – 13.05.2020
- fixed an issue with header and main menu color configuration
Version 1.2.0 – 07.05.2020
- feature: new color options for tables, submenu, content and site wrapper, game items, review stars etc
- feature: compatibility with Gutenberg core blocks
- feature: post featured image caption styling
- feature: added option to rename “Bookmaker” label sitewide
- feature: option to choose post category for home featured grid
- feature: option to output homepage full width content area
- feature: nofollow option for affiliate links
- feature: added terms link to bookmaker cards everywhere
- feature: Yoast breadcrumbs support
- feature: added Twitch social icon, removed Google+
- feature: new customization options for post meta, footer elements
- tweak: added individual single game template for better performance and customizability
- tweak: show footer strip, footer menu and social icons on mobile
- tweak: standardized sidebar classes and padding
- tweak: added terms links on demo by default to Tablepress and vegashero tables
- tweak: removed unused PT Sans font for improved speed
- fix: google invalid structured data – removed schema markup from theme, it’s now handled via WP Review or other schema plugins
- fix: some customizer options weren’t saving correctly: home more news button, Site title colors
- fix: game iframe “growing height” bug on native iOS mobiles
- fix: resolved an error where bundled plugin activation threw a notice in some cases
- fix: sticky mobile CTA covered footer links
- fix: resolved many minor alignment CSS issues
- improved page load speed
- improved layout spacing, font sizes in some areas and mobile responsiveness
- improved mobile menu styling
- minified some js and css files for better performance
- refreshed demo import data
Version 1.1.1 – 18.09.2018
- fix: compatibility issues introduced by WP Review 5.0 update
- fix: WP Review panel didn’t show with regular posts and pages
- fix: fixed ssl handshake error that caused license key activation to fail with some hosts
Version 1.1.0 – 28.05.2018
- feature: added pagination option to casino grid shortcode
- feature: option to add Google Analytics tracking ID
- feature: option to show / hide Top Strip Menu (including social icons)
- feature: option to Show / Hide Homepage news posts section
- feature: option to Display posts from only specific categories in homepage posts section
- feature: option to change Casino Category custom URL slug
- feature: enabled admin UI filters for casino categories
- feature: archives pages can now use custom excerpt
- feature: new color customizer options for footer, buttons, title banner strip, etc
- feature: added new terms link field and display link to casino posts
- fix: logo image was forced cropped preventing usage of larger logos
- fix: casinos index page pagination issue on mobile
- fix: top right game burger icon position fix
- fix: css fixes in nav submenus
- fix: subnav was showing white blank space if menu was not assigned
- tweak: updated structured data markup for better SEO
- tweak: game posts can now use remote thumb in the title banner strip as background
- fix: default color definitions for customizer
- fix: number of home posts option in customizer wasn’t working properly
- fix: widget and header title spacing issues on mobile
- fix: footer custom menu styling
- fix: latest game widget 1 column issue in sidebar
- tweak: removed label “category”, “tag” prepended on archives page titles
- tweak: css changes for new terms attribute in VegasHero table shortcode
- tweak: removed Montserrat font, replaced with Ek Mukta
- tweak: various minor CSS fixes
- improved homepage template configuration options
- improved help text in options panel
- improved overall responsiveness and styling
- removed redundant code and slimmed down on loading assets for better performance
- tweak: refactored some header code and css for better configurability
Version 1.0.0 – 28.01.2018
- Initial release
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Version 1.8.3 – 02.06.2023
- new option to import games as draft status
- fixed jquery issues with some 3rd party themes
- fixed pagination if games grid shortcode was used on homepage
- improved block editor compatibility
- refactored some code for better performance
- tested compatibility up to WP 6.2
Version 1.8.2 – 28.07.2022
- PHP 8 compatibility fix
Version 1.8.1 – 21.07.2022
- play demo overlay text fix
- single game shortcode now respects the play demo button option
- minor admin css fix on import pages
Version 1.8.0 – 19.07.2022
- new option to use .webp images for lobby and games grid
- new feature to display Play Demo + image background instead of auto-loading the iframe on pageload
- new option to display single game widget area directly under game iframe (above content)
- games grid shortcode can now show games from all providers at once, or filter to a keyword from all providers
- support for iframe and game thumbnail lazy loading (added width and height)
- game type flash/html5 now updates on re-imports if required
- better compatibility with sites using ACF
- improved hosting compatibility (removed parse_ini_file(), WP.com ABSPATH fix)
- flash games checkbox unselected by default on import pages
- tested and refactored code using PHP 7.4.1
- compatibility with WP 6.0
Version 1.7.3 – 04.12.2020
- bug fix: game post taxonomy (provider/operator/category) panels were not showing with Gutenberg editor
Version 1.7.2 – 02.12.2020
- improvement: added support for Gutenberg block editor for game posts
- bug fix: lobby and terms toggle JS issue introduced in previous release
- bug fix: fixed a php error occurring when trying to remove the plugin
- tested with WP 5.6 upcoming core release
Version 1.7.1 – 30.11.2020
- new feature: option to change the lobby search field text
- new feature: option to disable game archive page to use a page URL instead (to display the lobby for example)
- improvement: better compatibility with Rank Math SEO plugin breadcrumbs
- bug fix: resolved a php error – in some cases the licensing updater conflicted with other plugins using the same class name
Version 1.7.0 – 25.11.2020
- new feature: import and admin filter option by game type: flash or HTML5
(if you have existing games on your site reimport the games to fetch this categorization) - new feature: plugin strings now internationalized, added translation ready .pot file
- improvement: tested up to WP 5.5.3
- improvement: removed post content from lobby ajax call – faster load time
- improvement: rewrote much of the code for better speed and compatibility
- improvement: added games grid, lobby pagination rel=”” tags for better SEO
- bug fix: latest games widget layout issue when no games were imported
- bug fix: resolved game post author not getting assigned after import
- bug fix: fixed some php notices
- tweak: improved admin help text and confirmation messages
Version 1.6.2 – 21.09.2018
- bug fix: import notice doesn’t show correct game count in some cases
- bug fix: recent post widget shows random content items on post archives pages
- new feature: (developers!) make plugin use proper single-vegashero_games.php CPT post template for easier child theme customization
- bug fix: PHP Fatal error: Using $this when not in object context in LatestGames.php
- bug fix: SSL handshake error on some hosts when activating license key
- tweak: changed default latest games widget game count from 5 to 6 as it displayed uneven in sidebar
Version 1.6.1 – 16.05.2018
- bug fix: lobby shortcode ignores content above and always shows on the top of page
Version 1.6.0 – 12.05.2018
- new feature: terms toggle and link option for table shortcode for better UK compliance
- new feature: added new table shortcode attributes nofollow, noindex, full review link, ratings
- bug fix: default lobby page pagination
- bug fix: missing alt tag in table shortcode images
- improvement: mobile affiliate table styling and tablet responsiveness
- improvement: compatibility with themes using new singular.php WP post templates
- improvement: performance increase – ajax call only loads not lobby pages, not sitewide
- improvement: removed some redundant code and files
- tweak: updated handling of removed games
- tweak: enabled author for game CPT for better SEO structured data
- tweak: game img meta update fix when missing from legacy imports
- tweak: updated some help text on admin pages
Version 1.5.3 – 20.02.2018
- new feature: Lobby front end game search
- bug fix: games widget added to single games widget area causing page timeout
- tweak: refactored widget code and improved lobby tablet responsiveness
Version 1.5.2 – 09.12.2017
- bug fix: php warning adding log entries
- tweak: minor css change for third party theme compatibility
Version 1.5.1 – 08.11.2017
- bug fix: post/page featured img issue with games grid shortcode
Version 1.5.0 – 07.11.2017
- full revamp of import functionality – now uses Ajax instead of cron jobs for better compatibility and reliability
- new option to customize next/prev text
- improved Flytonic theme CSS compatibility
- improvement: better iframe scaling for mobile screens
- fixed: lobby thumbnails break if game post title is modified
- fixed: lobby, games grid pagination breaks in some cases when used posts
Version 1.4.6 – 05.09.2017
- new feature: Single Game Shortcode
- improvement: better iframe scaling for mobile screens
- improvement: in-game “Play for real money” buttons in Playtech games made no-clickable
Version 1.4.5 – 29.04.2017
- fixed: lobby filters broken if capital letter used in permalinks settings
- fixed: lobby URL path was occasionally returning 404s – changed to full single game paths instead of short format
- improvement: better thumbnail handling via meta info
- improvement: help info added about cron jobs in import confirm message
- improvement: license key activation and updater improvements
Version 1.4.4 – 21.11.2016
- new feature: ‘VegasHero Games’ text (shown in theme breadcrumbs) can be changed via options panel
- new feature: ‘Play Now’ button text (shows on game thumbnails) can be changed via options panel
- fixed: Games Widget didn’t take game count value entered more than 5
- fixed: Sort lobby games by option ‘Last modified date’ wasn’t working properly
- fixed: Betsoft mobile games failed to import in some cases
- improvement: added fallback thumbnail in case of missing game img (404)
Version 1.4.3 – 27.10.2016
- new feature: added tag attribute to games grid shortcode – you can now create new games grouping via tags too (not shown in lobby filters)
- new feature: lobby filter text can be changed via options panel
- fixed: changed all http URL references to https
- fixed: some themes had 404 for games tags, added tag template support to vegashero_games custom post type
- fixed: lobby shortcode ignored text places above the shortcode
- fixed: lobby thumbnail incorrectly used game post titles instead of game_title custom field causing image paths to break if post title was updated by user
- removed legacy casino table (pre-1.3.0 version)
- table shortcode improvements (now all text elements can be customized including table headers)
- improved https (SSL) support
Version 1.4.2 – 23.05.2016
- new feature: added configurable games grid shortcode. You can now create games pages based on a selection of games from each providers, operator or game category. Great for SEO.
Version 1.4.1 – 22.04.2016
- fixed admin CSS alignment issues after WP 4.5 update
- fixed pagination issues on taxonomy archives pages
- fixed game count so it’s now not taking draft posts into account
- fixed dropdown menu items in some themes showing hidden behind lobby game thumbnails
- fixed EDD addon compatibility issues
- improved admin support and resource links
- removed 8 Affiliate Edge brands from operators import (rarely used), added Energy Casino as new operator
Version 1.4 – 01.04.2016 – BIG UPDATE
- revamped game import options – you can now import by providers and/or operators
- new feature: added VegasHero Games widget to display games in your sidebar
- new feature: lobby default game sorting options
- new feature: lobby game count setting
- new feature: custom permalink options for better URL compatibility and language support
- new feature: add your own games
- new feature: option to edit/customize your iframe source per game
- new feature: option to change/customize game thumbnail image
- automatic update capability – now you can update to future version from your plugins page
- added display of game count per provider/operator
- added license key and support link section
- removed old affiliate link input from import by operator page, affiliate link can be managed by table shortcode only
- fixed pagination bug
- improved CSS for better theme compatibility
- numerous code improvements and bug fixes
- fixed play n go game alignment issues
Version 1.3.1 – 22.01.2015
- fixed compatibility with php 5.3 version
- improved lobby responsiveness
- improved theme compatibility
Version 1.3.0 – 25.08.2015
- new feature: ajax lobby with filtering options
- new feature: casino/bonus offer table shortcodes
- new feature: added widget area under games
- new feature: backend game taxonomy filters
- fixed compatibility issues with php 5.4 version
- fixed errors when uninstalling the plugin
- improved theme compatibility and mobile responsiveness
- numerous small improvements and bug fixes
Version 1.2.0 – 07.07.2015
- added new Betsoft Mobile HTML5 games (33 games)
- added 10 new operator options: William Hill, InterCasino, Aladdin’s Gold, All star slots, Buzzluck, ClubSA, Clubworld, Highnoon, Lucky Red, Manhattan slots
Version 1.1.0 – 03.07.2015
- added new provider RTG (RealTimeGaming) (+ 74 games)
- added 3 new operator options: Slots.lv, Bet365, Winner.com
Version 1.0.0 (or also known as 0.0.0) – 28.06.2015
- Initial release