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

 

 

VegasHero Sports Betting Theme Changelog

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


 
 

VegasHero Casino Affiliate Plugin Changelog

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