2026
v2.0.5
* Birthdate validation
* Form Box design element
* Gradient color option to background and form box
* WordPress 7.0
* Form Box design element
* Gradient color option to background and form box
* WordPress 7.0
2025
v1.7 to 2.0 | 6/11/25
Page targeting is here! This new feature is available in the Easy Age Verify Premium plugin and is included with every plan.
Whether you’re looking to restrict access to certain areas or streamline the verification process, our page targeting feature offers the flexibility and control you need. You can apply age verification to specific pages, such as the shopping cart, ensuring compliance and enhancing user experience.
What else is in version 2.0:
* Bug fixes to the integration with Pretty Simple Popup Premium, allowing you to time marketing offers to popup after age verification closes, using our complimentary popup builder.
* A minor update to the Freemius SDK, our plugin management platform, to keep everything running smoothly in a secure environment.
* Enhancement of page targeting to include blogs.
* Improve SEO compatibility to avoid duplicate H1 issues. Added data-nosnippet flag to exclude H1 text in the age verify window from displaying in search results.
* Bug fix to include the blog index page in the page targeting page list.
Explore how this new capability can benefit your site and ensure you remain compliant with industry standards while delivering a superior user experience.
Whether you’re looking to restrict access to certain areas or streamline the verification process, our page targeting feature offers the flexibility and control you need. You can apply age verification to specific pages, such as the shopping cart, ensuring compliance and enhancing user experience.
What else is in version 2.0:
* Bug fixes to the integration with Pretty Simple Popup Premium, allowing you to time marketing offers to popup after age verification closes, using our complimentary popup builder.
* A minor update to the Freemius SDK, our plugin management platform, to keep everything running smoothly in a secure environment.
* Enhancement of page targeting to include blogs.
* Improve SEO compatibility to avoid duplicate H1 issues. Added data-nosnippet flag to exclude H1 text in the age verify window from displaying in search results.
* Bug fix to include the blog index page in the page targeting page list.
Explore how this new capability can benefit your site and ensure you remain compliant with industry standards while delivering a superior user experience.
Language Support
* New Language Support
The plugin settings page will display the language set in your WordPress admin settings. Languages supported for backend users of the Standard or Premium plugin are:
Spanish
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Dutch
Russian
Chinese (Simplified)
Japanese
Korean
Arabic
Turkish
Hindi
Polish
Swedish
Danish
Finnish
Greek
Czech
Hungarian
Thai
Hebrew
The plugin settings page will display the language set in your WordPress admin settings. Languages supported for backend users of the Standard or Premium plugin are:
Spanish
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Dutch
Russian
Chinese (Simplified)
Japanese
Korean
Arabic
Turkish
Hindi
Polish
Swedish
Danish
Finnish
Greek
Czech
Hungarian
Thai
Hebrew
2022
v1.4 | 8/11/22
* WordPress 6.01 – The plugin has been updated and tested with the newest version of WordPress in addition to Freemius SDK.
* SMARTtext Color Automation (Premium Only) – Text color automation sets optimal contrast. Text color changes to black or white based on the background or button color. Now you can set a white background and the text will turn black.
* Error Message Color (Standard & Premium) – With the introduction of color automation the error message can now stand against red tones. It defaults to italicized white font in the free plugin and turns white or black in the Premium plugin. Previously it was bold red.
* Built-in Support (Standard & Premium) – Look for the ? icon in the bottom right corner of your plugin settings page to instantly get answers from the knowledge base or access Premium email support.
* SMARTtext Color Automation (Premium Only) – Text color automation sets optimal contrast. Text color changes to black or white based on the background or button color. Now you can set a white background and the text will turn black.
* Error Message Color (Standard & Premium) – With the introduction of color automation the error message can now stand against red tones. It defaults to italicized white font in the free plugin and turns white or black in the Premium plugin. Previously it was bold red.
* Built-in Support (Standard & Premium) – Look for the ? icon in the bottom right corner of your plugin settings page to instantly get answers from the knowledge base or access Premium email support.
v1.3.4 | 2/24/22
* Freemius SDK security fix
* WordPress compatibility to 5.9.1
* Testing Mode improvement does not set session cookie
Cookie bug fix affecting logged in admins * Cookie path code cleanup
* Clear cookie button code cleanup to properly detect plugin cookie in your browser.
* First update caused yes/no buttons to stop working and a patch was immediately released
* Testing Mode Update - Previously a session cookie was set after verifying when using Testing Mode. To make setup easier we’ve disabled the cookie in Testing Mode. Now the popup will continue to display for preview after clicking the “yes” button, without needing to clear your browser cookie.
* WordPress compatibility to 5.9.1
* Testing Mode improvement does not set session cookie
Cookie bug fix affecting logged in admins * Cookie path code cleanup
* Clear cookie button code cleanup to properly detect plugin cookie in your browser.
* First update caused yes/no buttons to stop working and a patch was immediately released
* Testing Mode Update - Previously a session cookie was set after verifying when using Testing Mode. To make setup easier we’ve disabled the cookie in Testing Mode. Now the popup will continue to display for preview after clicking the “yes” button, without needing to clear your browser cookie.
2021
v1.2 to 1.2.1 | 8/30/21
- Customize & Translate Text [Premium] -
* New “Free-Form Custom Text” option The standard plugin comes with turnkey configurations for medical and recreational cannabis. The default text is written in US English. Premium v1.2 provides a “free-form custom text” option.
Customizable text fields now include:
* Age prompt text
* Button text
* Error message text
* Disclaimer text
You can now translate age verification to other languages. For businesses that do not neatly fit into one of our turnkey options, free-form offers a solution to use your own copy. The optional return visitor checkbox text is not editable in this update.
- Testing Mode Preview [Free & Premium] -
* New “Testing Mode” under Enable Verification
The mode lets you see what age verify looks like on your website while hiding it from visitors (while you are logged in under an admin role).
It is best to use TESTING MODE during initial set-up of the plugin. Keep in mind that switching to TESTING MODE after age verification is running on the website means it will stop showing to visitors.
- Cache Busting [Free & Premium] -
* CSS and Javascript calls add cache busting to improve plugin update changes taking effect.
* Automatically clears page cache on save* We’ve built-in a cache buster into the code so when cached websites install the plugin update the new files will take effect more immediately. It busts page cache and server cache.
* This impacts plugin updates only and new features showing in your WordPress dashboard plugin page. If you edit plugin settings after installing this update, you will still need to clear page cache to see them take effect in the popup display.
* In addition, the page cache will be cleared sitewide each time the plugin settings are saved.
* Effects sites using certain page or server cache tools. Automatic cache clearing for these caching systems: WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, WP Fastest Cache, WPEngine, SG Optimizer by Siteground, LiteSpeed, Cache Enabler, Pagely, Autoptimize, Comet Cache, and Hummingbird Cache
* Read more about caching.
- Return Visitor Display Text [Premium] -
* Improved user experience with simplified language
* The web is constantly evolving. With tighter integration between devices cookies can sometimes sync between browsers. Our return visitor cookie previously displayed a checkbox reading: “Remember this device.”
If a visitor using Apple devices on Safari enables this cookie, it is possible age verification will not show again when they return using other devices. To improve usability the text now reads: “Remember me next time.”
- A Few Design Tweaks [Free and Premium] -
It’s a challenge to ensure front end display works perfectly across many different websites. We’ve balanced this by pulling in limited CSS styling from the user’s website – it does use the website fonts. Most of the formatting of the popup is coded into the plugin. Yet a few websites were still experiencing minor issues with text alignment and padding. We’ve fixed this by adding CSS formatting to the plugin. This doesn’t impact the current display of most websites. Those that experienced minor issues will see an improvement.
-Improved plugin settings user experience-
* Added CSS to improve centered alignment
* Center aligned the disclaimer text
* Button text is now white, previously black
* Improved CSS class naming to prevent conflicts
* Improved logic to display overlay only if verification is active
* Optimized ADA focus highlighted so the button is no longer highlighted until the user tabs
* Return visitor cookie checkbox display bug fixed
* Improved responsiveness of popup display
* Logo is hidden on small screens rather than stacking left of headline
* Text and buttons resize better to display fully in smaller screens at the maximum character count in all fields (most sites would not have experienced the issue) Improved CSS class naming to prevent conflicts
* Slightly New Name
“Easy Marijuana Age Verify” was renamed to “Marijuana Age Verify”. You might see it shortened to MJ Age Verify in documentation.
Update v1.2.1
Minor bug fixes.
* New “Free-Form Custom Text” option The standard plugin comes with turnkey configurations for medical and recreational cannabis. The default text is written in US English. Premium v1.2 provides a “free-form custom text” option.
Customizable text fields now include:
* Age prompt text
* Button text
* Error message text
* Disclaimer text
You can now translate age verification to other languages. For businesses that do not neatly fit into one of our turnkey options, free-form offers a solution to use your own copy. The optional return visitor checkbox text is not editable in this update.
- Testing Mode Preview [Free & Premium] -
* New “Testing Mode” under Enable Verification
The mode lets you see what age verify looks like on your website while hiding it from visitors (while you are logged in under an admin role).
It is best to use TESTING MODE during initial set-up of the plugin. Keep in mind that switching to TESTING MODE after age verification is running on the website means it will stop showing to visitors.
- Cache Busting [Free & Premium] -
* CSS and Javascript calls add cache busting to improve plugin update changes taking effect.
* Automatically clears page cache on save* We’ve built-in a cache buster into the code so when cached websites install the plugin update the new files will take effect more immediately. It busts page cache and server cache.
* This impacts plugin updates only and new features showing in your WordPress dashboard plugin page. If you edit plugin settings after installing this update, you will still need to clear page cache to see them take effect in the popup display.
* In addition, the page cache will be cleared sitewide each time the plugin settings are saved.
* Effects sites using certain page or server cache tools. Automatic cache clearing for these caching systems: WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, WP Fastest Cache, WPEngine, SG Optimizer by Siteground, LiteSpeed, Cache Enabler, Pagely, Autoptimize, Comet Cache, and Hummingbird Cache
* Read more about caching.
- Return Visitor Display Text [Premium] -
* Improved user experience with simplified language
* The web is constantly evolving. With tighter integration between devices cookies can sometimes sync between browsers. Our return visitor cookie previously displayed a checkbox reading: “Remember this device.”
If a visitor using Apple devices on Safari enables this cookie, it is possible age verification will not show again when they return using other devices. To improve usability the text now reads: “Remember me next time.”
- A Few Design Tweaks [Free and Premium] -
It’s a challenge to ensure front end display works perfectly across many different websites. We’ve balanced this by pulling in limited CSS styling from the user’s website – it does use the website fonts. Most of the formatting of the popup is coded into the plugin. Yet a few websites were still experiencing minor issues with text alignment and padding. We’ve fixed this by adding CSS formatting to the plugin. This doesn’t impact the current display of most websites. Those that experienced minor issues will see an improvement.
-Improved plugin settings user experience-
* Added CSS to improve centered alignment
* Center aligned the disclaimer text
* Button text is now white, previously black
* Improved CSS class naming to prevent conflicts
* Improved logic to display overlay only if verification is active
* Optimized ADA focus highlighted so the button is no longer highlighted until the user tabs
* Return visitor cookie checkbox display bug fixed
* Improved responsiveness of popup display
* Logo is hidden on small screens rather than stacking left of headline
* Text and buttons resize better to display fully in smaller screens at the maximum character count in all fields (most sites would not have experienced the issue) Improved CSS class naming to prevent conflicts
* Slightly New Name
“Easy Marijuana Age Verify” was renamed to “Marijuana Age Verify”. You might see it shortened to MJ Age Verify in documentation.
Update v1.2.1
Minor bug fixes.
v1.1.1 | 3/8/21
Freemius SDK Update [Free and Premium]
Freemius is the platform we use to manage plugin upgrades. We installed a Software Development Kit (SDK) update. This change does not impact display of age verification to websites.
WordPress Update [Free and Premium]
This latest version of the plugin is compatible with WordPress 5.7.
Freemius is the platform we use to manage plugin upgrades. We installed a Software Development Kit (SDK) update. This change does not impact display of age verification to websites.
WordPress Update [Free and Premium]
This latest version of the plugin is compatible with WordPress 5.7.
Sampv1.1 | 1/5/21
* Admin Notification Bug
* This version contains an SDK update from Freemius, the platform we use for administration. Dismissing notifications now works.
* This version contains an SDK update from Freemius, the platform we use for administration. Dismissing notifications now works.