Change Log

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See what’s new in WordWave! Check each release for the latest features, improvements, and fixes, all designed to turn WordPress into engaging audio content.

2026

v1.2.8 - v1.2.5 | August 2026

1.2.8
Move audio total size out of table header to display above filters for better readability
Make narrations table responsive with fluid column widths and wrapping actions column
Expand player content detection with additional common theme selectors (.posttext, .postcontent, .blogpost, and others)
Updated Freemius SDK to latest version

1.2.7
Restore narration generation progress updates with resilient index polling and fallback path handling
Add generation time tracking and display in results
Normalize legacy narration paths and self-heal track URLs for improved playback compatibility
Harden audio file size resolution for older generated entries
Add slug-change synchronization for narration folder/index metadata
Gate stats and debug logging output behind debug mode
Ensure tooltip support opt-in action works from both settings and narrations pages

1.2.6
Add class_exists/function_exists guard before loading bundled Freemius SDK to avoid conflicts with other plugins
Route debug logs to a dedicated uploads/wordwave-debug subfolder
Update external services disclosure for remote sidebar messages (5starplugins.com)

1.2.5
Bump plugin version to 1.2.5
Refresh the stable tag and upgrade notice for the new release

v1.2.4 | April 2026
* Faster, more accurate AI narration with improved processing and reduced delays
* Smoother publishing experience with background audio generation
* Better compatibility with Block Editor and Classic content, including bullet lists
* Enhanced podcast feed support with improved iTunes metadata and compliance
* Stronger security and reliability across audio generation and downloads
* Improved admin experience with smarter settings, filters, and workflow tweaks
* More stable performance with optimized requests and reduced timeouts
* Improved handling of duplicated content and cached audio files
* General bug fixes, cleanup, and overall stability improvements
v1.2.3 - v1.2 | March 2026

v1.2.3
Update Freemius SDK to 2.13.1
Improve settings UX with mutual exclusion for tag filters and field reordering
Enhance download security with token validation
Update post type filter labels for clarity
Add iTunes category, author, and locked elements to RSS feed
Enhance podcast feed XML compliance with proper iTunes namespaces

1.2.2
More security hardening: nonce checks, input sanitization, and direct access guards
Update to not call core loading files directly
Fix file and folder path logic
Remove curl and use wp_remote_get
Fix whole input parsing
Fix direct access to some files
Removed upgrade/supplemental text

1.2.1
Security hardening: nonce checks, input sanitization, and direct access guards
Admin UX improvements: tag auto-suggest, generation button behavior updates
External services disclosure updates and support widget enqueued properly

1.2
Increased remote API call requests to 900 seconds to avoid timeouts and missing audio files
Fixed Google gtag console error
Fixed first group of content to process to be much smaller/shorter to boost page performance on initial load
Support for bullet lists in Block Editor
Background audio generation on Publish to remove long delays in response
Smaller character/word limits to speed up responses and avoid request time-outs
Support for older Classic Block content – Headlines, paragraphs, and bullet lists
Add timestamp to audio filename generation to resolve cached file issues

v1 | March 2026
* Launch of WordWave free Standard and Premium plugins.
* Uses OpenAI or ElevenLabs TTS to narrate WordPress posts, custom post types, products, or pages.
* Adds an audio player to posts/pages where audio exists.