THE HOOKSPARK CHANGELOG
HS Product Filters updates
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HS Product FiltersElementor Free and Pro: tested WooCommerce pathsTested 1.2.3-dev
Selected local builder checks — see scope and limits
Elementor Free and Pro: tested WooCommerce paths
- The plugin’s own [hs_product_filters] catalog worked inside Elementor Shortcode, with selected filtering and responsive display. Both editions passed native coexistence checks with Free and Pro active.
- This does not connect filters automatically to Elementor Pro Products, Archive Products or Loop Grid queries. Use the plugin catalog for this tested path.
- Test stack: Elementor Free 4.3.4 / Pro 4.3.1, WordPress 7.1.3, WooCommerce 11.1.0, PHP 8.2.29, Twenty Twenty-Five.
- All supplied editions include dated compatibility notes inside their ZIP package; the first browser checks were recorded on 9 October and final native checks on 10 October.
HS Product FiltersConnect your AI and review configuration proposals1.2.2-dev
Optional AI access — human approval required
Connect your AI and review configuration proposals
- Read supported plugin configuration and prepare validated proposals through the official WordPress MCP Adapter.
- Use one HookSpark AI access switch and review screen for installed plugins; the same WordPress user approves changes within 15 minutes.
- Manual configuration remains available. AI proposals do not automatically apply changes or execute customer transactions.
HS Product FiltersWPML compatibility: filter coexistence and limitsTested 1.2.1-dev
Compatibility documentation update — selected tests and limits apply
WPML compatibility: filter coexistence and limits
- Selected configuration-transfer checks ran with WPML active; translated filter metadata and multicurrency remain unverified.
- This is a scoped coexistence/translation observation, not a certification of all multilingual paths.
- Test stack: WordPress 7.1.2, WooCommerce 11.1.0, PHP 8.2.29, HPOS, Astra Free 4.14.0/Pro 4.13.10, WPML CMS/String Translation 5.1.0 and WCML 5.6.2.
- Package documentation: 1.2.1-dev includes the dated compatibility note; underlying test versions and limitations are recorded below.
HS Product FiltersAstra compatibility: storefront filtersTested 1.2.1-dev
Compatibility documentation update — selected tests and limits apply
Astra compatibility: storefront filters
- Selected Free and Pro price and availability filters worked on Astra storefront pages.
- The result is limited to the recorded local theme and plugin versions.
- Test stack: WordPress 7.1.2, WooCommerce 11.1.0, PHP 8.2.29, HPOS, Astra Free 4.14.0/Pro 4.13.10, WPML CMS/String Translation 5.1.0 and WCML 5.6.2.
- Package documentation: 1.2.1-dev includes the dated compatibility note; underlying test versions and limitations are recorded below.
HS Product FiltersDedicated SEO page editing in Pro1.2.0-dev
Development candidate
Dedicated SEO page editing in Pro
- Free retains catalog filtering and automatic noindex for combinations.
- Pro supplies the dedicated filter-page editor and selective SEO settings.
- Previously saved pages keep working unchanged when Pro is absent.
HS Product FiltersFree and Pro configuration transfers1.1.0-dev
Release candidate
Free and Pro configuration transfers
- Free retains its existing catalog filtering and SEO features.
- New Import / export tab connects the separate Pro companion for portable single-set transfers.
- Imports create a new disabled set and preserve existing configurations.
HS Product FiltersMore comfortable filter controls1.0.1
Stable maintenance release
More comfortable filter controls
- Rounded inputs and selects in admin and storefront filters.
- Clearer spacing between labels, fields and actions, including narrow screens.
- Shared HookSpark action icons for editing, duplicating and moving filter sets to Trash.
HS Product FiltersFirst stable Product Filters release1.0.0
Stable package · Sales remain closed
First stable Product Filters release
- Shortcode catalogs with AJAX navigation and same-variation matching.
- Readable editorial SEO landing pages with selective noindex.
- Shared HookSpark admin workspace and English/Italian controls.
HS Product FiltersImprove catalog reads, controls and request isolation0.8.3-dev
Development preview — final release acceptance remains open
Improve catalog reads, controls and request isolation
- Read catalogs in bounded batches with native WooCommerce fallback for custom pricing and eligibility.
- Preserve keyboard focus during automatic filtering and improve form-control contrast.
- Keep admin actions beside their fields and use correct English and Italian result plurals.
- Prevent shared page-cache storage on initial and filtered catalogs.
HS Product FiltersUse the shared HookSpark workspace0.8.2-dev
Development preview — see documented compatibility and limits
Use the shared HookSpark workspace
- Use the shared admin header, typography, tabs and buttons across filter sets and SEO pages.
- Add Start here and the shared HookSpark plugins catalog.
- Align the All demos card with the existing catalog illustration family.
HS Product FiltersReview filter setup, SEO URLs and theme styling0.8.1-dev
Development preview — see documented compatibility and limits
Review filter setup, SEO URLs and theme styling
- Link validation summaries to invalid configuration and SEO fields.
- Associate local error messages with controls and retain valid draft values without saving invalid submissions.
- Reconcile restored browser pages with the active filter URL without creating extra history entries.
- Inherit surrounding typography and theme palette, with scoped merchant color overrides.
- Explain the matching rule and show the representative variation attributes in the authorized admin preview.
- Review native pages and SEO landings affected by moving a filter set to Trash.
- Detect page-slug conflicts and published permalink collisions before saving SEO landing settings.
- Document scoped FOX 1.5.4 USD/EUR filtering acceptance and its selection-reset limitation.
- Explain invalid prices beside their fields and focus correction on desktop, mobile and admin previews.
HS Product FiltersPreview SEO landing impact before saving0.8.0-dev
Development build — release verification remains open
Preview SEO landing impact before saving
- Inspect draft URL, title, description, selected filter and matching products without saving.
- Explain unpublished pages, empty results and conditional indexing eligibility.
- Retain draft input and respect page-edit capabilities.
- Normalize generated filter URLs while preserving exact SEO landing URLs and noindex rules.
HS Product FiltersFewer repeated metadata reads0.7.1-dev
Development build — release verification remains open
Fewer repeated metadata reads
- Prime missing native WordPress and WooCommerce metadata caches from one bounded read.
- Preserve warm caches, custom data stores and native metadata-cache hooks.
- Keep native product pricing, visibility and same-variation matching.
HS Product FiltersRecover previous filter configurations0.7.0-dev
Development build — release verification remains open
Recover previous filter configurations
- Keep the last ten changed configurations for each filter set.
- Load a previous configuration as an inactive draft before saving it.
- Reject stale saves and revisions whose category or filter source is no longer available.
- Preserve SEO page settings and unrelated filter sets during recovery.
HS Product FiltersLess repeated work when building filter sitemaps0.6.2-dev
Development build — release verification remains open
Less repeated work when building filter sitemaps
- Share one native catalog scan between SEO landings using the same filter set.
- Retain only configured landing terms in request memory and refresh them after catalog changes.
- Leave unrelated product sitemap entries untouched.
- Document tested minimum and current WordPress/WooCommerce combinations.
HS Product FiltersVerified SEO providers and fresh filter sitemaps0.6.1-dev
Development build — release verification remains open
Verified SEO providers and fresh filter sitemaps
- Refresh provider page sitemaps when filter settings or catalog eligibility change.
- Exclude configured filter landings from sitemaps while site-wide indexing is disabled.
- Keep editorial descriptions when an installed SEO provider has not initialized its frontend.
- Verify metadata, noindex, canonical and sitemap behavior with Yoast 28.5 and Rank Math 1.0.278.
HS Product FiltersAJAX filtering, selective SEO and a mobile draft panel0.6.0-dev
Development preview — for staging; release verification in progress
AJAX filtering, selective SEO and a mobile draft panel
- Combine categories, global attributes, price and availability with same-variation matching.
- Create native WordPress SEO pages with readable URLs, authored metadata and opt-in indexing; combinations remain noindex.
- Try the mobile apply/cancel panel and the personal admin demo with original studio product images.