THE HOOKSPARK CHANGELOG
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HS Product Options & Add-OnsElementor Free and Pro: tested WooCommerce pathsTested 1.0.4
Selected local builder checks — see scope and limits
Elementor Free and Pro: tested WooCommerce paths
- Free and Pro option groups, conditional required fields and extras were checked in the Pro Single Product Add to Cart widget. Free options were also checked with Elementor Free Shortcode; native Cart/Checkout journeys retained selected options and amounts.
- Uploads, dynamic widget insertion and every variation/field combination remain store-specific checks. Labels do not translate automatically.
- 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 Options & Add-OnsConnect your AI and review configuration proposals1.0.3
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 Options & Add-OnsWPML compatibility: translated product targeting in 1.0.11.0.2
Compatibility documentation update — selected tests and limits apply
WPML compatibility: translated product targeting in 1.0.1
- In selected local tests, an option group targeting the original English product also followed its linked Italian translation.
- The same 1.0.1 candidate returns Store API 400 for missing or invalid required choices instead of 500.
- Field labels and choice text still require explicit translation.
- Package documentation: 1.0.2 includes the dated compatibility note; underlying test versions and limitations are recorded below.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsAstra compatibility: selected Product Options checksTested 1.0.2
Compatibility documentation update — selected tests and limits apply
Astra compatibility: selected Product Options checks
- Free and Pro 1.0.1 product, cart and order flows were exercised with Astra Free and Pro on the recorded HPOS lab.
- The earlier 1.0.0 Store API validation defect is addressed in the local 1.0.1 candidate; full Astra module and browser coverage remains unverified.
- 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: 1.0.2 includes the dated compatibility note; underlying test versions and limitations are recorded below.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsThe first supported Product Options release1.0.0
Supported release
The first supported Product Options release
- Free: create targeted product options with required fields, conditional choices, fixed extra prices and server-side validation.
- Pro: add visual choices, advanced pricing, private uploads, linked products, live previews, reports and cart editing.
- Keep configuration and cost snapshots visible through cart, checkout, orders and emails, with licensed private updates for Pro.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsKeep the selected product photo through checkout0.1.0-alpha.21
Development preview
Keep the selected product photo through checkout
- Pro: Show the validated option photo beside the configured product in Classic checkout.
- Pro: Keep WooCommerce Blocks on the per-line Store API image and preserve the existing cart, order and email snapshot.
- Pro: Fall back to the catalog image for native products, missing media and configurations without a selected photo.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsClearer option groups with controlled presentation0.1.0-alpha.20
Development preview
Clearer option groups with controlled presentation
- Free: Collapse long option groups without losing entered values, and reopen the correct group when validation fails.
- Free: Choose a defined panel, theme-minimal or soft-background group presentation without arbitrary CSS settings.
- Free: Add an optional group image while preserving an accessible fieldset title.
- Pro: Carry the group image into the modal header without duplicating its accessible name.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsRicher configurators, catalog accessories and cart editing0.1.0-alpha.19
Development preview
Richer configurators, catalog accessories and cart editing
- Free: Keep Pro-only field types visible in the admin picker with clear labels and disabled controls.
- Free: Preserve legacy modal settings and show supported fields inline when the Pro add-on is absent.
- Free: Support per-choice economic snapshots, authoritative line quotes and isolated cart-product image adapters for add-ons.
- Free: Improve Italian labels and field-addressed errors in the configuration editor.
- Pro: Choose multiple images or color swatches, enforce minimum/maximum selections and include the cheapest N selected options.
- Pro: Collect a date and time with allowed slots in the shop time zone, or a custom HEX color.
- Pro: Add headings, explanatory text and dividers to the configurator.
- Pro: Offer linked catalog products or concrete variations with native prices, taxes, quantities and stock validation.
- Pro: Compose a live preview using a background image and positioned text or image-choice layers.
- Pro: Accept a customer-entered extra amount within merchant-defined bounds, plus email, website and phone fields.
- Pro: Edit an existing cart configuration using the product configurator, preserving quantity and restoring the previous cart on validation failure.
- Pro: Keep selected product photos across variable-product choices and purchase snapshots used by cart and order displays.
- Pro: Move the modal controller into the separate Pro package; retain its settings when Pro is temporarily unavailable.
- Pro: Guided review shows every selected extra and excludes hidden file references from the summary.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsClear extra costs and option sales reports0.1.0-alpha.18
Development preview
Clear extra costs and option sales reports
- Show the base product, each extra and configuration subtotal in Classic and Blocks cart/checkout, with readable mobile layouts.
- Preserve the purchased cost breakdown in order details and HTML/plain-text emails.
- Pro: assign extra codes to fields and choices; view option sales by period and export CSV with line discount and item refund allocation.
- Verified two-product Store API batches with distinct values and separate rejection of an invalid configuration.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsKeep personal files across repeat customer logins0.1.0-alpha.16
Development preview
Keep personal files across repeat customer logins
- Unpurchased guest uploads become private to the signed-in customer, so a later login can retain both saved and newly configured products.
- Other visitors remain unable to reuse file references; purchased files and original expiry dates are unchanged.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsKeep uploaded files when customers sign in0.1.0-alpha.15
Development preview
Keep uploaded files when customers sign in
- Private files uploaded as a guest remain available after login, including when the cart is still empty.
- Upload ownership stays session-bound; other visitors cannot reuse the file reference.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsClearer admin controls and an always-available save action0.1.0-alpha.14
Development preview
Clearer admin controls and an always-available save action
- Rounded, comfortably spaced admin inputs and selects match the HookSpark interface.
- Save changes stays visible while scrolling the option editor, including narrow screens.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsKeep your place when reordering option fields0.1.0-alpha.13
Development preview
Keep your place when reordering option fields
- Keyboard focus follows the moved field instead of returning to the page. At the beginning or end of the list, focus moves to the field heading.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsConfigure products inside Elementor Free shortcode pages0.1.0-alpha.12
Development preview
Configure products inside Elementor Free shortcode pages
- Load modal, visual choices, conditions and step assets for WooCommerce product_page shortcodes in Elementor Free Shortcode widgets and ordinary pages.
- Locally tested simple-product configuration, required fields, price and cart; Elementor Pro Theme Builder and dynamic forms remain outside verified scope.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsSynchronize the mini-cart badge from the confirmed response0.1.0-alpha.11
Development preview
Synchronize the mini-cart badge from the confirmed response
- Refresh native badge text and accessible count from the successful server response, without opening or replacing the mini-cart.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsRefresh cart count without opening the drawer0.1.0-alpha.10
Development preview
Refresh cart count without opening the drawer
- Resolve fresh Blocks cart data after the confirmed modal addition without triggering its automatic drawer.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsSmooth modal cart confirmation0.1.0-alpha.9
Development preview
Smooth modal cart confirmation
- Submit the native WooCommerce form without repainting the product page.
- Prevent repeated clicks while submitting and show confirmation only after server success.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsClear option prices and modal steps0.1.0-alpha.8
Development preview
Clear option prices and modal steps
- Included choices and checkbox extras show consistent price labels.
- Modal step navigation and a sticky total lead to a final review and cart action.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsChoose what to do after adding your configuration0.1.0-alpha.7
Development preview
Choose what to do after adding your configuration
- Successful modal purchases offer another configuration or the cart.
- Native collapsed fallback prevents ingredient flashes during page loading.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsAdd configured products from the modal0.1.0-alpha.6
Development preview
Add configured products from the modal
- Single-group simple-product configurators contain native quantity, total and Add to cart.
- The product page shows only the configurator button after its description.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsConsistent modal ingredient images0.1.0-alpha.5
Development preview
Consistent modal ingredient images
- Uniform 80-pixel ingredient images and stable responsive choice columns.
- Shorter burger demo copy with no repeated description.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsOptional modal configurator and visual burger ingredients0.1.0-alpha.4
Development preview
Optional modal configurator and visual burger ingredients
- Choose inline or modal presentation per option group, with a custom button label.
- Native dialog controls keep selections and reveal required fields before adding to cart.
- Optional checkbox images and a burger demo with ten original ingredient thumbnails.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsDedicated group manager and a clearer option editor0.1.0-alpha.1
Development build — release verification remains open
Dedicated group manager and a clearer option editor
- Manage option groups in a searchable, full-width list with activation switches and edit, duplicate and delete actions.
- Open each group in a dedicated editor and return to the list without losing draft changes.
- Use a stable bulk-action toolbar; find import, export and the gift template under Tools.
- Add fields from a visual library with icons and contextual guidance.
- Show help text and set preselected choices.
- Use responsive visual choices, server-calculated choice prices and step progress.
- Browse all seven HookSpark plugins from the shared catalog.
- Use consistent local product icons and updated translations.
- Find the HookSpark plugins under clearer names that describe their purpose.
HS Product Options & Add-OnsPersonalization, guided examples and clearer editing0.1.0-alpha.1
Development alpha — not a public production release
Personalization, guided examples and clearer editing
- Free fields and conditional fixed-price personalization; Pro visual fields, uploads, steps and advanced calculation.
- Fixed unintended drafts on general editor entry; improved validation, unsaved changes and upload recovery.
- Five guided examples and personal 60-minute sandboxes with scoped product and media permissions.
- English screenshots, user handbook and developer hooks reference.