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Smash Balloon – Feeds for YouTube Pro changelog

Release notes for every version we have on record, newest first.

Latest 2.10.0 40 versions
2.10.0 Latest 3 new3 fixed
New
  • Added a Shorts feed type that shows only a channel's YouTube Shorts, with a new Swipe View layout for browsing them.
  • Added a Data Sharing settings tab where you can review and update your data-sharing and notification preferences at any time. Usage data is only sent when you have given consent.
  • Redesigned the About Us page.
Fixed
  • Dismissed in-plugin notifications now stay dismissed, and notifications respect your Data Sharing and notification settings.
  • The deactivation feedback form now works correctly when other Smash Balloon plugins are active.
  • Plugin security hardening.
2.9.0 2 improved2 fixed
Improved
  • Redesigned the related-videos end screen as a full-player overlay, with a responsive grid of related videos, a title caption under each one, correctly proportioned thumbnails, and a Replay button to restart the video that just finished.
  • The Call to Action now appears only when a video ends. It previously also appeared when a video was paused.
Fixed
  • The Call to Action no longer covers the player while a video is playing, so the play, pause, and seek controls stay usable throughout.
  • Colour settings left empty in the feed customizer no longer appear as blank boxes; the swatch again shows its empty-state fill.
2.8.3 1 fixed
Fixed
  • Plugin security hardening.
2.8.2 1 new1 fixed
New
  • Official support for WordPress 7.1.
Fixed
  • On WordPress 7.1, the block editor no longer logs a JavaScript error.
2.8.1 1 fixed
Fixed
  • Plugin hardening.
2.8.0 1 improved4 fixed
Improved
  • Improved accessibility of the YouTube feed to meet WCAG 2.x requirements, including screen reader landmarks and list semantics, headings for video titles, a visible keyboard focus indicator on the feed and player lightbox, keyboard-operable carousel controls, descriptive titles on embedded players, and correct focus handling on Load More.
Fixed
  • Keyboard focus is now visible on all plugin admin screens, including Settings, About, and Support.
  • Screen readers now announce a video's title instead of its internal post ID when reading feed video links.
  • Resolved a "translation loading was triggered too early" notice caused by the custom cron schedule labels.
  • Plugin security hardening.
2.7.0 3 new2 improved5 fixed
New
  • Added a modern Gutenberg block for the YouTube feed. Existing feeds using the legacy block continue to render without reconfiguration.
  • WPConsent integration for GDPR cookie consent compliance, including a GDPR step in the onboarding wizard.
  • Added a Help widget for in-app access to documentation and support.
Improved
  • Compatibility with WP 7.
  • Corrected typos and grammar in plugin UI strings.
Fixed
  • Legacy Pro licenses are no longer incorrectly downgraded to the free tier.
  • Feed blocks now render a live preview correctly inside the WP 7.0+ iframed block editor.
  • Setup wizard tooltips now display correctly in the iframed block editor.
  • Legacy Elementor widgets are hidden from the element search, and the widget title is now translatable.
  • Block preview now uses a limited query to prevent unintended data exposure.
2.6.6 1 fixed
Fixed
  • Additional plugin hardening.
2.6.5 2 fixed
Fixed
  • Elementor CSS no longer double-prefixes, preventing 301 redirects on preview URLs.
  • Cron update no longer triggers a PHP 8.x fatal when a source video has been deleted or set private.
2.6.4 1 fixed
Fixed
  • Additional plugin hardening.
2.6.3 1 improved
Improved
  • Added optional deactivation feedback survey to help us improve the plugin.
2.6.1 1 improved2 fixed
Improved
  • Improved SEO by changing Load More, Close, and Cancel buttons to div elements
Fixed
  • Resolved translation loading issue (_load_textdomain_just_in_time warning)
  • Resolved security vulnerabilities reported by Patchstack and Wordfence
2.6.0 2 new1 fixed
New
  • Added support for a new GDPR consent plugin (WPConsent)[https://wpconsent.com/?utm_campaign=youtube-free-readme&utm_source=changelog&utm_medium=wpconsentannouncement]
  • Added support for GDPR Cookie Compliance by Moove Agency and Real Cookie Banner GDPR plugins.
Fixed
  • Resolved an issue that sometimes prevented past live streams from appearing in the feed.
2.5.2 2 fixed
Fixed
  • Fixed an issue preventing Social Wall from showing YouTube stats.
  • Fixed an issue with our GDPR features and the wrong videos being linked to.
2.5.1 1 fixed
Fixed
  • Fixed an issue with a file name causing YouTube Feeds to be undetectable by Social Wall.
2.5 1 improved3 fixed
Improved
  • Added easy installers for our latest Smash Balloon Products. Try ClickSocial, Reviews Feed, and TikTok Feeds today!
Fixed
  • PHP warning related to _load_textdomain_just_in_time are now resolved
  • Fixed an issue with the profile picture when showing a Livestream feed.
  • Improved compatibility with the latest versions of Divi and Elementor. Use our related integrations to easily add your feeds to your site!
2.4.2 1 improved5 fixed
Improved
  • Added support for our new Feed Analytics product. Get insights as to how your feeds are being used by site visitors.
Fixed
  • Fixed an issue with video playback when Elementor was being used.
  • Fixed an issue with the feed customizer when previewing the carousel layout.
  • Fixed PHP deprecation warnings related to the use of dynamic properties.
  • Fixed an issue with HTML rendering affecting specific hosts.
  • Fixed a PHP error that would occur for some users related to listing sources.
2.4.1 1 fixed
Fixed
  • Resolved a fatal error that occurred when previewing a single video.
2.4 1 new2 improved1 fixed
New
  • Added support for displaying video comments. Show the latest comments from your viewers in the lightbox or below the video in video lists.
Improved
  • Improved translation support for multiple languages.
  • Added support for Borlabs 3.0 and our GDPR features.
Fixed
  • Plugin hardening.
2.3.3 1 new2 fixed
New
  • Added feature to show comments for each video.
Fixed
  • Subscribe button icon color inherit.
  • Subscribe button color naming.
2.3.2 1 fixed
Fixed
  • Fixed an issue that caused some feed templates to not be accessible for all license tiers.
2.3.1 1 improved2 fixed
Improved
  • Removed JavaScript mapping that was causing a reference to a compromised URL in a comment (there was no real security risk but it was being flagged by WordFence).
Fixed
  • Plugin hardening.
  • Viewing stats were not displaying for the "Basic" tier.
2.3 1 new8 fixed
New
  • Added support for displaying YouTube feeds using an Elementor widget and Divi modules.
Fixed
  • Fixed the text and icon alignment in the header when both the subscribers and description were hidden.
  • After clicking a video thumbnail in the gallery layout, site visitors are automatically scrolled to the video player.
  • JSON feed import feature has been fixed.
  • Settings page link has been added to the plugins page action buttons.
  • Single videos were having incorrect URLs.
  • Single videos were displaying warnings on post previews.
  • Fixed a conflict with WP Engine and the plugin notifications.
  • Plugin hardening.
2.2.4 1 fixed
Fixed
  • Plugin hardening.
2.2.3 1 new1 fixed
New
  • Added a setting to show past live streams when using the live streams feed type. This is found when editing the feed type in the customizer.
Fixed
  • Fixed an issue causing the next update schedule time found on the settings page to be inaccurate.
2.2.2 4 fixed
Fixed
  • Plugin hardening.
  • Removed unused files in the "templates" folder.
  • Fixed a deprecation notice in PHP 8.1+ "strpos(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($haystack) of type string is deprecated"
  • Custom text that included single quotes would show with slashes on the front-end of the feed.
2.2.1 1 fixed
Fixed
  • Fixed PHP error affecting single video posts Class 'SmashBalloonYouTubeFeedSBY_CPT' not found
2.2 1 new3 fixed
New
  • Create a new feed using a YouTube handle instead of needing the channel ID.
Fixed
  • Emoji in video descriptions would break single video post types when an older version of MySQL was in use.
  • Fixed PHP deprecation warning "Passing null to parameter" for PHP 8.2+
  • The video description would sometimes appear twice on hover.
2.1.1 3 fixed
Fixed
  • The Lightbox would appear at the bottom of pages with a YouTube feed on it when using Borlabs Cookie consent plugin or the AJAX theme workaround setting.
  • Fixed a fatal PHP error occurring in some sites using PHP 7.1.
  • Changed how the plugin adds an HTTP referer to affect just API calls made by YouTube Feeds.
2.1 2 new1 improved
New
  • Your video players will now feature an attractive subscribe bar. Clicking the subscribe button on the bar will link your visitors to your YouTube page where they will be prompted to subscribe to your channel. Disable this by going to the customizer Videos->Video Player Experience->Subscribe Link setting
  • Single video posts can now have the video thumbnail for the related YouTube video set as the featured image. Visit the settings page and go to the "Single Videos" tab to enable this feature.
Improved
  • Connecting your YouTube account will now take you to connect.smashballoon.com first to improve the reliability of this process.
2.0.7 4 fixed
Fixed
  • Fixed a compatibility issue with the Complianz Cookie Consent plugin integration.
  • When Social Wall was active the About Us and Support links would not work.
  • Clicking the link to the page that explains creating custom templates would not work.
  • A PHP error would occur when the active license was checked under certain circumstances.
2.0.6 2 fixed
Fixed
  • Removed DotEnv code that was causing a conflict in some rare circumstances.
  • When using two or more feeds on one page and the "AJAX theme loading fix" setting, an empty lightbox related element would display at the bottom of the page.
2.0.5 1 fixed
Fixed
  • Fixed a conflict with the All in One SEO plugin causing menu tabs to not work properly.
2.0.4 3 fixed
Fixed
  • The box shadow setting for card style videos was not applying correctly.
  • Editing individual colors of elements would not be reflected on the front-end.
  • The setting for the date format would not always affect the feed preview.
2.0.4 3 fixed
Fixed
  • The box shadow setting for card style videos was not applying correctly.
  • Editing individual colors of elements would not be reflected on the front-end.
  • The setting for the date format would not always affect the feed preview.
2.0.3 1 improved4 fixed
Improved
  • Improved the user experience to avoid confusion over connecting an account when creating a new feed.
Fixed
  • Fixed deprecation warnings when using PHP 8.0+.
  • Added any API key saved in settings to the system info for easy support debugging.
  • Activating the Pro version would trigger an error if the free version of YouTube Feeds was active.
  • Removed extra files.
2.0.2 5 fixed
Fixed
  • The "All Feeds" page would not display for some older versions of WordPress.
  • Video statistics were not updating properly in some circumstances.
  • The customizer is now easier to use on devices smaller than a desktop.
  • Notices from other plugins were showing when creating a feed and using the customizer.
  • Pagination to edit additional feeds was not working when there were more than 20 feeds created.
2.0.1 1 fixed
Fixed
  • Fixed a PHP error that would occur when using a version of WordPress less than 5.9 and a version of PHP less than 8.0.
2.0 12 new1 changed
New
  • Our biggest update ever! We've completely redesigned the plugin settings from head to toe to make it easier to create, manage, and customize your YouTube feeds.
  • All your feeds are now displayed in one place on the "All Feeds" page. This shows a list of any existing (legacy) feeds and any new ones that you create.
  • Easily edit individual feed settings for new feeds instead of cumbersome shortcode options.
  • It's now much easier to create feeds. Just click "Add New", select your feed type, connect your account, and you're done!
  • Brand new feed customizer. We've completely redesigned feed customization from the ground up, reorganizing the settings to make them easier to find.
  • Live Feed Preview. You can now see changes you make to your feeds in real time, right in the settings page. Easily preview them on desktop, tablet, and mobile sizes.
  • We've added a new Feed Templates feature. You can now select a feed template when creating a feed to make it much quicker and easier to get started with the type of feed you want to display. Selecting a template preconfigures the feed customization settings to match that template, saving you time and effort.
  • Color Scheme option. It's now easier than ever to change colors across your feed without needing to adjust individual color settings. Just set a color scheme to effortlessly change colors across your entire feed.
  • You can now change the number of columns in your feed across desktop, tablet, and mobile.
  • Easily import and export feed settings to make it simple to move feeds across sites.
  • Added a Post Style setting which allows you to add a boxed style to your Videos, with a background color, border radius, and box shadow.
  • Added a new custom text header option, so you can now add custom text to the header for your feed.
Changed
  • Important: Minimum supported WordPress version has been raised from 3.5 to 4.1.
1.4.2 2 new3 improved5 fixed
New
  • Added PHP hook "sby_wp_post_content" to modify the post content before saving video posts as a custom post type in the WordPress database.
  • Added a shortcode setting "allowcookies" that, when set to "true", will allow YouTube cookies needed for custom end screens configured on youtube.com
Improved
  • Added "play" icon to main player for the gallery layout.
  • Added support for WordPress comments for the video posts saved as a custom post type in WordPress.
  • For video posts saved as WordPress custom post types, links found in the video description will be made into clickable HTML before being stored.
Fixed
  • Fixed a compatibility issue with the Complianz GDPR plugin.
  • Setting the height and width of a feed using a shortcode would not work without including the unit of measure.
  • The description length setting was not working properly.
  • Related videos would sometimes not show up as expected when ending or pausing a video being played in the lightbox.
  • Fixed PHP error when trying to load more posts and using the "on page" method of storing WP posts.