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06/18/2026

Version 1.6.7 of our Novashare plugin is live!

- *New* share and follow buttons for MeWe.
- *New* follow buttons for Cash App, Ko-fi, and Venmo.
- *New* share button window options for button color and icon color. You can now set a specific color scheme throughout the entire workflow.
- Adjusted novashare_ai_network_text filter to allow the text to be changed per network.
- Added WP-CLI support for managing plugin license key activation and importing a settings configuration.

https://novashare.io/docs/changelog/

05/27/2026

Version 2.6.3 of our Perfmatters plugin is live!

- New option to select the editor theme for code snippets and global scripts. 🎨 10 themes included (Ayu Dark, Ayu Mirage, Dracula, Eclipse, Idea, Material, Monokai, Neo, etc.). You can also upload a custom CodeMirror 5 theme stylesheet.
- New shortcode option when choosing a location for HTML code snippets. Generate a shortcode you can use anywhere you need to run the code.
- Added base64 encoding to exported code snippets to prevent import requests from being blocked by certain firewalls. Previously exported code snippet JSON files can still be imported.
- Added new Location helper class to store shared logic to parse and match string based location input fields throughout the plugin.
- Added the ability to use the “front” keyword in location input fields to always match the front page of the site. 🛣️
- Added additional lazy loading compatibility styles specifically for iframes placed inside Elementor text and HTML elements.
- Adjusted Script Manager Global View rows to always display multiple post IDs in ascending order.
- Multiple styling adjustments and fixes throughout the plugin UI.
- Made some changes to how certain UI elements trigger a forced reload in response to specific actions to make things less jarring.
- Fixed an issue where our compatibility styles for a lazy loaded video inside a responsive embed could break the layout if the core block library stylesheet was disabled.
- Fixed an issue where code type selection for individual code snippets was still visible even after saving. 👨‍🔧
- Fixed an issue where the next page buttons in the snippets table was still showing as active even when viewing the last page.
- Fixed an issue where stylesheets with protocol-relative URLs were not getting parsed for used CSS.
- Disabled lint markers for HTML code snippets, as they do not currently work for combined HTML and inline PHP code.
- Removed unnecessary instances of perfmatters-lazy-youtube class from lazy loading inline styles. All lazy loading video features are now using a shared perfmatters-lazy-video class.
- Removed unnecessary development directories from plugin files.

https://perfmatters.io/docs/changelog/

04/29/2026

Version 2.6.2 of our Perfmatters plugin is live!

*New* Automatically optimize and lazy load Elementor Atomic YouTube elements and legacy video widgets when Perfmatters iframe lazy loading is turned on. YouTube preview thumbnails are also supported, as well as Elementor image overlays if set. ⚡
- Added request-level caching to excluded and forced lazy loading attribute arrays to prevent unnecessary calls.
- Added multiple stripos and str_contains (PHP 8) checks in lazy loading image and iframe functions to prevent expensive regex scans if tags don’t exist. 🚀
- Added new should_skip_request method in core LazyLoad class with request-level caching to prevent duplicate checks for WooCommerce pages and post-specific meta options.
- Added support to various General class functions to respect ?perfmattersoff. This makes troubleshooting with the query string more accurate. 👍
- Added filters back to turn off WordPress’ lazy loading and auto-sizing styles when Perfmatters lazy loading is turned on.
- Added built-in JS and CSS exclusions for WooCommerce’s dynamically added woocommerce-js body class.
- Refactored LazyLoad class into multiple subclasses for better maintainability. 📂
- Removed duplicate list normalization step before replacement across LazyLoad classes to reduce loop overhead.
- Renamed previous Images class to ImageDimensions to make room for new Images lazy loading subclass.
- Fixed an issue where certain lazy loaded tags were getting replaced globally in the document instead of only at the specific tag match instance.

https://perfmatters.io/docs/changelog/

04/27/2026

Excited that we finally acquired the perfmatters.com domain (after a decade of trying). 🎉

We'll continue using perfmatters.io for the time being. But things may change down the road.

A redirect is now in place. ⤴️

04/10/2026

Version 2.6.1 of our Perfmatters plugin is live!

This is a quality-of-life update to improve compatibility across the board. 👍

- Made some adjustments to our code snippets error handler initialization logic to avoid unnecessary handling if no relevant code snippets are active.
- Made additional plugin UI styles adjustments in preparation for WordPress 7. 🎨
- Updated our exception_handler method with more specific error logging when our handler is dealing with an error outside of our code snippets.
- Updated Disable RSS Feeds tooltip text to reflect the recent header changes in the previous update.
- Fixed an error that would occur when UTF-8 stylesheets with specific multibyte characters were parsed for used CSS. 🔣
- Fixed multiple incorrect form label IDs that showed up when creating a new code snippet.
- Fixed an issue with Disable Self Pingbacks functionality that was introduced after the functions.php refactor.
- Fixed an issue where a JS or CSS file preloaded dynamically by handle would not serve the minified version of the file in certain cases. 🗜️
- Fixed an issue where the inline stylesheet fallback was not always converting relative URLs correctly if certain characters were present in the string.

2.6.0 – 03.25.2026 2.5.9 – 02.27.2026 2.5.8 – 02.26.2026 2.5.7 – 02.02.2026 2.5.6 – 01.28.2026 2.5.5 – 12.11.2025 2.5.4 – 11.20.2025 2.5.3 – 11.19.2025 2.5.2 – 10.23.2025 2.5.1 – 09.29.2025 2.5.0 – 08.26.2025 2.4.9 – 08.12.2025 2.4.8 – 08.11.2025 2.4.7 – 07.15.2025 2.4.6 ...

03/25/2026

Version 2.6.0 of our Perfmatters plugin is live!

- Updated our PHP CSS Parser library to 9.3.0. This includes many improvements for our Remove Unused CSS feature (more accurate parsing and compatibility). ⚡
- Increased minimum required PHP version to 8.1 to allow for library updates and support for future codebase performance improvements.
- *New* perfmatters_rucss_logged_in filter that allows you to force used CSS to run when logged in (still front-end only) and create separate copies of used CSS for logged-in requests. This is experimental and only for advanced users; results may vary.
- Added additional logic to used CSS generation to better deal with layer elements that are declared without a content block.
- Added PHP Scoper to our plugin development workflow to be able to silo specific third-party libraries to prevent conflicts with other plugins. 👨‍🔧
- Removed built-in stylesheet exclusion for Bricks' layer files. We recommend clearing used CSS after updating.
- Added new CSS helper method to rewrite relative URLs in stylesheets that will be printed inline using regex only to prevent having to pass them through the parser. This improves compatibility when using the perfmatters_rucss_inline_stylesheets filter. 👍
- Made some adjustments to clean_html regex pattern to avoid potential backtracking which could end up hitting a PCRE limit in some cases.
- Made plugin UI styles adjustments in preparation for WordPress 7. 🎨
- Made improvements to visual transitions during hard reloads in the plugin UI.
- Updated code snippets author column to use the user's display name instead of nice name to match the single snippet layout.
- Updated disable RSS feeds function to return a 410 header instead of a 301 when requesting a feed URL.
- Made some changes to plugin UI nav JS to improve compatibility when wrapper elements are added in the HTML from another source.
- Fixed an issue that was causing certain attribute values to conflict with the HTML parent selector matching regex.
- Fixed an issue where specific WooCommerce product types were not getting the built-in product exclusion selector added to generated used CSS.
- Fixed an issue where HTML snippets with a condition mismatch were causing the original content to return blank.
- Fixed an issue where code snippet input preserved in the form after a failed save request was not properly unslashed.
- Fixed an issue where the code snippet code type was no longer visible and the selected value was lost after a failed save request.
- Fixed a possible PHP 8.2+ deprecation warning that could occur in specific server environments during PMCS initialization.
- Code snippet security updates to form submission handling. 🔒

2.5.8 – 02.26.2026 2.5.7 – 02.02.2026 2.5.6 – 01.28.2026 2.5.5 – 12.11.2025 2.5.4 – 11.20.2025 2.5.3 – 11.19.2025 2.5.2 – 10.23.2025 2.5.1 – 09.29.2025 2.5.0 – 08.26.2025 2.4.9 – 08.12.2025 2.4.8 – 08.11.2025 2.4.7 – 07.15.2025 2.4.6 – 06.17.2025 2.4.5 – 05.16.2025 2.4.4 ...

03/13/2026

Version 1.6.6 of our Novashare plugin is live!

- Updated Mastodon share link to use their new official share workflow. This streamlines things by remembering the instance you connected to in your browser's local storage. 🧠
- Added new share and follow buttons for Gab.
- Added new novashare_share_link_target filter, which allows you to adjust the default target value (_blank or _self) for share button links. 🔗
- Made plugin UI styles adjustments in preparation for WordPress 7.
- Made improvements to visual transitions during hard reloads in the plugin UI.
- Fixed an issue in the post meta UI where images were expanding beyond their containers on some sites.
- Fixed multiple plugin UI HTML warnings for incorrect label target IDs. ⚠️
- Removed some old redundant tooltip styles from the admin stylesheet.

https://novashare.io/docs/changelog/

02/27/2026

Version 2.5.8 of our Perfmatters plugin is live!

- Code Snippets is officially out of beta. 🎉 We appreciate all of you who took the time to test and provide feedback.
- Performance improvements: Refactored Utilities class, added a few functions from the previous combined file, combined regex passes for clean_html, added memoization to necessary functions to prevent multiple runs. ⚡
- Added new perfmatters_lazyload_data_src filter.
- Added nav selector support for functions that target elements inside parent containers. 👨‍🔧
- Added additional built-in CSS selector exclusion for Kadence active state class.
- Added is_admin check to disable dashicons function for certain edge cases in the admin UI.
- Added logic to prevent certain redundant options from showing up in the UI when parent disables are already toggled on.
- Added new General, License, and Analytics classes to separate out specific functionality.
- Fixed a code snippet issue where targeting the front or blog page of the site by page ID would not match correctly. 💻
- Fixed an issue with certain attribute pair formats not being recognized when converting an element’s attribute string to an array.
- Fixed an issue where delaying certain duplicate scripts would cause a JavaScript error and prevent remaining delayed assets from loading in.
- Fixed multiple plugin UI HTML warnings for incorrect label target IDs.
- Made some lazy loading adjustments to let WordPress still add the auto size attribute value when necessary before the Perfmatters output buffer runs.
- Made changes to the way we handle images excluded from lazy loading to ensure they don’t have a loading attribute applied.
- Removed previous functions.php file, refactored and migrated the contents to new and existing classes. 🗄️
- Minor update to disable self pingbacks function for better compatibility.

2.5.8 – 02.26.2026 2.5.7 – 02.02.2026 2.5.6 – 01.28.2026 2.5.5 – 12.11.2025 2.5.4 – 11.20.2025 2.5.3 – 11.19.2025 2.5.2 – 10.23.2025 2.5.1 – 09.29.2025 2.5.0 – 08.26.2025 2.4.9 – 08.12.2025 2.4.8 – 08.11.2025 2.4.7 – 07.15.2025 2.4.6 – 06.17.2025 2.4.5 – 05.16.2025 2.4.4 ...

01/28/2026

Version 2.5.6 of our Perfmatters plugin is live!

Updated our lazy loading class to no longer add tags. This results in a ~18% decrease in HTML code per image and a ~2% decrease in total HTML page size across the board! ⚡

Note: The perfmatters_lazyload_noscript filter can still be used to turn that behavior back on, although this shouldn’t be needed.

*New* feature to completely disable Perfmatters code features using the PERFMATTERS_DISABLE_CODE constant. ⛔

- Added separate used CSS generated files for different WooCommerce product types (product, variable, grouped, external). This drastically improves compatibility out of the box. Especially with products that use variable features like size and color selections. 👍
- Added new perfmatters_cdn_url filter along with new helper methods in the CDN class.
- Added additional logic to add an auto value to lazy loaded images sizes attributes when needed. 🖼️
-Added host name to global settings and code snippet export files to easily identify which site it came from.
- Added confirmation message when turning on FastClick option.
- Added logic to remove the previous stored author ID when a code snippet is imported.
- Added dynamic request check in heartbeat function to prevent a possible PHP error.
- Updated get_atts_array utility method to use regex instead of wp_kses_hair for better compatibility. 👨‍🔧
- Reworked code snippet error handling class to work better with other exception handlers and existing error reporting.
- Turned off CSSLint in the code snippet editor, as it is outdated and was leading to false positives.
- Adjusted gutter column layout in the code snippet editor to be more consistent between different code types. 📐
- Adjusted code snippet priority field to allow both negative and zero input values.
- Fixed an issue where CSS code snippets set to run in the footer were not having their conditions checked.
- Fixed an issue where CSS code snippets were not always printing where expected based on the set location and priority.
- Fixed an issue with certain code snippet input fields not being escaped properly in the UI leading to a broken layout in some cases.
- Fixed an issue where YouTube iframes rendered with a preview thumbnail that had autoplay forced off in their query string would require a double click. 🖱️
- Fixed an issue where the referrerpolicy iframe attribute did not get applied to the generated iframe when using YouTube preview thumbnails.

https://perfmatters.io/docs/changelog/

01/22/2026

On February 26th, we're doing a deep dive into why we built a performance-first code snippet manager into Perfmatters and how you can take full advantage of it on your WordPress sites! ⚡

Shout-out to Kyle for putting this together.

Why Perfmatters Built a Performance-First Snippet Manager