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GSlider Blocks · Version history

GSlider Blocks changelog and version history

Latest version
1.2.1
Nov 1, 2026 (8 days ago)
Releases
22
since 2025
In the last year
11
about one every 35 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 7.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 202515 releases
  • 20267 releases

20267 releases

  1. GSlider Blocks 1.2.1Latest

    • Performance: Optimized Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) with high-priority slide image preloading and deferred non-critical script execution.
    • Performance: Accelerated slider transitions with GPU-enforced CSS hardware acceleration and pre-initialized slide flex rows to eliminate Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS).
    • Security: Implemented strict Content Security Policy (CSP) nonce filters for inline styles and scripts, hardening compliance with enterprise security headers.
    • Accessibility: Restored visible keyboard focus rings on navigation arrows per WCAG 2.4.7 guidelines.
    • Accessibility: Added support for prefers-reduced-motion media queries and enabled keyboard focus tooltips on :focus-within.
    • Accessibility: Enhanced screen reader ARIA labels across pagination containers and sortable slider controls.
    • Swiper Engine: Fixed active slide desynchronization in infinite loop mode by switching from activeIndex to realIndex for duplicate slides.
    • Block Fixes: Corrected rating star gap units and desktop fallback handling in Testimonial Slider.
    • Block Fixes: Resolved tablet background hover styling in Logo Carousel and localized button placeholders in Base Slider.
    • Block Fixes: Restored core Additional CSS classes (customClassName) support on frontend wrapper in Image Slider and all blocks.
    • Admin & Architecture: Cleaned up obsolete dashboard endpoints and hardened REST API routing.
    • MCP AI Ecosystem: Officially published @gslider/mcp-server on NPM with zero-install npx support, model context protocol tools, and GitHub Actions trusted publishing.
    • Maintenance: Cleaned up unused imports, dead variables, and refined code documentation across block components.
    • Props: Heartfelt thanks to all community contributors and WordPress.org forum reporters who helped shape this release: @huzaifaalmesbah, @hmbashar, @Nethsara14, @Pushkar-Shahi, @rejaulalomkhan, @Zhiyilang, @blank-0007, @p00jitha, @Aaqibhafeezkhan, @Sinkleberg, @dbdefault, @ect2000, @irfat-ifti, @ma…

  2. GSlider Blocks 1.2.0

    • Storybook Design System: Integrated 23 isolated Gutenberg UI controls with live interactive explorer (https://noruzzamans.github.io/gslider-blocks/).
    • Accessibility: Integrated @storybook/addon-a11y with automated WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility auditing across all inspector controls.
    • Architecture: Native Gutenberg block patterns, PSR-4 singleton architecture, and decoupled headless REST API serialization (/wp-json/gslider/v1/blocks/).
    • Admin Dashboard: Streamlined modern admin dashboard with live metrics, quickstart guide, and block toggles.
    • MCP AI Integration: Built-in local Model Context Protocol server for AI coding assistants.
    • Security: Eliminated dynamic CSS file generation in wp-content/uploads/ in favor of safe, block-scoped inline styles rendered via wp_add_inline_style().
    • Security: Implemented strict CSS sanitization and selector scoping to prevent arbitrary CSS injection, rejecting disallowed selectors and dangerous CSS rules.
    • Security: Fully cleaned up legacy custom CSS attributes and removed unused code editor dependencies across all blocks.
    • Security: Bundled Font Awesome icon library locally within the plugin, completely removing runtime remote asset fetching from external repositories.
    • Documentation: Fixed 404 broken URLs in readme.txt for Appsero license and privacy policy links to valid endpoints.

  3. GSlider Blocks 1.1.9

    • Security: Removed custom CSS input editor and arbitrary code insertion across all blocks to strictly comply with WordPress.org security guidelines.
    • Security: Sanitized dynamic CSS output via wp_strip_all_tags() and strict protocol/tag filtering in StyleGenerator.
    • Compatibility: Removed deprecated libxml_disable_entity_loader() calls in SVG validator in favor of secure LIBXML_NONET flag.
    • Compatibility: Fixed PHP parse issues on earlier PHP versions by removing private class constants, void return types, and trailing function-call commas.
    • Compatibility: Updated minimum declared PHP version to PHP 7.4.
    • Library Update: Upgraded appsero/client from v2.0.4 to v2.0.7.
    • Documentation: Added dedicated sections for source repository, build instructions, third-party libraries, and external services disclosure.

  4. GSlider Blocks 1.1.8

    • Compliance: Updated and refactored codebase to fully adhere to all WordPress.org Plugin Directory Guidelines and Security Standards.
    • Security: Hardened SVG upload validation with robust XXE injection protection and case-insensitive XSS attribute scanning.
    • Security: Enhanced input sanitization, data validation, and output escaping across all blocks and controls.
    • Optimization: Optimized code structure and resolved all errors/warnings per WordPress Plugin Check (PCP) requirements.
    • Fix: Restored PHP 7.x compatibility (replaced PHP 8.0+ str_contains() with strpos()).
    • Fix: Wrapped all error_log() calls in WP_DEBUG checks per WordPress development standards.
    • Fix: Removed deprecated load_plugin_textdomain() call (auto-loaded by WordPress.org since WP 4.6).
    • Optimization: Cleaned up redundant admin assets and optimized script loading for better performance.

  5. GSlider Blocks 1.1.7

    • Added Testimonial Slider block with Swiper.js integration
    • Author Info: Display author name, designation, and customizable avatar image
    • Star Rating: SVG-based star ratings with fractional support (e.g. 4.5 stars)
    • Custom Rating Images: Upload custom SVG or image for rating icons
    • Quote Icon: Choose between SVG icon or custom image for quote decoration
    • Flexible Content Ordering: Drag to reorder content sections (quote, content, rating, author)
    • RichText Editing: Edit title, testimonial text, author name, and designation directly in the editor
    • Per-slide Background: Individual background color, gradient, and image with overlay and opacity controls
    • Responsive Design: Fully customizable columns and spacing for Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile
    • Transitions: Slide, Fade, Coverflow, Flip, and Creative in slider mode; Slide and Coverflow in carousel mode

  6. GSlider Blocks 1.1.6

    • New Block: Image Slider – Added Image Slider block with Swiper.js integration – Lightbox Support: View images in a stunning full-screen overlay – Custom Tooltips: Add descriptive hover text with complete styling control (typography, colors, position) – Clickable Images: Link each image to custom in…

  7. GSlider Blocks 1.1.5

    • Fixed: Fade effect initial load glitch – Resolved an issue where the first slide would briefly animate from right to left when using the fade effect on page load – Improved slider initialization to disable transitions during initial positioning – Fix applies to both wrapper and individual slide ele…

202515 releases

  1. GSlider Blocks 1.1.4

    • New: SVG Icons support for toolbar actions – Icons are now consistent across Logo Carousel and Image Slider blocks – Improved code maintainability with single-source icon management

  2. GSlider Blocks 1.1.3

    • New Block: Logo Carousel – Added fully-featured Logo Carousel block with Swiper.js integration – Logo Management: Add, remove, duplicate, and reorder logos with drag & drop – Advanced Carousel Controls: Autoplay, infinite loop, navigation arrows, pagination (bullets/fraction/progressbar) – Responsi…

  3. GSlider Blocks 1.1.2

    • Added: keyboard Navigation control

  4. GSlider Blocks 1.1.1

    • Fixed: Minor CSS issues

  5. GSlider Blocks 1.1.0

    • Fixed: Fixed-height mode now uses the tallest (max-content) slide to set a uniform slider and background-image height across all Flexi Content items, resolving the navigation “bottom jump”.

  6. GSlider Blocks 1.0.10

    • Added: Accessibility improvements — navigation arrows.
    • Fixed: Height unit support (px, %, vh, vw, em, rem) and range validation for min/height.
    • Fixed: Auto-height alignment issue causing content/navigation jump.

  7. GSlider Blocks 1.0.9

    • Added: Minimum height option for all blocks
    • Fixed: Minor CSS issues

  8. GSlider Blocks 1.0.8

    • Added: Auto height option for all blocks
    • Added: Responsive support for navigation and pagination
    • Fixed: Minor CSS issues
    • Enhanced: Settings layout design

  9. GSlider Blocks 1.0.7

    • Added: Base Slider Content Padding Options
    • New: Introduced “Flexi Content” block support inside sliders using gslider-blocks/flexi-content-item with dynamic InnerBlocks integration.

  10. GSlider Blocks 1.0.6

    • Fixed: Resolved deprecated code issues to ensure compatibility with the latest standards.
    • Fixed: Corrected navigation padding issues for improved layout consistency.

  11. GSlider Blocks 1.0.5

    • Fixed navigation position issues

  12. GSlider Blocks 1.0.4

    • Added: Custom Navigation Icon option for sliders. Users can now set custom left and right navigation icons from the Navigation settings for improved design flexibility.
    • Added: Support for custom icon images or SVG uploads. Users can upload their own image files or SVG icons as navigation arrows to better match their site branding and design systems.

  13. GSlider Blocks 1.0.3

    • Enhancements:
    • Updated the Navigation settings panel for greater layout flexibility.
    • Added Position Type toggle with options: Inside and Outside.
    • Introduced Arrow Direction dropdown (e.g., Row, Column) for custom navigation layout.
    • New Offset Controls: Added adjustable Top, Right, Bottom, and Left Offset sliders with support for both % and px units.
    • Added Gap setting to control spacing between navigation elements, with unit selection and reset capability.
    • Added Padding control to define spacing around the entire navigation component.
    • UI Improvements:
    • Enhanced slider responsiveness and alignment for a smoother user experience.
    • Grouped controls more logically to improve usability and clarity.

  14. GSlider Blocks 1.0.2

    • New Features: Element Toggles: Added options to show/hide Subtitle, Title, Description, Button, Navigation, and Pagination directly from the General tab.
    • Style Sections: New grouped style controls for each element (Title, Subtitle, Button, etc.) for easier customization.
    • Advanced Options: Added Layout, Background, Border & Shadow, and Custom CSS sections under the Advanced tab.
    • Improvements: Unified Control Panel: Settings are now context-aware and cleaner, combining all slider options into one organized panel.
    • Better UX: Enhanced slider item management and updated tab structure (General, Style, Advanced) for smoother workflow.
    • Replaced the old Z-index-only Advanced tab with full design control options.
    • Retired the basic layout for a modern, component-based settings UI.

  15. GSlider Blocks 1.0.1

Questions about GSlider Blocks’s releases

What is the latest version of GSlider Blocks?

1.2.1, released on Nov 1, 2026 (1 week ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.

How often is GSlider Blocks updated?

11 releases in the last year, about one every 35 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from April 2025.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in GSlider Blocks’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.