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Gwolle Guestbook · Version history

Gwolle Guestbook changelog and version history

Latest version
5.1.2
Oct 14, 2026 (26 days ago)
Releases
14
since 2025
In the last year
8
about one every 42 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 7.0 or later

Releases each year

  • 20257 releases
  • 20267 releases

20267 releases

  1. Gwolle Guestbook 5.1.2Latest

    • 2026-10-14
    • Fix XSS security issue. Use esc_url instead of esc_attr for the permalink in the metabox. Only show this metabox line in PHP. Not adding this metabox line on preview or ajax for security reasons, do not accept permalink in $_POST. Thanks crow at wordfence.
    • The same for Social Media sharing.

  2. Gwolle Guestbook 5.1.1

    • 2026-09-22
    • Fix meta fields on update (thanks @floenzens).

  3. Gwolle Guestbook 5.1.0

    • 2026-08-21
    • Rewrite template function gwolle_gb_entry_template for better translations.
    • If you use a custom template, please merge the updates.
    • Add filter gwolle_gb_upload_files_free_for_all.
    • Fix entry edit on frontend when city/origin is disabled from view.

  4. Gwolle Guestbook 5.0.2

    • 2026-06-23
    • Fix update on older versions of WordPress.
    • Add option to enable/disable sitemap.
    • Always show starrating in starrating widget.
    • Change order of postboxes on admin import page.
    • List Rate It as third party library.
    • Merge abuse-tab with misc-tab in Add-On settings.

  5. Gwolle Guestbook 5.0.1

    • 2026-06-20
    • Remove constants from Add-On.
    • Use real slug for disabling Add-On, constant might not exist anymore.
    • Do not define GWOLLE_GB_ADDON_VER constant twice.

  6. Gwolle Guestbook 5.0.0

    • 2026-06-19
    • Integrate version 2.10.2 of the Add-On.
    • Rename all add-on functions to _v2 to avoid conflicts.
    • Deactivate separate add-on plugin.
    • Add checkbox to enable or disable double entry check.
    • Fix warning in Sitemap for Yoast SEO.
    • Use search element for search form in widget.
    • Set default escape character for importing from CSV.

  7. Gwolle Guestbook 4.10.1

    • 2026-02-06
    • Remove dependency on jQuery on frontend.
    • Remove gwolle_gb_ajax_callback jQuery callback.
    • Escape key closes metabox.
    • Fix undefined variable in main widget.
    • Change a few class names.

20257 releases

  1. Gwolle Guestbook 4.10.0

    • 2025-12-23
    • Remove support for Cleantalk antispam service, merged in their plugin. (since v6.68 released on 13.11.2025).
    • Rewrite most jQuery code into vanilla JavaScript.
    • Use CSS transition for main button of form.
    • Use CSS transition for metabox.
    • Use CSS transition for readmore links.
    • Use button to toggle metabox on frontend.
    • Improve blocklist.
    • Add function gwolle_gb_check_ip_on_blocklist().
    • Always show ajax icon in metabox, even if not logged in.
    • Change a few class names for gwolle-gb-messages.
    • Better sanitizing of settings.
    • Add function gwolle_gb_setting_array_sanitize.
    • Add function gwolle_gb_markitup_replace for backwards compatibility.
    • Use plugin_dir_path instead of WP_PLUGIN_DIR.
    • Verify Nonces correctly.
    • Remove upgrading old options that don’t exist anymore.
    • Set autoload explicitly for options.
    • Reset character counter for textarea after submitting new entry.
    • Remove deprecated gwolle_gb_scroll_callback (as jQuery.Callbacks() ).
    • Cleanup old strings for Add-On.

  2. Gwolle Guestbook 4.9.3

    • 2025-06-23
    • Fix security issue in BBcode (thanks zer0gh0st (D.Sim) through Wordfence).
    • Use esc_url and wp_kses on BBcode data through url and img.
    • Use preg_replace_callback for a callback function for sanitizing.
    • Add label to admin pages.
    • Add screen-reader-text to main admin pages.
    • Make log messages more consistent (thanks rhialto).

  3. Gwolle Guestbook 4.9.2

    • 2025-06-08
    • Add #id again to entries in main shortcode.
    • Add link in widget to the corresponding entry.
    • Fix ‘readmore’ functionality (broke in 4.9.0).

  4. Gwolle Guestbook 4.9.1

    • 2025-05-30
    • Add support for Cleantalk antispam service.
    • Fix missing s in settingspage for cleantalk (thanks alexclassroom).
    • Rewrite small part of jQuery JavaScript to Vanilla JavaScript.

  5. Gwolle Guestbook 4.9.0

    • 2025-05-04
    • Deprecate ‘gwolle_gb_ajax_callback’ as jQuery.Callbacks.
    • Timing and loading order of JavaScript is impossible to manage.
    • Add JavaScript function ‘gwolle_gb_frontend_callback_function’.

  6. Gwolle Guestbook 4.8.1

    • 2025-03-26
    • Change default setting, disable Nonce spamfilter.
    • Add option to also send notification email with spam entries.
    • Fix heading and notice, show default when empty.

  7. Gwolle Guestbook 4.8.0

    • 2025-02-18
    • Add option for Youtube to bbcode.
    • Add function gwolle_gb_bbcode_disabled.
    • Deprecate function gwolle_gb_bbcode_img_disabled.
    • Add filter gwolle_gb_bbcode_youtube_enabled.
    • Add function ‘gwolle_gb_get_field_id()’.
    • Fix formfields to have an id attribute, for accessibility (thanks chris0815).
    • Add CSS for loginform to have text label above input field.
    • Take some hints from phpcs.
    • Update strings for Add-On.

Questions about Gwolle Guestbook’s releases

What is the latest version of Gwolle Guestbook?

5.1.2, released on Oct 14, 2026 (3 weeks ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.0 or later.

How often is Gwolle Guestbook updated?

8 releases in the last year, about one every 42 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from February 2025.

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