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Hester Core · Version history

Hester Core changelog and version history

Latest version
1.1.9
Jun 20, 2026 (4 months ago)
Releases
21
since 2022
In the last year
11
about one every 15 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.0.8
PHP 7.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 20225 releases
  • 20233 releases
  • 20241 release
  • 20251 release
  • 202611 releases

202611 releases

  1. Hester Core 1.1.9Latest

    • Added SVG sanitizer library by https://github.com/darylldoyle/svg-sanitizer for sanitizing SVG images when uploaded.

  2. Hester Core 1.1.8

    • Fixed plugin version mismatch issue in SVN.

  3. Hester Core 1.1.7

    • Update blog and extra section settings for improved functionality and consistency.

  4. Hester Core 1.1.6

    • Tested up to WordPress 7.0
    • After switch theme clean cache.
    • Support added for all themes by “Peregrine Themes”.
    • Check authorization before allowing to export data.

  5. Hester Core 1.1.5

    • Added AJAX functionality for dismissing welcome notice.
    • Added Hester Theme Library functionality for browsing and installing themes.
    • Enhanced demo and theme libraries with HesterToast integration.

  6. Hester Core 1.1.4

    • . * Removed welcome banner notice image. * Improved Elementor widgets style.

  7. Hester Core 1.1.3

    • Refactor limited message formatting in customizer settings for features, services, and slider.

  8. Hester Core 1.1.2

    • Fixed enqueued assets (CSS/JS) URL.

  9. Hester Core 1.1.1

    • Included missing JS files.
    • Refactored asset paths in Assets_Manager and enhance Morphext functionality in hester-widgets.js.
    • Added admin notice to showcase “Elementor widgets” support.
    • Removed unnecessary “unsupported theme” notice from class-hester-core-admin.php file.

  10. Hester Core 1.1.0

    • Added Elementor widgets: Animated Heading, Contact Form 7, Flip Box, Off Canvas, Posts, Pricing, Ajax Search, Slides, Tabs, and WooCommerce widgets (Add To Cart, Categories, Products, Carousel).

  11. Hester Core 1.0.10

    • Importer updated to 0.9.5.
    • Blogsy theme support added.

20251 release

  1. Hester Core 1.0.9

    • Update call to post_exists to include post_type in the query
    • PHP 8.4 compatibility fixes.
    • Improved demo import performance.
    • Fix a bug on deserialization of untrusted input.
    • Update compatibility tested-up-to to WordPress 6.8.

20241 release

  1. Hester Core 1.0.8

    • BlogHash theme support added.
    • Widget issue fixed.

20233 releases

  1. Hester Core 1.0.7

    • Bloglo theme support added.

  2. Hester Core 1.0.6

    • Theme template name added.
    • Unnecessary code remove.
    • Style issues fixed.

  3. Hester Core 1.0.5

    • Fixed issues.
    • Hester lite layouts default value changed.
    • Hester lite demo update.
    • Hester lite hero image changed.

20225 releases

  1. Hester Core 1.0.4

    • Language file update.

  2. Hester Core 1.0.3

    • Added home section order default value.

  3. Hester Core 1.0.2

    • Header layout default value change.
    • Slider default value change.
    • Slider style setting added.
    • Tablet mode info section top spacing set.

  4. Hester Core 1.0.1

    • New demo category added

  5. Hester Core 1.0.0

    • Initial release 🚀

Questions about Hester Core’s releases

What is the latest version of Hester Core?

1.1.9, released on Jun 20, 2026 (4 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.0.8 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.

How often is Hester Core updated?

11 releases in the last year, about one every 15 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from March 2022.

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