RS WP Book Showcase · Version history
RS WP Book Showcase changelog and version history
- Latest version
- 6.7.72
- Sep 9, 2026 (2 months ago)
- Releases
- 163
- since 2023
- In the last year
- 20
- about one every 15 days
- Tested up to
- WordPress 7.1.4
- PHP 8.1 or later
Releases each year
- 202333 releases
- 202469 releases
- 202542 releases
- 202619 releases
202619 releases
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.72Latest
- Feature: Added dynamic star rating display on gallery grid cards using FontAwesome review score icons.
- Enhancement: Display all assigned book categories on gallery grid items instead of limiting output to a single category.
- Enhancement: Removed hardcoded category limits on Single Book pages to showcase all assigned categories seamlessly.
- Tweak: Added show_rating shortcode and block attribute support to toggle review star visibility in gallery layouts.
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.71
- Feature: Added asynchronous chunked AJAX batch engine for CSV importing with live progress tracking and activity console.
- Feature: Added smart Upsert logic to CSV Importer to automatically update existing books by ISBN/ASIN or title instead of creating duplicates.
- Performance: Replaced heavy search dropdown queries with cached DISTINCT database queries and automatic transient invalidation.
- Performance: Fixed pre_get_posts loop by removing dangerous wp_reset_query() calls and adding full pagination support for all custom taxonomies including book-publisher.
- Fix: Resolved tax_query overwrite bug by consolidating all taxonomy and meta query assembly into RSWPBS_Query_Builder.
- Fix: Fixed Gutenberg block editor preview styling by declaring editor styles in block.json and hooking into enqueue_block_assets.
- Fix: Fixed media selector JavaScript error where file selection remained stuck on “No file selected” and disabled import button.
- Refactor: Rebuilt core bootstrap into a clean Singleton architecture (RSWPBS) with dedicated RSWPBS_Activator lifecycle class.
- Refactor: Implemented standardized multi-tier RSWPBS_Template_Loader with 100% backward compatibility for legacy rsbs-templates/ overrides.
- Compatibility: Added strict function_exists safety wrappers on all global import/template helper functions to prevent duplicate declaration fatal errors.
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.23
- Improved List Layout With Right & Left Sidebar
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.70
- Added Open Library Import Feature
- Disabled Publisher Migration notice if it is fresh installetion.
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.69
- Disabled Unused WooCommerce field temporary
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.68
- Lower the php version and the plugin working good with 7.4+ higher
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.67
- Improved Block Theme Compatibility
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.66
- Make it fully compatible with any kind of gutenberg themes.
- Solved Mockup Not showing issue
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.65
- Improved Security Performance
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.64
- Aadded Full Short Description option
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.63
- Improved: Fixed the Book Information display issue by adding missing metadata fields to the main display function (RSWPBooKContentInfoSection).
- Fixed: Critical UI bug where the ‘Avg. Rate’ was being displayed as a raw meta value without proper escaping or formatting.
- Improved: Enhanced the book_content_section() function to proactively register all custom fields from the field array, ensuring they are always accessible.
- Improved: CSV Import Feature for More accurate performance
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.62
- Added: Converted the “Book Publisher” field from a post meta field to a fully functional hierarchical Custom Taxonomy.
- Added: Safe database migration tool (Guided AJAX) to upgrade existing Publisher meta data to the new taxonomy without data loss.
- Added: Dedicated archive template for Book Publishers (taxonomy-book-publisher.php).
- Improved: Advanced Search form now fully supports the new Publisher taxonomy, including dropdown state retention (auto-selection).
- Improved: AJAX search result count logic accurately updates the number of found books and properly handles zero-result queries.
- Improved: Frontend display logic now includes a fallback helper function to ensure 100% backward compatibility for unmigrated Publisher data.
- Fixed: Critical bug in the AJAX Book Showcase where meta field filters (Publish Year, Format, Language, ISBN) were being ignored during search.
- Fixed: PHP 8.1+ deprecation warnings (strpos() and str_replace() passing null) related to WordPress core URL and path functions.
- Fixed: Removed a duplicate function declaration (rswpbs_json_import_redirect_error) that could cause fatal errors.
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.30
- Improved 404 Not found issue solving.
- Improved Book Gallery Setup functions.
- Added amz affiliate tag detector.
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.61
- Solved the Series Shortcode comment issue.
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.60
- Security: Added nonce verification to the ‘load_more_series’ AJAX endpoint to prevent CSRF vulnerabilities.
- Security: Improved data sanitization for shortcode attributes passed via POST requests.
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.59
- Improved Minor Issues
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.58
- Improved Spacing Css.
- Make it fully Compa with author website templates
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.57
- Added Sort by Published Date Option in Book gallery
- Added Display Book By Publisher Name in Book Slider
- Added Translation Option For Authors Shortcode
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.56
- Security: Fixed a Stored XSS vulnerability in the Book Archive Page Header description.
- Security: Enhanced security with improved sanitization and output escaping across settings fields.
- Security: Added missing capability checks (authorization) when saving book information.
- Tweak: Ensured ‘Top’ is the default position for Book Covers in archive settings.
- Fix: Addressed late escaping issues for the ‘Buy Now’ button text.
202542 releases
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.55
- Improved Security Concern
- Improved CSV Import System
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.54
- Improved Enqueue asset functions
- Improved Date Field
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.53
- Added Sorting options translation feature.
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.52
- Improved layout style
- Added More Translation Option
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.51
- Added All Language Translation Field
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.50
- Added Series Shortcode
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.49
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.48
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.47
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.46
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RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.29
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.28
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.27
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RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.19
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RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.15
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.14
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.13
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.12
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.11
202469 releases
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.10
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.9
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.8
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.7
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.6
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.4
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.3
RS WP Book Showcase 6.7.2
RS WP Book Showcase 6.6.10
RS WP Book Showcase 6.6.9
RS WP Book Showcase 6.6.8
RS WP Book Showcase 6.6.7
RS WP Book Showcase 6.6.6
RS WP Book Showcase 6.6.5
RS WP Book Showcase 6.6.4
RS WP Book Showcase 6.6.3
RS WP Book Showcase 6.6.2
RS WP Book Showcase 6.6.1
RS WP Book Showcase 6.6.0
RS WP Book Showcase 6.5.19
RS WP Book Showcase 6.5.18
RS WP Book Showcase 6.5.17
RS WP Book Showcase 6..5.16
RS WP Book Showcase 6.5.16
RS WP Book Showcase 6.1.16
RS WP Book Showcase 6.5.15
RS WP Book Showcase 6.5.14
RS WP Book Showcase 6.5.13
RS WP Book Showcase 6.5.12
RS WP Book Showcase 6.5.11
RS WP Book Showcase 6.5.10
RS WP Book Showcase 6.5.9
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RS WP Book Showcase 6.5.5
RS WP Book Showcase 6.5.4
RS WP Book Showcase 6.5.3
RS WP Book Showcase 6.5.2
RS WP Book Showcase 6.5.1
RS WP Book Showcase 6.5.0
RS WP Book Showcase 6.4.10
RS WP Book Showcase 6.4.9
RS WP Book Showcase 6.4.8
RS WP Book Showcase 6.4.7
RS WP Book Showcase 6.4.6
RS WP Book Showcase 6.4.5
RS WP Book Showcase 6.4.4
RS WP Book Showcase 6.4.3
RS WP Book Showcase 6.4.2
RS WP Book Showcase 6.4.1
RS WP Book Showcase 6.4.0
RS WP Book Showcase 6.3.9
RS WP Book Showcase 6.3.8
RS WP Book Showcase 6.3.7
RS WP Book Showcase 6.3.6
RS WP Book Showcase 6.3.5
RS WP Book Showcase 6.3.4
RS WP Book Showcase 6.3.3
RS WP Book Showcase 6.3.2
RS WP Book Showcase 6.3.1
RS WP Book Showcase 6.3.0
RS WP Book Showcase 6.2.10
RS WP Book Showcase 6.2.9
RS WP Book Showcase 6.2.8
RS WP Book Showcase 6.2.7
RS WP Book Showcase 6.2.6
RS WP Book Showcase 6.2.5
RS WP Book Showcase 6.2.4
202333 releases
RS WP Book Showcase 6.2.3
RS WP Book Showcase 6.2.2
RS WP Book Showcase 6.2.1
RS WP Book Showcase 6.2.0
RS WP Book Showcase 6.1.9
RS WP Book Showcase 6.1.8
RS WP Book Showcase 6.1.7
RS WP Book Showcase 6.1.6
RS WP Book Showcase 6.1.5
RS WP Book Showcase 6.1.4
RS WP Book Showcase 6.1.3
RS WP Book Showcase 6.1.2
RS WP Book Showcase 6.1.1
RS WP Book Showcase 6.1.0
RS WP Book Showcase 6.0.9
RS WP Book Showcase 6.0.8
RS WP Book Showcase 6.0.7
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RS WP Book Showcase 6.0.5
RS WP Book Showcase 6.0.4
RS WP Book Showcase 6.0.3
RS WP Book Showcase 6.0.2
RS WP Book Showcase 6.0.1
RS WP Book Showcase 6.0.0
RS WP Book Showcase 5.0.9
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RS WP Book Showcase 5.0.6
RS WP Book Showcase 5.0.5
RS WP Book Showcase 5.0.4
RS WP Book Showcase 5.0.3
RS WP Book Showcase 5.0.2
RS WP Book Showcase 5.0.1
Questions about RS WP Book Showcase’s releases
What is the latest version of RS WP Book Showcase?
6.7.72, released on Sep 9, 2026 (2 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 8.1 or later.
How often is RS WP Book Showcase updated?
20 releases in the last year, about one every 15 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from March 2023.
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