== Changelog ==

= 7.0.19 =

Release Date: May 29th, 2026

* [Fixed] Hardened custom field value deserialization to improve validation of serialized data handling.

= 7.0.18 =

Release Date: May 19th, 2026

* [Improved] The "Show edit columns" setting now also applies to the WP Admin Bar

= 7.0.17 =

Release Date: May 11th, 2026

* [Fixed] Material icons failing to render when CSS bundlers concatenated stylesheets due to a missing trailing semicolon after the `@layer` declaration in `acui.css`.

* [Updated] Axios updated to the latest version.

= 7.0.16 =

Release Date: April 17th, 2026

* [Fixed] Fixed a critical error on sites where the PHP mbstring extension is not available.

* [Fixed] Fixed a UI issue in the ACF field settings tab where inline scripts interfered with the page rendering.

= 7.0.15 =

Release Date: April 14th, 2026

* [Improved] Various improvements to ACF field setting support.

= 7.0.14 =

Release Date: March 31st, 2026

* [Added] ACF field settings tab to add fields as admin columns directly from the field group editor.

* [Added] Column editor now scrolls to the opened column when linked from ACF field settings.

* [Added] Word Count columns now support Before & After text to prepend or append custom text around the count.

* [Added] Custom field column settings now display the meta key for reference.

* [Added] ACF date save format option for custom field date columns.

* [Improved] File columns now group attachments by file type and display multiple filenames separated by commas.

* [Improved] Refreshed column settings sidebar with updated review and support panels.

* [Improved] Improved Before & After display options UI.

* [Fixed] Fixed the post link option not appearing for most property types in the Comment Post column.

* [Fixed] Fixed the post link option not appearing for most property types in the User First Post and Last Post columns.

* [Fixed] Fixed a potential error in user property columns when the display setting has not been saved yet.

* [Fixed] Fixed "Default" option duplicating in the primary column preference dropdown.

* [Fixed] Fixed template creation showing a success notification even when it failed.

* [Fixed] Fixed media custom field columns not supporting multiple file uploads.

= 7.0.12 =

Release Date: March 16th, 2026

* [Added] New "Auto Detect" option for the date save format setting.

* [Added] New "File Display" setting for file columns with filename and preview options.

* [Added] New `ac/init` action hook for accessing the DI container after plugin initialization.

* [Improved] The Title Only column on the Media list table now displays both the post title and the filename.

* [Improved] Before/After text settings now correctly apply to ID columns.

* [Fixed] Fixed dropdown menus closing unexpectedly when clicked.

* [Fixed] Fixed potential errors when displaying columns for deleted posts, users, or terms.

* [Fixed] Resolved errors and deprecation warnings when running on PHP 8.4.

= 7.0.11 =

Release Date: March 2nd, 2026

* [Added] Long value lists (e.g. taxonomies, relations) now show a "X more" toggle to keep columns concise.

* [Added] The Date Publish column now shows post status icons and displays scheduled/published timestamps in a tooltip.

* [Fixed] Ensure wp_date() is called with the correct UTC timezone.

* [Fixed] Fixed null dereference errors when post status or post type objects are unavailable.

* [Fixed] Fixed the Comment Date column showing an incorrect value.

* [Fixed] Fixed a SQL table alias conflict.

* [Improved] Columns no longer open during column reordering.

* [Improved] Improved performance of the list screen settings file decoder.

* [Improved] Applied output escaping across templates for better security hardening.

* [Deprecated] Deprecated the HTML::more() helper method.

= 7.0.10 =

Release Date: February 16th, 2026

* [Fixed] Fixed an error in the Yoast Primary Taxonomy column.

* [Improved] String limit setting added to Media Caption column

* [Improved] Deprecated the Admin Columns helper function 'ac_helper'.

* [Removed] Removed the hook ac/column/types/pro in favor of ac/column/types.

= 7.0.9 =

Release Date: February 4th, 2026

* [Fixed] Various code optimizations and minor improvements, including stricter type handling.

= 7.0.8 =

Release Date: February 2nd, 2026

* [Fixed] Resolved an issue where original WordPress default columns were stored incorrectly.

* [Fixed] Fixed an issue where images in custom field columns did not always display correctly, depending on how they were stored.

* [Added] Added a setting for image, media, post, and user custom fields to control the number of items displayed.

* [Improved] Renamed and reordered the date format settings for custom field column to make the stored date format clearer (with an improved tooltip).

= 7.0.7 =

Release Date: January 30th, 2026

* [Fixed] Fixed an error with the "Image Sizes" setting.

= 7.0.6 =

Release Date: January 28th, 2026

* [Fixed] Prevented a fatal error when retrieving the total items count if $wp_list_table is not a WP_List_Table instance.

* [Fixed] Fixed a WordPress VIP icon font issue.

* [Improved] Optimized performance and memory usage when retrieving table views.

* [Improved] The value rendering hook now also triggers when the value is empty.

= 7.0.5 =

Release Date: January 27th, 2026

* [Fixed] Errors affecting date columns from some third-party plugins.

* [Fixed] The `EditorColumns` URI was incorrectly added to the WP_Admin_Bar object which could cause an error.

* [Improved] FileStorage performance and optimization.

* [Improved] We added 'get_post_type' and 'get_meta_type' to the CustomFieldContext class.

= 7.0.4 =

Release Date: January 21st, 2026

* [Fixed] Default WordPress and third-party columns that no longer displayed values.

* [Fixed] File Storage updater now supports older file formats.

* [Fixed] Fixed PHP 8.4 deprecation messages.

* [Fixed] User link setting did not work correctly and linked to the wrong page

* [Updated] Context class for Hooks extended with method to retrieve all settings

* [Updated] Database update: fix for possible incorrect column 'name' properties

= 7.0.3 =

Release Date: January 16th, 2026

* [Fixed] Media Library in grid view would not load properly

* [Updated] Changed namespace for formatter from `AC\Setting\Formatter` to `AC\Formatter`

* [Updated] Changed namespace for context from `AC\Setting\Context` to `AC\Column\Context`

= 7.0.2 =

Release Date: January 14th, 2026

* [Fixed] Error on the Media table when Grid view is active

* [Fixed] Error in WPML string translations

= 7.0.1 =

Release Date: January 13th, 2026

[Deprecated] Added a deprecated function `get_singular_label()` to the AC\ListScreen class

[Deprecated] Added a deprecated function `set_text()` to the AC\Table\Button class

= 7.0.0 =

Release Date: January 12th, 2026

* [Important] Version numbering jumped ahead to 7.0 to align with the Pro version.

* [Breaking] Custom columns created for versions below 7.0 are no longer compatible and must be rewritten. (See upgrade path.)

* [Breaking] Many hooks have been renamed or modified to fit the new architecture and to prevent fatal errors.

* [Improved] Completely new design and interface for the settings pages.

= 4.7.18 =

Release Date: September 22nd, 2025

* [Improved] Prepared backward compatibility for upcoming 7.0 release

= 4.7.17 =

Release Date: August 27th, 2025

* [Fixed] Security fixes (Axios update)

= 4.7.16 =

Release Date: June 17th, 2025

* [Fixed] Cache optimization

= 4.7.15 =

Release Date: June 16th, 2025

* [Fixed] Better null check for options to prevent PHP 8.3 issues

* [Improved] Small UI changes in the admin view

= 4.7.14 =

Release Date: April 30th, 2025

* [Improved] Column values with modals can now contain extra links

= 4.7.13 =

Release Date: March 19th, 2025

* [Improved] Compacter display of the Value modal of the Images column

= 4.7.12 =

Release Date: March 12th, 2025

* [Fixed] Corruption issues affecting certain languages in the core.

= 4.7.11 =

Release Date: March 3rd, 2025

* [Updated] Axios library updates because of know security issues with older version

= 4.7.10 =

Release Date: January 7th, 2025

* [Fixed] Prevent conflicting classnames for generated column names

= 4.7.9 =

Release Date: November 5th, 2024

* [Improved] Better edit term link with taxonomy as parameter

= 4.7.8 =

Release Date: October 1st, 2024

* [Improved] WordPress tested up to 6.6.2

= 4.7.7 =

Release Date: June 10th, 2024

* [Fixed] Gravity Forms column no longer relies on namespace check

= 4.7.6 =

Release Date: June 4th, 2024

* [Fixed] Custom Field column with Post as Display value could give an error

= 4.7.5 =

Release Date: April 14th, 2024

* [Fixed] SVG Support in image columns

= 4.7.4 =

Release Date: March 4th, 2024

* [Fixed] The Custom Field column setting gave an error when using the text field hook

= 4.7.3 =

Release Date: February 6th, 2024

* [Improved] Better loading of available integrations

= 4.7.2 =

Release Date: January 16th, 2024

* [Fixed] Fatal error when Restoring the settings in the Settings tab

= 4.7.1 =

Release Date: January 9th, 2024

* [Fixed] When the edit columns button was disabled, a styled container was displayed

= 4.7 =

Release Date: December 6th, 2023

* [Improved] It is now possible to choose how dates are stored in the Custom Field column

* [Improved] Webp images are not recognized for the custom field column

* [Fixed] Fixed an issue where non-existing terms could cause an error on the column settings page

= 4.6.9 =

Release Date: October 2nd, 2023

* [Fixed] URLs for Terms in Taxonomy columns were incorrect

= 4.6.8 =

Release Date: September 19th, 2023

* [Improved] Taxonomy Helper fixes and improvements

= 4.6.7 =

Release Date: August 25th, 2023

* [Fixed] Error when adding the 'Last Modified Author' column

= 4.6.6 =

Release Date: August 21st, 2023

* [Improved] Give better feedback when the settings could not be saved because of missing database tables

* [Fixed] Error on the WPML string translation page

* [Fixed] Some custom columns could give a fatal error on the settings page

= 4.6.5 =

Release Date: August 15th, 2023

* [Added] New hook to disable Admin Columns for certain list tables `ac/list_screen/is_active`

* [Added] New hook to disable Admin Columns for certain list tables based on keys `ac/list_screen/key/is_active`

* [Improved] The Preview Column now also show a preview for video and audio files

* [Fixed] The hook `ac/post_types` works again to disable Admin Columns for specific post types

= 4.6.4 =

Release Date: May 25th, 2023

* [MLA] Media Library Assistant columns were not loaded correctly

= 4.6.3 =

Release Date: April 26th, 2023

* [Fixed] Fixed the array helper that could throw an error when an array contained an object

* [Fixed] Re-added deprecated register_group function to prevent fatal errors for third-party plugins

= 4.6.2 =

Release Date: April 25th, 2023

* [Improved] Minor changes

= 4.6.1 =

Release Date: February 22nd, 2023

* [Added] Integration for Media Library Assistant

= 4.6 =

Release Date: November 30th, 2022

* [Improved] Styling for dynamic select boxes is improved

* [Improved] The date column setting has some minor UI improvements

= 4.5.5 =

Release Date: October 17th, 2022

* [Fixed] DOMDocument will use `libxml_clear_errors` to clear any possible errors

* [Fixed] The `word_count` method will always return an `int`

* [Fixed] The column separator will always go through the filter: `ac/column/separator`

* [Fixed] The link to the user profile will only be visible for users than can access that particular profile page

* [Improved] Added the atrribute tag `ReturnTypeWillChange` to be compliant with PHP 8.x

= 4.5.4 =

Release Date: September 13th, 2022

* [Fixed] JS null checks that could lead to JS errors

* [Fixed] More PHP 8.1 compatibility fixes

= 4.5.3 =

Release Date: July 4th, 2022

* [Fixed] Suppress PHP 8.1 warnings

= 4.5.2 =

Release Date: June 14th, 2022

* [Added] It is now possible to select the Website display for User related columns

* [Added] New hook to disable the column value sanitation on the table `ac/column/value/sanitize`

= 4.5.1 =

Release Date: May 16th, 2022

* [Added] New Audio player column for Media list table

* [Fixed] Prevent fatal error, when removing a non-existent column set from a Local Storage repository

= 4.5 =

Release Date: March 22nd, 2022

* [Added] New Image column for the Media list table

* [Added] The Slug column is now also available for the Media list table

* [Improved] More thorough logic for the 'Restore Settings' option.

* [Improved] Refactor of the Setup Script that runs when the plugin is installed and activated for the first time

* [Improved] The Permalink column now also shows the (upcoming) permalinks for future and draft posts

= 4.4.6 =

Release Date: February 8th, 2022

* [Fixed] Tooltip arrows were always visible in the dom behind the admin toolbar

* [Removed] Support for the Ninja Forms integration is removed because of incompatibility with the new submission list table

= 4.4.5 =

Release Date: December 6th, 2021

* [Hotfix] The ReadOnly class is renamed because it gave a fatal error in PHP 8.1

= 4.4.4 =

Release Date: November 8th, 2021

* [Improved] UI Improvements

= 4.4.3 =

Release Date: October 26th, 2021

* [Improved] The Menu Order column has no restriction anymore

= 4.4.2 =

Release Date: October 12th, 2021

* [Fixed] The setting to hide the 'Edit Columns' button did not always store the settings

* [Improved] Do not force showing notices with the hidden classes

* [Added] JetEngine integration banner added

= 4.4.1 =

Release Date: September 28th, 2021

* [Improved] Small optimizations for the Add-on page

* [Improved] Give an idea of the available pro settings

= 4.4 =

Release Date: September 21st, 2021

* [Added] Complete restyling of the Admin interface

* [Fixed] Load a default column set when the preferred column set was restricted in the meantime

* [Fixed] Gravatar display option did not work anymore since the value sanitation

* [Fixed] Possible namespace clash in Admin class

= 4.3.2 =

Release Date: June 18th, 2021

* [Added] Added Media columns: Artist and Album

* [Fixed] Column date setting gave an error when the default date format was empty

= 4.3.1 =

Release Date: June 11th, 2021

* [Added] Gravity Forms integration banner added

* [Fixed] Changing the screen options on the column settings page is not persisted

* [Fixed] Fixed data formatted labels with sanitation

* [Fixed] The column value is now sanitized

= 4.3 =

Release Date: April 29th, 2021

* [Fixed] Graceful handle corrupt column settings in order to prevent a fatal error

* [Fixed] The date setting was not working correctly a second time you store a custom date format

* [Fixed] Graceful handle corrupt column settings in order to prevent a fatal error

* [Fixed] The column label in settings will now be sanitized

= 4.2.7 =

Release Date: February 8th, 2021

* [Fixed] Some settings were not saved correctly on the admin settings page

= 4.2.6 =

Release Date: February 3rd, 2021

* [Added] User Column: First and Last Post(type)

* [Improved] It's now possible to select a post status for the Post Count column (User)

= 4.2.5 =

Release Date: December 15th, 2020

* [Fixed] The updater could give a PHP warning when there were no updates

* [Fixed] Display a correct message when an integration is not installed

= 4.2.4 =

Release Date: December 9th, 2020

* [Fixed] WordPress 5.6 compatibility issues

= 4.2.3 =

Release Date: October 6th, 2020

* [Added] Title only column added to Media list table

* [Improved] Dashicons updates for icon picker in column settings

* [Improved] New icons for action column added

= 4.2.2 =

Release Date: September 9th, 2020

* [Fixed] Slug column now applies `urldecode()`

* [Fixed] Links to documentation pages are updated

= 4.2.1 =

Release Date: August 21st, 2020

* [Fixed] JS error on table pages

= 4.2 =

Release Date: August 18th, 2020

* [Added] New api function `ac_get_columns` to retrieve the available columns for Listscreen ID

* [Added] New api function `ac_get_column` to retrieve a single column from a Listscreen based on its ID

* [Added] Screen Option to show the Listscreen ID and Listscreen Name on the Column settings page

* [Fixed] Fixed User helper that gave some PHP warnings when using in the Author column

= 4.1.9 =

Release Date: July 28th, 2020

* [Updated] Column label translation support for WPML was updated for the latest version of WPML

= 4.1.8 =

Release Date: July 21st, 2020

* [Added] New columns for the Users table: Fullname, Author Slug and Username / Login.

* [Fixed] CSS conflict on overview pages where post type is 'Modal'

= 4.1.7 =

Release Date: June 9th, 2020

* [Improved] Better Table overview recognition to prevent wrong loaded list screens

* [Improved] The comments column on the users page will now link to the (filtered) comments table

* [Improved] The post count column on the users page now has the option to select all post types

* [Fixed] Renamed the user display option 'First and Last Name' to 'Full name'

* [Fixed] The comment count column for the users page will now only count 'approved' and 'pending' comments when selecting 'All comments'

= 4.1.6 =

Release Date: April 22nd, 2020

* [Improved] You can now display the column ID and Type by opening the screen options in top right

* [Improved] The meta column will now display a zero (when available) instead of a dash

* [Improved] Improved right-to-left (RTL) support

* [Improved] First time loading columns is faster

= 4.1.5 =

Release Date: April 17th, 2020

* [Fixed] Model auto close issue

= 4.1.4 =

Release Date: April 15th, 2020

* [Added] Javascript Improvements

= 4.1.3 =

Release Date: April 10th, 2020

* [Added] New media column: Download. For easy downloading of files.

= 4.1.2 =

Release Date: April 8th, 2020

* [Fixed] PHP5.6 error when loading the settings page from the menu

= 4.1.1 =

Release Date: April 7th, 2020

* [Added] Meta Box integration support

= 4.1.0 =

Release Date: March 30th, 2020

* [Improved] The column type selector now uses select2

* [Improved] The current `list screen ID` has been added to the URL when filtering a list table, making it easier to bookmark

* [Improved] Our buttons on the list table now have the same style and colors as the default WordPress buttons.

* [Added] Tooltips added to each feature of the custom field column

* [Updated] The `Admin` class has been refactored

* [Updated] The `ListScreenRepository` class has been refactored

= 4.0.3 =

Release Date: March 11th, 2020

* [Updated] Saving column settings for the first time could result in extra database records.

= 4.0.2 =

Release Date: February 26th, 2020

* [Updated] Fallback for wp_timezone when running WordPress < 5.3

* [Updated] Languages for core version updated

= 4.0.1 =

Release Date: February 18th, 2020

* [Fixed] Fatal error in Date helper that occurs in PHP 5.6

* [Improved] Re-added the hook `ac/column/custom_field/use_text_input` to use a text field for the custom field column setting

= 4.0.0 =

Release Date: February 3rd, 2020

* [Improved] Use wp_date for column value formatters instead of date_i18n

* [Improved] Set link type for Taxonomy Columns

* [Improved] It is not necessary anymore to load the overview page once in order to recognize the default columns

= 3.4.8 =

Release Date: November 19th, 2019

* [Updated] The minimum version required to run Admin Columns is now PHP 5.6.20

* [Improved] Adapted new WordPress interface styling

* [Improved] Updated Select2 to 4.0.12 to prevent non closing drop-downs

= 3.4.7 =

Release Date: August 26th, 2019

* [Added] Option to limit the amount of taxonomies that is shown in the column with show more button.

* [Improved] Changed WordPress Date Format link

* [Improved] Show more feature that is used in several columns

* [Improved] Update Select2 version that fixes multiple selections bug

= 3.4.6 =

Release Date: August 21st, 2019

* [Improved] Search the list of available custom fields in the drop down with Select2

* [Improved] Change the label for Custom Field column Excerpt to Text

* [Improved] Don't open column settings when column refreshes

* [Improved] Setting for adding a link to related comments display

= 3.4.5 =

Release Date: July 16th, 2019

* [Fixed] Javascript errors on admin pages for specific columns

* [Fixed] Removed flickering for Pro modal

* [Fixed] Styling issue on the WordPress Customize page

* [Fixed] Re-init tooltips when a column is reloaded or added

= 3.4.4 =

Release Date: May 20th, 2019

* [Fixed] Transient class fixed. Unchanged data did not update the timestamp resulting in invalidating the transient constantly

= 3.4.3 =

Release Date: May 10th, 2019

* [Fixed] IE11 bug when adding new columns

= 3.4.2 =

Release Date: March 26th, 2019

* [Improved] Prevent possible warning in User Registered column

* [Improved] Give feedback on settings page when something went wrong

* [Improved] Setting for link Media item to download or view

= 3.4.1 =

Release Date: February 18th, 2019

* [Improved] Minor improvements in banners, missing links, etc

= 3.4 =

Release Date: January 23rd, 2019

* [Fixed] Width setting Javascript errors

* [Fixed] Show icons for Action column works again

* [Improved] Show icon labels in the Screen Options menu when necessary

= 3.3.1 =

Release Date: November 7th, 2018

* [Improved] Better external image support for Custom Field column

= 3.3 =

Release Date: October 31st, 2018

* [Improved] Extra display for Path column to show the local path of a file

= 3.2.7 =

Release Date: September 25th, 2018

* [Fixed] jQuery noConflict fixes for column settings page

* [Improved] Post title column is now always available

* [Improved] Disable autoloading for ACP options

= 3.2.6 =

Release Date: August 21th, 2018

* [Improved] Set Admin Columns Capability on role instead of User

= 3.2.5 =

Release Date: August 15th, 2018

* [Added] New JS API for column settings page. (Accessible through AC.Form)

* [Improved] Exclude system files in Autoloader

= 3.2.4 =

Release Date: July 11th, 2018

* [Fixed] Improved performance for ac_quickedit_events()

= 3.2.3 =

Release Date: June 26th, 2018

* [Fixed] ThidParty classes are now using correct camelcasing

= 3.2.2 =

Release Date: June 26th, 2018

* [Fixed] Fixed possible fatal error when running update.

= 3.2.1 =

Release Date: June 26th, 2018

* [Fixed] Assets did not load correctly. Upgrade script fix.

= 3.2 =

Release Date: June 25th, 2018

* [Removed] Support for PHP 5.2. The minimum version required to run Admin Columns is now PHP 5.3+.

* [Removed] Deprecated functions (before 3.0) will be removed after 12 months.

= 3.1.10 =

Release Date: May 1st, 2018

* [Fixed] Removed wrongly placed promotional modal

= 3.1.9 =

Release Date: May 1st, 2018

* [Added] Added promotional features to the Custom Field column

= 3.1.8 =

Release Date: April 30th, 2018

* [Improved] Styling for dismissable notice (wrong placed dismiss button)

* [Improved] Changed Full Path Label to Path

= 3.1.7 =

Release Date: March 30th, 2018

* [Fixed] Possible catchable fatal error for Author column fixed

* [Improved] Logic for File Size column for media improved

= 3.1.6 =

Release Date: March 21st, 2018

* [Improved] It's now possible to reset the Admin Columns capability by reactivating the plugin

= 3.1.5 =

Release Date: March 13th, 2018

* [Improved] Minor improvements and PHP warning fixes

= 3.1.4 =

Release Date: February 6th, 2018

[Removed] Removed 'acp/column_types' action

[Fixed] Small typo in help text

[Update] Updated languages from wordpress.org

= 3.1.3 =

Release Date: January 30th, 2018

* [Fixed] Added protected AC_ListScreen::get_object_by_id with deprecated message

= 3.1.1 =

Release Date: January 29th, 2018

* [Fixed] Fixed fatal error for custom taxonomy columns

= 3.1 =

Release Date: January 29th, 2018

* [Improved] Admin Columns Capability is now always set

* [Improved] Database update message is only visible for administartors

* [Improved] Links starting with # are now marked as internal

* [Removed] Removed support for the Link/Bookmark list table

* [Added] Added date time settings for columns that use dates

= 3.0.7 =

Release Date: December 12th, 2017

* [Added] New setting for content fields: String limit (Limit on words or characters)

* [Improved] Merged the roles column into the author column

* [Improved] Added Before/After fields for the following columns: Content, Excerpt, User Description

* [Improved] Removed deprecated Welcome page

* [Improved] Removed deprecated Upgrade page

= 3.0.6 =

Release Date: November 22nd, 2017

* [Fixed] Removed unused classes and methods

= 3.0.5 =

Release Date: November 9th, 2017

* [Added] Events Calendar integration add-on is now available from the add-ons tab

* [Added] Added before/after fields for ID column

* [Changed] Changed Ajax value interface

* [Fixed] Fixed php warning on count() for php 7.2

* [Improved] Column interface for post relations

* [Improved] Attachment count column combined with Attachment column

* [Improved] Pro banner

* [Improved] Published date shows when a post is not published

* [Improved] Custom field keys for users are now grouped by site option

* [Improved] Added the AC_Plugin class as a more DRY approach to asking meta data about a plugin

* [Improved] Redone the way user preferences are stored. Less records and better compatible with Multisite.

* [Improved] Added the option to write database updates and apply them on a new version

* [Improved] Empty character is just a method now instead of getter/setter with a filter

* [Improved] Added AC_Services class to register services to a column on the fly (DI approach)

* [Improved] Custom fields for users are now grouped per network site

= 3.0.4 =

Release Date: August 17, 2017

* [Improved] Attachment column: you can now limit the number of items being displayed

* [Improved] Only apply before/after when the value is not empty

* [Improved] EXIF Data now have added before and after fields

* [Improved] Renamed Alt column to Alternative Text

* [Improved] Renamed Before More Tag column to More Tag

* [Improved] Renamed Comment Status column to Allow Comments

* [Improved] Renamed Title without actions column to Title Only

* [Improved] Available Sizes column for media now has the option to include missing file sizes

* [Improved] Added Orientation and Keywords to EXIF data column

* [Improved] Added a tooltip to the actions column

* [Improved] Date Published column now shows a status icon when the post has not yet been published

* [Improved] Post Formats column now has the option to show an icons

* [Improved] Author column can now display the role(s) of the author

* [Improved] Added many helper methods to ac_helper()

* [Removed] Removed the "Attached to Post" column. The column has been replaced by the "Uploaded to" column in WordPress 4.0

* [Fixed] Time difference option in the date column now uses the correct GMT offset

= 3.0.3 =

Release Date: July 26th, 2017

* [Fixed] Show the type instead of an empty label in the edit columns screen

* [Fixed] Image URLs are supported again for the Custom Field column

* [Fixed] Column with a date setting did not always store it's value date format correctly

* [Improved] Post Status column can now also be displayed as an icon

* [Improved] Use multibyte function to trim strings for showing a maximum character count

* [Improved] Excerpt column now displays a text icon when the excerpt is generated from it's content

* [Added] Added a helper to display star ratings

= 3.0.2 =

Release Date: July 3rd, 2017

* [Fixed] No columns were shown when you saved your columns without visiting the overview page first

* [Improved] Character limit now strips tags before trimming

* [Improved] Translations for the core are now fetched from Glotpress

= 3.0.1 =

Release Date: June 12th, 2017

* [Improved] Clicking the toggle icons in the header of the column settings won't open the column settings anymore

* [Added] The Last Modified Author and Last Modified Date columns are now available for the Media overview

* [Improved] Fallback for the autoloader to work with lowercase files

* [Improved] User Nicename available as an option for User display

* [Fixed] Media Path now shows correct http protocol

= 3.0 =

Release Date: May 3rd, 2017

* [Refactor] Complete refactor of core code. Please read [Upgrading from v3 to v4](https://www.admincolumns.com/documentation/faq/upgrading-from-v3-to-v4/)

* [Improved] Column will now have a default empty value (dash character)

* [Improved] A column can now use an ajax callback for displaying it's contents (with AC_Column_AjaxValue interface)

* [Improved] Updated the User Interface

* [Improved] Using dashicons instead of image icons

* [Improved] Action column now always is the primary column

* [Improved] Heading structure in Admin is now correct

* [Improved] Page Template column supports post types (since WP 4.7)

* [Improved] Improved Custom Field column types

* [Added] New user column added: Author name

* [Added] New user column added: Show Toolbar

* [Added] New column for shortlink added

* [Added] Filter for suppressing admin notices

* [Added] New helpers added for array, date, formfield, icon, image, post, string ,taxonomy and user. Helpers can be accessed by using 'ac_helper()->array()'' etc

* [Added] Filter for enabling a 'clear all columns' button to the setting page. 'ac/settings/enable_clear_columns_button'

* [Added] New method for singleton for Admin Columns main class. 'ac()'

* [Fixed] Comment Response column is no longer displayed in the table when viewing "Comments On".

* [Fixed] Post Roles columns works again

= 2.5.6.4 =

Release Date: November 24th, 2016

* [Update] Updated promo banner

= 2.5.6.3 =

Release Date: July 6th, 2016

* [Added] Filter for suppressing admin notices, use: `add_filter( 'cac/suppress_site_wide_notices', '__return_true' )`

* [Fixed] Only enable our plugin for taxonomies that are available in the admin

= 2.5.6.2 =

Release Date: April 29th, 2016

* [Fixed] Hotfix cleanup.

= 2.5.6.1 =

Release Date: April 29th, 2016

* [Fixed] Hotfix. Version 2.5.6 did not display the stored column settings, which has been hotfixed.

= 2.5.6 =

Release Date: April 29th, 2016

* [Fixed] Row actions are now only added to the first column when the primary column isn't available

* [Fixed] The true/false field option for the Custom Field column will display a cross icon when the value is empty or zero

= 2.5.5 =

Release Date: April 7th, 2016

* [Improved] Columns with empty values will now display a dash symbol

* [Fixed] Excerpt column: The label "Excerpt from content" will now only display when the post has content

= 2.5.4.1 =

Release Date: March 29th, 2016

* [Fixed] Columns can be marked as original, in case the default has been replaced by an ac-column

= 2.5.4 =

Release Date: March 29th, 2016

* [Fixed] Edit columns button will be positioned correctly on the Trash page

* [Fixed] Obsolete images have been removed

* [Fixed] Roles names column will display the available translation

* [Fixed] Content type label (next to store settings) is displayed correctly when translations are loaded

* [Fixed] After using quick edit the column values will be populated correctly again

* [Fixed] WPML will correctly display it's "+" icons again. Make sure to add/remove the column.

* [Improved Messages on the settings screen (when using restore columns) are now displayed directly above the columns

* [Improved] Excerpt column will now display a label "excerpt from content" when the actual excerpt field is empty

* [Added] New filter 'cac/get_posts/post_status' has been added to change post_status when using `CPAC_Storage_model::get_posts()``

= 2.5.3 =

Release Date: March 18th, 2016

* [Fixed] Fixes an issue with some 3rd party column not being visible

= 2.5.2 =

Release Date: March 16th, 2016

* [Fixed] Fixes an issue where some of the WordPress default columns did not display correctly

= 2.5.1 =

Release Date: March 16th, 2016

* [Fixed] Column settings are displayed correctly now

= 2.5 =

Release Date: March 16th, 2016

* [Updated] The main menu has been replaced with a single dropdown menu

* [Updated] Support for 3rd party columns from other themes or plugins has been greatly improved

* [Added] Added a new column: Comment status

* [Added] The width of default columns are now displayed

* [Improved] Improved JS loading

* [Improved] Replaced FamFam icons with dashicons

* [Improved] Column groups now uses full text strings

* [Fixed] Media actions columns no longer throws an error when the list table is not found

* [Fixed] Height and width columns for media will be appended with 'px'

* [Fixed] Most zero values will now be displayed as a dash

* [Fixed] Estimate time reading column will no longer display leading zero's on seconds

* [Fixed] Shortcodes column now display each shortcode name used once, with a counter

* [Fixed] Columns with an imagesize selection setting will have the a default option selected

* [Removed] Removed loading columns through 'load-edit.php' filter

* [Added] Column settings are now stored without the need to refresh the page (through ajax)

* [Added] You can disable the columns delete confirmation through this filter `ac/delete_confirmation`

* [Improved] The width of default columns (e.g. date and author) are now displayed

* [Improved] bbPress columns are loaded correctly

* [Updated] All languages files have been updated from [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/codepress/admin-columns)

*

* [Developer notes]

* [Refactor] CPAC now is a singleton class

* [Refactor] Storage model has been refactored but should stay backwards compatible when extending

* [Refactor] CPAC_Column $storage_model variable has become private. Use CAPC_Column::get_storage_model() method.

* [Refactor] Storagemodel can now be extended to have column layouts/sets

* [Refactor:added] CPAC_Column::is_default() method added

* [Refactor:added] CPAC_Column::is_registered() method added

* [Refactor:added] CPAC_Column::get_empty_char() method added

* [Refactor:added] CPAC_Column_Storagemodel::get_column_types() method added

* [Refactor:added] CPAC_Column_Storagemodel::get_default_colummn_types() method added

* [Refactor:added] CPAC_Column_Storagemodel::get_column_type() method added

* [Refactor:added] CPAC_Column_Storagemodel::create_column() method added

* [Refactor:added] CPAC_Column_Storagemodel::flush_columns() method added

* [Refactor:added] CPAC_Column_Storagemodel::get_restore_link() method added

* [Refactor:changed] CPAC_Column_Storagemodel::get_columns()

* [Refactor:removed] CPAC_Column_Storagemodel::get_default_registered_columns() method removed

* [Refactor:removed] CPAC_Column_Storagemodel::get_custom_registered_columns() method removed

* [Refactor:removed] CPAC_Column_Storagemodel::set_stored_columns() method removed

* [Refactor:removed] CPAC_Column_Storagemodel::get_grouped_column_types() method removed

* [Refactor:removed] CPAC_Column_Storagemodel::set_columns() method removed

* [Refactor:removed] CPAC_Column_Storagemodel::set_stored_columns() method removed

= 2.4.10 =

Release Date: February 9th, 2016

* [Fixed] Data:image sources for images are supported in labels

* [Fixed] Cloned columns no longer has the wrong options when stored

* [Added] Added an extra update button to the bottom of the settings page

* [Fixed] Created deprecated function for is_columns_screen()

* [Fixed] The method get_current_storage_model returns the first occurrence instead of running the entire array of storage modals

* [Fixed] The storage_model object should have the init_manage_columns method to properly load the columns heading and values

* [Fixed] The storage_model object can now be used within sub pages

= 2.4.9 =

Release Date: Januari 21th, 2016

* [Added] Display format Url added to Custom Fields

* [Added] Allow the use of before and after fields for all columns. Use `add_filter( 'cac/column/properties/use_before_after', '__return_true' )`.

* [Fixed] Removed Field Groups from post types

* [Fixed] Removed additional avatars from the comments view

* [Added] Added the option to replace the Custom Field select menu with a text input. Use `add_filter( 'cac/column/meta/use_text_input', '__return_true' )`.

= 2.4.8 =

Release Date: November 26th, 2016

* [Updated] Hidden custom fields are now grouped as "Hidden" in the dropdown list

* [Updated] Minor performance improvements

* [Fixed] New Yoast plugin compatibility

= 2.4.7 =