FooBox Changelog

Version: 2.7.38
Tested Up To: 6.9

2.7.38

  • Updated 15 Sept 2025
  • ImprovedUpdated the settings page - moved promos and rate widget under Thanks tab (free only)
  • ImprovedFreemius SDK update 2.12.2

2.7.37

  • Updated 14 Sept 2025
  • NewAdded setting and admin notice for "Default Image Link", which allows users to set the default link for images that do not have a link set.

2.7.36

  • Updated 08 Aug 2025
  • ImprovedUpdated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.5.3
  • ImprovedFreemius SDK update 2.12.1
  • FixedFixed bug where lightbox buttons were showing as non crawable in lighthouse.
  • FixedFixed bug with fatal PHP warning with Fotomoto integration.

2.7.35

  • Updated 03 July 2025
  • ImprovedUpdated the social sharing - removed unsupported networks, updated networks to use their latest icons eg. X.com instead of Twitter.com
  • ImprovedUpdated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.5.2
  • ImprovedFreemius SDK update 2.12.0
  • FixedFixed bug where double escaped HTML was not being parsed correctly.

2.7.34

  • Updated 27 Jan 2025
  • ImprovedFreemius SDK update 2.11.0
  • FixedFixed bug where custom JS from settings was being double escaped.

2.7.33

  • Updated 10 Nov 2024
  • ImprovedFreemius SDK update 2.9.0

2.7.32

  • Updated 4 Aug 2024
  • ImprovedFreemius SDK update 2.7.3
  • ImprovedUpdated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.4.13
  • FixedFixed parsing of HTML captions, so that it strips harmful scripts.
  • FixedFixed Fotomoto Integration which was not working.
  • FixedFixed escaping of custom JS settings.

2.7.29

  • Updated 1 June 2024
  • FixedFixed PHP error on admin settings page

2.7.30

  • Updated 8 July 2024
  • FixedFixed Fotomoto Integration not working.
  • FixedFixed escaping of custom JS settings.

2.7.29

  • Updated 1 June 2024
  • FixedFixed PHP error on admin settings page

2.7.28

  • Update 4 May 2024
  • ImprovedFreemius SDK update 2.7.2
  • Fixedenhanced sanitization for settings.

2.7.27

  • Updated 1 July 2023
  • ImprovedFreemius SDK to 2.5.10

2.7.26

  • Updated 10 April 2023
  • ImprovedFreemius SDK to 2.5.6

2.7.25

  • Updated 01 March 2023
  • ImprovedFreemius SDK to 2.5.3
  • ImprovedUpdated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.4.13

2.7.24

  • Updated 03 March 2022
  • FixedSecurity fix in wp-admin
  • ImprovedFreemius SDK to 2.4.3

2.7.22

  • Updated 15 Jan 2022
  • Fixedfixed Pinterest sharing not working in some cases.

2.7.20

  • Updated 5 Sep 2021
  • Fixedfixed REL Grouping not being output if set to "foobox"

2.7.20

  • Updated 08/09/2021
  • ImprovedFreemius SDK (develop)
  • Fixedfixed conflict with PHP 8 and Russian translation (within Freemius SDK)
  • Newadded "REL Grouping" setting under Advanced to be able to change the grouping of images using the rel attribute
  • Newadded "Custom Excludes" setting under Advanced to add custom excludes so that FooBox does not bind to certain elements
  • Newadded "Specific CSS classes" setting under General to allow specifying custom selectors that FooBox can bind to

2.7.19

  • Updated 27/12/2020
  • Newadded compatibility with Elementor custom captions
  • Newadded compatibility with WP Rocket to always exclude FooBox inline script to avoid javascript errors
  • ImprovedUpdated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.4.6
  • Fixedcheck for null title when sharing to networks

2.7.17

  • Updated 19/12/2020
  • Fixedfix for loader appearing after the modal is closed in come instances
  • Fixedadditional jQuery 3+ compatibility - removed all deprecation warnings
  • ImprovedUpdated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.4.5

2.7.16

  • Updated 01/12/2020
  • Fixedfixed settings page CSS due to conflict with some themes
  • FixedUpdated deprecated jQuery warnings in prep for WP 5.6
  • ImprovedUpdated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.4.4
  • ImprovedFreemius SDK 2.4.1

2.7.15

  • Updated 20/10/2020
  • Update getting started page to include a CTA to open FooBox demo
  • Added new setting to force the FooBox trial notice admin banner to never show
  • Updated settings page with ratings CTA and included details of other plugins
  • FixedChanged social sharing tab ID to avoid conflict with other plugins

2.7.14

  • Updated 20/08/2020
  • Fixedfixed bug where FooBox was ignoring FooGallery filters
  • ImprovedUpdated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.4.2

2.7.13

  • Updated 06/08/2020
  • NewSpeed improvements (replaced font with SVG images)
  • NewDropped support for IE7
  • ImprovedFreemius SDK 2.4.0.1
  • ImprovedUpdated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.4.0

2.7.11

  • Fixedfix for Fotomoto integration
  • ImprovedFreemius SDK 2.3.2
  • ImprovedUpdated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS

2.7.8

  • FixedFixed share on pinterest when using bitly
  • Fixedturned off font preload by default
  • Fixedscrollbar bug in iOS13
  • ImprovedUpdated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS

2.7.7

  • FixedMajor bug with lightbox not opening in v2.7.6. Please update!
  • FixedSlideshow was stopping after the Lightbox is closed
  • ImprovedUpdated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS

2.7.6

  • ImprovedUpdated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS

2.7.5

  • FixedFixed admin bug with certain galleries
  • ImprovedUpdated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS

2.7.3

  • FixedFixed get_blog_list error
  • ImprovedFreemius SDK 2.3.0

2.7.1

  • FixedFixed swipe issues in Chrome
  • ImprovedUpdated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS

2.7.0

  • NewReworked how FooBox loads, to work better with optimization plugins (Autoptimize / WP Rocket)
  • RemovedRemoved support for Google+ in social sharing
  • ImprovedUpdated to handle Chrome's new allow attribute in videos
  • ImprovedUpdated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS

2.6.5

  • NewAdded support for SVG images
  • NewAdded support for WebP images
  • FixedFixed scroll blocking violation warnings in dev tools
  • ImprovedUpdated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS

2.6.4

  • IMPORTANT : Please update to address a security vulnerability.
  • FixedSecurity vulnerability
  • FixedIncluded font-display for improved pagespeed score
  • ImprovedFreemius SDK 2.2.4

2.6.3

  • Added support for loading FooGallery galleries within a FooBox
  • Fixed layout bugs with certain notched iPhones
  • Updated to latest client JS & CSS fixing a few bugs
  • Updated to latest Freemius SDK 2.2.3

2.6.0

  • Added support for the Gutenberg gallery and image blocks
  • Updated to latest Freemius SDK 2.1.1
  • Fixed bug with horizontal scrollbar
  • Fixed bug with paging + filtering in FooGallery
  • Forced Youtube videos to open using youtube-nocookie.com
  • Updated to latest client JS & CSS fixing a few bugs

2.5.3

  • Updated to latest Freemius SDK 2.0.1

2.5.2

  • Updated to latest client JS & CSS fixing a few bugs
  • Removed deprecated functions for PHP 7.2 compatibility
  • Updated to latest Freemius SDK 1.2.4

2.5.1

  • Dropped support for IE7 and IE8 (removing CSS validation errors)
  • Updated to latest client JS & CSS fixing a few bugs

2.5.0

  • Added new setting to exclude FooBox assets by default
  • Added metabox on all public post types to include/exclude FooBox assets
  • Major version bump to avoid confusion with FooBox PRO 2.4.0.0

1.2.34

  • Fixedlightbox was not working with FooGallery paging
  • Updated to latest client CSS
  • Updated to latest Freemius SDK 1.2.1.10
  • Removed FooGallery admin notices

1.2.27

  • Fixeddefault caption state was disabled when no settings were saved.
  • Updated to latest Freemius SDK 1.2.1.7.1

1.2.26

  • Fixeddisappearing captions. Renamed "Show Captions" setting to "Hide Captions" and default to disabled.

1.2.25

  • Added setting to disable captions
  • Added setting to change image counter text

1.2.24

  • Added better browser support for defer javascript loading added in 1.2.23

1.2.23

  • Added support for plugins that defer javascript loading, e.g. AutOptimize

1.2.22

  • Updated to latest JS and CSS fixing multiple issues and bugs

1.1.11

  • Updated to latest JS and CSS fixing some bugs
  • Updated to latest Freemius 1.2.1.5 SDK
  • Free trial for PRO now included in getting started page

1.1.10

  • Fix deactivation issue when PRO is activated

1.1.9

  • New setting for dropping IE7 support (for valid CSS)
  • Fix for when multiple jQuery versions loaded on page!
  • Fix for not including scripts for setting 'disable other lightboxes'

1.1.8

  • IMPORTANT : clear your site cache when updating - if you use a caching plugin.
  • Added clear cache message to getting started page
  • Removed duplicate settings page
  • Updated opt-in message
  • Fixedloosing scroll position when scrollbars are hidden

1.1.7

  • Integrated Freemius tracking and upgrade system
  • Moved FooBox into top-level menu item
  • Complete overhaul of Getting Started page, including demo
  • Updated to use latest FooBox JS and CSS

1.0.14

  • Hide foo admin notice on mobile devices
  • More CSS tweaks for admin on smaller screen sizes

1.0.13

  • Updated settings page to be responsive
  • Tested with WP 4.6

1.0.12

  • Updated to use latest FooBox JS and CSS
  • Removed discount for FooBox PRO

1.0.11

  • Updated to use latest FooBox JS and CSS
  • Updated settings to include demo tab
  • Updated admin screens be responsive on phones

1.0.10

  • Updated to use latest FooBox JS fixing few bugs
  • Smarter admin warnings when using with FooGallery

1.0.9

  • Updated to use latest FooBox JS fixing few bugs
  • Reorder selectors so FooGallery can take preference in some cases

1.0.8

  • Updated to use latest FooBox JS
  • Added new Getting Started landing page on activation
  • Added support for wp.org language packs
  • Better FooGallery integration

1.0.7

  • Updated to latest version of javascript and CSS files
  • Plays better with FooBox PRO now

1.0.6

  • Fixed navbar issues in Chrome on IOS

1.0.5

  • Fixed very minor vulnerability with add_query_arg function used in admin plugins page

1.0.4

  • Improved FooGallery support
  • Added keyboard navigation support!
  • 50% offer included for PRO version

1.0.3

  • Added FooGallery support
  • Added .nolightbox to exclusions
  • Added .pot translation file
  • Added Bottomless design banner to "FooBot Says..." tab

1.0.2.1

  • Fixed jQuery dependency issue with themes that do not load jQuery by default

1.0.2

  • Added setting "Show Captions On Hover"
  • Added "FooBot Says..." tab on settings page

1.0.1

  • first version!