Facebook for WooCommerce

Changelog

2.6.9 – 2022-01-14

• Fix – Replace is_ajax with wp_doing_ajax
• Tweak – Update contributor guidelines
• Tweak – WC 6.1 compatibility

2.6.8 – 2021-12-21

• Fix – Bump template from 1.0.4 to 1.0.5. #2115
• Fix – Fix empty “value” for variable products. #1784
• Tweak – WC 6.0 compatibility.
• Tweak – WP 5.9 compatibility.

2.6.7 – 2021-11-04

• Fix – Parameter overloading error for PHP70 #2112

2.6.6 – 2021-11-03

• New – Memory improved feed generation process. #2099
• New – Add compatibility with the WooCommerce checkout block. #2095
• New – Track batched feed generation time in the tracker snapshots. #2104
• New – Track usage of the new style feed generator in the tracker snapshots. #2103
• New – Hide headers in logs for better visibility. #2093
• Dev – Update composer dependencies. #2090
• New – Add no synchronization reason to the product edit screen in the Facebook meta box. #1937
• Fix – Use published variations only for the default variation. #2091

2.6.5 – 2021-09-16

• Fix – Incorrect is_readable() usage when loading Integration classes.
• Tweak – WC 5.7 compatibility.
• Tweak – WP 5.8 compatibility.

2.6.4 – 2021-08-31

• Fix – Correct the version string in the plugin file to remove -dev

2.6.3 – 2021-08-31

• Fix – Include missing assets from previous build.

2.6.2 – 2021-08-31

• Fix – Update the Facebook Marketing API to version 11

2.6.1 – 2021-06-28

• Dev – Add facebook_for_woocommerce_allow_full_batch_api_sync filter to allow opt-out full batch API sync, to avoid possible performance issues on large sites

2.6.0 – 2021-06-10

• Fix – Add cron heartbeat and use to offload feed generation from init / admin_init (performance) #1953
• Fix – Clean up background sync options (performance) #1962
• Dev – Add tracker props to understand usage of feed-based sync and other FB business config options #1972
• Dev – Configure release tooling to auto-update version numbers in code #1982
• Dev – Refactor code responsible for validating whether a product should be synced to FB into one place #19333

2.5.1 – 2021-05-28

• Fix – Reinstate reset and delete functions in Facebook metabox on Edit product admin screen

2.5.0 – 2021-05-19

• New – Option to allow larger sites to opt-out of feed generation (product sync) job
• New – Log connection errors to allow easier troubleshooting
• Fix – Reduce default feed generation (product sync) interval to once per day to reduce overhead
• Fix – Trigger feed (product sync) job from to admin_init to reduce impact on front-end requests
• Fix – Ensure variable product attribute values containing comma (,) sync correctly
• Fix – Use existing / current tab for connection Get Started button
• Dev – Require PHP version 7.0 or newer
• Dev – Adopt Composer autoloader to avoid manually requireing PHP class files
• Dev – Adopt WooRelease release tool for deploying releases
• Dev – Use wp-scripts to build assets
• Dev – Add phpcs tooling to help standardise PHP code style
• Dev – Add JobRegistry engine for managing periodic background batch jobs

2021.04.29 – version 2.4.1

• Fix – PHP<7.1 incompatible code for Google Taxonomy Setting in products.

2021.04.23 – version 2.4.0

• Tweak – Add an initial performance debug mode to measure resource usage in some areas
• Tweak – Add 3 usage tracking properties: “is-connected”, “product-sync-enabled”, “messenger-enabled”
• Fix – High memory usage when starting full catalog sync
• Fix – High memory usage of Google Product Category data
• Fix – Fatal error for product categories with missing attributes
• Fix – Connection data is now correctly cleared when using the “Disconnect” button
• Fix – Error modals when setting default exclude categories in Product sync now work correctly

2021.03.31 – version 2.3.5

• Fix – critical issue for pre 5.0.0 WC sites

2021.03.30 – version 2.3.4

• Feature – Add connection state to WooCommerce Usage Tracking.
• Feature – Register WooCommerce Navigation items.
• Fix – Disable product sync on 2.3.3 update ( temporary fix ).
• Fix – Add default placeholder for products with no image set.
• Fix – Undefined array key error for products without ‘Product image’ set.
• Dev – PHP Deprecated: Non-static method should not be called statically.

2021.03.22 – version 2.3.3

• Fix – WooCommerce variation attribute sync not matching Enhanced Catalog attributes.
• Fix – Enable display names to be used for variant attribute values.
• Fix – Performance, do not auto-load Google Categories option.
• Fix – Logs being recorded even with debug option disabled.

2021.03.02 – version 2.3.2

• Tweak – Bump Facebook Marketing API version to 9.0

2021.02.23 – version 2.3.1

• Fix – Fix errors when product set is empty
• Fix – Ensure that events have an action_source

2021.02.16 – version 2.3.0

• Feature – Add ability to create and assign products to Facebook product sets
• Feature – Add support for Facebook App store flow
• Tweak – Ask merchants to delete products when changing from sync to not sync state
• Tweak – Remove business_management permission from login scopes
• Tweak – Store parameters for Commerce merchant settings ID and Instagram business ID
• Fix – Fix Products::get_google_product_category_id_from_highest_category() to handle WP_Error
• Fix – Fix random HELLO appearing in the category settings
• Fix – Make sure that list of strings params are now converted to actual arrays. Fixes an issue with the use of the additional_features parameter

2020.11.19 – version 2.2.0

• Feature – Add an Advertise tab in the Facebook settings page to manage Facebook ads from within WooCommerce
• Tweak – Move the Facebook settings page into the Marketing menu item (WooCommerce 4.0+)
• Fix – Move the filter facebook_for_woocommerce_integration_pixel_enabled initialization to avoid possible uncaught JavaScript errors in front end
• Fix – Update field name and format for additional_variant_attribute to resolve Facebook catalog sync for variable products.

2020.11.04 – version 2.1.4

• Fix – Ensure product variant attributes are correctly handled when checking for enhanced attribute values.

2020.10.29 – version 2.1.3

• Fix – Prevent error triggered while trying to refund orders

2020.10.28 – version 2.1.2

• Tweak – Default variation selection will be synced to Facebook if the default product variation is already synced
• Fix – Trigger a pixel Search event for product search requests with a single result (works for logged in users or visitors with an active WooCommerce session)
• Fix – Prevent a JavaScript error on the Add New Product page when Facebook for WooCommerce is not connected to Facebook

2020.10.27 – version 2.1.1

• Fix – Adjust code syntax that may have issued errors in installations running PHP lower than 7.3

2020.10.26 – version 2.1.0

• Feature – Set Google category at the shop level for the Facebook catalog sync (on the product sync tab).
• Feature – Set Google category for the Facebook catalog sync at the WooCommerce category level.
• Feature – Set Google category for the Facebook catalog sync at the product level.
• Feature – Set Enhanced Catalog category specific fields for the Facebook catalog sync at the WooCommerce category level.
• Feature – Set Enhanced Catalog category specific fields for the Facebook catalog sync at the product level.

2020.10.12 – version 2.0.5

• Tweak – Update product availability when stock changes in the store
• Fix – Don’t prevent variation products from being updated when they’re set to not sync with Facebook but have their categories excluded from syncing
• Fix – Prevent an error during the feed generation when variable products are still using deleted terms

2020.10.08 – version 2.0.4

• Fix – Fix SQL errors triggered while trying to remove duplicate visibility meta entries from postmeta table

2020.10.02 – version 2.0.3

• Tweak – Pixel events now can include advanced matching information
• Fix – Send contents parameter for ViewContent event using the correct format
• Fix – Remove duplicate visibility meta entries from postmeta table

2020.09.25 – version 2.0.2

• Tweak – Allow simple and variable products with zero/empty price to sync to Facebook
• Tweak – Use the bundle price for Product Bundles products with individually priced items
• Fix – Update connection parameters to use an array to pass the Messenger domain
• Fix – Ensure out-of-stock products are marked as such in Facebook when the feed file replacement is run
• Fix – Address a potential error when connecting from a site whose title contains special characters

2020.08.17 – version 2.0.1

• Fix – Ensure the configured business name is never empty when connecting to Facebook

2020.07.30 – version 2.0.0

• Tweak – Show Facebook options for virtual products and variations
• Tweak – Hide “Sync and show” option for virtual products and variations
• Tweak – On upgrade, automatically set sync-enabled and visible virtual products and virtual variations to Sync and hide
• Tweak – Allow to bulk enable sync for virtual products, but automatically set them to Sync and hide
• Fix – Use the plugin version instead of a timestamp as the version number for enqueued scripts and stylesheets
• Fix – Use the short description of the parent product for product variations that don’t have a description or Facebook description
• Fix – Prevent an error when YITH Booking and Appointment for WooCommerce plugin is active

2020.06.04 – version 1.11.4

• Fix – Do not sync variations for draft variable products created by duplicating products
• Fix – Do not log an error when the product is null on add to cart redirect

2020.05.20 – version 1.11.3

• Tweak – Write product feed to a temporary file and rename it when done, to prevent Facebook from downloading an incomplete feed file
• Tweak – Hide Facebook options for virtual products and virtual variations
• Tweak – Do not allow merchant to bulk enable sync for virtual products
• Tweak – On upgrade, automatically disable sync for virtual products and virtual variations
• Tweak – When using checkboxes for tags, make sure the modal is displayed when trying to enable sync for a product with an excluded tag
• Fix – Prevent tracking of a duplicated purchase event in some circumstances such as when the customer reloads the “Thank You” page after completing an order
• Fix – Fix a JavaScript issue that was causing a notice to be displayed when bulk editing product variations

2020.05.04 – version 1.11.2

• Misc – Add support for WooCommerce 4.1

2020.04.27 – version 1.11.1

• Fix – Fix integration with WPML

2020.04.23 – version 1.11.0

• Tweak – Sync products using Facebook’s feed pull method
• Fix – When filtering products by sync enabled status, make sure variable products with sync disabled status do not show up in results
• Fix – Make sure that the Facebook sync enabled and catalog visibility columns are properly displayed on narrow screen sizes on some browsers
• Fix – Do not show a confirmation modal when saving a variable product that was previously synced but belongs now to a term excluded from sync
• Fix – Ensure variable products excluded from sync are not synced in Facebook
• Fix – Trigger a modal prompt when attempting to enable sync for variations of a variable product that belongs to a term excluded from sync
• Fix – Address potential PHP warnings in the product feed with non-standard product variations introduced by third party plugins
• Fix – Fix a JavaScript error triggered on the settings page while trying to excluded terms from sync
• Fix – Fix a JavaScript error triggered when saving a product and using checkboxes for tags

2020.03.17 – version 1.10.2

• Tweak – Add a setting to easily enable debug logging
• Tweak – Allow third party plugins and themes to track an add-to-cart event on added_to_cart JS event
• Tweak – When excluding a product term from syncing in the plugin settings page, offer an option to hide excluded synced products from Facebook
• Tweak – When excluding product terms from syncing in the plugin settings page, and settings are saved, exclude corresponding products from sync
• Tweak – Improve error messages shown when a problem occurs during products sync
• Tweak – Log Graph API communication if logging is enabled
• Fix – When excluding a product term from syncing in the plugin settings page, ensure a modal opens to warn about possible conflicts with already synced products
• Fix – Messenger settings fields will correctly reflect the values selected during initial setup
• Fix – Fix a bug that caused newly added gallery images not to be synced immediately after they were added
• Fix – Fix a bug that prevented gallery images from being removed from products on Facebook
• Fix – Fix AddToCart Pixel event tracking when adding products from archive with AJAX and redirect to cart enabled
• Fix – Fix undefined index and undefined property notices.
• Dev – Make Pixel script attributes and event parameters filterable

2020.03.10 – version 1.10.1

• Fix – Prevent Fatal error during the upgrade routine introduced in version 1.10.0
• Fix – Only load the admin settings JavaScript on the Facebook settings page to prevent conflicts with other scripts
• Misc – Add support for WooCommerce 4.0

2020.03.03 – version 1.10.0

• Feature – Exclude specific products, variations, product categories, and product tags from syncing to Facebook
• Feature – Add Facebook product settings like price and description to variations
• Feature – Revamped settings screen with on-site control over pixel, product sync, and Messenger behavior
• Tweak – Use Action Scheduler for the daily forced re-sync, if enabled
• Fix – Improve pixel tracking accuracy for add-to-cart events
• Misc – Add the SkyVerge plugin framework as the plugin base
• Misc – Require WooCommerce 3.5 and above

1.9.15 – 2019-06-27

• CSRF handling for Ajax calls like ajax_woo_infobanner_post_click, ajax_woo_infobanner_post_xout, ajax_fb_toggle_visibility
• use phpcs to adhere to WP coding standards
• Minor UI changes on the iFrame

1.9.14 – 2019-06-20

• Revisit CSRF security issue
• Remove rest controller which is not used
• Tested installation in wordpress 5.2.2, WooCommerce 3.64, php 5.6/7.3 with browser Chrome v75/Safari v12.1/Firefox v67.

1.9.13 – 2019-06-18

• Fix security issue
• Add more contributors to the plugin

1.9.12 – 2019-05-2

• Remove dead code which causes exception (Issue 975)

1.9.11 – 2019-02-26

• changing contributor to facebook from facebook4woocommerce, so that
  woo plugin will be shown under
  https://profiles.wordpress.org/facebook/#content-plugins
• adding changelog in readme.txt so that notifications will be sent for
  updates and changelog will be shown under
  https://wordpress.org/plugins/facebook-for-woocommerce/#developers
• removing debug flags notice under facebook-for-woocommerce.php so that
  developers will be able to debug with debug logs