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Breadcrumb NavXT 5.0.1

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This is the first bug fix release of the 5.0 branch of Breadcrumb NavXT. There were several issues reported with the 5.0.0 release and most have been fixed in this release. An issue where the bcn_display_list() produced duplicate code attributes in the output. The settings page tabs’ style has been adjusted to fit better with WordPress 3.8’s reskinned admin area. Additionally, users will be warned if their settings will be overridden by a BCN_SETTINGS_* define. Finally, a few issues in the uninstaller caused by the change in plugin structure were fixed.

As always, you can grab the latest version of Breadcrumb NavXT from the Breadcrumb NavXT page. If you experience any issues with this version of Breadcrumb NavXT, please leave a comment on this post detailing the issue.

-John Havlik

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Breadcrumb NavXT 5.0.0

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Holy Network Admin settings page Batman! As mentioned earlier, starting with 5.0, Breadcrumb NavXT now includes a Network Admin settings page and several settings modes to set the flow down of settings in multisite WordPress installs. The details on the changes in the flow of settings is covered in Controlling Breadcrumb NavXT Settings From the Network Settings Page.

In addition to the new Network Admin settings page, a major refactoring of the plugin has taken place. File organization has changed, with each class residing in its own file. A new top level loader class now exists so that the settings pages are only loaded when necessary. For more on the organizational changes in 5.0 please read Changes to Note Before Upgrading to Breadcrumb NavXT 5.0.

Three new filters were added in 5.0 these are:

  • bcn_breadcrumb_trail_object
  • bcn_li_attributes
  • bcn_breadcrumb_types

Please see the Breadcrumb NavXT Documentation for more information on these and other filters.

Additionally, xmlns:v and property were added as valid HTML tag attributes to aid in support of microformat breadcrumb standards. A few bugs were fixed, including a bug where the current item could have the wrong protocol (HTTP instead of HTTPS) in search result pages. Finally, you may need to reactivate Breadcrumb NavXT since the file containing the plugin header changed in 5.0.

The Translation Team:

[glot-translators=breadcrumb-navxt]

As always, you can grab the latest version of Breadcrumb NavXT from the Breadcrumb NavXT page. If you experience any issues with this version of Breadcrumb NavXT, please leave a comment on this post detailing the issue.

-John Havlik

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Changes to Note Before Upgrading to Breadcrumb NavXT 5.0

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Breadcrumb NavXT 5.0 is very close to being ready for release. Unlike a typical release, quite a bit has changed under the hood this time, hence the bump up from 4.4 to 5.0. Development for 5.0 focused heavily on making Breadcrumb NavXT easier to extend. In doing so, it had to part ways with how some things were done in the past. The following changes are the most likely to affect current Breadcrumb NavXT installs.

Move to PHP5 Object Model

This release features a move to PHP5’s Object Model, including changing the default constructor from the class name (C++ style) to __construct(). All member functions and variables are now explicitly scoped as either private, protected or public. Additionally, some member functions have been explicitly made static (to allow static calling without causing strict warnings in PHP5.4).

Organizational Changes

Several internal changes were made to reorganize the plugin. One change that will affect third party code is the move from bcn_breadcrumb_trail::trail to bcn_breadcrumb_trail::breadcrumbs. For 5.0, bcn_breadcrumb_trail::trail will exist as pointer to the same data held in bcn_breadcrumb_trail::breadcrumbs. In the future bcn_breadcrumb_trail::trail will be removed and it is recommended that existing extension plugins to Breadcrumb NavXT be updated to reflect this internal change.

WordPress Multisite Changes

Support for multisite WordPress installs has changed quite a bit in 5.0. To support the new Network Admin settings page introduced in this version, the way settings are handled in multisite installs has changed. By default the settings set in the ‘Network Admin’ settings page will take priority over individual site preferences. This is different from the pre-5.0 behavior. If you have a multisite install, please read Controlling Breadcrumb NavXT Settings From the Network Settings Page.

-John Havlik

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Breadcrumb NavXT 4.4.0

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Holy API improvements Batman! As with 4.3.0, this release contains several smaller improvements rather than a single, or handful of ‘block buster’ new features. The largest set of these improvements is the addition, and improvement of several filters within Breadcrumb NavXT.

Of the new filters, bcn_template_tags has one of the larger impacts. It allows the addition of custom breadcrumb template tags. Other new filters include bcn_allowed_html, bcn_breadcrumb_template, and bcn_breadcrumb_url. For more information on these filters, please checkout the Breadcrumb NavXT Filters section of the documentation.

Additionally, the set of valid HTML for breadcrumb templates was revised and expanded. The basic set should now include a, img, span, h1, and h2 HTML tags. Added valid properties include:

  • aria-hidden
  • data-icon
  • itemprop
  • itemscope
  • itemtype

With the bcn_allowed_html filter the list of valid HTML tags and associated properties can be expanded upon without modification of the plugin.

The Translation Team:

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As always, you can grab the latest version of Breadcrumb NavXT from the Breadcrumb NavXT page. If you experience any issues with this version of Breadcrumb NavXT, please leave a comment on this post detailing the issue.

-John Havlik

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WordPress 10 Year Anniversary: Minneapolis Party

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Today marks WordPress’ 10th year of existence. To celebrate, #wp10 parties are being held all over the world. In the Minneapolis/St. Paul area we met at Minnehaha Park. Unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate for the bike-ride/run that we planned to do before grilling. So, we stuck to socializing in the pavilion, grilling bratwurst (some hotdogs, chicken and a lonely hamburger made it to the grill as well), and eating birthday cake.

-John Havlik

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