Dev4Press

In Development: SweepPress Pro 5.0 and Lite 3.0

Milan Petrovic — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 07:30:00 +0000

In about two weeks, brand new, significant updates to SweepPress Pro and Lite plugins will be released, bringing several game-changing features to WordPress cleanup and maintenance tools already included.

Progress Report #3: bbPress Forum Moderation Plugin

Milan Petrovic — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 10:11:00 +0000

The new moderation plugin is coming along nicely, and here is the new progress report that will show a bit more, including a first look at the frontend interface and a full settings panel.

Progress Report #2: bbPress Forum Moderation Plugin

Milan Petrovic — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 18:41:58 +0000

Upcoming forum moderation plugin development is now in full swing, and a lot of things have been done already; most of the work will be done over the next 3-4 weeks, followed by the testing phase.

End of the year updates for all bbPress plugins

Milan Petrovic — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 17:16:25 +0000

During December 2023, all Dev4Press plugins for bbPress will get major updates. They will all include the latest Dev4Press Shared Library, various tweaks, and new features, focusing on GD bbPress Toolbox Pro and GD Quantum Theme Pro.

New plugin coming soon: coreSecurity Pro

Milan Petrovic — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:54:58 +0000

coreSecurity Pro is a brand new plugin in the last stages of development, scheduled for release on December 4, 2023, to replace the old, and now officially retired, GD Security Toolbox Pro plugin.

Progress Report #1: bbPress Forum Moderation Plugin

Milan Petrovic — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 18:41:58 +0000

Work on the new moderation plugin for bbPress forums started a few weeks ago, and while I was very busy with various development work on other plugins, I have made good progress with the new plugin.

Coming Soon: GD bbPress Toolbox Pro 7.1

Milan Petrovic — Thu, 12 May 2022 08:00:00 +0000

After a massive release that was version 7.0, and many smaller updates released since, the time has come for the next major update - version 7.1, which is now scheduled for release on Maj 25, 2023 - two days before the plugin's eleventh birthday.

GD bbPress Toolbox Pro 7.0 Release Candidate

Milan Petrovic — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0000

After 3 Beta versions, GD bbPress Toolbox Pro 7.0 enters the Release Candidate stage, and the first RC version is now available. One more RC may be released later this week, but the Stable release is still on track for January 16.

GD bbPress Toolbox Pro 7.0 Beta #3

Milan Petrovic — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000

Beta #3 is now available a few days earlier than expected. At this point, this should be the completed version of the plugin, and in about a week or so, there will be a Release Candidate version before the Stable version is released.

GD bbPress Toolbox Pro 7.0 Beta #2

Milan Petrovic — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 08:15:00 +0000

The next development version, Beta #2, has many new updates and fixes, including several reported issues (related to signatures and BuddyPress), some new tweaks and changes, some panels, and some styling.

GD bbPress Toolbox Pro 7.0 Beta #1

Milan Petrovic — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 17:21:28 +0000

It is here; the first Beta release for the upcoming GD bbPress Toolbox Pro 7.0 is available for download and testing. This is, by far, the biggest ever update to this plugin, and it is a huge step forward in terms of features, performance, and usability.

Preview of GD bbPress Toolbox Pro 7.0

Milan Petrovic — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 14:30:30 +0000

After many delays, the GD bbPress Toolbox Pro 7.0 is now very close to the release date, and the first Beta version is going to drop next week, a few days before the end of this year, with a stable release planned for the first half of next month.

Getting ready for GD bbPress Toolbox Pro 7.0

Milan Petrovic — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:04:34 +0000

GD bbPress Toolbox Pro 7.0 is coming soon, but some delays will push the release date to October 10, 2022. As it stands now, I fully expect the 7.0 to be released on that date. Before that, there will be a Beta version coming next week.

Legacy widgets in Gutenberg Widgets Panel

Milan Petrovic — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:21:28 +0000

Since WordPress 5.8, the Widgets panel has been replaced with new Blocks Based Widgets Panel. WordPress includes a universal Legacy Widget Block that can wrap the normal/legacy widgets for use inside the block editor.

Changes to system requirements for plugins

Milan Petrovic — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:55:36 +0000

In September, the GD bbPress Toolbox Pro plugin will get a brand new version, 7.0, which will also mark significant updates to the system requirements for all future updates to all Dev4Press plugins. This will reflect both PHP and WordPress requirements.

Upcoming development and releases

Milan Petrovic — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 16:16:58 +0000

It is the middle of the Summer, and the development process on Dev4Press will ramp up this week in preparation for the big releases coming soon. The main focus is on GD bbPress Toolbox Pro and GD Rating System Pro, ...

Development Report for GD bbPress Toolbox Pro 7.0

Milan Petrovic — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 07:09:00 +0000

The work is underway for the next major GD bbPress Toolbox Pro release, version 7.0. As announced previously, this version will be a huge update over previous versions, and this time I can share more information about the progress and ...

Coming Soon: GD bbPress Toolbox Pro 7.0

Milan Petrovic — Thu, 12 May 2022 08:00:00 +0000

As I have announced before, GD bbPress Toolbox Pro, major version 7.0 will be released in about two months, and right now, the provisional release window is set for the middle of July 2022, with the Beta version dropping a few weeks before.

Coming Soon: BreadcrumbsPress Pro 4.0

Milan Petrovic — Sun, 01 May 2022 16:48:35 +0000

he brand new version of the BreadcrumbsPress plugin is coming out soon, and it will get a major 4.0 version number and will include blocks for the block editor, improved styling and rendering, and much more.

Coming Soon: GD Content Tools Pro 6.0

Milan Petrovic — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 09:24:29 +0000

The work is ongoing on the development for the GD Content Tools Pro 6.0, with the preliminary release date set to February 9, 2022. The new version is a big step forward, and preparation for even more changes coming in the future.

Rating plugin Namespace project

Milan Petrovic — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:00:00 +0000

GD Rating System Pro was first released in 2015. Since then, the plugin codebase has grown significantly, and it includes a number of addon plugins. And, this year, this plugin and all its addons will get a full code remake to take advantage of the modernized PHP code.

Upcoming changes to supported PHP for Dev4Press plugins

Milan Petrovic — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:30:00 +0000

ery once in a while, I am evaluating the development setup used to develop plugins, and make adjustments based on the latest versions of WordPress, PHP, MySQL, and other technologies important to the process.

Deeper into Block Development…

Milan Petrovic — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:35:00 +0000

I have written few times about blocks development on Dev4Press and my personal blog, and over the past few months, I have been learning more about how to develop more complex blocks and components. And, we have block editor in ...

Working on next GD Knowledge Base Pro version

Milan Petrovic — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:00:00 +0000

I have began working on the new version fo GD Knowledge Base Pro plugin, continuing the work on modernizing code base, implementing some new features, and improving the presentation side of things (both templates and styling). At this moment I ...

Coming Soon: GD bbPress Toolbox Pro 6.5

Milan Petrovic — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:21:15 +0000

Work is underway on the new major update for GD bbPress Toolbox Pro, version 6.5, that will, once again, bring major changes and upgrade of the older code base (attachments, statistics) and several new features based on user suggestions.

Developing blocks for Block Editor

Milan Petrovic — Fri, 07 May 2021 14:00:00 +0000

It has been almost two and a half years since Gutenberg (or Block Editor) has been merged into WordPress core for the WordPress 5.0 release. And, since then, block editor is getting better and more relevant for various types of uses.

Multiple prefixes coming with GD Topic Prefix Pro 3.0 for bbPress

Milan Petrovic — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:00:00 +0000

By the popular demand, GD Topic Prefix Pro 3.0 will bring multiple prefixes for topics in bbPress powered forums. The new version of the plugin is scheduled to be released on February 22, 2021.

Coming Soon: GD Quantum Theme Pro Version 2 for bbPress

Milan Petrovic — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:14:22 +0000

One feature that has been requested over and over for the Quantum theme is the ability to change theme styling without making CSS changes. And, that is exactly what is coming in the new version 2.0 of the plugin scheduled ...

Updated plugins development policy and requirements

Milan Petrovic — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 18:24:47 +0000

With the rapid development tempo PHP and WordPress have, it is impossible to support every version for each version, and based on the usage statistics, development requirements are modified each year. Next month, PHP 7.3 will be released, and all ...

Call for suggestions: bbPress based support plugin

Milan Petrovic — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 13:00:36 +0000

Over the past year, many users asked about features for expanding bbPress forums plugin to support system. bbPress is flexible enough to be extended, but the big question is: what features such plugin needs?

Coming soon, new plugin: GD Rating System

Milan Petrovic — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 09:00:40 +0000

Well, it is long overdue, but it is coming soon, successor to old GD Star Rating plugin is called GD Rating System and it will be released on December 17, 2015. This is the official announcement and the short introduction to this new plugin.