This update includes a great deal of additions, tweaks, and bug fixes that we’ve been working on over the past month.
- Added: WP-CLI > Added a new
wp pods tools flush-cache
WP-CLI command to flush the Pods caches. To flushes caches for a specific Pod, usewp pods tools flush-cache --pod=your_pod
(@sc0ttkclark) - Added: DFV > Introduce
window.PodsDFV.detectForm()
andwindow.PodsDFV.detectField()
helper methods to normalize everything going into the DFV API. (@sc0ttkclark) - Added: DFV >
window.PodsDFV
methods now accept null for pod, itemId, and formCounter values in various methods which will automatically detect+use the first pod, itemId, and formCounter on the screen. (@sc0ttkclark) - Added: API > New PHP function
pods_is_demo()
will allow Pods to offer streamlined demos using the one-click WASM demo. (@sc0ttkclark) - Added: API > New PHP function
pods_clone_objects()
andpods_clone_object()
assist in cloning objects primarily used through callbacks. (@sc0ttkclark) - Added: API > New PHP function
pods_debug_log()
allows for logging exception messages that do not need to be shown on the screen. (@sc0ttkclark) - Added: API > New PHP function
pods_get_item_object()
allows for getting the WP object for an item based on the object type. This is similar toget_metadata()
in WP core but as a general solution for any object. (@sc0ttkclark) - Added: API > New
Pods::has_rows()
method can be used instead ofPods::total()
to just check if there were any rows returned. (@sc0ttkclark) - Added: Pods Field Output > You can now traverse into the fields
parent
(Taxonomies) andpost_parent
(Post Types) as relationships likeparent.name
orpost_parent.post_title
. This also works forpost_author
. (@sc0ttkclark) - Added: Pods Field Output > You can now call
post_thumbnail.title
,post_thumbnail.caption
,post_thumbnail.description
,post_thumbnail.mime_type
,post_thumbnail.alt_text
,post_thumbnail.width
,post_thumbnail.height
,post_thumbnail.filesize
,post_thumbnail.dimensions
,post_thumbnail.filename
, andpost_thumbnail.extension
, and image metadata usingpost_thumbnail.image_meta.copyright
. This also works for other attachments. (@sc0ttkclark) - Tweak: Edit Field Modal > Added additional text below the Required option when editing a boolean field to clarify that only the “Yes” option counts as valid. (@sc0ttkclark)
- Tweak: Pods Field Output > Added full
$params
fromPods::field()
to the filterspods_data_map_field_values_custom
,pods_data_map_field_values_map_value
, andpods_data_map_field_values_map_value_pre_check
. (@sc0ttkclark) - Tweak: Pods Field Output > Bypass mapping values when in the form context to prevent conflicts with Avatar fields and other fields. (@sc0ttkclark)
- Tweak: Migration > Abstracted the migration process on first edit of a Pod to detect orphaned fields on future edits with a notice on the screen about the repair. (@sc0ttkclark)
- Tweak: API > Split up cache flushing method
PodsAPI::cache_flush_pods()
into a separate methodPodsAPI::cache_flush_groups()
andPodsAPI::cache_flush_fields()
to more easily flush specific object types. (@sc0ttkclark) - Tweak: API > Passing more context into pods_podsrel_enabled() usage for future iteration work on certain areas of the code. (@sc0ttkclark)
- Fixed: Edit Field Modal > Attempt to auto-fix
pick_object
for display when it is set to “pod” but the real object is “post_type” or “taxonomy”. #7007 (@sc0ttkclark) - Fixed: Components > Fixed PHP warnings with the Translate Pods component (@JoryHogeveen)
- Fixed: Pods Shortcode > Bypass showing the Pods Shortcode button on TinyMCE editors when on an Elementor edit screen. (@sc0ttkclark)
- Fixed: Stats Opt-in > Don’t show the opt-in message on Pods content screens, only show it on pages under the Pods Admin menu. (@sc0ttkclark)
- Fixed: Relationship Modal > Updated CSS to prevent the modal from being narrow. #6996 (@pedromfm, @sc0ttkclark)
- Fixed: DFV > Handle
false
values asnull
properly to prevent JS TypeErrors. #6963 (@sc0ttkclark, @spiderneo) - Fixed: API > Normalize object_type for
PodsAPI::get_table_info()
. #7007 (@sc0ttkclark) - Fixed: API > Return 0 for
{@user.ID}
when logged out instead ofnull
. #6979 (@jeiseman, @sc0ttkclark) - Fixed: API > Return empty string when user context used instead of null for certain fields. (@sc0ttkclark)
- Fixed: API > Use static cache for
PodsMeta::groups_get()
instead of static variable to allow flushing the groups cache. (@sc0ttkclark) - Fixed: Object Cache > When serializing
Whatsit
object, prevent serialized Closures being cached through Pods Alternative Cache. (@sc0ttkclark) - Fixed: Pods Field Output > Resolved issue with the fields
parent
(Taxonomies) andpost_parent
(Post Types) so they return the ID as they used to in previous Pods versions. (@sc0ttkclark) - Fixed: Pods Field Output > Resolve dot notation for attachments and post_thumbnail fields fallbacks when calling object fields like
post_thumbnail.ID
. #7005 (@sc0ttkclark) - Fixed: Bidirectional Relationships > Now using the correct related limit for bidirectional relationships instead of unlimited. (@sc0ttkclark)
- Fixed: Admin Columns integration > Resolved PHP warning with
substr()
usage. #7014 (@sc0ttkclark) - Fixed: Pods Find Queries > References to
.meta_value
should always join the meta table when using a table-based Pod that supports meta-based storage. #7009 (@sc0ttkclark) - Fixed: API > Fixed
filter_by_date
usage ofsprintf()
to prevent PHP warnings. #6980 (@sc0ttkclark)
You can read the full change log for this release on the Development tab of our WordPress.org plugin page.