3.6.0 Release Note

3.6.0 Release May 14, 2024

• New: Compatible up to WordPress 6.5.3
• New: Implemented dark mode UX with options to switch between ‘Default OS Mode’, ‘Lite Mode’ and ‘Dark Mode’ #3261
• New: Now you can restore backup of single site and/or multisite subsite to self or another multisite subsite. (Pro) #3240
• New: Allow user to push all folders under (/wp-content/). #2760
• New: Add the a new user role ‘visitor’ to share login link option. (Pro) #3332
• Enh: Add type hinting for ProTemplateIncluder. #3337
• Enh: Make sure to prevent other plugins from injecting their messages into WP Staging UI. #3364 #3036
• Fix: Keep cloud storage connected to Google Drive even if files listing from remote storage fails. (Pro) #3347
• Enh: Revamped system-info page, ‘Purge Backup Queue’ modal and moved JavaScript code to a separate file. #3262
• Enh: Automatically exclude uploads folder during push if it is a symlink. #2989
• Fix: Sync User Account feature duplicates existing user as administrator role. #3311
• Fix: Backup restore stuck on importing users for subsite when restoring an old backup on single site. #3373
• Fix: Make sure to handle fatal error due to missing COLLATE while creating ‘wp_wpstg_queue’ table for scheduled backup. #3359
• Fix: Hide the ‘wp-content/wp-staging-sites’ folder from staging site directory selection, as it is always excluded during cloning. #3267
• Fix: Show exact error message for open_basedir restriction error if destination directory does not have write permissions. #3116
• Fix: Memory usage of the staging site is higher than of the live site. #3307
• Fix: Make sure to only sync production site’s users fields that exist in cloned site’s users table. #3362
• Fix: Send log files from last 14 days and compress them before sending. Add Contact Us button to error messages. #3323
• Fix: Make sure to display default login link on custom login form if login is blocked by a security plugin with OTP or 2FA enabled. #3293
• Fix: Ensure that the All in One Security Plugin (AIOS) isn’t disabled by the wp staging optimizer when AIOS’s salt option is enabled. #3351
• Fix: Reconnect DB if mysql has gone away during update of queue table. #3354
• Fix: Create backup folder in google drive, if it does not exist, before uploading to backup cloud provider. #3381
• Fix: Make sure loading bar is removed once a WP Staging page is refreshed successfully #3365
• Dev: Add end-to-end tests for the standalone installer script. #3025
• UX: Make sure that backup cards always look good. #3345
• UX: Make sure that automatic backup icon looks good. #3338
• UX: Display backup name and cloud storage settings in ‘Edit Backup Plans’ Modal. #3299