The WP Travel v11.6.0 update introduces important enhancements focused on security, admin control, and improved archive search usability. Alongside this, WP Travel Pro v10.6.0 delivers key improvements to booking data handling, performance, and developer flexibility, making the overall booking experience more robust and scalable.
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Changelog: WP Travel v11.6.0 Key-Takeaways
Enhancements:
- Added a condition to make the dashboard widget visible only to site admins.
- Added the wp_travel_load_text_domain_from_mo_files filter to control loading translations from .mo files.
Fixes:
- Updated the Archive Page Search Form so that the Location taxonomy is displayed in a parentβchild hierarchical structure within select options.
- Audited AJAX requests and added appropriate security validations to help protect against potential attacks.
WP Travel v11.6.0: New Updated Features
WP Travel v11.6.0 introduces improved admin visibility controls and enhanced translation loading flexibility for a smoother plugin experience.
1. Added a condition to make the dashboard widget visible only to site admins.
A new condition has been added to ensure that the WP Travel dashboard widget is displayed only to site administrators. This helps keep the WordPress dashboard cleaner for other user roles while ensuring that important travel-related insights and updates remain accessible to admins only.
2. Added a condition to make the dashboard widget visible only to site admins.
WP Travel now includes a new filter called wp_travel_load_text_domain_from_mo_files, allowing developers to control whether translations should be loaded from .mo files.
This enhancement provides greater flexibility for multilingual websites and custom translation setups, especially for developers who manage translations through alternative methods or third-party translation plugins.
WP Travel v11.5.0 vs v11.6.0
WP Travel v11.6.0 improved the Archive Page Search Form by showing Locations hierarchically and strengthened AJAX request security compared to v11.5.0.
| WP Travel v11.5.0 | WP Travel v11.6.0 |
|---|---|
| β Location taxonomy in Archive Page Search Form was displayed in a flat structure, causing poor hierarchy visibility. | βοΈ Updated the Archive Page Search Form to display the Location taxonomy in a proper parentβchild hierarchical structure within select options. |
| β Security gaps in AJAX request handling. | βοΈ Audited all AJAX requests and implemented additional security validations to help protect against potential attacks. |
Changelog: WP Travel Pro v10.6.0 Key-Takeaways
Enhancements:
- Modified the existing wptravel_save_bookings_data_google_sheet action to support multiple travelers.
- Added documentation links to the AI Settings and Coming Soon Page settings.
Fixes:
- Audited AJAX requests and added appropriate security validations to help protect against potential attacks.
- Fixed the issue with retrieving the current IP location in the Multi-Currency module.
WP Travel Pro v10.6.0: New Updated Features
WP Travel Pro v10.6.0 improves Google Sheets booking data support for multiple travelers and adds helpful documentation links in key settings.
1. Modified the existing wptravel_save_bookings_data_google_sheet action to support multiple travelers.
The existing wptravel_save_bookings_data_google_sheet action has been updated to support multiple travelers. Previously, only the lead travelerβs details were saved to the Google Sheet, but now the full list of travelers included in a booking will also be recorded.
Learn More: How to Integrate Google Sheets with WP Travel?
2. Added documentation links to the AI Settings and Coming Soon Page settings.
Documentation links have been added inside the AI Settings and Coming Soon Page settings, making it easier for users to quickly access relevant guides and setup instructions directly from the dashboard.
Learn More: How to Enable AI Feature?
WP Travel Pro v10.5.0 vs v10.6.0
WP Travel Pro v10.6.0 improved AJAX request security and resolved the Multi-Currency moduleβs current IP location retrieval issue from v10.5.0.
| WP Travel Pro v10.5.0 | WP Travel Pro v10.6.0 |
|---|---|
| β Security gaps in AJAX request handling. | βοΈ Audited all AJAX requests and added appropriate security validations to help protect against potential attacks. |
| β Issue with retrieving the current IP location in the Multi-Currency module. | βοΈ Fixed the issue with retrieving the current IP location in the Multi-Currency module. |
Conclusion
The updates in WP Travel v11.6.0 and WP Travel Pro v10.6.0 reflect our ongoing commitment to improving performance, compatibility, and the booking experience for all users.
WP Travel plugin release notes updates: Earlier Versions
Check the WP Travel documentation to learn more about configurations, modules, payments, and shortcodes.
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