Changelog

What's new in ShieldConsent

Every update, fix, and improvement — documented here.

v1.2.0 July 9, 2026 Latest

Added

Page-cache compatible mode — pages stay fully cacheable; banner language, region mode and consent state resolve client-side

"Deep HTML scan" toggle and choice of HTML processing engine (legacy regex or WordPress HTML API on WP 6.5+)

Buffer instrumentation (timing and blocked-script counters in debug mode, Diagnostics panel)

Changed

Performance: translations now load lazily with WordPress 6.5+ PHP translation files; per-request cost of the HTML buffer greatly reduced; consented visitors skip scanning entirely

Performance: known-cookies database externalized to JSON; large admin classes no longer load on frontend requests

Security: general hardening — stronger input validation, output escaping, and TLS verification on outbound requests

Privacy: IP addresses sent to geolocation providers are now anonymized (last octet removed)

Developer: PHPUnit test suite (tests/), new filters shieldconsent_html_buffer_engine, shieldconsent_html_buffer_stats, shieldconsent_trusted_proxy, shieldconsent_geo_api_timeout

Fixed

Payment scripts (Stripe, PayPal…) now follow the functional consent category consistently across both blocking layers

Banner language flash on first visit for multilingual audiences

v1.1.1 April 22, 2026 Initial release

Added

Initial public release lineage: banner customizer, cookie scanner, Consent Mode v2, consent logging, multi-region modes, 36 languages