Release Notes: Age Verification for WordPress® v3.0.0

Feb 07, 2025 · Robert

The latest update to Age Verification for WordPress®** brings several exciting improvements, including a dedicated settings page for **Full Site Editing (FSE) themes, expanded translation support, and important refinements to the plugin's functionality.

Let's take a look at what's new 👀

New Features

FSE Theme Support with a New Settings Page

For users leveraging Full Site Editing (FSE) themes, we've introduced a dedicated settings page to manage popup settings effortlessly. This update lays the groundwork for a more flexible configuration system, with plans to phase out Customizer settings in a future release.

WordPress.com Compatibility Check

To ensure proper compatibility, we've added a WPCom Check, which restricts plugin usage on WordPress.com-hosted sites. This ensures seamless functionality within supported WordPress® environments.

Expanded Global Reach with New Translations

We're making the plugin more accessible to a worldwide audience by adding support for seven new languages:

  • Hindi 🇮🇳
  • Dutch 🇳🇱
  • Japanese 🇯🇵
  • Ukrainian 🇺🇦
  • Romanian 🇷🇴
  • Hebrew 🇮🇱
  • Russian 🇷🇺

Improvements & Enhancements

Localization & Translation Updates

  • Improved text strings to ensure more accurate translations across supported languages.
  • Enhanced how translations are loaded for better internationalization.

Performance & Code Refinements

  • JavaScript-Based Overlay Backgrounds:** The overlay background image is now applied via **JavaScript instead of inline CSS, improving performance and flexibility.
  • Updated Plugin Structure:** The **PluginUpdateChecker folder has been relocated for better organization.
  • PHP Syntax Modernization:** The plugin now uses **short array syntax ([]) instead of array(), making the code more readable and maintainable.

Why This Matters

These improvements not only enhance the user experience** and customization options** but also ensure better performance, code maintainability, and global accessibility.

🚀 Update now to take advantage of the latest features and enhancements!