All notable changes to Tap Chat will be documented in this file.
1.6.0 - 2025-11-27
- Admin settings now use JavaScript tabs without page refresh
- All settings from all tabs save together in one submission
- Dynamic bubble positioning - automatically adjusts to icon size changes
- Better responsive behavior for welcome bubble on all screen sizes
- Bubble alignment issues when changing icon sizes
- Smoother admin experience with no page reloads between tabs
1.5.0 - 2025-11-25
- Custom Icon Upload: Replace WhatsApp icon with your own brand logo or custom image
- WordPress Media Library integration for easy icon selection
- Perfect circular icon display with automatic sizing
- Custom icon support in floating button, offline button, and welcome bubble avatar
- Icon preview in admin settings panel
- "Use Default" button to restore WhatsApp icon
- Enhanced icon display with responsive sizing across all devices
- Better CSS styling for custom icons with border-radius and object-fit
- Separate icon handling for SVG vs IMG elements
- Mobile-optimized icon rendering
- Icon sizing issues on mobile devices
- Border spacing around custom icons in hide-label mode
- Icon display inconsistencies across different themes
- Optimized icon rendering with efficient CSS
- Reduced layout shifts during icon loading
1.4.0 - 2025-11-21
- Smart Triggers System for welcome bubble display control
- Time on Page trigger (enabled by default at 3 seconds)
- Scroll Depth trigger (show after % scrolled)
- Exit Intent trigger (show when leaving page)
- Idle Detection trigger (show after inactivity)
- Multiple trigger combination support
- Simplified trigger configuration interface
- Better default settings for new installations
- Enhanced UX with Time on Page as recommended trigger
- Optimized trigger detection algorithms
- Removed duplicate Display Delay field
- Various minor bug fixes and stability improvements
1.3.0 - 2025-08-15
- Welcome Bubble Feature with two styles (Modern & Simple)
- Bubble customization options (message, name, avatar)
- Welcome bubble animations and smooth interactions
- Session-based bubble display control (won't annoy visitors)
- Avatar image upload for Modern style
- Better mobile experience with touch-optimized controls
- Enhanced admin UI for bubble settings
- Avatar upload functionality issues
- Bubble positioning on various themes
- Optimized CSS animations for smooth rendering
1.2.0 - 2025-06-10
- Business Hours Feature with timezone support
- Offline message option for outside business hours
- Page visibility controls (show/hide on specific pages)
- Support for all post types and WooCommerce pages
- Tabbed admin interface for better organization
- Better settings organization with 5 tabs (General, Bubble, Hours, Visibility, Advanced)
- Enhanced admin UI with clearer sections
- More intuitive working hours configuration
- Various compatibility issues with themes and page builders
- Settings save conflicts between tabs
1.1.0 - 2025-04-20
- Country Selector with 150+ countries and flag emojis
- Separate mobile and desktop size controls
- Hide label options for mobile/desktop independently
- Page context appending option (auto-add page info to message)
- Phone number validation with country code support
- Better URL encoding for messages with special characters
- Enhanced international phone number handling
- Phone number format issues with different country codes
- Label display issues on certain mobile devices
1.0.0 - 2025-03-01
- Initial release
- Floating WhatsApp chat button
- Customizable button colors, sizes, and positions
- Pre-filled message text
- Shortcode support
[tapchat] - Left/right positioning options
- Hide/show label on mobile
- Translation ready with .pot file
- RTL language support
- GDPR compliant (no tracking, no cookies)
- Mobile responsive design
- 1.6.0 - Improved admin UX with JS tabs, dynamic bubble positioning
- 1.5.0 - Custom Icon Upload feature
- 1.4.0 - Smart Triggers system
- 1.3.0 - Welcome Bubble feature
- 1.2.0 - Business Hours and Page Visibility
- 1.1.0 - Country Selector and mobile optimization
- 1.0.0 - Initial release