Cybokron Advanced Widget Visibility

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   Visibility panel with Show/Hide dropdown, condition types, and descendant options

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   Multiple conditions with AND/OR logic support

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   Page hierarchy with descendant matching

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Does this replace Jetpack Widget Visibility?

Yes, this is a standalone alternative. You can use this instead of Jetpack’s visibility feature, or alongside it (they work independently).

Will this slow down my site?

No. The visibility checks are very lightweight and only run when widgets are being displayed.

Can I use this with block-based widgets?

This plugin works with classic widgets. For block-based widget areas, the visibility controls appear in the widget settings.

What is the difference between “Include children” and “Include all descendants”?

“Include children” covers direct children only (1 level deep). “Include all descendants” covers ALL nested levels — grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and beyond.

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1.9.0

• Fix: Updated GitHub Actions workflow to reference correct plugin file name and constants after 1.8.0 rebrand.
• Fix: Corrected plugin slug in deploy workflow (was widget-visibility-with-descendants, now cybokron-advanced-widget-visibility).
• Fix: Version consistency check now reads CYBAWV_VERSION constant instead of old WVD_VERSION.

1.8.0

• Compliance: Text domain aligned to plugin slug cybokron-advanced-widget-visibility.
• Compliance: Renamed main plugin file to cybokron-advanced-widget-visibility.php.
• Compliance: Renamed all function/class/constant prefixes from wvd (3 chars) to cybawv (6 chars).
• Compliance: Renamed all CSS class prefixes from wvd- to cybawv-.
• Compliance: Renamed JavaScript global from wvdData to cybawvData.
• Compliance: Renamed option keys from wvd_settings to cybawv_settings.
• Compliance: Renamed widget data key from wvd_visibility to cybawv_visibility.
• Compliance: Updated translation file names to match new text domain.
• Changed: Main plugin class renamed from Widget_Visibility_Descendants to Cybawv_Plugin.

1.7.0

• Feature: Added dedicated settings page with dashicons-visibility sidebar icon.
• Feature: Global bypass toggle to temporarily disable all visibility rules for debugging.
• Feature: Configurable maximum rules per widget (1-200, default 50).
• Feature: Option to delete all visibility data when plugin is uninstalled.
• Feature: Colored application icon displayed on settings page header.
• Enhancement: Quick links to Widgets page and GitHub support.
• Changed: Sidebar icon now uses WordPress dashicon instead of base64 PNG.

1.6.1

• Added: Admin menu page with custom sidebar icon for quick access to plugin info.
• Added: Plugin icon in WordPress admin sidebar.
• Enhancement: About page with getting started guide and feature overview.

1.6.0

• Rebranded: Plugin renamed to “Cybokron Advanced Widget Visibility”.
• Changed: Plugin URI updated to new GitHub repository.
• Changed: All GitHub links updated to new repository name.
• Changed: Translation template and catalog headers updated.

1.5.1

• Fixed: Text domain aligned to WordPress.org assigned slug widget-visibility-with-descendants.
• Fixed: Renamed main plugin file to match WordPress.org slug.
• Fixed: Removed .distignore from distribution package.
• Changed: Translation file names updated to match new text domain.

1.5.0

• WordPress.org submission release.
• Changed: Renamed plugin slug and main file to cybokron-descendant-visibility-widgets.
• Changed: Text domain aligned to plugin slug cybokron-descendant-visibility-widgets.
• Changed: Contributors updated to valid WordPress.org username cybokron.
• Added: readme.txt in WordPress.org standard format.
• Added: .distignore for clean distribution packaging.
• Added: uninstall.php with proper WP_UNINSTALL_PLUGIN guard.
• Added: GitHub Actions deploy workflow for WordPress.org SVN.
• Removed: Development artifact .jules/ directory.

1.4.7

• Security: Restricted widget visibility UI rendering to users with edit_theme_options.
• Security: Prevented visibility data loss by restoring previous visibility settings when unauthorized users trigger widget updates.

1.4.6

• Docs: Reviewed recent merged PRs and synchronized release notes for maintainers.

1.4.5

• Fix: Added defensive is_array() validation for widget instance payloads.

1.4.4

• Performance: Eliminated N+1 admin queries in page/category option generation.
• Stability: Prevented duplicate admin panel event handlers.
• Hardening: Strengthened frontend rule validation.

1.4.3

• Accessibility: Converted visibility panel action controls to semantic button elements.
• Accessibility: Added aria-label and keyboard-visible focus styles.

1.4.2

• Compliance: Removed custom GitHub updater integration for WordPress.org rules.

1.4.1

• Security: Ensured widget visibility sanitization runs for REST widget updates.
• i18n: Synced all translation catalogs and removed obsolete keys.

1.4.0

• Feature: Added GitHub updater integration (later removed for WordPress.org compliance).

1.3.3

• Fix: Removed hidden development artifact and normalized line endings.

1.3.2

• Fix: Standardized plugin text domain usage across plugin files.

1.3.1

• Fix: Improved category rule evaluation robustness for single posts.

1.3.0

• Feature: Added taxonomy rule type for hierarchical custom taxonomies.
• Feature: Added user_role rule type with multi-select role matching.

1.1.0

• Added 30 language translations.

1.0.0

• Initial release.