Changelog - Nitrol

Nitrol 1 version
v3.0 (31) March 30, 2026

New feature

  • Complete plugin rebuild from legacy jkdevkit framework to standalone architecture
  • Modern admin panel built with React 19 and Tailwind CSS v4
  • 95+ optimization settings organized into 7 categories
  • General: disable Heartbeat, emoji, jQuery Migrate, oEmbed, RSS, query strings, Dashicons, block CSS, autosave control
  • Security: force SSL, HTTP headers, XML-RPC, REST API blocking, login protection, user enumeration prevention
  • Media: SVG/WebP/AVIF upload support, image scaling control, progressive JPEG, filename cleanup, upload limits
  • Admin: dashboard widget control, auto-update toggles for core/plugins/themes, Gutenberg switch, footer customization
  • WooCommerce: asset optimization on non-shop pages, cart fragments, product tabs, checkout redirect, Select2 removal
  • Extra: maintenance mode, search control, JPEG compression, RSS delay, 404 redirect, shortcodes in widgets
  • 18 third-party plugin integrations: Elementor, Yoast, Rank Math, Jetpack, CF7, Gravity Forms, WPForms, and more
  • Automatic plugin detection - integration settings appear only when the target plugin is active
  • Dashboard with per-category stat cards and system information overview
  • Quick Start panel with one-click recommended optimizations
  • Import/Export: save and restore all settings as a JSON file
  • License activation via Envato OAuth popup with automatic updates from Hub
  • Feature gating: plugin locked to activation page until a valid license is provided
  • Recommended and warning badges on settings that need attention
  • Keyboard shortcut: save settings with Cmd+S (Mac) or Ctrl+S (Windows)

Improvement

  • Automatic settings migration from previous plugin versions on activation

UI/UX

  • Toast notifications for save, reset, activation, and error states
  • Skeleton loading placeholders while settings data loads
  • Confirmation dialog before resetting settings to defaults
  • Page-level descriptions for every admin screen

Performance

  • Admin assets total: ~45KB CSS + ~111KB JS (gzipped)

Compatibility

  • Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 8.1+
  • Translation-ready with full .pot file (600+ strings)
  • Clean uninstall - all options and transients removed on plugin deletion

Security fix

  • Input sanitization and output escaping on every user-facing value
  • Direct file access protection on every PHP file

Removed

  • Legacy jkdevkit framework and ControlsManager dependency
  • jQuery-based admin interface and Webpack build system

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