Changelog

Plugin release history. Versioning follows Semantic Versioning — MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH.

v1.2.0 — current

Released: 2026-04-29

Added

Hash-chain bid audit ledger with cryptographic verification
Auction-of-the-Day with auto-rotation
Flash auctions (short-burst format)
Stripe Connect for marketplace payouts
Wallet auto-charge on auction win
Multi-vendor adapter for YITH Multi-Vendor (joins WCFM, Dokan, WC Vendors)
Bid queue for high-throughput auctions
Achievements system + leaderboards
WP-CLI seeders for demo data
Hash-chained audit log with tamper detection

Changed

Migrated wallet submodule to v1.5.0 (peer-to-peer transfer + OTP)
Dashboard rewrite — Chart.js KPI cards + activity feed
Settings UI — tabbed layout with 8 categories
Reports — 8 view types with CSV scheduling
Fraud detection — rule-based with severity tiers
Block / Cart Checkout block compatibility declared
HPOS compatibility declared

Fixed

Race condition in proxy bidding under high concurrency
Anti-snipe drift on server time desync
Memory leak in scheduled CSV exports
Multi-vendor commission rounding error

Removed

Built-in seller-onboarding flow (delegated to multi-vendor plugins)
Standalone wallet payment gateway (moved to wkwc_wallet submodule)

v1.1.0

Released: 2026-02-15

Added

Penny auctions
Dutch auctions
Seated auctions for live events
Event landing pages
Customer wallet endpoint with transactions ledger
Wallet withdrawal request workflow
Dispute resolution workflow
Fraud detection module
Two-factor auth for admin / bidding
KYC integration
Cookie consent integration
Compliance settings tab

Changed

Renamed wkwc_auction product type to auction (cleaner)
Schema migration: 12 → 16 tables

Fixed

Sealed-auction reveal timing
Currency rounding in buyer's premium
Email digest delivery on multisite

v1.0.0

Released: 2026-01-10

Initial public release.

Core features

4 auction types (Standard, Reverse, Sealed, Proxy)
Real-time AJAX bidding with adaptive polling
Anti-snipe soft-close
Fixed / variable / percentage bid increments
Reserve price + Buy It Now
Watchlist
21 transactional emails
Admin dashboard
Multi-vendor compatibility (WCFM, Dokan, WC Vendors)
REST API
Elementor / Gutenberg widgets
100+ hooks & filters
WP-CLI commands
Translation-ready (English, Hindi, Spanish, French, German seed translations)

Database

12 custom tables (auctions, bids, watchlist, audit log, etc.)
HPOS compatibility
Indexed for high-read performance

Pre-release

v0.9.x — Beta

Internal beta — feature-complete but limited to invited stores.

v0.5.x — Alpha

Closed alpha — feature exploration.

Versioning policy

Increment	Triggers
MAJOR (1.x → 2.0)	Breaking changes (schema migrations that can't auto-run, removed APIs)
MINOR (1.1 → 1.2)	New features, non-breaking changes
PATCH (1.2.0 → 1.2.1)	Bug fixes, security patches, minor tweaks

Migration notes

Upgrading to v1.2

Auto-runs DB migration to add wkafw_disputes, wkafw_event_*, wkafw_messages, wkafw_notifications tables
Wallet submodule upgrade — backup wp_wkwc_wallet_* tables before upgrade
Stripe Connect: regenerate webhook secrets after upgrade

Upgrading to v1.1

Auto-runs DB migration adding wkafw_proxy_bids, wkafw_bid_packs, wkafw_auction_seats
Existing standard / reverse auctions unaffected
Existing user roles preserved

Roadmap

The following are planned for future releases (subject to change):

v1.3 — AI-suggested pricing, image-based search, mobile app SDK
v1.4 — On-platform escrow (alternative to Escrow.com), live video integration
v2.0 — Multi-currency wallet, hot-table sharding, native multi-vendor (no external plugin needed)

Security advisories

Security patches are documented separately and emailed to license holders. Subscribe via Webkul Store account.

For responsible disclosure: [email protected].

Contributing

The plugin is GPL — you can modify and redistribute. To submit changes back upstream, file a support ticket with your patch attached. Major contributions get reviewed and may be merged into future releases.

See also