NextGEN Starter Changelog

v2.3.0 – 08.10.2026

• Fixed:Mosaic’s last-row setting (Justify / Do not justify / Hide) now takes effect on the front end instead of always justifying.
• Fixed:A lone image on a Mosaic gallery’s last row no longer stretches to an oversized height, and the other rows keep even heights and spacing.
• Fixed:Mosaic galleries no longer leave a permanent empty gap below the gallery once loaded.
• Fixed:Filmstrip galleries no longer fail with a server error when an image’s file is missing from the server.

v2.2.2 – 07.01.2026

• Fixed: Prevented a front-end fatal error (white screen) on sites running an outdated or partially updated NextGEN Gallery plugin.

v2.2.1 – 06.30.2026

• Fixed: Activating a license now immediately reflects the updated license status.
• Improved: Mosaic galleries no longer cause a visible layout jump (CLS) while loading, including on mobile; space is reserved before images render.
• Improved: Security hardening across social integrations, gallery display output, and all REST API endpoints.

v2.2.0 – 04.24.2026

• Added: Google Analytics 4 (GA4) event tracking on Mosaic and Filmstrip display types for more detailed gallery engagement reporting

v2.1.1 – 04.02.2026

• Fixed: License status is now only saved when a definitive non-empty response is received from the API

v2.1.0 – 03.12.2026

• Improved: Code style compliance with WordPress PHP standards

v2.0.2 – 01.21.2026
* Fixed: Warning related to exif_read_data function
* Fixed: Missing text domain in translation functions across multiple files
* Fixed: PHP warnings

v2.0.1 – 12.18.2025
* Fixed: permissions across eCommerce REST endpoints.
* Fixed: license action endpoint permission checks on multisite to require super admin (instead of only manage_options).

v2.0.0 – 12.09.2025
* Feature: Major redesign of the admin area. 

v1.8.3 – 06.19.2024
* Fixed: PHP Fatal when importing images

v1.8.2 – 04.10.2024
* Fixed: Various bugs and improved UI/UX in various places.

v1.8.1 – 02.08.2024
* Fixed: Miscellaneous bugs

v1.7.0 – 01.09.2024
* Fixed: Miscellaneous bugs
* Changed: Removing POPE framework dependency where possible.

v1.5.0 – 08.19.2021
* Fixed: When NextGEN Starter has updates available WordPress will not show any other plugins available updates
* Fixed: Latest versions of WooCommerce will generate a fatal error viewing the WP-Admin when both WooCommerce and NextGEN Starter have available updates

v1.4.0 – 07.28.2021
* Fixed: Fatal error was generated in the WP-Admin when NextGEN Gallery was not active

v1.3.0 – 07.13.2021
* Fixed: Pro Mosaic galleries generated a fatal error

v1.2.0 – 07.13.2021
* Fixed: Autoupdate logs could not be displayed with PHP 8.0+
* Fixed: Possible fatal error when viewing the WP-Admin pages as a non-administrator user
* Fixed: Autoupdate could check for updates more than once at a time

v1.0.0 – 12.21.2020
* NEW: Initial Release