Version 4.7.2

Note that starting from the ElasticPress 5.0.0 release the Users feature will be moved to the ElasticPress Labs plugin. The Terms and Comments features will remain in ElasticPress but will be available only if enabled via code. Check our blog post for more info.

Added

• New ep_highlight_number_of_fragments filter. Props @dgnorrod and @felipeelia via #3681.

• =PHP 7.0 version check. Props @bmarshall511 and @felipeelia via #3641.

• GitHub action to automatically open a new issue when a new version of WordPress is released. Props @felipeelia via #3666.

Removed

• Unnecessary aliases in use statements. Props @felipeelia via #3671.

Fixed

• Calls to ep_woocommerce_default_supported_post_types were ignored. Props @felipeelia and @MARQAS via #3679.
• WooCommerce Orders search field disappearing when Orders Autosuggest receives an unexpected response from ElasticPress.io. Props @JakePT and @anjulahettige via #3682.
• Call composer while building docs. Props @felipeelia via #3625.
• Make sure post__not_in and post_status are translated into arrays, not objects. Props @felipeelia via #3652 and #3680.
• Updated phpDoc entries. Props @renatonascalves via #3635.
• Docblock for Utils\get_option return type. Props @felipeelia via #3653.
• Docblock for ep_capability and ep_network_capability filters. Props @burhandodhy via #3685.
• PHP warning related to the Autosuggest template generation. Props @felipeelia via #3651.
• WooCommerce unit tests running multiple times. Props @felipeelia via #3656.
• Display the meta range facet block in versions prior to WP 6.1. Props @felipeelia and @MARQAS via #3658.
• Number of expected arguments for add_attachment and edit_attachment. Props @burhandodhy via #3690.
• Error while running composer install on PHP 8. Props @burhandodhy via #3683.

Security

• Bumped composer/composer from 2.5.8 to 2.6.4. Props @dependabot via #3672.

See: https://github.com/10up/ElasticPress/milestone/78?closed=1