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v1.2.1 Stable
released this
2026-08-17 17:57:13 +00:00 | 1 commits to main since this release1.2.1
Release date: 2026-08-17
Highlights
- Automatic updates are now delivered through the Manager (by ROBOTSTXT) plugin; the built-in self-updater has been removed
- A dismissible notice on the Plugins page (and a permanent one on the plugin Settings page) recommends installing Manager when it is not active
- Minimum WordPress lowered to 4.2, the real lowest version the code runs on (verified with WP-Compat)
Changed
- Removed the built-in self-updater (
class-robotstxt-updater.phpandupdate.json); updates are now handled by the Manager (by ROBOTSTXT) plugin - New admin notice when the Manager plugin is not installed and active: dismissible on the Plugins page, permanent on the plugin Settings page, both linking to the Manager download page
- Minimum WordPress lowered from 6.8 to 4.2 — the real lowest compatible version confirmed by a WP-Compat scan (
wp_delete_file(), available since WordPress 4.2, is the oldest API used) - Plugin URI and Update URI now point to https://www.robotstxt.software/plugins/robotstxt-documentation-markdown/
- Author URI updated to https://www.robotstxt.software/
Security
- league/commonmark updated from 2.9.0 to 2.10.0 via
composer update(no known CVEs;composer auditclean)
Compatibility
- WordPress: 4.2 - 7.1
- PHP: 8.0 - 8.5 (real minimum confirmed by PHPCompatibility 5.6-8.5 full-range scan)
Translations
- Spanish (es_ES) and Catalan (ca): 10 strings added that were missing since 1.2.0, plus the new Manager notice string
Tests
- PHP Coding Standards: PHPCS with WordPress-Core, WordPress-Docs, WordPress-Extra — 0 errors
- PHPStan: level 9, 0 errors
- PHPCompatibility: PHP 8.0-8.5 validated (full-range scan 5.6-8.5)
- WP-Compat: WordPress 4.2 floor validated
- PHPUnit: plugin header tests pass
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