v141127 (Release Candidate)

• Bug Fix: Addressed another issue with "Fatal Error: 'Unable to clear dir'" messages by adding new blocking methods for cache lock and unlock, making it so that cache writes (including clearing, purging, wiping) all gain an exclusive lock on the cache directory while work is underway. Props @jaswsinc. See #288.
• Bug Fix: Fixed a Home Page clearing bug that arose in the previous release as the result of an extra leading \/ in one of our regex patterns. Props @jaswsinc. See #365.

v141110

• Quick Cache is changing its name to ZenCache! See the blog post for full details.
• Enhancement: All dashboard notices will now include the number of files cleared for each notice. Props @jaswsinc. See #351.
• Enhancement: Quick Cache is now capable of doing atomic clearing/purging/wiping. On a Multisite network, this is now accomplished on a blog-specific basis, without needing to scan the entire network-wide cache directory. This should improve performance considerably on large networks (i.e. those with VERY large cache directories). Props @jaswsinc. See #288 and #351.
• Enhancement: Added a new class file (/includes/utils-feed.php) and refactored the XML feed clearing routine. With these utilities in place, the auto_clear_xml_feeds_cache() method is now much easier to deal with and comprehend. Props @jaswsinc. See #351.
• Enhancement: Quick Cache now scans each scheme sub-directory, i.e. /http/ and /https/, separately to help break apart what was previously a much larger directory scan for sites that serve pages over both schemes. This will improve performance on both standard and Multisite network installs. See #351.
• Enhancement: Refactored codebase to improve modularity by creating new methods in includes/share.php for network-wide clearing/purging/wiping, host/blog-specific clearing/purging/wiping, recursively deleting a directory, assisting in translations, and several new string utilities. Props @jaswsinc. See #351.
• Enhancement: Renamed all \quick_cache\plugin::auto_purge_* methods, giving them the proper prefix of auto_clear_* instead to reflect proper Wipe/Clear/Purge terminology. Along with this, all of the auto_purge_ option keys have been renamed as well. See new Wipe/Clear/Purge wiki article for a description of these terms. Props @jaswsinc. See #351.
• Enhancement: All URI and Referrer exclusion patterns are now caSe insensitive. WordPress v4.0 will serve URIs without cAse sensitivity. All of the Quick Cache codebase has been updated to support caSe insensitive clearing/purging/wiping; along with caSe insensitive pattern matching against URIs. Props @jaswsinc. See #351.
• Bug Fix (Pro): Fixed a bug with the Auto-Clear Author Cache routine that was presenting dashboard notices even when change_notifications_enable was off. Props @jaswsinc. See #351.
• Bug Fix (Pro): Fixed a bug with the HTML Compressor where style, link and/or script tags could become out of order in certain scenarios. See: #45
• Bug Fix (Pro): Several HTML Compressor bug fixes related to JavaScript compression routines. See #38
• Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that was occasionally generating "Fatal Error: 'Unable to clear dir'" messages. The root cause of this is believed to be non-atomic purging of cache directories which, on a busy site, could result in new cache files being created before a purging routine was finished clearing the directory. Clearing/purging/wiping is now atomic in all scenarios. Props @jaswsinc. See #288 and #351.
• Bug Fix: Fixed a bug in the Auto-Clear Custom Post Type Archive Cache that was not checking for the $post_id in $this->static[__FUNCTION__]. Props @jaswsinc. See #351.
• Bug Fix: Fixed a bug with the uninstaller whereby attempting to uninstall after receiving a notice that PHP 5.3+ is required would result in a blank screen and require manual removal of the plugin. See #334.
• Bug Fix: Fixed an issue with detecting cacheable requests that was, in rare instances, resulting in blank white pages for some site owners. See #279.

v141103 (Release Candidate)

• Enhancement: All dashboard notices will now include the number of files cleared for each notice. Props @jaswsinc. See #351.
• Enhancement: Quick Cache is now capable of doing atomic clearing/purging/wiping. On a Multisite network, this is now accomplished on a blog-specific basis, without needing to scan the entire network-wide cache directory. This should improve performance considerably on large networks (i.e. those with VERY large cache directories). Props @jaswsinc. See #288 and #351.
• Enhancement: Added a new class file (/includes/utils-feed.php) and refactored the XML feed clearing routine. With these utilities in place, the auto_clear_xml_feeds_cache() method is now much easier to deal with and comprehend. Props @jaswsinc. See #351.
• Enhancement: Quick Cache now scans each scheme sub-directory, i.e. /http/ and /https/, separately to help break apart what was previously a much larger directory scan for sites that serve pages over both schemes. This will improve performance on both standard and Multisite network installs. See #351.
• Enhancement: Refactored codebase to improve modularity by creating new methods in includes/share.php for network-wide clearing/purging/wiping, host/blog-specific clearing/purging/wiping, recursively deleting a directory, assisting in translations, and several new string utilities. Props @jaswsinc. See #351.
• Enhancement: Renamed all \quick_cache\plugin::auto_purge_* methods, giving them the proper prefix of auto_clear_* instead to reflect proper Wipe/Clear/Purge terminology. Along with this, all of the auto_purge_ option keys have been renamed as well. See new Wipe/Clear/Purge wiki article for a description of these terms. Props @jaswsinc. See #351.
• Enhancement: All URI and Referrer exclusion patterns are now caSe insensitive. WordPress v4.0 will serve URIs without cAse sensitivity. All of the Quick Cache codebase has been updated to support caSe insensitive clearing/purging/wiping; along with caSe insensitive pattern matching against URIs. Props @jaswsinc. See #351.
• Bug Fix (Pro): Fixed a bug with the Auto-Clear Author Cache routine that was presenting dashboard notices even when change_notifications_enable was off. Props @jaswsinc. See #351.
• Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that was occasionally generating "Fatal Error: 'Unable to clear dir'" messages. The root cause of this is believed to be non-atomic purging of cache directories which, on a busy site, could result in new cache files being created before a purging routine was finished clearing the directory. Clearing/purging/wiping is now atomic in all scenarios. Props @jaswsinc. See #288 and #351.
• Bug Fix: Fixed a bug in the Auto-Clear Custom Post Type Archive Cache that was not checking for the $post_id in $this->static[__FUNCTION__]. Props @jaswsinc. See #351.
• Bug Fix: Fixed a bug with the uninstaller whereby attempting to uninstall after receiving a notice that PHP 5.3+ is required would result in a blank screen and require manual removal of the plugin. See #334.
• Bug Fix: Fixed an issue with detecting cacheable requests that was, in rare instances, resulting in blank white pages for some site owners. See #279.

v141001

• Enhancement: Improved Dashboard messaging for the auto_clear_cache() routine. See #328.
• Enhancement (Pro): Improved consistency of Auto-Cache Engine User-Agent string by removing WordPress-version-specific identifier. See #315.
• Enhancement (Pro): It is now possible to disable the automatic clear and wipe cache routines. If you have a very large site with many cache files, this feature allows you manual control over when the cache gets cleared or wiped. For complete documentation on this feature, see Quick Cache Wiki - Clear and Wipe Cache Routines. See also #23.
• Bug Fix: Fixes an issue with the Pro Preview mode where saving the plugin options may inadvertently save Pro-only options that could later cause issues if the plugin is upgraded to the Pro version. See #311.
• Bug Fix: Fixes an edge-case where the proper cache files do not get purged when a user with the Editor role publishes a new post with both a category and a tag associated with the post. See #313.
• Bug Fix: When Quick Cache purges/resets the cache for a post with a Custom Post Type, any cache files for the associated Custom Post Type archive view are now auto-purged, along with any associated XML feed cache files. See #280.
• Bug Fix: Fixed missing trailing slash in Directory / Expiration Time configuration panel. This was purely a visual inconsistency and had no effect on Quick Cache's functionality. See #267.
• Bug Fix: When saving custom CSS using JetPack's Custom CSS module, Quick Cache now properly purges the site cache to ensure that outdated cache files are not served to visitors. See #246.
• Bug Fix: When changes are made to WordPress General, Reading, Discussion, or Permalink settings (Dashboard -> Settings), Quick Cache now clears the cache to prevent an outdated cache file from being served to visitors. See #223.
• Bug Fix: When an active plugin is updated, or when an active theme or the parent theme for an active child theme is updated, or when WordPress Core is updated, Quick Cache now properly clears the cache to ensure that an outdated cache file does not get served to a visitor. See #145 and #327.
• Bug Fix: When a new comment is posted, Quick Cache now properly purges the cache files for any paginated comment pages. See #336.
• Bug Fix (Pro): Fixed a bug where the HTML Compressor, when enabled with the "remove extra whitespace in the final HTML" option, would incorrectly remove <!DOCTYPE html>. See #299.
• Bug Fix (Pro): Fixed a bug in the HTML Compressor that would, in certain scenarios, leave behind fragments of HTML comments. See #295.
• Bug Fix (Pro): The Auto-Cache Engine now has an option to configure a delay between each request when pre-caching the site. There were some reports of the Auto-Cache Engine causing load issues with large sites on servers that sometimes had trouble handling many requests. See #294.
• Bug Fix (Pro): Fixes an Auto-Cache Engine scheduling issue that may, in some scenarios, prevent it from running as expected. See #291.
• Bug Fix (Pro): Fixed a bug with the HTML Compressor where style, link and/or script tags could end up out of order in certain scenarios. See #45.
• Bug Fix (Pro): Fixed a bug in the HTML Compressor related to JavaScript compression routines. See #38.

v140926 (Release Candidate 2)

• Enhancement (Pro): It is now possible to disable the automatic clear and wipe cache routines. If you have a very large site with many cache files, this feature allows you manual control over when the cache gets cleared or wiped. For complete documentation on this feature, see Quick Cache Wiki - Clear and Wipe Cache Routines. See also #23.
• Bug Fix: When a new comment is posted, Quick Cache now properly purges the cache files for any paginated comment pages. See #336.

This release also includes all changes from v140925 (Release Candidate 1).

v140925 (Release Candidate)

• Enhancement: Improved Dashboard messaging for the auto_clear_cache() routine. See #328.
• Enhancement (Pro): Improved consistency of Auto-Cache Engine User-Agent string by removing WordPress-version-specific identifier. See #315.
• Bug Fix: Fixes an issue with the Pro Preview mode where saving the plugin options may inadvertently save Pro-only options that could later cause issues if the plugin is upgraded to the Pro version. See #311.
• Bug Fix: Fixes an edge-case where the proper cache files do not get purged when a user with the Editor role publishes a new post with both a category and a tag associated with the post. See #313.
• Bug Fix: When Quick Cache purges/resets the cache for a post with a Custom Post Type, any cache files for the associated Custom Post Type archive view are now auto-purged, along with any associated XML feed cache files. See #280.
• Bug Fix: Fixed missing trailing slash in Directory / Expiration Time configuration panel. This was purely a visual inconsistency and had no effect on Quick Cache's functionality. See #267.
• Bug Fix: When saving custom CSS using JetPack's Custom CSS module, Quick Cache now properly purges the site cache to ensure that outdated cache files are not served to visitors. See #246.
• Bug Fix: When any WordPress component is upgraded (core, plugin, theme), Quick Cache now properly clears the site cache to avoid serving a stale cache file to a visitor. See #145.
• Bug Fix: When changes are made to WordPress Reading Settings (Dashboard -> Settings -> Reading), Quick Cache now clears the cache to prevent an outdated cache file from being served to visitors. See #223.
• Bug Fix: When an active plugin is updated, or when an active theme or the parent theme for an active child theme is updated, or when WordPress Core is updated, Quick Cache now properly clears the cache to ensure that an outdated cache file does not get served to a visitor. See #145 and #327.
• Bug Fix (Pro): Fixed a bug where the HTML Compressor, when enabled with the "remove extra whitespace in the final HTML" option, would incorrectly remove <!DOCTYPE html>. See #299.
• Bug Fix (Pro): Fixed a bug in the HTML Compressor that would, in certain scenarios, leave behind fragments of HTML comments. See #295.
• Bug Fix (Pro): The Auto-Cache Engine now has an option to configure a delay between each request when pre-caching the site. There were some reports of the Auto-Cache Engine causing load issues with large sites on servers that sometimes had trouble handling many requests. See #294.
• Bug Fix (Pro): Fixes an Auto-Cache Engine scheduling issue that may, in some scenarios, prevent it from running as expected. See #291.
• Bug Fix (Pro): Fixed a bug with the HTML Compressor where style, link and/or script tags could end up out of order in certain scenarios. See #45.

v140829

• SECURITY UPDATE - Please upgrade immediately: Fixes a security related to cached cookies sent in the header of a request. This only affects sites running plugins that might send cookie data via the header. See #253
• Enhancement: Auto-Purge RSS Feeds. Quick Cache will now automatically purge the cache for RSS/RDF/Atom Feeds when Feed Caching is enabled. This new option will purge the cache for the master feed, the master comments feed, feeds associated with comments on a Post/Page, term-related feeds (including mixed term-related feeds), and author-related feeds when you update a Post/Page, approve a Comment, or make other changes where Quick Cache can detect that certain types of Feeds should be purged. See #182
• Enhancement: Improve handling of symlink creation for 404 cache files by using atomic symlink creation to decrease the possibility of encountering a race condition. See #242.
• Enhancement: Improved portability of advanced-cache.php. This will help reduce configuration overhead for site owners when migrating a WordPress installation from one server to another. See #258.
• Enhancement: Option Panels now have proper HTML anchor tags so that they work better with browser extensions that rely on anchor tags being available. See #260.
• Enhancement: The Plugin Deactivation Safeguards option has been renamed to Plugin Deletion Safeguards. When Plugin Deletion Safeguards are disabled, deactivating and deleting the plugin will now erase your options for the plugin, erase directories/files created by the plugin, remove the advanced-cache.php file, terminate CRON jobs, etc. It completely erases itself, but only when you disable Plugin Deletion Safeguards (enabled by default to prevent accidental loss of data). See #261.
• Enhancement (Pro): HTML Compressor now includes FOPEN as transport layer fallback in case cURL is not available. See #15
• Enhancement (Pro): HTML Compressor now writes files atomically; this will help avoid race conditions when writing cache files. See #273
• Enhancement (Pro): Improved error handling for the Auto-Cache Engine. There were some scenarios where XMLReader() would fail with a PHP Warning notice when it was unable to properly parse the sitemap. See #250.
• Bug Fix: The cache directory is now properly removed when deleting the plugin from the WordPress Dashboard plugins list. See #261.
• Bug Fix: WooCommerce compatibility fix for a bug where cart session data appeared to get cached across sessions. See #253
• Bug Fix (Pro): The plugin upgrade notice no longer appears on Child Blogs in a Multisite Network. There was no security risk here; while the upgrade notice was shown, Child Blog admins who did not have permission to upgrade Network-activated plugins were unable to do anything with the message. See #259.
• Bug Fix (Pro): Fixed a bug where, in certain scenarios, a WordPress Plugin may break the JavaScript that controls the Clear Cache button on the Dashboard. See #272.
• Bug Fix (Pro): CSS files are now excluded from compression by the HTML Compressor when included inside conditional comments. See #35
• Bug Fix (Pro): HTML Compressor now preserves whitespace inside CSS calc() statements. See #286.

v140820 (Release Candidate)

• Enhancement: Auto-Purge RSS Feeds. Quick Cache will now automatically purge the cache for RSS/RDF/Atom Feeds when Feed Caching is enabled. This new option will purge the cache for the master feed, the master comments feed, feeds associated with comments on a Post/Page, term-related feeds (including mixed term-related feeds), and author-related feeds when you update a Post/Page, approve a Comment, or make other changes where Quick Cache can detect that certain types of Feeds should be purged. Issue #182
• Enhancement: Improve handling of symlink creation for 404 cache files by using atomic symlink creation to decrease the possibility of encountering a race condition. Issue #242.
• Enhancement: Improved portability of advanced-cache.php. This will help reduce configuration overhead for site owners when migrating a WordPress installation from one server to another. Issue #258.
• Enhancement: Option Panels now have proper HTML anchor tags so that they work better with browser extensions that rely on anchor tags being available. Issue #260.
• Enhancement (Pro): Improved error handling for the Auto-Cache Engine. There were some scenarios where XMLReader() would fail with a PHP Warning notice when it was unable to properly parse the sitemap. Issue #250.
• Bug Fix: The cache directory is now properly removed when deleting the plugin from the WordPress Dashboard plugins list.
• Bug Fix (Pro): The plugin upgrade notice no longer appears on Child Blogs in a Multisite Network. There was no security risk here; while the upgrade notice was shown, Child Blog admins who did not have permission to upgrade Network-activated plugins were unable to do anything with the message. Issue #259.
• Bug Fix (Pro): Fixed a bug where, in certain scenarios, a WordPress Plugin may break the JavaScript that controls the Clear Cache button on the Dashboard. See Issue #272.

v140725

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• New Pro Feature: Auto-Purge XML Sitemaps. If you're generating XML Sitemaps with a plugin like Google XML Sitemaps, you can now tell Quick Cache to automatically purge any cached sitemap files whenever it purges a Post/Page cache. You may also specify a list of XML Sitemap patterns to clear, if you have multiple sitemap files. See also: #169
• Enhancement (Pro): The Quick Cache Pro Updater now accepts a License Key in place of the WebSharks password.
• Enhancement (Pro): In a Multisite Network, the Auto-Cache Engine will now also auto-cache each child blog. See also: #169
• Enhancement: Improved overall performance by optimizing the auto-purge routines. See also: #130
• Enhancement: The "GET Requests" UI Panel now explains that you can use ?qcAC=0 to disable caching when you ARE caching GET Requests. See also: #210.
• Bug Fix (Pro): 404 Caching now properly returns a 404 HTTP Status code when serving a cached 404 page. See also: #197
• Bug Fix (Pro): The HTML Compressor now properly preserves [] character whitespace during CSS compression. See also: #25
• Bug Fix (Pro): The Pro Updater upgrade link now points to the correction location when displayed from a Child Blog in a Multisite Network. See also: #205
• Bug Fix (Pro): The Auto-Cache Engine now correctly handles the sitemap when home_url() differs from site_url().
• Bug Fix (Pro): The "Dynamic Version Salt" options panel now correctly displays the last saved value. See also: #231
• Bug Fix: A custom WP_CONTENT_DIR is now obeyed in the scenario where it's set to a path outside of ABSPATH. See also: #95
• Bug Fix: The UI now correctly displays custom WP_CONTENT_DIR in the "Directory/Expiration Time" options panel. See also: #206
• Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that was causing unapproved, spam, and trash comments to unnecessarily purge the cache. See also: #159
• Bug Fix: Quick Cache LITE now correctly sets the QUICK_CACHE_PRO constant to false. See also: #229
• Bug Fix: Workaround for broken page navigation on the front page of some sites. This is a WordPress redirect_canonical() bug workaround. See also: #209

v140714 (Release Candidate)

• New Pro Feature: Auto-Purge XML Sitemaps. If you're generating XML Sitemaps with a plugin like Google XML Sitemaps, you can now tell Quick Cache to automatically purge any cached sitemap files whenever it purges a Post/Page cache. You may also specify a list of XML Sitemap patterns to clear, if you have multiple sitemap files. See also: #169
• Enhancement (Pro): The Quick Cache Pro Updater now accepts a License Key in place of the WebSharks password.
• Enhancement (Pro): In a Multisite Network, the Auto-Cache Engine will now also auto-cache each child blog. See also: #169
• Enhancement: Improved overall performance by optimizing the auto-purge routines. See also: #130
• Enhancement: The "GET Requests" UI Panel now explains that you can use ?qcAC=0 to disable caching when you ARE caching GET Requests. See also: #210.
• Bug Fix (Pro): 404 Caching now properly returns a 404 HTTP Status code when serving a cached 404 page. See also: #197
• Bug Fix (Pro): The HTML Compressor now properly preserves [] character whitespace during CSS compression. See also: #25
• Bug Fix (Pro): The Pro Updater upgrade link now points to the correction location when displayed from a Child Blog in a Multisite Network. See also: #205
• Bug Fix (Pro): The Auto-Cache Engine now correctly handles the sitemap when home_url() differs from site_url().
• Bug Fix (Pro): The "Dynamic Version Salt" options panel now correctly displays the last saved value. See also: #231
• Bug Fix: A custom WP_CONTENT_DIR is now obeyed in the scenario where it's set to a path outside of ABSPATH. See also: #95
• Bug Fix: The UI now correctly displays custom WP_CONTENT_DIR in the "Directory/Expiration Time" options panel. See also: #206
• Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that was causing unapproved, spam, and trash comments to unnecessarily purge the cache. See also: #159
• Bug Fix: Quick Cache LITE now correctly sets the QUICK_CACHE_PRO constant to false. See also: #229
• Bug Fix: Workaround for broken page navigation on the front page of some sites. This is a WordPress redirect_canonical() bug workaround. See also: #209