This release resolves a compatibility issue with the Advanced Post Creation Add-On and adds new filters for developers to adjust edit and delete entry behavior.
#### 🐛 Fixed
* "You don’t have permission to edit this post" shown when editing entries with Post fields linked to posts created through the Advanced Post Creation Add-On.
#### 💻 Developer Updates
* Added `gk/gravityview/edit-entry/init/data` filter to modify form, entry, and View data before rendering the Edit Entry form.
* Added `gk/gravityview/delete-entry/show-delete-button` filter to allow code to modify the visibility of the Delete button, with entry, form, View ID, and post ID as parameters.
- The `gravityview/delete-entry/show-delete-button` filter will be deprecated in a future release.
This release addresses multiple issues impacting search fields, Edit Entry behavior, logging of entry approval status changes, and other aspects of the plugin’s functionality.
#### 🐛 Fixed
* Fatal error when using Chained Select fields in the Search Bar without proper form context.
* Incorrect search logic for Date and Entry Date fields when using a single input or a range.
* Fields on the Edit Entry page not clearing stored values when hidden by conditional logic, or restoring their default/merge-tag-based values when shown again.
* Email fields with confirmation enabled could display `Array` instead of the correct value.
* Workflow Step field not able to be used to link to a single entry.
* Entry Notes not being added when an entry’s approval status changed due to the Unapprove Entries After Editing setting or when updated via the Approval Status field on the Entry Edit page.
#### 🔧 Updated
* [Foundation](https://www.gravitykit.com/foundation/) to version 1.6.2.
#### 💻 Developer Updates
* Added `gk/gravityview/view_collection/from_post/views` filter to allow code to add Views to the Collection that are not found by the default logic, or modify the View Collection before it is returned.
This release addresses multiple issues impacting search fields, Edit Entry behavior, logging of entry approval status changes, and other aspects of the plugin’s functionality.
#### 🐛 Fixed
* Fatal error when using Chained Select fields in the Search Bar without proper form context.
* Incorrect search logic for Date and Entry Date fields when using a single input or a range.
* Fields on the Edit Entry page not clearing stored values when hidden by conditional logic, or restoring their default/merge-tag-based values when shown again.
* Email fields with confirmation enabled could display `Array` instead of the correct value.
* Workflow Step field not able to be used to link to a single entry.
* Entry Notes not being added when an entry’s approval status changed due to the Unapprove Entries After Editing setting or when updated via the Approval Status field on the Entry Edit page.
#### 🔧 Updated
* [Foundation](https://www.gravitykit.com/foundation/) to version 1.6.2.
#### 💻 Developer Updates
* Added `gk/gravityview/view_collection/from_post/views` filter to allow code to add Views to the Collection that are not found by the default logic, or modify the View Collection before it is returned.
This update resolves issues with date filtering, lightbox display, and Edit Entry layout styling.
#### 🐛 Fixed
* When using a single-input Entry Date search field, results now include only entries created on the specified date, rather than all entries from that date onward.
* File Upload field images were incorrectly displaying in a lightbox when the View's "Enable lightbox for images" setting was disabled, but another field had "Open in a lightbox?" enabled.
* Styling issues on the Edit Entry page when using the Layout Builder for the Single Entry page.
#### ✨ Improved
* Layout Builder layouts are easier to view on smaller screens and entries are now more clearly separated.
#### 🐛 Fixed
* Saving GravityKit settings could fail in certain situations.
#### 🔧 Updated
* [Foundation](https://www.gravitykit.com/foundation/) to version 1.6.0.
This release improves the handling of shortcodes and File Upload fields, and fixes an issue where a View would fail to render.
#### ✨ Improved
* Excerpts and content previews now automatically remove GravityView shortcodes for cleaner content display in archives, widgets, and feeds.
* Allow PDF files to bypass secure download URLs when the "Use Direct File Path for Media" setting is enabled for a File Upload field.
* Shortcodes can now accept special characters that WordPress ignores.
#### 🐛 Fixed
* Search Bar no longer disappears when the “Hide View data until search is performed” setting is enabled.
#### 🔧 Updated
* [Foundation](https://www.gravitykit.com/foundation/) to version 1.5.0.
#### 💻 Developer Updates
* Added `pdf` to the allowed file extensions for the `gk/gravityview/fields/fileupload/secure-links/allowed-extensions` filter.
#### ✨ Improved
* Notices and frontend messages for shortcodes with invalid or missing `secret` attributes are clearer and can be dismissed globally.
* Shortcodes referencing the same View they are embedded in no longer require a secret.
#### 🐛 Fixed
* Entry Link block not working with secure Views requiring a secret.
* Export widget not working when Views were filtered to show entries created by the logged-in user.
* Fields linked to Single Entry layouts are now exported as p`xlain text values, not hyperlinks, when using direct CSV/TSV export URLs.
* Featured entries in the Layout Builder template now display with the intended styling.
* Single Entry pages not rendering when search filter parameters were present in the URL.
#### 🔧 Updated
* [Foundation](https://www.gravitykit.com/foundation/) to version 1.4.0.
#### 💻 Developer Updates
* Added a `gv-template-{type}` class to the outer containers of Layout Builder, List, and Table templates, enabling easier custom JS and CSS targeting.
This update fixes widget display issues when embedding Views with page builders.
#### 🐛 Fixed
* Widgets not rendering when Views are embedded using shortcodes in page builders like Elementor and Divi.
This release adds the ability to output column values from multi-column List fields using merge tag modifiers, notifies admins when users access pages with misconfigured shortcode secrets, and fixes issues with Checkbox field settings, Result Number sequencing, and a potential PHP error with Address fields.
#### 🚀 Added
* Support for the List field merge tag modifier (e.g., `{List:1:2:text}`), enabling output of column values as an HTML list (default) or as a comma-separated string.
* An admin notice is displayed when a GravityView shortcode’s required `secret` attribute is missing or invalid.
#### 🐛 Fixed
* Display issue with Checkbox field settings in the View editor where related "Link to single entry" options were not grouped together.
* Result Number field now respects the "First Number in the Sequence" setting instead of always starting at 0.
* PHP fatal error that could occur when editing entries containing Address fields.
#### 🔧 Updated
* [Foundation](https://www.gravitykit.com/foundation/) to version 1.3.1, fixing an unrelated product dependency notice shown when installing certain products from the Manage Your Kit screen.
This release introduces a new 4-column Layout Builder option and lightbox support for the `[gv_entry_link]` shortcode, improves performance by disabling secure links for File Upload fields, and resolves various issues with filters, notifications, and file display on the Edit Entry screen.
#### 🚀 Added
* 4-column row layout option in Layout Builder.
* Setting for the File Upload field to disable secure download URLs for images, audio, and video files, greatly improving performance.
* New `lightbox` attribute for the `[gv_entry_link]` shortcode to open the link in a lightbox.
- Supports `action` attribute values: `read`, `edit`.
#### ✨ Improved
* Security of the `[gv_entry_link]` shortcode.
#### 🐛 Fixed
* Range filter on the Date Created field returned incorrect results when only a start date was entered.
* Field filter form in the View editor now properly matches accented characters (e.g., typing "e" matches "é").
* Approval-related notifications no longer fire when saving an entry if the Approve Entries field remains unchanged.
- Notifications now send only when the approval status actually changes (applies to Edit Entry, front-end approval, admin bulk actions, and merge-tag approval updates).
* File Upload field now reliably displays existing images on the Edit Entry form in complex scenarios.
#### 💻 Developer Updates
* Filters for customizing secure download bypass behavior:
- `gk/gravityview/fields/fileupload/secure-links/bypass` controls bypass per field/View/user;
- `gk/gravityview/fields/fileupload/secure-links/allowed-extensions` customizes allowed file types.
* Deprecated `GravityView_Entry_Link_Shortcode` class in favor of the `GV\Shortcodes\gv_entry_link` function.
* Deprecated `GravityView_Admin_Notices` class in favor of the new notices functionality provided by Foundation.
#### 🔧 Updated
* [Foundation](https://www.gravitykit.com/foundation/) to version 1.3.0:
- New GravityKit global settings for logging configuration (level, type, cleanup schedule, retention);
- A unified way to display admin notices across all GravityKit products;
- Performance improvements and bug fixes.