Release 3.7.0

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,25 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [3.7.0] - 2025-10-20
+
+### Added
+
+* Add bulk editing support for Co-Authors in the admin interface by @mattradford-sage in https://github.com/Automattic/Co-Authors-Plus/pull/1120
+* Filter author label during selection by @Ritesh-patel in https://github.com/Automattic/Co-Authors-Plus/pull/1121
+
+### Fixed
+
+* fix: avoid posts without authors on CLI and REST by @leogermani in https://github.com/Automattic/Co-Authors-Plus/pull/1137
+
+### Maintenance
+
+* refactor: Update create_post method to allow nullable WP_User parameter by @GaryJones in https://github.com/Automattic/Co-Authors-Plus/pull/1122
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Update README.md by @GaryJones in https://github.com/Automattic/Co-Authors-Plus/pull/1130
+
 ## [3.6.6] - 2025-05-27
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -538,6 +557,7 @@ Props to the many people who helped make this release possible: [catchmyfame](ht
 **1.1.0 (Apr. 14, 2009)**
 * Initial beta release.
 
+[3.7.0]: https://github.com/automattic/co-authors-plus/compare/3.6.6...3.7.0
 [3.6.6]: https://github.com/automattic/co-authors-plus/compare/3.6.5...3.6.6
 [3.6.5]: https://github.com/automattic/co-authors-plus/compare/3.6.4...3.6.5
 [3.6.4]: https://github.com/automattic/co-authors-plus/compare/3.6.3...3.6.4

README.md

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Co-Authors Plus
 
-Stable tag: 3.6.6
-Requires at least: 5.9
-Tested up to: 6.6
-Requires PHP: 7.4
-License: GPLv2 or later
-License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
-Tags: authors, users, multiple authors, co-authors, multi-author, publishing
-Contributors: batmoo, danielbachhuber, automattic, GaryJ
+Stable tag: 3.7.0  
+Requires at least: 5.9  
+Tested up to: 6.8  
+Requires PHP: 7.4  
+License: GPLv2 or later  
+License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html  
+Tags: authors, users, multiple authors, co-authors, multi-author, publishing  
+Contributors: batmoo, danielbachhuber, automattic, GaryJ  
 
 Assign multiple bylines to posts, pages, and custom post types with a search-as-you-type input box.
 

co-authors-plus.php

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * Plugin Name:       Co-Authors Plus
  * Plugin URI:        https://wordpress.org/plugins/co-authors-plus/
  * Description:       Allows multiple authors to be assigned to a post. This plugin is an extended version of the Co-Authors plugin developed by Weston Ruter.
- * Version:           3.6.6
+ * Version:           3.7.0
  * Requires at least: 5.9
  * Requires PHP:      7.4
  * Author:            Mohammad Jangda, Daniel Bachhuber, Automattic
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * License URI:       http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
  */
 
-const COAUTHORS_PLUS_VERSION = '3.6.6';
+const COAUTHORS_PLUS_VERSION = '3.7.0';
 const COAUTHORS_PLUS_FILE = __FILE__;
 
 require_once __DIR__ . '/template-tags.php';

composer.json

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 		"phpcompatibility/phpcompatibility-wp": "^2.1",
 		"phpunit/phpunit": "^9",
 		"wp-cli/extension-command": "^2.0",
+		"wp-cli/i18n-command": "^2.6",
 		"wp-cli/wp-cli-tests": "^v4",
 		"wp-coding-standards/wpcs": "^3.1",
 		"yoast/wp-test-utils": "^1.2"
@@ -61,6 +62,9 @@
 		"cbf": [
 			"@php ./vendor/bin/phpcbf"
 		],
+		"i18n": [
+			"wp i18n make-pot . languages/co-authors-plus.pot"
+		],
 		"lint": [
 			"@php ./vendor/php-parallel-lint/php-parallel-lint/parallel-lint . -e php --exclude vendor --exclude .git"
 		],

css/co-authors-plus.css

@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
 	margin-left: 5em;
 }
 
+#bulk-edit label.bulk-edit-group {
+	clear: both;
+	margin-top: .5em;
+}
+
+#bulk-edit #coauthors-list {
+	padding: 0;
+}
+
 #coauthors-list {
 	width: 100%;
 	padding: 0 5px;

js/co-authors-plus.js

@@ -186,6 +186,13 @@ jQuery( document ).ready(function () {
 				.on( 'blur', function(){ $co.val( coAuthorsPlusStrings.search_box_text ) } )
 				;
 
+		if ( coauthors_initialized_on_bulk_edit )
+			$co.attr({
+				'aria-labelledby': 'coauthors-bulk-edit-label',
+				'aria-describedby': 'coauthors-bulk-edit-desc'
+			})
+			;
+
 		return $co;
 
 	}
@@ -395,6 +402,7 @@ jQuery( document ).ready(function () {
 
 		var wpInlineEdit = inlineEditPost.edit;
 
+		// Inline editing
 		inlineEditPost.edit = function( id ) {
 
 			wpInlineEdit.apply( this, arguments )
@@ -429,6 +437,32 @@ jQuery( document ).ready(function () {
 
 			}
 		}
+
+		// Bulk editing
+		var coauthors_initialized_on_bulk_edit = false;
+		var wpBulkEdit = inlineEditPost.setBulk;
+
+		inlineEditPost.setBulk = function() {
+
+			wpBulkEdit.apply( this, arguments );
+
+			// Initialize co-authors, but only on the first 'Bulk edit' interaction.
+			if ( ! coauthors_initialized_on_bulk_edit ) {
+				var bulk_right_column = jQuery( '#bulk-edit .inline-edit-col-right' );
+				var coauthors_authors_label = jQuery( '#bulk-edit .bulk-edit-coauthors' );
+
+				// Move the Co-Authors section to the right-hand column of the Bulk section.
+				coauthors_authors_label.appendTo( bulk_right_column );
+				// Give the right-hand column its 'real' height because of float:left;
+				// The Post Format dropdown does not help positioning the Co-Authors section.
+				bulk_right_column.find( 'div.inline-edit-col' ).addClass( 'wp-clearfix' );
+				// Move the autosuggest input box under the Co-Authors label.
+				jQuery( '#coauthors-edit' ).appendTo( coauthors_authors_label );
+
+				coauthors_initialized_on_bulk_edit = true;
+				coauthors_initialize( [] );
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 });