March 5th, 2026
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Extension
Favorites
Added: Buttons to the corresponding Install pages in the Favorite Plugins and Themes accordion items.
Added: New info message (with a link to the Manage Favorites page) on the Install Favorite Plugins and Install Favorite Themes pages.
February 10th, 2026
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Extension
Favorites
February 3rd, 2026
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Extension
Favorites
Added: Full group management for favorites (create/edit/delete groups), group badges, and Assign/Remove items to groups. Feature Request by Richie and others .
Added: Group filtering across lists and installer, plus Manage Groups modal and improved selection persistence for bulk actions.
Updated: Improved download URL parsing logic to better distinguish between direct file downloads and WordPress.org sources. (#847)
Updated: Visual styling of the "Install from Favorites" button to conditionally apply styling based on MainWP Dashboard version.
May 15th, 2025
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Extension
Favorites
April 29th, 2025
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Extension
Favorites
Fixed: Resolved DataTables warning that occurred when initializing DataTables on an empty table. #767
Updated: Hidden the "Update versions info" button when no favorites are added, providing a cleaner user interface.
April 8th, 2025
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Extension
Favorites
Added: New actions and filters to give developers more control over customizing the extension.
Added: Display of plugin and theme version information, along with manual check actions for improved accuracy Feature Request by Robert.
Added: Plugin and theme icons for quicker visual identification.
Added: Sorting functionality to the plugins and themes lists.
Added: "Select All" option to the item list on the Install Favorites page.
Updated: Accordion trigger behavior for plugins and themes to exclude action buttons.
Updated: Replaced inline list actions with a cleaner action menu UI.
Updated: Adjusted table widths for improved layout balance.
March 5th, 2025
Add-ons
Extension
Favorites
The MainWP Favorites Extension has been completely rebuilt with a new approach to managing favorite plugins and themes!
Updated: Instead of manually uploading ZIP files or fetching items from the WordPress.org repository, you can now add favorites simply by entering the item URL.
Updated: The extension now automatically retrieves and installs the latest versions of plugins and themes from the provided source.
Updated: Easily add plugins and themes from publicly accessible links, including Dropbox, Google Drive, and other external hosting platforms.
Updated: A cleaner, more intuitive interface for managing your favorites, reducing complexity and making it easier to organize your go-to plugins and themes.
Updated: The installation process is now fully hooked into the native MainWP > Plugins/Themes > Install page.