# EventBookings Plugin v1.4 - Release Notes

**Release Date**: 2026-04-08
**Version**: 1.4
**Previous Version**: 1.3

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## 🎯 Release Highlights

Version 1.4 focuses on **frontend asset refresh**, **build tooling alignment**, and **Google Maps documentation**.

### Key Improvements
- ✅ **Rebuilt Component Bundle**: Latest source compiled into production bundle
- ✅ **Refreshed UI Icon Assets**: Updated jQuery UI icon sprites across all colour variants
- ✅ **JS Config Update**: `config.js` updated with v1.4 settings
- ✅ **Package Version Alignment**: `package.json` version synced to match plugin version
- ✅ **Google Maps Guide**: New setup documentation for Maps API configuration
- ✅ **Build Directory Hygiene**: `.gitignore` added to exclude `dist/` build artifacts from version control

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## 🔧 Technical Changes

### Modified Files
- `eventbookings.php` — Version bump to 1.4
- `readme.txt` — Updated stable tag to 1.4
- `includes/js/package.json` — Version bumped from 1.1 to 1.4
- `includes/js/config.js` — Updated configuration for v1.4
- `includes/js/dist/component-bundle.js` — Rebuilt from latest source
- `includes/js/dist/component-bundle.js.LICENSE.txt` — Updated dependency attributions
- `includes/js/dist/images/ui-icons_*.png` — Refreshed all jQuery UI icon sprite variants

### New Files
- `includes/js/.gitignore` — Excludes build output (`dist/`) from version control
- `GOOGLE_MAPS_SETUP_GUIDE.md` — Full configuration guide for Google Maps API integration
- `RELEASE_NOTES_v1.3.md` — Retroactive release notes for v1.3

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## 📦 Deployment Checklist

- [x] Version numbers updated across all files
- [x] Production bundle rebuilt
- [x] Icon assets refreshed
- [x] Changelog updated in readme.txt
- [ ] Full plugin testing in staging environment
- [ ] WordPress 6.8 compatibility verified

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## ⚠️ Known Issues

None reported as of v1.4 release.

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## 📄 License

This plugin is licensed under GPLv2 or later.
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
