Plugin updates! All of our free and Pro WordPress plugins are updated and current with latest WordPress, version 7.0. Before getting to the update details, I want to say Thank you to all of our customers, users, and everyone leaving great reviews, sharing on social media, reporting bugs, and sharing ideas. Your support and feedback help to keep our WordPress plugins going strong.
Overview
This round of updates focuses on testing, compatibility, and eliminating bugs. The latest plugin versions bring no breaking changes, and are running well on WordPress 7.0 (released May 20, 2026). All plugins (free and pro) are tested for maximum performance and compatibility with WordPress running on the latest versions of PHP (currently testing on PHP versions 7.4 through 8.4).
How to Upgrade
If your pro license is active, the plugins can be upgraded via one-click updates in the WordPress Admin Area. Or if you own the plugin but do not have it activated, you can log in to the Members Area to download and upgrade to the latest version. Any questions or feedback can be posted in the help forum or sent via our contact form.
Pro Plugin Updates
Here is a rundown of changes made to each of our pro plugins. For a summary of changes made to any of our free WordPress plugins, check out the changelog in the plugin readme.txt/docs. So without further ado, here are the latest changes for our pro plugins..
BBQ Pro
BBQ Pro is updated to version 3.9. Changes include:
- Fixes bug with reset options
- Removes
http://from query string rules - Removes
https://from query string rules - Adds numerous patterns to firewall rules
- Adds note on settings page about AI Block List
- Updates plugin settings page
- Updates Help tab information
- Improves readme.txt documentation
BBQ Pro documentation and tutorials also are updated with any important information pertaining to this update. See the plugin’s readme.txt file for complete Changelog and infos.
Banhammer Pro
Banhammer Pro is updated to version 3.0. Changes include:
- Fixes bug with banhammer-process requests
- Improves accuracy of GeoIP lookups
- Fixes bug with reset options
- Updates plugin settings page
- Updates Help tab information
- Improves readme.txt documentation
Banhammer Pro documentation and tutorials also are updated with any important information pertaining to this update. See the plugin’s readme.txt file for complete Changelog.
Blackhole Pro
Blackhole Pro is updated to version 3.6. Changes include:
- Improves accuracy of GeoIP lookups
- Fixes bug with reset options
- Updates plugin settings page
- Updates Help tab information
- Adds check for
WP_CACHEto abort function - Improves readme.txt documentation
Blackhole Pro documentation and tutorials also are updated with any important information pertaining to this update. See the plugin’s readme.txt file for complete Changelog.
GA Google Analytics Pro
GA Pro is updated to version 2.8. Changes include:
- Fixes bug with reset options
- Updates plugin settings page
- Updates Help tab information
- Improves readme.txt documentation
GA Pro documentation and tutorials also are updated with any important information pertaining to this update. See the plugin’s readme.txt file for complete Changelog.
Head Meta Pro
Head Meta Pro is updated to version 1.3. Changes include:
- Fixes bug with reset options
- Updates plugin settings page
- Updates Help tab information
- Improves readme.txt documentation
Head Meta Pro documentation and tutorials also are updated with any important information pertaining to this update. See the plugin’s readme.txt file for complete Changelog.
Simple Ajax Chat Pro
SAC Pro is updated to version 2.0. Changes include:
- Fixes bug with reset options
- Adds
thirty_dayscron interval - Updates plugin settings page
- Updates Help tab information
- Improves readme.txt documentation
SAC Pro documentation and tutorials also are updated with any important information pertaining to this update. See the plugin’s readme.txt file for complete Changelog.
USP Pro
USP Pro is updated to version 4.6.2. Changes include:
- Fixes bug with reset options
- Fixes bug with Quicktag radio options
- Updates plugin settings page
- Improves readme.txt documentation
USP Pro documentation and tutorials also are updated with any important information pertaining to this update. See the plugin’s readme.txt file for complete Changelog.
Until next time..
In addition to the improvements listed above, some further changes were made as part of our usual plugin-update routine. Additional changes include updating documentation as needed, regenerating default translation templates, and further testing on the latest version of WordPress (currently 7.0). As always, huge thank you to those who contribute with feature suggestions and bug reports! :)