=== KB - Widgets ===
Author URI: https://www.echoknowledgebase.com
Plugin URI: https://www.echoknowledgebase.com/wordpress-plugin/widgets/
Contributors: echoplugins
Tags: widgets, sidebar, shortcodes, knowledge base, articles, documents, documentation, wiki, plugin, add-on
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.9
Stable tag: 2.4.0

This Widget extension lets you place KB Widgets, Shortcodes and Sidebars anywhere on your website.

== Description ==

Add KB Search, Most Recent Articles and other Widgets and Shortcodes to your articles, sidebars and pages.

== Installation ==

= Manually Upload Plugin Files =

1. Download the plugin file from the plugin page: echo-widgets.zip.
2. Unzip the file echo-widgets.zip.
3. Upload the 'echo-widgets' folder to your '/wp-content/plugins' directory (do not rename the folder).

You can also read instructions at https://www.echoknowledgebase.com/documentation/?top-category=add-ons

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

Please read instructions at https://www.echoknowledgebase.com/documentation/?top-category=add-ons

== Screenshots ==

Please read instructions at https://www.echoknowledgebase.com/documentation/?top-category=add-ons

== Changelog ==

= 2.4.0, Nov 30, 2025 =
* Update: Linked articles can now open in a new tab

= 2.3.2, Sept 30, 2025 =
* Fix: Cleanup and minor fixes

= 2.3.1, Sept 6, 2025 =
* Fix: Cleanup and minor fixes

= 2.3.0, Aug 3, 2025 =
* Update: Tagged widget and shortcode improvements
* Fix: Cleanup and minor fixes

= 2.2.0, May 25, 2025 =
* Fix: Cleanup and minor fixes

= 2.1.0, Mar 16, 2025 =
* Fix: Cleanup and minor fixes

= 2.0.2, May 29, 2024 =
* Fix: Category List widget/shortcode
* Fix: Cleanup and minor fixes

= 2.0.1, Feb 10, 2024 =
* Fix: Cleanup and minor fixes

= 2.0.0, July 16, 2023 =
* New: Widgets and shortcodes for most popular articles
* Fix: Cleanup and minor fixes

= 1.12.0, Aug 23, 2022 =
* Update: accessibility
* Fix: Cleanup and minor fixes

= 1.11.0, May 24, 2022 =
* Update: WordPress 6.0
* Fix: Cleanup and minor fixes

= 1.10.2, Apr 2, 2021 =
* Update: Enable backend visual Editor
* Fix: Cleanup and minor fixes

= 1.10.1, Sept 8, 2021 =
* Update: List of articles for given tag will exclude currently visible article
* Fix: Cleanup and minor fixes

= 1.10.0, Jun 13, 2021 =
* New: Tag Articles shortcode and widget with empty tag ids will take current article tags
* Update: accessibility improvements
* Fix: Cleanup and minor fixes

= 1.9.3, Feb 6, 2021 =
* Update: preparation for WordPress 5.7
* Fix: Cleanup and minor fixes

= 1.9.2, Feb 1, 2020 =
* Fix: load scripts for widgets only when needed

= 1.9.1, Dec 18, 2020 =
* Fix: widgets and shortcodes use correct KB

= 1.9.0, Nov 20, 2020 =
* New: frontend Editor

= 1.8.3, Aug 8, 2020 =
* Fix: count search widget in analytics
* Fix: Cleanup and minor fixes

= 1.8.2, Apr 15, 2020 =
* Fix: show sidebars with article V1

= 1.8.1, Apr 14, 2020 =
* New: Article structure v2 with sidebars