What's New in 1.2.0

WPMediaVerse 1.2.0 is a UX completeness release focused on filling gaps surfaced by real-world use. Twelve customer-visible improvements ship together, plus a full WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility pass.

Included in Free - Every item on this page applies to the free version. Pro picks up these improvements automatically because Pro builds on top of free.

Member Photos block + shortcode

A new mvs/member-photos Gutenberg block and matching [mvs_member_photos] shortcode render any member's media grid. The block auto-detects the right user - explicit userId attribute first, then the BuddyPress displayed user, then the post author, then the current user - so the same block can be dropped into a profile template, a member-specific page, or an author archive without any wiring.

PDF Viewer block + shortcode

A new mvs/pdf-viewer block and [mvs_pdf_viewer] shortcode embed PDFs using the browser-native viewer (the #view=FitH URL fragment). Configurable height, optional toolbar, five distinct empty states (no media, wrong type, missing file, access denied, generic). No third-party JS, no plugins to install, no licensing fuss.

Sort options on Media Grid

The Media Grid block and [mvs_gallery] shortcode now support four new sort orders - Most Popular, Most Viewed, Most Reactions, and Random - alongside the existing Date and Title sorts. A new direction toggle (ascending / descending) and a per-author filter (userId) make the grid usable as a "Top media by this member" surface.

Search autocomplete on Explore

The Explore page (and [mvs_explore_feed] shortcode) now shows a type-ahead dropdown as you type in the search box - top eight title matches, debounced, with full keyboard navigation (Arrow keys, Enter, Escape) and ARIA combobox semantics for screen reader users.

Lightbox: Download, Fullscreen, and F shortcut

The lightbox toolbar gains two new buttons - Download (writes to media stats; gated by the new global Allow Downloads toggle) and Fullscreen (also bound to the F keyboard shortcut). The Share button's third-popup window.prompt() fallback is gone; it's now navigator.share → clipboard copy → toast on failure.

Per-media Edit modal

The settings cog on dashboard cards opens a prefilled edit modal - change title, description, privacy level, and per-media Allow Downloads in place. No more clicking through to a separate edit screen for a quick rename.

Open Graph + Twitter Card meta

/media/{slug}/ URLs now emit og:* and twitter:card=summary_large_image meta tags. Paste a media URL into Slack, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Discord and it unfurls with title, description, and the cover image - no extra plugin, no SEO setup.

Upload modal polish

Preview tiles in the upload modal now show the filename (truncated tastefully) and a per-tile remove (×) button. Audio files get a proper audio-fallback icon instead of a broken thumbnail. The tags input gains a row of eight popular tag pills below it - click to append, no duplicates.

Bulk Actions in admin All Media

The Media > All Media admin screen now supports multi-select. Tick the rows you want, pick Move to Trash / Restore / Delete permanently from the bulk-actions dropdown, and confirm. Context-aware - the available actions change based on whether you're viewing trashed or live media.

Chat panel visibility setting

A new Chat Panel Visibility dropdown under Media > Settings > Social lets you scope where the floating chat panel renders: Everywhere (default), WPMediaVerse pages only, BuddyPress pages only, or Disabled. For code-level overrides there's the mvs_should_render_chat_panel filter.

Global Allow Downloads toggle

A single switch under Media > Settings > Display hides the lightbox Download button site-wide and refuses the download REST endpoint. Pair with the per-media Allow Downloads checkbox in the Edit modal for fine-grained control.

WCAG 2.1 AA pass

Every interactive surface added or touched in 1.2.0 was audited against WCAG 2.1 AA - aria-label (sentence-form) on icon buttons, aria-pressed on toggles, :focus-visible outlines on every focusable element, role="tablist" + role="tab" on segmented toggles, decorative emoji marked aria-hidden. Keyboard navigation works everywhere mouse navigation works.