PluginCams Changelog

Track all updates, improvements and new features

v4.5.0 - Latest

Full RetroTube/WP-Script Integration

October 3, 2025
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RetroTube / WP-Script: complete compatibility

Out-of-the-box integration with the most used WordPress tube theme. No theme edits required. Compatible with the official RetroTube homepage grid widget—PluginCams injects your live cams directly inside it.

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Global fallback image for broken thumbnails

Automatically replaces missing/dead thumbs in shortcodes and WP-Script theme grids.

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Stripchat whitelabel naming

Option to swap the “Stripchat” label for your own whitelabel brand.

Theme Pro modularization (phase 1)

Refactoring towards a more maintainable structure and easier user customization.

Theme Pro – new options

• Set number of posts on the homepage
• SEO text block below the main grid
• General text editor for global theme strings
• Native WordPress feeds support (standard RSS/Atom)

JSON Fallback sitemaps & structure

Minor improvements to sitemap generation and internal organization for smoother updates.

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Reliability fixes

• Small fix in JSON Fallback sitemap generation
• More robust handling of broken thumbnails in grids and shortcodes

v4.4.0

Model Blacklist, Shortcodes & Injector

September 18, 2025
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Global Model Blacklist

Exclude models by slug/ID/username across imports, grids, shortcodes and related blocks.

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Inverse Injector (Anti-inject)

Disable automatic shortcode injection where not desired (per template/CPT/condition).

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Search Results Injection

Optional injection for search.php without editing theme templates.

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Shortcodes Enhancements

• Real viewers badge (views="1")
• Order by viewers (orderby="viewers" + order="DESC")
• Mix by service (mix_services="1")
• Exclude by age (fresh_seconds="600" + fresh_hard="1")
• New flags: pagination, limit, taxonomy filters, etc.

Example: [webcams mix_services="1" orderby="views" order="DESC" views="1" fresh_seconds="600" fresh_hard="1"]

Theme Pro

• Taxonomy filters in index/archives
• Boost by viewers (push most viewed)
• Auto-clean/hide by time (offline/older)
• Same logic applied to “Related Cams”

Small CSS fix for dark mode (badge/overlay contrast & hover states).

Injector Toggle UX

Clearer inverted states (ON = inject, OFF = don’t inject), tooltips and accessibility tweaks.

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Shortcode Injection Stability

More reliable behavior with custom loops and complex templates.

v4.3.0

HLS Integration & Themes

September 15, 2025

Stripchat HLS (Hover & Embed)

Profile thumbs replaced with live chat previews (better visuals; update cron/cleaners if needed).

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Cam4 HLS on Hover

Smooth preview playback directly from grid cards.

Duplicate Prevention

Safer imports with improved checks.

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Shortcode Style Editor

Customize colors, aspect ratio, columns, gaps and more.

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Pro Theme Sidebar Selector

Categories now accumulate correctly.

Themes Updated for HLS

All themes adapted to the new HLS hover/embed workflow.

v4.2.0

Stability & Fixes

September 1, 2025
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Custom permalinks & CPT structures

Fixed compatibility issues between custom permalinks and CPT structures.

Amateur.tv embed update

Updated to the new version (old embed froze streams).

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XLoveCams API

Fixed small issue in XLoveCams API.

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LiveJasmin link & embed generation

Important fix for psid formatting in links and embeds.

Theme updates

All themes updated to include compatibility with the LiveJasmin fix.

Generic module

Stability improvements for random themes.

Mobile design

Small design improvements for mobile layouts.

Update notification

Restored plugin update notification on the WordPress plugins page.

v4.1.1

Bug Fix1

August 31, 2025
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Taxonomies custom permalinks

Couldn't save, fixed.

v4.1.0

Stability & Performance

August 30, 2025

Improved CRON runner & lock handling

Prevents overlaps/timeouts with smarter locking.

Optimized DB queries

Leaner WP_Query, less cache churn and memory usage.

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CPT rewrite & Custom Structure fixes

No more conflicts with default WordPress permalinks.

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Stripchat whitelabel embeds repaired

Correct domain and parameter handling.

Auto-cleaner improvements

Deletions now run in smaller batches. Progress counter more reliable.

Fallback JSON enhancements

Richer profile data (titles, descriptions, taxonomies, SEO meta) and full embed/category labels from JSON.

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New JSON purger

One-click cleanup for stored profile JSON files.

Settings page polish

General stability fixes and UX tweaks.

v4.0.0

Major Update

August 25, 2025
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Streamate API integration

Supports both whitelabels and affiliates.

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FI*FU Featured Images

Thumbnails now load in any WP theme.

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JSON fallback system

Deleted cams persist as JSON and render automatically in fallback mode (theme-agnostic).

Data purger

Processes deletions in batches of 20 and shows a visual progress counter.

Embed cards

Better category handling and buttons optimized for random themes.

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Shortcodes (extended)

New filtering options released.

Settings UI

Improved design and usability.

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Custom Structure fix

No conflicts with default WP permalinks.

v3.0.1

Compatibility & Tweaks

August 15, 2025

Chaturbate whitelabel domain handling

Removed forced “www.”. Use www for root domains; omit for subdomains.

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Permalink Custom Structure

Supports any custom field in the structure (e.g. /%webcam_service%/%postname%/%webcam_gender%/).

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PHP 7.x minor bug fix

Recommendation: run PHP 8.0+ for best performance/security.

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FREE Plugin: Country-based Popup & Site Blocker

Age popup by ISO country, optional full block/redirect, customizable styles, localStorage memory. Works with Cloudflare.

v3.0.0

Plugin & Theme Updates

May 23, 2025
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New Theme: Surveillance Grid

Minimal full-screen grid layout built for redirect landers. Also supports embeds if needed.

Soda Theme 1.1

Added page.php for static pages. You can now create legal/info pages easily.

Amateur.tv Cron Fix

Resolved interval issue that was preventing scheduled updates for Amateur.tv models.

v2.9.0

Major Update

May 16, 2025
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LiveJasmin support

Fully compatible with cobrands and whitelabels.

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Cam4 support

Embed only works with whitelabel. Redirect mode recommended otherwise.

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Per-site embed/redirect toggle

Control embed vs redirect behavior individually per platform.

Settings UI redesign

More compact, faster to navigate and easier to use.

Toggles now trigger import

No need to manually run import when enabling a site.

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New taxonomies

Improved filtering options across the plugin and themes.

AutoCleaner improvements

Now supports deletion by hour and by specific site.

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Fallback page system

If deleted models are still indexed, a lightweight fallback is shown (no DB query).

Dark Theme 1.5

AJAX Load More fixed. Optional fallback 404 page now toggleable from settings.

Pro Theme 1.3

Dynamic sidebar selectors added. API compatibility improved. Fallback support added.

New Theme: Soda Theme 1.0

Reels-style mobile-first theme for CamSoda. Redirect-based. Works with all APIs, looks best with CamSoda MP4 thumbs.

v2.8.0

New Integrations

May 10, 2025
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Amateur.tv support

New API integration added for importing and managing models from Amateur.tv.

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XLoveCams support

New integration with XLoveCams API, including custom filters and post metadata.

Improved import logs

Debug logging and cron import messages now more descriptive.

v2.5.1

Major Update

May 9, 2025
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New Feature

Camsoda api integration

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New Feature

Themes now support mp4 thumbs

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New Feature

New Dark Theme included for free

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New Feature

Added Bongacams country mapping on settings

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Bug fix

Camsoda cron fixed from 2.5.0

v2.3.0

Major Update

May 1, 2025
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New Feature

Webcams already in the database are updated if they become active again.

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New Feature

Genres can be selected when importing

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New Feature

Whitelabel support for embeds and links.

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New Feature

New Dark Theme included for free.

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New Feature

Log console and other improvements in the settings panel.

v2.1.0

Performance Update

April 15, 2025
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New Feature

Add runtime options for APIs.

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Bug Fix

Fixed issue with Stripchat API connection timing out

v2.0.0

Major Update

April 10, 2025
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New Platform

Added support for BongaCams API integration

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New Feature

Implemented multi-platform functionality

Improvement

Complete redesign of admin interface

Changed

Updated minimum PHP requirement to 7.4

v1.2.5

Maintenance Release

March 5, 2025
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Bug Fix

Fixed compatibility issue with WordPress 6.1

Improvement

Optimized database queries for better performance

v1.0.0

Initial Release

January 15, 2025
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Initial Features

Chaturbate and Stripchat API integration

Customizable shortcodes for embedding cams

Basic admin interface for configuration