Workflow Changelog

Add “Publisher Notifications User Group” to optionally specify a user group just for publisher notifications.

Change apply-draft behaviour to use onBeforeApplyDraft to handle applying drafts on existing entries, before the draft is deleted.

When applying a draft entry, and a pending submission is found, and the current user is a publisher, the submission is now automatically approved.

Fix an error when editors make a submission on a new draft for an existing entry.

Remove “Editor” and “Publisher” sort options for submission index.

Add the ability to filter submissions for specific sites on the Recent Submissions dashboard widget.

Update non-English translations.

Update English translations.

Fix an error when trying to resolve an entry from front-end submissions.

Fix dashboard widget icon.

Fix an error when saving submissions in the control panel for multi-sites.

Fix an error when showing submission notes in the element index.

Fix an error when determining the last review for a submission.

Fix "Element query executed before Craft is fully initialized" warning.

Fix submissions pane showing for non-draft, published entries when it should only show for drafts.

Add support for editor + reviewer dual role.

Fix an error when comparing reviews.

Fix required notes not being enforced.

Fix special characters in submission notes not working correctly.

Update front-end controller to use workflow/elements/save-entry.

Only admins are now allowed to access Workflow settings.

Fix an error with sending published author notification emails.

Fix special characters in submission notes not working correctly.

Fix front-end submissions not working for Ajax.

Fix site-based submission email notification.

Fix an error when trying to approve/publish submissions made from the front-end.

Removed Settings Workflow user permission.

Add Submission::getOwnerCpUrl() to easily refer to the owner entry or draft’s cpEditUrl in emails.

Add some error-handling checks to Review::getSubmission(), Review::getElement(), Review::getUser().

Add Submission::getDraft().

References to the owner entry for a submission now refer to the draft (if it still exists).

Fix an issue where status couldn’t be updated when editing a submission in the control panel.

Add detail template for Submissions for stats and more detail on each review.

Add entry “diff” functionality to easily see what’s been added/changed/removed (if any) on each submission review.

Add “Published Author Notifications” notification.

Add emoji support for submission notes.

Add “status” column to submissions index.

Add GraphQL support for querying submissions.

Add missing English Translations.

Add resave console command for elements.

Add checks for registering events for performance.

Add archiveTableIfExists() to install migration.

Now requires PHP ^8.0.2.

Now requires Craft ^4.0.0.

Revamped Submissions and Reviews. Now captures information each time an action is performed on an entry for better review tracking. Refer to upgrade docs for a more thorough explanation.

Breaking Change Update email templates to handle reviews. Refer to upgrade docs.

Breaking Change Move email functions to own service. Refer to upgrade docs.

Revamped submission process for more reliably and simplified handling with Craft 4+ updates.

Switch Entry::class, Entry::EVENT_AFTER_SAVE to Elements::EVENT_AFTER_SAVE_ELEMENT to handle some edge-cases.

Changed default title of a submission to Submission for “{entry.title}” on {date}.

Rename base plugin methods.

Now requires Workflow 1.7.0 in order to update from Craft 3.

Fix submissions made on published entry drafts and the “[Deleted Element]” because once applied the drafts are deleted

Fix numerous UI issues.

Fix widget for an editor on a published entry showing, before a draft has been created.

Fix being able to save a submitted draft when it should be locked.

Removed SubmissionsController as no longer needed.

Submission notes are now sanitized when containing HTML.

Fix an error with reviewer user groups stored in the deprecated format (pre 1.7.0).

Fix required fields validation error leading to "Entry draft not found" when saving draft for review.

Fix an error when creating a new submission on an existing entry, when required field validation fails.

Fix reviewer notes not populating email notifications.

Fix reviewer submissions triggering multiple times when containing Preparse fields.

Fix entering in reviewer notes updating the entry draft notes.

Fix an error overriding the action for controllers, when other plugins rely on Controller::beforeAction().

Fix an error when trying to fetch the next reviewer group.

Fix front-end entry form creating multiple submissions.

Add deprecation notices for old settings, if you are using a configuration file. These will need to be updated before Craft 4.

Fix backward compatibility handling of settings not working correctly.

Fix an error when trying to submit for review on a non-multi-site install.

Fix settings for Reviewers not being populated correctly in settings.

editorNotifications has been updated to be multi-site compatible. Refer to docs if you are using a configuration file.

editorNotificationsOptions has been updated to be multi-site compatible. Refer to docs if you are using a configuration file.

reviewerNotifications has been updated to be multi-site compatible. Refer to docs if you are using a configuration file.

reviewerApprovalNotifications has been updated to be multi-site compatible. Refer to docs if you are using a configuration file.

publisherNotifications has been updated to be multi-site compatible. Refer to docs if you are using a configuration file.

Fix submissions being created multiple times, if an entry contained a Preparse field.

Fix all date text not showing date and time (just date).

Fix missing translation for 'Notes about your submission' text.

Fix editors (who have access to the Workflow index) being allowed to approve their own submissions.

Now requires Craft 3.7+.

Fixed Craft 3.7+ compatibility.

Fix toggle arrow alignment for entry widgets.

Fix publisher receiving notifications incorrectly, when multiple reviewers are enabled.

Fix user receiving an error when trying to edit a submitted entry.

Fix email notifications for editor approvals.

Fix XSS vulnerability with permissions settings.

Fix error when reviewerUserGroups plugin settings is not an array.

Added multi-step review process. This introduces an optional middle step between editor submissions and publisher approvals. This can be used for multiple review steps, by various parties. Big thanks to @bencroker from @putyourlightson.

Fix incorrect response sent for some actions, causing send() errors.

Improve handling of enabledForSite when approving and publishing submissions.

Fix logging error Call to undefined method setFileLogging().

Fix draft changes not being saved when notes validation fails.

Fix multiple approvals firing for draft submissions.

Fix editor/publisher notes enforcement.

Fix being unable to approve front-end submissions.

Fix being unable to approve submissions in some circumstances.

Fix front-end submissions throwing errors.

Add approve-only option for publishers.

Ensure publishers can't approve their own entries.

Remove Drafts - now that its handled in Craft core. Use the element index to look for draft entries.

Remove submissions controller and actions, refactoring to service. These shouldn't have been used (not documented), but this removes all workflow/submissions/* actions.

Refactor and cleanup workflow flow. Particularly for new, unsaved drafts, fixing a few issues.

Now requires Craft 3.3.0+.

Fix some incorrect translations (thanks @Alxmerino and @watarutmnh).

Fix before-send notification events not working.

Disable auto-saving when entry has been submitted for review.

Fix/improve front-end submissions.

Protect against potential XSS.

Fix issue for new Workflow installs having incorrect foreign key constraints.

Fix offload warning when submitting actions.

Fix integrity error for drafts when trying to submit an entry.

Fix incorrect element table attributes.

Fix dashboard widget link for submission drafts.

Fix redirect error when trying to approve a submission. (thanks @brandonkelly)

Add email events beforeSendEditorEmail and beforeSendPublisherEmail.

Add editor notification options for reply-to and cc-ing publisher's email.

Refactor settings into multiple pages.

Allow non-admins to save plugin settings.

Add more permissions to pages in plugin.

Add checks around the owner entry and whether it exists.

Add missing migration for ownerSiteId for Craft 2 > 3 upgrades.

Fix approved entries not being published correctly in some instances.

Added editor/publisher submission notes required setting

Ensure editor/publisher URLs are only shown if the current user has permission.

Ensure publishers in settings use User Group UID.

Added editor notes, to send along with a submission.

Submissions now listed on entry events, to improve submission workflow.

Submit brand-new entries for review (provided they pass validation).

Translation to norwegian. (thanks @phoob).

Add serialised data to submissions to prepare for entry comparison diffs.

Updated widget styles to be more compact for entry sidebars.

Update min requirement to Craft 3.1.x.

Updated plugin settings to use UIDs for Craft 3.1.x.

'Submit for review' now saves entry content, then submits for review. No more clicking 'Save' then 'Submit'.

'Submit for review' now validates entry content before submission.

Changed controller action from workflow/submissions/send to workflow/submissions/save-submission.

Changed controller action from workflow/submissions/revoke to workflow/submissions/revoke-submission.

Changed controller action from workflow/submissions/approve to workflow/submissions/approve-submission.

Changed controller action from workflow/submissions/reject to workflow/submissions/reject-submission.

Fix draft submissions not being retained after approval.

Submissions now trigger entry validation, ensuring only 'valid' entries are submitted for review.

Fix dateApproved/dateRejected not showing their value.

Fix error when sorting by Editor or Publisher in CP.

Fix error when no sections are selected.

Fix not publishing a submission when approving.

Fix Verbb logo reference (for real this time)

Verbb marketing (new plugin icon, readme, etc).

Added ability to set notes on an approval/rejection from a publisher.

Added submission rejection option integrating notes (as above).

Added new email message for when editors are notified on their submission.

Added ability for editors to revoke their submission.

Added widget for submissions.

Editors now receive emails when their submission is approved/rejected.

Improved entry widget to combine multiple submissions into a single pane.

Fixed missing attributes for element type.

Fixed typo in element action.

Fixed status indicators on element index.

Fixed approval link in email not including draft.

Fixed where a Draft entry was approved, its state was not set to public.