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Lightning Changelog

4.50

• Opencart 4.1 support
• fixes

4.49

• fixes

4.48

• function to specify SQL queries with late cache update (up to 24 hours) for not time-critical queries
• fixes

4.47

• full compatability with Ronixa theme
• Optimize SQL queries option is safe to use in live shops
• great LCP optimization for Owl Carousel banners 
• fixes

4.46

• WebP images are now served to all clients without any support checks
• full support of third-party WebP extensions
• Lightning WebP function is now turned off by default
• fixes

4.45

• fixes

4.44

• automatic blocking of visitors with frequent bot-like requests
• automatic Access Control entries are removed after 3 days to keep Access Control fresh
• experimental SQL queries optimization - do not use at live shops without good testing
• Single language or language is coded in every URL option that may impove pregeneration in such setups
• fixes

4.43

• option to give cached pages to bots and search engines only
• "Single language or language is coded in every URL" option that may improve pregeneration in such a situations
• li_sql param that shows used queries now works for admin pages
• fixes

4.42

• uses Imagick WebP support if GD WebP support is missing 
• fixes

4.41

• fixes

4.40

• fixes

4.39

• option to disable CSS optimization for desktop
• image originals for Journal 3.2 support

4.38

• ability to permanently block IPs that are not identified as bots and try to visit certain URLs (helps to atomatically ban malicious bots) 
• fixes

4.37

• fixes

4.36

• tool to see the latest modified files
• option to not speed up 404 (not found) answers (on redirect managers problems or giving 404 instead of URL)
• fixes

4.35

• folded Lightning widget on mobile
• fixes

4.34

• cart and login are now saved for 30 days even if Lightning is disabled
• fixes

4.33

• WebP quality selection
• slow queries inspection tool which gives the ability to test and add indexes
• fixes

4.32

• security fixes
• improved pregeneration
• Lightning tools link added to the bottom of the widget:
  • Lightning CRON Job Activity
  • Search in Files
  • Logs Viewer
  • Disk Space Analysis
  • inodes Analysis
  • DB Tables Info
  • Process Viewer
  • SQL Process Viewer
  • ocMods Viewer

4.30, 4.31

• fixes

4.29

• Github 3.0.x.x_Maintenance version support
• image cache creation speed up
• Journal 3.2 admins now get cached pages
• fixes

4.28

• improved WebP quality
• fixes

4.26, 4.27

• fixes

4.25

• option to load icons first (avoids squares on first visit, but lowers PageSpeed scores)
• inodes calculation (in disk space taken display)
• fixes

4.24

• improved PageSpeed score
• sessions table growth prevention
• fixes

4.21, 4.22, 4.23

• fixes

4.20

• option to improve resized images details (example)
• image sizes propagation is improved and enabled by default
• automatic currency detection from browser language data
• improved language code in URLs support
• referer display in error notices
• load cart by AJAX fix

4.19

• page caches update on new products addition fix
• separate page cache for logged-in customers troubleshooting option
• fake search bots now get pages from cache only

4.18

• admin password bruteforce protection
• search pages are now cached by default
• regular product views count queries are disabled for speed and can be enabled back in troubleshooting settings

4.17

• product views count and who's online info is not written for bots
• option to see SQL processes in Lightning processes viewer (that is opened by clicking at CPU bar)

4.16

• ability to forbid some URLs visiting for bots (even Google sometimes ignores robots.txt directives)
• monitor for external products updates is now separate option that is not enabled by default
• Journal 3.2 Beta compatibility
• Speed up mail sending option not sending mails on some setups fixed

4.15

• fixes

4.14

• largest page image is now pushed before everything else improving LCP
• ability to use image originals for big images of product to save server disk space is back
• ability to customize cookie notification
• better compatibility with SEO extensions
• products deletion with external DB access now updates page caches
• option to use default language instead of detected from browser

4.13

• plays nice with official Facebook Business Extension for OpenCart
• performance fix for Opencart 1.5-2.3

4.12

• Corresponding page caches are updated on new products creation
• Cart contents and session data now is preserved for 30 days
• Session data is not written for robots and search engines

4.11

• pages are now updated on admin visit even when "Do not show cached pages to admins" option is on
• fixes

4.10

• wishlist & compare modification in Journal3 fixes
• page update on admin visit fix

4.09

• repetitive requests now are remembered and served from memory
• compatibility with Test Site extension
• compatibility with new Replacer extension
• fixes

4.08

• option to disable preload directives removal from HTML

4.07

• OCMod log is cleared before modification refresh
• while module is loading by AJAX, its old content (written when page was generated) is displayed
• modules AJAX loading now is more stable
• images lazy load is now recommended to turn off for any theme, including Journal3

4.06

• HTML preload directives removal is back, like in Lightning 3.38 (preloads hurts PageSpeed)
• products and other entities, that should be displayed in the future, are not respected anymore, making DB caches more useful
• various fixes

4.05

• option to disable image sizes propagation
• disabling bots overload protection clears Access Control list
• Journal3 admin missing links dropdown fix

4.01 - 4.04

• fixes

4.0

• optimized TWIG engine that can save up to 70ms CPU time at heavy templates
• CPU load display
• click on CPU meter shows the processes using CPU including processed URLs
• WebP support for Apple devices
• JPEG/PNG optimization is abandoned in favor of WebP
• new JS/CSS optimization techniques
• option to disable JavaScript for robots, search engines and PageSpeed Insight
• GZIP compression for admin area
• detailed IP info with map is working again
• all JS scripts work for AJAX-loaded modules as well
• Clear Cache button clears all caches except Lightning DB cache, making the procedure faster
• Lightning Disable button also clears Lightning DB cache

3.39

• events optimization issues fix
• smaller CSS critical path
• reduced page load flickering
• improved original images function
• third-party WebP extensions are automatically disabled
• more accurate preload directives removal

3.38

• important fixes

3.37

• use image originals feature for disk space saving
• additional Journal 3 filters speed up

3.36

• important fixes

3.35

• Mail sending speed up feature (for the cases of slow last checkout step)
• CRON Job problems warnings
• important fixes

3.34

• Access Control feature
• JOURNAL3 filter and search optimization

3.33 

• ability to exclude some images from WebP conversion

3.32

• native images and frames lazy loading (for browsers that support it)
• option to load cart contents by AJAX

3.31

• old browsers warning in JOURNAL3

3.30

• clicking on the free space in Lightning shows the directories that occupy the most space