Changelog — Attestra
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What's shipped, and when.

Attestra has shipped continuously since January 2022. Features land every few months, security fixes ship the day they're ready, and every release is free while your licence is active.

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2026
3.39Current
3 Improved2 Fixed

Multi-page documents, and a screen for uploading them

  • FixedA multi-page document showed every one of its pages stacked down the verification page instead of one at a time. The pager and its counter were there underneath, reading “Page 1 of 5” while all five sat above it.
  • FixedThe same pager did nothing at all on a result that arrived after the page had loaded — which is most of them, since typing an ID or landing on a cached page both replace the panel. Multi-page documents now page properly however the result reached the screen.
  • ImprovedUploading your own document is a screen built for it rather than a file box in a sidebar. Drop a file anywhere on the panel, see it at a size worth judging, and place the QR code on a preview several times larger than before.
  • ImprovedThe QR code can now be repeated in the same spot on every page of a multi-page document, for reports whose pages get separated and handed over on their own.
  • ImprovedAdmin screens use the whole width of a large monitor. A column was being reserved for a panel that no screen has, so on a wide display roughly a quarter of it sat empty while the panels that do exist were squeezed into what was left.
3.14
7 New3 Improved4 Fixed

Check a certificate by uploading it

  • NewVerify by uploading the certificate itself. Drop in a PDF, JPG or PNG — or a photograph of a printed one — and Attestra works out which credential it refers to, then checks it against the register exactly as a typed ID would be.
  • NewA built-in QR reader, so a photograph or screenshot verifies even when the file carries nothing else identifying it. It copes with any rotation, camera noise and uneven lighting.
  • NewDownload a certificate as a PDF, a JPEG or a PNG. Holders see the buttons on a verified result; administrators see them on the credential itself.
  • NewDownload certificates for many credentials at once. Select them and the archive arrives with a spreadsheet listing which file belongs to whom.
  • NewBatches. Set up a cohort once — a class, an intake, a round of renewals — paste in the names, and issue, download, email or rebuild the whole group together.
  • NewBatches can be managed from the Credentials list, assigned during a CSV import, or named in a column so one spreadsheet covers several cohorts.
  • NewCertificate protection. The verification page shows a reduced-resolution copy and the print-resolution original stops being reachable by its own address. Right-click, dragging and printing are blocked too, though those are a deterrent rather than protection — no website can stop a screenshot, and Attestra does not pretend otherwise.
  • ImprovedAttestra now matches your site's colours by itself, reading the accent from Elementor's global colours, your theme's palette or its settings. Text on that colour is chosen by measuring contrast, so a pale accent gets dark text rather than an unreadable button.
  • ImprovedPage builder support. Styles now load in the document head for any page carrying an Attestra shortcode, including layouts stored in builder data rather than post content, and inside the Elementor editor.
  • ImprovedThe verification page is no longer created automatically on activation. Choose any page you have already built, or press a button to have one generated.
  • FixedPretty verification URLs now follow the page you choose. The rule was tied to the /verify slug, so pointing Attestra at your own page left scanned codes landing on a 404.
  • FixedThe Templates screen could fail outright on PHP 8 when showing a preview thumbnail.
  • FixedRedrawing a certificate left previously generated PDF and JPEG copies in place, so downloads in those formats kept serving the old design.
  • FixedPer-category copy protection never actually ran, and buttons could render as unreadable outlines on themes that restyle them.
3.7.2
1 Improved2 Fixed

Clearer licence messages and the new home

  • ImprovedAttestra now runs on attestrasolutions.online. Pricing links, documentation and update checks all point at the new address, and existing installs move across on their own.
  • FixedA licence key issued for a different site produced a warning that named your own domain twice — "registered to example.com but the site is running on example.com". It now names the domain the key actually belongs to, so the mismatch is obvious at a glance.
  • FixedA rejected key no longer overwrites the stored record of the licence your site legitimately holds.
3.4
2 New2 Improved2 Fixed

Verification speed and bulk tooling

  • NewCSV import profiles — save a column mapping once and reuse it for every future import.
  • NewBatch PDF export for a whole category, delivered as a single zip.
  • ImprovedVerification lookups are roughly 40% faster on large record sets thanks to a new index on credential ID.
  • ImprovedThe lookup portal now handles a mistyped ID gracefully instead of returning a blank result.
  • FixedFixed landscape PDFs clipping the signature block on certain A4 printer margins.
  • FixedExpiry transitions no longer skip a day for sites running a non-UTC timezone.
3.3
2 New1 Improved1 Fixed

Renewal reminders

  • NewAutomatic reminder emails to holders before a credential expires, on a schedule you set.
  • NewBulk revoke from the records list, with one shared reason applied to the selection.
  • ImprovedMobile PDF fallback now kicks in automatically on devices that can't render locally.
  • FixedTags containing an ampersand broke the public register filter.
2025
3.2
2 New1 Improved1 Fixed

Migration tooling

  • NewImporter for records held in other certificate plugins, mapped through the standard CSV flow.
  • NewDry-run preview reports bad rows before anything is written.
  • ImprovedDuplicate detection now runs on credential ID as well as holder name.
  • FixedVery large imports timed out on shared hosting; they now process in batches.
3.1
2 New1 Improved

Client handover

  • NewHandover licences — pass a site to a client so they keep receiving updates under their own key.
  • NewStaging domains (staging., dev., test., .local) are recognised and no longer consume a licence slot.
  • ImprovedDeactivating a site frees its slot immediately, with no cooling-off period.
3.0
2 New2 Improved1 Fixed

The verification portal, rebuilt

  • NewNew lookup portal showing the four-step check chain — record found, signature matched, not revoked, within validity.
  • NewVerdict states for expired and revoked records instead of a single pass or fail.
  • ImprovedMedian lookup time now under 200ms.
  • ImprovedPortal inherits your theme's typography and colour rather than forcing its own.
  • FixedVerification pages were not always cached correctly behind a CDN.
2024
2.3
2 New1 Improved

Field types

  • NewSix more custom field types: number, select, email, url, image and hidden.
  • NewPer-field public toggle — store a value and keep it out of the verification page.
  • ImprovedFields are now searchable from the records list in admin.
2.2
2 New1 Improved

Public registers

  • New

    No credentials match.

     shortcode for publishing a filterable public register.
  • New0 for a live issued total.
  • ImprovedCategory slugs now drive public URLs, so links read properly.
2.1
2 New1 Fixed

Revocation and history

  • NewRevoke a credential with a stated reason; it stays verifiable and reports as revoked.
  • NewAmendment history — every edit after publication is logged with a timestamp and shown publicly.
  • FixedRestoring a record from trash left its QR code pointing at the old ID.
2023
2.0
2 New1 Improved1 Fixed

Whitelabel and a rebuilt admin

  • NewFull whitelabel mode — rename the admin menu, replace the logo, set your own primary colour and remove developer credits.
  • NewRebuilt admin interface with the records list, categories and import under one menu.
  • ImprovedFull block editor support for the verification and register shortcodes.
  • FixedCategory deletion orphaned records instead of prompting for a destination.
1.5
2 New1 Improved

Certificate templates

  • NewTemplate editor for the seal, border, signature block and typography, with live preview.
  • NewUpload signature images per issuer.
  • ImprovedPortrait and landscape layouts are now set per category.
1.4
2 New1 Fixed

Copy protection

  • NewDisable right-click, text selection and image dragging on public certificate pages.
  • NewPrint control on public pages.
  • FixedQR codes rendered at low resolution on retina displays.
2022
1.3
2 New1 Improved

Expiry control

  • NewExpiry dates with automatic status transitions — records flip to Expired on their own.
  • NewChoose per category whether expired records stay publicly listed as history.
  • ImprovedDefault validity windows can be set once per category.
1.2
2 New1 Fixed

Bulk import

  • NewCSV bulk import with column mapping.
  • NewTags for grouping records across categories.
  • FixedRecords created in bulk occasionally shared a credential ID.
1.1
3 New

Custom fields and landscape PDFs

  • NewCustom field builder with text, textarea and date fields.
  • NewLandscape PDF export alongside portrait.
  • NewCredential ID patterns you control.
1.0
4 New

First public release

  • NewIssue credentials with categories, holder details and a public record page.
  • NewQR code on every record, pointing at your own verify URL.
  • New

    Scanning the QR code on a certificate brings you straight here with the ID filled in.

    The file is read to find which credential it refers to, then checked against the register. It is not kept.

    shortcode for a lookup portal on your domain.
  • NewPortrait PDF export.

Updating is safe. Attestra never changes your credential data on upgrade. We'd still recommend a database backup before any plugin update — that's good practice regardless of who wrote the plugin.

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